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Underperforming DC schools’ staff has grown 7 times faster than enrollment: audit

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Underperforming DC schools’ staff has grown 7 times faster than enrollment: audit

An audit of D.C. Public Schools (DCPS) found staffing levels in the district have increased at a rate of seven-and-a-half times more than student enrollment, while simultaneously student achievement levels in the district still remain behind pre-pandemic levels for most students. The Office of the District of Columbia Auditor found that over a five-year period, while student enrollment grew by 2.6%, the number of staff increased by 19.5%. This amounts to […]

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Mother of woman raped, murdered by illegal immigrant speaks at WH as Dems travel to El Salvador

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Mother of woman raped, murdered by illegal immigrant speaks at WH as Dems travel to El Salvador

The mother of a Maryland woman who an illegal immigrant from El Salvador raped and murdered in 2023 appeared at the White House Wednesday, after a jury convicted her daughter’s murderer on Monday. Patty Morin’s appearance comes as Democratic Sen. Chris Van Hollen of Maryland visited El Salvador on Wednesday to check on a Maryland resident the Trump administration's Justice Department deported to El Salvador. The Trump administration claims that the […]

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Blue state senator flies to El Salvador to visit deported migrant in prison, only to be denied

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Blue state senator flies to El Salvador to visit deported migrant in prison, only to be denied

Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, was denied a visit with a Salvadoran migrant and accused MS-13 member who was deported to El Salvador, after flying to the country on Wednesday morning.Van Hollen intended to visit Kilmar Abrego Garcia, 29, who was deported to the El Salvadoran mega prison "Terrorism Confinement Center" (CECOT) for being an alleged MS-13 gang member, though his attorneys maintain he does not have any gang ties.Van […]

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‘Not a Maryland man’: GOP blasts Democratic senator for fighting to return Salvadoran national

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‘Not a Maryland man’: GOP blasts Democratic senator for fighting to return Salvadoran national

FIRST ON FOX: Maryland Democratic Sen. Chris Van Hollen drew wide rebuke for his sudden trip to El Salvador, during which he hopes to bring back deported Salvadoran Kilmar Abrego Garcia.Garcia is currently imprisoned in the Central American country – and President Nayib Bukele indicated it would be "preposterous" to try to send him back to the U.S.Van Hollen made waves Wednesday morning when he posted a selfie-video before flying […]

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ICE partnership will build ‘public trust,’ vice mayor of town with large Venezuelan community says

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ICE partnership will build ‘public trust,’ vice mayor of town with large Venezuelan community says

FIRST ON FOX: The vice mayor of a Florida town that is home to one of the country’s largest population of Venezuelan migrants is supporting a deal that will allow the city’s law enforcement to cooperate with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency (ICE)."I support this agreement because I believe it is essential to strengthening our Police Department’s ability to carry out their duties effectively and responsibly," Doral, Florida, […]

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Federal Judge James Boasberg finds probable cause to hold Trump in contempt over deportation flights

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Federal Judge James Boasberg finds probable cause to hold Trump in contempt over deportation flights

A federal judge said Wednesday that he has found probable cause to hold the Trump administration in contempt for failing to return two planes deporting migrants to El Salvador last month, a major update that comes as tensions between the Trump administration and the judiciary have reached a fever pitch.In a 48-page order, U.S. District Judge James Boasberg said that the court had determined that the Trump administration had demonstrated […]

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RFK Jr attributes rise in autism to environmental factors, while CDC points to improved diagnostic practices

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RFK Jr attributes rise in autism to environmental factors, while CDC points to improved diagnostic practices

While autism experts claim that the rise in cases stems from greater awareness and improved diagnostic testing, Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. shut down that idea Wednesday and, instead, attributed the rise in cases to environmental factors.Those who discount that environmental exposure is a factor in rising autism cases are engaging in "epidemic denial," Kennedy told reporters Wednesday. Kennedy appeared at HHS's headquarters in […]

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White House slams Ivy League institutions for ‘egregious illegal behavior’ amid Trump feud with Harvard

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White House slams Ivy League institutions for ‘egregious illegal behavior’ amid Trump feud with Harvard

The White House blasted Ivy League institutions for "egregious illegal behavior" as the Trump administration goes head-to-head with Harvard University to install changes to the academic institution’s governance and admissions process. After Harvard refused to comply with a series of requests from the Trump administration to reform various practices on campus, the administration revealed Monday that it would freeze more than $2 billion in federal funding for the institution. When asked why […]

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White House criticizes ‘rogue’ judge upholding parole program ‘completely abused’ by migrants

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White House criticizes ‘rogue’ judge upholding parole program ‘completely abused’ by migrants

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt slammed "rogue" judges during a press briefing Tuesday after a federal judge blocked the Trump administration from revoking the legal status and work permits of more than 530,000 migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela.On Tuesday, Fox News Senior White House Correspondent Peter Doocy asked Leavitt why President Joe Biden was allowed to establish the program "with the stroke of a pen" but Trump […]

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