Republicans Once Championed Free Speech on Campus. Now, Not So Much.
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Republicans Once Championed Free Speech on Campus. Now, Not So Much.

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines As conservatives fought against cancel culture on college campuses, they developed a particular fondness for the First Amendment. It was un-American, they argued, to punish someone for exercising their right to speak freely. Today, however, many of those same conservatives, now in power…

Mexico City Bans Traditional Bullfights for Violence-Free Option
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Mexico City Bans Traditional Bullfights for Violence-Free Option

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines In the biggest bullfighting city in the largest bullfighting country in the world, Mexico City lawmakers overwhelmingly voted on Tuesday to ban traditional bullfighting — a move that was supported by Mexico’s president, Claudia Sheinbaum, but was fiercely opposed by backers of the…

Venezuelan Families Fear for Relatives as Trump Celebrates Deportations to El Salvador
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Venezuelan Families Fear for Relatives as Trump Celebrates Deportations to El Salvador

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines According to Ms. Casique, her son had no gang affiliation and had entered the United States to seek asylum in late 2023 after several years spent working in Peru to support his family back home. During his journey north, he had been injured…

Opinion | The Authoritarian Endgame on Higher Education
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Opinion | The Authoritarian Endgame on Higher Education

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines When a political leader wants to move a democracy toward a more authoritarian form of government, he often sets out to undermine independent sources of information and accountability. The leader tries to delegitimize judges, sideline autonomous government agencies and muzzle the media. President…

Ocasio-Cortez Lashes Out at Schumer Over His Support for G.O.P. Measure
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Ocasio-Cortez Lashes Out at Schumer Over His Support for G.O.P. Measure

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Senator Chuck Schumer of New York, the minority leader, is facing a torrent of criticism for choosing to vote with his Republican counterparts to head off a government shutdown. Some of the sharpest barbs have come from another New York Democrat, Representative Alexandria…

Senate Advances Bill to Avert Government Shutdown
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Senate Advances Bill to Avert Government Shutdown

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The Senate on Friday cleared a critical hurdle to avert a government shutdown at midnight, after Senator Chuck Schumer of New York, the Democratic leader, and nine other members of his caucus joined Republicans in voting to advance a stopgap spending bill, effectively…

Opinion | Chuck Schumer: Why Democrats Must Not Allow the Government to Shut Down
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Opinion | Chuck Schumer: Why Democrats Must Not Allow the Government to Shut Down

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Over the past two months, the United States has confronted a bitter truth: The federal government has been taken over by a nihilist. President Trump has taken a blowtorch to our country and wielded chaos like a weapon. Most Republicans in Congress, meanwhile,…

Opinion | Pardons and Paybacks Are Trump’s Two Modes of Justice
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Opinion | Pardons and Paybacks Are Trump’s Two Modes of Justice

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Payback and projection have long been two of President Trump’s touchstones. He settles scores in return for every perceived slight and accuses his targets of what he has done himself. In his second term, that approach has bled into the law, with perilous…

Trump Is Said to Be Preparing Executive Order That Aims to Eliminate Education Dept.
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Trump Is Said to Be Preparing Executive Order That Aims to Eliminate Education Dept.

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines President Trump is preparing to sign an order that would instruct Education Secretary Linda McMahon to begin dismantling her agency, setting the stage for a potential power struggle with Congress and another round of legal challenges from opponents. An administration official said the…

Opinion | Vengeance Is His
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Opinion | Vengeance Is His

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Targeting U.S.A.I.D. and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, “two of the most liberal-leaning agencies, is likely telling,” Bonica wrote. “The hardest-hit agencies are precisely those that regulate industry, protect public health and expand access to education.” The cuts DOGE is calling for, Bonica…