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President Donald Trump signed an executive order in March seeking to close the department, but only Congress has the power to do that. The Education Department plans to announce Tuesday that it will move multiple parts of the agency to other federal departments, an unprecedented and unilateral effort to dismantle an agency created by Congress to ensure all Americans have equal access to educational opportunity and better coordinate federal programs. The move was described by three people informed of the plan ahead of the announcement. Two of these people said six offices within the department would be shifted elsewhere; the...

Several people were seen fleeing a laundromat in Charlotte, North Carolina, over the weekend as masked ICE agents arrived in the area. Many communities in the city are reeling after Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents and Border Protection teams descended onto the streets, arresting at least 130 people. Security footage shows an incident on Sunday of a man running into a laundromat in Charlotte Plaza from what he believed to be ICE agents.

This is why class sizes are too big, resources are stretched thin, and translators are needed. While the official attendance data still needs to be finalized and approved by the state, CMS officials told Queen City News that approximately 20,935 students missed school on Monday. This makes up around 15 percent of the students enrolled in the school district, which is the 16th largest in the country.

Stephen A. Smith is pushing back on former first lady Michelle Obama's suggestion that Americans are "not ready" to elect a woman to the White House. On Monday's episode of "Straight Shooter," host Smith pointed to the newly elected governor-elects Mikie Sherrill, D-N.J., and Abigail Spanberger, D-Va., as proof that Americans are willing to vote for female leaders, as well as noting that Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-N.Y., won her election and that former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton won the popular vote in the 2016 presidential election. "Didn't we just see an election take place last month where a woman...

WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) today destroyed Democrats’ latest anti-Trump narrative during House consideration of the Epstein Files Transparency Act. In his remarks, Chairman Comer outlined the Oversight Committee’s thorough review of the federal government’s investigation into Jeffrey Epstein and criticized Democrats for misrepresenting witness testimony, selectively leaking and altering documents, and advancing yet another false narrative to attack President Trump. Chairman Comer emphasized that documents and witness accounts undermine Democrats’ claims and urged them to prioritize justice for survivors over politics.Below are Chairman Comer’s prepared remarks.Thank you, Mr. Speaker.As Chairman of the House...

So on a whim I just asked AI "What has Trump done today?"This was AI's response: On November 18, 2025, President Donald Trump hosted Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia at the White House for a bilateral meeting and an arrival ceremony with full honors. Key events from the day include: Meeting with Saudi Crown Prince: President Trump welcomed the Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) for his first visit to the U.S. since 2018. Discussions focused on economic and defense partnerships, including the potential sale of F-35 fighter jets to Saudi Arabia and the kingdom's commitment...

A federal judge ruled against one of the Trump administration’s efforts to defund NPR.The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) had slashed a $36 million contract with NPR after President Donald Trump signed an executive order aimed at cutting funding to the news outlet. After a judge’s ruling, the CPB is renewing the contract after a judge ruled in NPR’s favor, according to the network.The Corporation for Public Broadcasting agreed Monday to fulfill a $36 million, multi-year contract with NPR that it had yanked after pressure from the Trump White House.The arrangement resolves litigation filed by NPR accusing the corporation of...

We took Trump’s big speech, cut the calm and the peace, 0:21 Played “fight like hell” loud—let the violence increase! 0:26 Panorama’s slick trick, made him sound like a beast, 0:30 Now he’s suing for billions—we'll find ourselves fleeced! 0:34 Heave-ho for the fee, lads, the license we seize! 0:39 How else fund our far-left fairy-tales on the seas? 0:43 Subscription? Ha! Racist Brits won’t pay for our glow, 0:47 Shake the coins from their pockets or the whole ship’ll go! .....

Currently, there is no formal diagnosis for autism or ADHD in dogs, and vets group this behaviour under the broad umbrella of 'Canine Dysfunctional Behaviour' (CDB). Research has now shown that many different animals, including dogs, rats, mice, and primates, can have behavioural and genetic signs that would be diagnosed as neurodivergence in humans. However, diagnosing neurodivergence in dogs is extremely difficult. Signs your dog may be neurodivergent: Hypervigilance, Hyperfocus, Poor impulse control, Sensitivity to certain sounds, Lack of interest in people, Difficulty socialising. Dogs with autistic traits show lower levels of 'neural coupling', meaning that their brain activity doesn't...

The disappearance of Amelia Earhart is one of America’s biggest mysteries. The iconic aviator who became the first woman to cross the Atlantic tragically went missing while attempting to fly around the globe in 1937. Many of the documents relating to her disappearance have been classified. Until now! Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard on Monday announced the Trump admin have released a new batch of documents relating to Earhart’s disappearance including her last message. CBS News provided further details of the declassified records and revealed what was Earhart’s last known communications on this earth: The U.S. National Archives has...

