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President Donald Trump has extended the deadline to April 24 for states and school districts to certify compliance with his executive order banning DEI policies, a Department of Education spokesperson confirmed to Fox News Digital."Federal financial assistance is a privilege, not a right. When state education commissioners accept federal funds, they agree to abide by federal anti-discrimination requirements," acting Assistant Secretary Craig Trainor said in a statement. "Unfortunately, we have seen […]

FIRST ON FOX: House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer, R-Kentucky, sent letters requesting testimony from "sanctuary governors" on Thursday as part of an ongoing committee investigation into sanctuary jurisdictions and their effects on public safety. Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, and New York Gov. Kathy Hochul were called to testify at a May 15 hearing before the committee to discuss the controversial sanctuary laws that are designed to protect illegal […]

Some Democrats expressed opposition to the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act on the House floor Thursday after only four of them voted in support of the legislation.The SAVE Act would require proof of citizenship to register to vote as opposed to simply affirming that the voter is a United States citizen on a form. The list of eligible documents includes a passport, a government-issued photo ID, a birth certificate and […]

FIRST ON FOX: A Trump administration official confirmed Thursday that states failing to comply with federal orders to house inmates based on their biological sex can expect "imminent changes" – and Maine "will not be the last" state to have prison funds slashed.While the Trump administration's decision to pull federal funding from Maine’s Department of Corrections due to a transgender inmate being housed in a women’s facility is not an […]