The White House is stepping up to improve the U.S. educational system for Black students. Alexandra Alper of Reuters has reported that President Joe Biden has “signed an executive order setting up two commissions within the Department of Education to improve education for Black students.” According to Alper, “one commission…
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President Biden Signs Sweeping Executive Order To Promote Improved Diversity, Inclusion and Accessibility Across Federal Workforce
In a complete one-eighty from the anti-diversity initiative former President Trump issued during his final months in office, President Joe Biden has issued a new executive order tasking the dozens of various departments and agencies within the federal government to each create and submit their own unique plan on how…
Progressives Push Biden to Forgive $50,000 of Federal Student Loan Debt
Progressive Democrats announced a resolution Thursday, Feb. 4 demanding Biden use executive action to cancel $50,000 worth of student loan debt for each borrower. Biden is not expected to pass the measure because his campaign only promised up to $10,000 in congressionally passed debt forgiveness. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer,…
Archived: Trump's Executive Order to Cut off California Sanctuaries Deemed Unconstitutional
The federal appeal court in the 9th Circuit ruled this week that President Trump’s executive order to cut funding from sanctuary cities is unconstitutional. San Francisco and Santa Clara counties in California sued the Trump administration over the policy. Santa Clara County said that $1.7 billion in federal money was…
Archived: Republicans Urge Trump to Enact Discriminatory Executive Order
House and Senate Republicans are calling on President Donald Trump to sign a “religious freedom” executive order that was leaked last month but has not yet been put into effect. The proposed order, “Establishing a Government-Wide Initiative to Respect Religious Freedom,” would legalize discrimination based on religious beliefs “without suffering…