#Fed raises interest rates in smallest hike since March

#Fed raises interest rates in smallest hike since March

Fed raises interest rates in smallest hike since March The Federal Reserve raised interest rates by 0.25 percentage points on Wednesday at its first meeting of the year, its eighth straight rate hike since it began a program of tightening borrowing costs last year in an effort to bring down inflation. It’s the smallest rate…

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#College Board slammed over changes to African American studies course

#College Board slammed over changes to African American studies course

College Board slammed over changes to African American studies course The College Board is facing heated criticism for its revisions to an Advanced Placement (AP) African American studies program after Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) said the course “lacked educational value” and would not go forward in his state’s schools. The original interdisciplinary course, which is being…

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#McConnell mocks Biden judicial nominee for flubbing basic legal questions 

#McConnell mocks Biden judicial nominee for flubbing basic legal questions 

McConnell mocks Biden judicial nominee for flubbing basic legal questions  Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) on Tuesday ridiculed President Biden’s nominee to serve as district judge for the Eastern District of Washington for flubbing basic questions about the Constitution last week, arguing Democrats have used a double standard for Biden’s and former President Trump’s…

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