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Trump Order Overhauls Higher Education Accreditation Process

President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed an executive order aimed at improving outcomes in higher education by holding college and university accreditors more accountable.
"Accreditors – the gatekeepers that decide which colleges and universities can access over $100 billion in annual Federal student loans and Pell Grants – have routinely approved low-quality institutions, ultimately failing students, families, and American taxpayers," the order reads. "Accreditors have failed to ensure quality, with a national six-year undergraduate graduation rate of just 64% in 2020."

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Supreme Court Will Hear Racial-Bias Suit Against Post Office Over Undelivered Mail

A federal appeals court ruled last year that a woman may sue the USPS under an exception to a federal law that generally blocks lawsuits against the government.

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James Comer Requests DOJ Prosecute Andrew Cuomo for Allegedly Lying to Congress

DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer of Kentucky on Monday afternoon referred current New York City mayoral candidate Andrew Cuomo to the… Read More

The post James Comer Requests DOJ Prosecute Andrew Cuomo for Allegedly Lying to Congress appeared first on The Daily Signal.

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Supreme Court Cancels Temporary Block of Ohio’s Qualified Immunity Ballot Initiative

The decision follows the court’s April 10 ruling preventing the initiative effort from proceeding.

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Supreme Court Seems Likely to Favor Parents in Case Regarding LGBTQ Content in Elementary Schools

The Supreme Court on Tuesday appeared likely to rule in favor of Maryland parents who have objections to LGBTQ content in elementary schools in Montgomery County.
The court heard oral arguments from lawyers who represented parents who argued the county’s Board of Education violated their religious rights by allowing stories about gay and transgender characters in elementary schools.

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4 More Democrats Travel to El Salvador to Push for Abrego Garcia’s Release

This comes after Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) made the trip last week.

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Supreme Court to Hear Challenge to Obamacare Preventive Care Rule

A federal appeals court decided last year that the mandates were invalid because the Preventive Services Task Force structure violates the Constitution.

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