President Donald Trump signed a proclamation on September 19, implementing one of the most dramatic changes to the H-1B visa program in decades by requiring a $100,000 fee for new applications, effective September 21, 2025. The presidential proclamation restricts entry for H-1B nonimmigrant workers unless their employer pays a $100,000 […]
The Supreme Court granted President Donald Trump’s request to fire Federal Trade Commission member Rebecca Kelly Slaughter on Monday while announcing it will hear arguments in December that could overturn a 90-year-old precedent limiting presidential control over independent agencies. In a 6-3 decision issued September 22, the Supreme Court granted […]
A federal judge has issued a ruling blocking the Trump administration’s attempt to rapidly deport hundreds of unaccompanied Guatemalan children, finding that the government’s justifications “crumbled like a house of cards” under judicial scrutiny. On Labor Day weekend, several Executive Branch agencies launched what U.S. District Judge Timothy J. Kelly […]
On September 15, Mississippi was confronted with two deeply disturbing incidents that occurred within hours of each other, two men found hanging from trees in separate locations across the state. Demartravion “Trey” Reed, a 21-year-old Black student at Delta State University in Cleveland, Mississippi, was discovered hanging from a tree […]
At least six historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) received threatening communications that forced campus-wide lockdowns and class cancellations on Sept 11. The affected institutions included Alabama State University, Hampton University, Virginia State University, Southern University and A&M College in Louisiana, Clark Atlanta University, and Bethune-Cookman University in Florida. Spelman College […]
Former U.S. Attorney Alexander Acosta faced the House Oversight Committee members on Friday during a closed-door interview about his controversial 2008 plea deal with Jeffrey Epstein. Acosta, who served as U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida when he negotiated the widely criticized non-prosecution agreement with Epstein, maintained his […]
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has taken an unprecedented step by publishing its own independent childhood immunization schedule for 2025, marking the first time in 30 years that the nation’s leading pediatric organization has diverged from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidance. The split stems from Kennedy’s […]
President Donald Trump announced on Truth Social late Wednesday that he intends to designate “Antifa” as a “major terrorist organization.” Antifa is not an actual organization but rather a decentralized ideological movement. The term, short for “anti-fascist,” serves as an umbrella description for various loosely affiliated local groups and individuals […]
The United States exercised its veto power on Thursday to block a UN Security Council resolution demanding an immediate and permanent ceasefire in Gaza and the release of all hostages. Fourteen other countries voted in favor of the resolution. The draft resolution, proposed by the council’s 10 elected members representing every […]
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) concluded a meeting this week with significant votes on childhood vaccination schedules, marking a dramatic departure from decades of established public health policy. The committee, entirely reconstituted by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., voted to restrict […]
