#Jordan subpoenas Garland, Wray over school board memo

#Jordan subpoenas Garland, Wray over school board memo

Jordan subpoenas Garland, Wray over school board memo Editor’s note: Virgin Islands Del. Stacey Plaskett is the top Democrat on a Judiciary subcommittee established by the GOP to examine the “weaponization” of the federal government. The information was incorrect in an earlier version of this story. The House Judiciary Committee fired off its first subpoenas…

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#McCarthy notches win with hard-fought vote to oust Omar

#McCarthy notches win with hard-fought vote to oust Omar

McCarthy notches win with hard-fought vote to oust Omar Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) chalked up a big victory on Thursday when Republicans rallied to expel Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) from her seat on the Foreign Affairs Committee. Omar, a frequent critic of Israel and its human rights record, has been a target of Republicans since…

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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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#GOP’s Santos, Omar battles collide

#GOP’s Santos, Omar battles collide

GOP’s Santos, Omar battles collide Rep. George Santos’s (R-N.Y.) decision to step away from committee assignments is colliding with another controversy over committees: House Republicans’ quest to block Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) from the Foreign Affairs panel.  There is no public indication that GOP leadership pushed Santos to step down to make it easier to…

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