FIRST ON FOX: Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin on Monday praised the domino effect of Virginia colleges nixing their diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) departments and initiatives, just weeks after President Donald Trump issued a nationwide order to that effect. “Discriminatory DEI policies are being dismantled across Virginia’s colleges and universities,” Youngkin told Fox News Digital.
WASHINGTON — President Trump’s lawyers urged the Supreme Court on Monday to block a judge’s order requiring the government to “immediately” rehire 16,000 federal employees. In an emergency appeal, they argued that U.S. District Judge William Alsup in San Francisco had no legal authority to second-guess the administration’s personnel decisions. The appeal is the first asking the
This is the moment when fed up Peter Kay interrupted his sell-out show to call out a group of hecklers – and order them to be thrown out. Kay, 51, was forced to step in just weeks after his Lisa Riley lookalike controversy and the group of rowdy men – who he labelled ‘k***heads and
Surrounded by schoolchildren sitting at desks set up in the East Room of the White House, Trump smiled as he held up the order after signing it at a special ceremony. Trump said the order would “begin eliminating the federal Department of Education once and for all.” “We’re going to shut it down and shut
President Donald Trump has rescinded an executive order targeting a prestigious international law firm after it promised to abandon diversity policies and provide $40m (£31m) worth of free legal work to support White House initiatives. Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP is a multinational law firm headquartered in New York that has many high-profile
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit actor Isaiah Stokes has been sentenced to 25 years to life for the 2021 shooting murder of Tyrone Jones. Stokes, 45, was found guilty of murder in the second degree and two counts of criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree on March 13 following a two-week jury trial. The
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday to scale down the Department of Education, a move expected to spur lawsuits challenging the directive and that will likely require Congressional approval. Trump has frequently discussed plans to eliminate the Department of Education dating back to the campaign trail and said in September 2024 he wanted
FIRST ON FOX: A House Republican is already making moves to get President Donald Trump’s executive order significantly curbing the Department of Education enshrined in federal law. Rep. Michael Rulli, R-Ohio, who was at the White House Thursday for Trump’s announcement, told Fox News Digital minutes after the event he was working on the legislation.
Republicans applauded President Donald Trump’s executive order to dismantle the Department of Education on Thursday, while Democrats blasted the administration for “betraying our kids.” Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said in a statement, “Attempting to dismantle the Department of Education is one of the most destructive and devastating steps Donald Trump has ever taken.
FIRST ON FOX: Sen. Mike Rounds, R-S.D., said he has been in discussions with President Donald Trump’s White House to revive his bill to dismantle the Department of Education, which would codify the latest executive order. In the lead up to Trump’s much-anticipated executive order to abolish the department, his administration had been in talks