Republican U.S. Congressman Thomas Massie of Kentucky said he is a "little bit suspicious" of President Donald Trump after his reversal in stance on releasing files connected to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. ... "Well, he got tired of us winning," Massie responded. "He decided to join us. Look, they could have done this four months ago, and instead they fought us every bit of the way. Now they want to be on our side, we'll accept their support, but we're, you know, a little bit suspicious of this sudden turn of events." Massie continued, "So, we'll keep an eye on...

Explanation: What does the Milky Way look like in radio waves? To better find out, GLEAM surveyed the central band of our galaxy in high resolution radio light as imaged by the Murchison Widefield Array in Australia. As the featured video slowly scrolls, radio light (71 - 231 MHz) is seen on the left and visible light -- from the same field -- on the right. Differences are so great because most objects glow differently in radio and visible light, and because visible light is stopped by nearby interstellar dust. These differences are particularly apparent in the direction toward the...

Lentil plant grown at Fuerteventura. Credit: Fayna Brenes =============================================================== Ancient lentils preserved in volcanic silos link modern Canarian crops to 2,000-year-old North African origins. Lentils cultivated in the Canary Islands today have roots that extend nearly 2,000 years into the past. This finding comes from the first-ever genetic study of archaeological lentils, conducted by researchers at Linköping University and the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria in Spain. Because these lentils have been adapted for centuries to thrive in hot and arid environments, they may offer valuable genetic traits for future crop breeding in response to ongoing climate change....

Explanation: This deep field mosaicked image presents a stunning view of galaxy cluster Abell 2744 recorded by the James Webb Space Telescope's NIRCam. Also dubbed Pandora's Cluster, Abell 2744 itself appears to be a ponderous merger of three different massive galaxy clusters. It lies some 3.5 billion light-years away, toward the constellation Sculptor. Dominated by dark matter, the mega-cluster warps and distorts the fabric of spacetime, gravitationally lensing even more distant objects. Redder than the Pandora cluster galaxies, many of the lensed sources are very distant galaxies in the early Universe, their lensed images stretched and distorted into arcs. Of...

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton escalated her criticism of President Donald Trump on Monday, pointing to a new report describing internal turmoil at the Justice Department that she says shows a level of political interference unparalleled in modern history. On Monday, Clinton posted on X, sharing a New York Times Magazine article detailing accounts from about 60 current and former attorneys who described a year of "chaos" inside the Trump Justice Department. The report outlines allegations that Trump repeatedly pushed DOJ officials to pursue political opponents and protect close allies, often against internal legal recommendations. "New information here on...

MAGA has been left outraged over a pink, fair-isle patterned J.Crew sweater marketed towards men - claiming it is trying to 'feminize' them. The conversation was sparked on X (formerly Twitter) after Juanita Broaddrick - a former nurse who accused Bill Clinton of raping her in 1978, allegations that he has fiercely denied and was never charged with - posted about the sweater on the social media platform to her 1.9 million followers. The jumper, which retails for $168 on J.Crew's website and is described as a 'cold-weather classic,' is knit in a bubblegum-pink color, complete with pink, green and...

Back in July, the now-infamous Tea app had surpassed ChatGPT in downloads. What is the Tea app? “Tea is a women-only app where users anonymously share info and warnings about men to spot red flags and get feedback.” If you’ve ever scrolled through the Facebook group “Are We Dating the Same Guy?” this is that, but entirely anonymous. “Why aren’t men approaching women anymore?” If you ask any young guy this question, he will look you in the face and ask, “Are you dumb?” Anyone who’s paid even half attention to the dating scene for twenty-somethings knows it’s a wasteland....

Conservatives on social media have erupted with fury over a 15-second video showing a Michigan official dodging a question about how many genders exist. The MAGA world has unleashed a flood of criticism against Superintendent Sue Carnell over her response to the interrogation by Republican state Rep Jay DeBoyer. 'How many genders are there?' DeBoyer asked Carnell during an October 28 hearing. Carnell smiled and did not answer, prompting the lawmaker to repeat his question. 'Different people have different beliefs on that,' Carnell eventually replied. DeBoyer hit back. 'Well, you can believe all you want, but science says there's two,'...

At this point, anyone who is left thinking James Comey will stand trial in DC is just pretending for their own agenda. Unfortunately, the dismissal of the case against him is a foregone conclusion. The DOJ Lawfare embeds purposefully dragged their heels toward the statute of limitations, AG Pam Bondi didn’t respond fast enough to the institutional stonewalling, and that set up Lindsey Halligan for an almost impossible task. Former FBI Director James Comey was leaking information to the media through his friend and FBI Special Government Employee Daniel Richman. When Comey was fired in May 2017, he knew what...

Five youngsters have been arrested in a sleepy suburb for a disturbing TikTok trend that has frightened homeowners across the US. Those detained in Elk Grove, California, included two 13–year–olds, police said. The children were taken into custody after partaking in the so–called 'door kick challenge' - a TikTok trend in which teenagers sneak up to a person's property and smash in their front door. Footage, released by police, showed the two youths, one in a ski mask and the other with his hood up, backing into a front door before booting it at full force and running away. The...