• Cornell announces deal with Trump to restore withheld federal funding

    Cornell announces deal with Trump to restore withheld federal funding

    Nov 07, 2025 05:34 PM EST

    ... University and Brown University. It requires Cornell to comply with the government’s interpretation of civil rights laws on issues involving antisemitism, racial discrimination and transgender issues. A Justice Department memo that orders colleges to abandon diversity, equity and inclusion programs and transgender-friendly policies will be used as a ...

  • News Wrap: Former Speaker Nancy Pelosi will retire next year

    News Wrap: Former Speaker Nancy Pelosi will retire next year

    Nov 06, 2025 11:45 PM EST

    In our news wrap Thursday, former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will not run for re-election next year, the Supreme Court is letting the Trump administration block transgender and non-binary people from choosing their own gender identity on passports and a jury in Virginia awarded $10 million to the ...

  • What to know about Trump's changes to student loan forgiveness rules

    What to know about Trump's changes to student loan forgiveness rules

    Nov 05, 2025 11:31 PM EST

    ... work at nonprofit organizations and whose work has what the Trump administration calls a “substantial illegal purpose.” This means organizations that work with immigrants and transgender youth. Amy Lieberman, education editor at The Conversation U.S., spoke with Jennifer L. Steele, a scholar of the economics of education, to understand ...

  • Democrat Abigail Spanberger wins Virginia governor's race

    Democrat Abigail Spanberger wins Virginia governor's race

    Nov 05, 2025 01:03 AM EST

    ... nominee withstand Earle-Sears’ attacks on cultural issues, notably the Republican’s assertion that Spanberger is an extremist on civil rights and health care for transgender people. Spanberger, who consistently argued that local school districts should decide whether transgender students can participate in competitive sports, cast her opponent as the ...

  • WATCH: Obama rallies with Democratic candidates in Virginia and New Jersey

    WATCH: Obama rallies with Democratic candidates in Virginia and New Jersey

    Nov 01, 2025 05:03 PM EST

    ... bans in recent years. Earle-Sears did not mention her opposition to abortion rights Saturday but has said repeatedly that Spanberger in an extremist on transgender rights — attacks similar to those that Trump wielded effectively against Democrat Kamala Harris in 2024. Barrow reported from Atlanta. Catalini reported from Newark. Associated ...

  • Less talk of Trump, more focus on economy is part of the Democrats' playbook for Tuesday's election

    Less talk of Trump, more focus on economy is part of the Democrats' playbook for Tuesday's election

    Oct 31, 2025 04:26 PM EST

    ... Trump-endorsed former business owner and state legislator Jack Ciattarelli, have tried to paint their Democratic opponents as out-of-touch liberals more concerned about transgender rights and immigrants who are in the United States illegally than they are about the safety of school children. That playbook worked for Trump ...

  • Justice Department investigating fraud allegations against Black Lives Matter leaders, AP sources say

    Justice Department investigating fraud allegations against Black Lives Matter leaders, AP sources say

    Oct 30, 2025 10:58 PM EST

    ... the Trump administration to target a variety of progressive and left-leaning groups that have been critical of him, including those affiliated with BLM, the transgender rights movement and anti-ICE protesters. Spokespeople for the Justice Department declined to comment on Thursday. One of the people said the investigation had ...

  • How the Virginia governor's race became a microcosm of national issues

    How the Virginia governor's race became a microcosm of national issues

    Oct 30, 2025 10:20 PM EST

    ... the governor's office. Liz Landers: The Williams Institute estimates that, in Virginia, 18,200 youths age 13 to 17, or 3 percent, identify as transgender. Michael Brown, Spanberger Supporter: I don't really agree with boys in the showers with girls and all that kind of stuff. Liz Landers ...

  • New Trump rule bars student loan relief for public workers tied to 'illegal' activity

    New Trump rule bars student loan relief for public workers tied to 'illegal' activity

    Oct 30, 2025 03:58 PM EST

    ... program into a tool of political retribution. Set to take effect in July, the policy is aimed primarily at organizations that work with immigrants and transgender youth. It grants the education secretary power to exclude groups from the program if they engage in activities including the trafficking or “chemical castration ...

  • Trump's favorability has fallen among Hispanics since January, a new AP-NORC poll finds

    Trump's favorability has fallen among Hispanics since January, a new AP-NORC poll finds

    Oct 24, 2025 04:45 PM EST

    ... Haven, Florida, is a behavioral specialist who identifies as a Democrat but sometimes votes for Republican candidates. He said he appreciates Trump's views on transgender issues, including restroom access for transgender women. But he's concerned that Trump's immigration policies leave many people living in fear, with negative ...