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Trump signs executive orders targeting colleges, plus schools’ equity efforts

By COLLIN BINKLEY and JOCELYN GECKER
Updated 7:44 PM CDT, April 23, 2025

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has ordered sharper scrutiny of America’s colleges and the accreditors that oversee them, part of his escalating campaign to end what he calls " wokeness ” and diversity efforts in education.

In a series of executive actions signed Wednesday, Trump targeted universities that he views as liberal adversaries to his political agenda. One order called for harder enforcement of a federal law requiring colleges to disclose their financial ties with foreign sources, while another called for a shakeup of the accrediting bodies that decide whether colleges can accept federal financial aid awarded to students.

Trump also ordered the Education Department to root out efforts to ensure equity in discipline in the nation’s K-12 schools. Previous guidance from Democratic administrations directed schools not to disproportionately punish underrepresented minorities such as Black and Native American students. The administration says equity efforts amount to racial discrimination.

Foreign money is at issue in clash with Harvard

Colleges’ financial ties with foreign sources have long been a concern among Republicans, especially ties with China and other countries with adversarial relationships with the U.S. It became a priority during Trump’s first term and reemerged last week as the White House grasped for leverage in its escalating battle with Harvard University. ...

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COVID crackdown: Republicans seek to defund universities still requiring vaccine

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FIRST ON FOX: Lawmakers will put forward a bill Monday to put the force of law behind President Donald Trump's executive order prohibiting federal funds from going to colleges that still mandate a coronavirus vaccine jab.

Reps. Mark Messmer, R-Ind., and August Pfluger, R-Texas, will file the No Vaccine Mandates in Higher Education Act, chiefly noting that former President Joe Biden ended the official national emergency for COVID-19 in April 2023.

In comments to Fox News Digital, Pfluger said the pandemic "opened Pandora’s Box to a lengthy list of...
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Illinois gov calls for mass protests against Trump admin: GOP 'cannot know a moment of peace'

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Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, a Democrat, called for mass protests during a speech in New Hampshire on Sunday.

The governor declared that President Donald Trump and the individuals "he has elevated" are "an affront to every value this country was founded upon."

"Never before in my life have I called for mass protests, for mobilization, for disruption — but I am now," he declared.

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Senate puts Trump team in place, sets up agenda fight after 100-day sprint

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The Senate, by its own standards, is concluding one of its most productive periods in recent history at the close of President Donald Trump’s first 100 days.

The Republican-controlled Senate, which returned from a two-week recess on Monday, confirmed all of Trump’s top nominees, including controversial picks like Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard.

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Ethics complaint against Letitia James calls for NY state courts to investigate Trump admin fraud claims

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New York Attorney General Letitia James is the subject of a new state-level ethics complaint filed by pro-Trump legal nonprofit America First Legal (AFL).

The AFL complaint filed last week adds to the recent woes for James, who's also facing a criminal referral from the Trump administration related to accusations of mortgage fraud.

"For a state prosecutor who has maligned the President of the United States for political gain, public accountability will serve as a cure to Letitia James’ endless lawfare and abuse of power," AFL Vice President Dan...
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Child damages €50m Rothko painting in Dutch museum

  • News source: BBC News - World
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It is not yet clear who will be held responsible for the cost of repairing Rothko's Grey, Orange on Maroon, No. 8.
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Girl, 5, among Vancouver dead as suspect charged

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At least 10 others were killed after a car drove into a crowd at a street festival in Vancouver, Canada on Saturday night.
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Three US citizen children, one with cancer, deported to Honduras, lawyers say

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Trump's border czar Tom Homan says the mothers had made the choice for their citizen children to be removed with them.
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Suryavanshi, 14, makes history with stunning IPL century

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Rajasthan Royals' 14-year-old batter Vaibhav Suryavanshi makes history as the youngest player to score a century in men's T20s.
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Stand-off between PM and spy chief exposes Israel's deepening rifts

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Shin Bet head Ronen Bar accuse each other of lies or inaccuracies in sworn depositions.
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Watch: Traffic chaos as Spain and Portugal face power outages

  • News source: BBC News - World
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From traffic lights turning off in Spain, to Metro stations plunged into darkness in Portugal - power outages have caused havoc.
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Watch: Crew survives after powerboat goes airborne and crashes

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The race team told BBC News that both drivers were treated, released, and are recovering well, though still sore.
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Mugshot-style posters showing arrested immigrants outside White House

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The sun rose on President Trump's 99th day in office Monday to reveal scores of booking photos lining the White House North Lawn's perimeter that the administration claims depict immigrants who have previous convictions or charges such as murder, kidnapping, sexual assault of a child and rape.

The booking photos do not bear the names of the individuals in the photos, but a White House X account posted photos that included names.

The Trump administration is highlighting its aggressive immigration enforcement measures to mark Mr. Trump's nearly 100...
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Hegseth vows crackdown on military obesity after shocking Reserve, Guard report

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More than two-thirds of Reserve and Guard troops are overweight, a potential threat to readiness and their ability to deploy at a moment's notice, a new report by the American Security Project (ASP) found.

Some 68% of the nation’s reserve forces are overweight, ASP researchers estimate.

"With the diminished size of the [active-duty] force and increasing demands on the National Guard and reserves, service members separated due to obesity and its comorbidities are vital personnel the Armed Forces cannot afford to lose," researchers concluded in the...
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US Treasury targets Houthi-linked vessels to disrupt efforts to fund 'dangerous and destabilizing attacks'

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The Trump administration sanctioned three vessels and their owners for providing support to the Houthis – the Iranian regime’s network of terrorist proxies and partners, Fox News Digital has learned.

The Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control announced the sanctions Monday, following the Houthis’ efforts to deploy missiles, unmanned aerial vehicles and naval mines to attack commercial shipping interests in the Red Sea – activities that "threaten global freedom of navigation and the integrity of international commerce."

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Trump's executive order surge: The unprecedented use of presidential authority

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President Donald Trump made history during his first 100 days in office, surpassing former President Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s record for the number of executive orders issued during that same window.

To date, Trump has signed more than 135 executive orders during his first 100 days in office during his second term — up from the 33 he signed during the first 100 days of his first term, and up from the 99 Roosevelt signed during that period too.

The slew of executive orders indicates a shift in power away from the legislative branches and also...
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