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Australia Pushes for More University Graduates With Race-Based Affirmative Action, Failing Student Support

The Australian federal government aims to double the number of Indigenous students at universities in the next decade, from 5,000 to 10,000, as part of several reforms to the sector. Education Minister Jason Clare announced the changes along with the Interim Report of the Universities Accord, which outlined a vision for the future of Australia’s…


Sen. Graham and GOP Congressional Members Speaks on Supreme Court Integrity

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and GOP congressional members speak on Supreme Court integrity at 4:00 p.m. ET on July 19. …


More Money in the Pot to Fight Bee-Killing Parasite

Honey bees will be better protected from a deadly parasite under a multi-million dollar rescue package. At least $31 million (US $20.7 million) will be injected into support for beekeepers, horticulture and cropping industries affected by the outbreak of varroa mite, more than a year after it was detected in Australia. “Biosecurity, full stop, and…


Judge Refuses DOJ Request to Restrict Trump Lawyers’ Handling of Classified Info in Documents Case

A federal judge in former president Donald Trump’s presidential records case has denied prosecutors’ request for a highly restrictive order governing how defense lawyers can share classified information with their clients in this case. In a comment posted to the federal courts records system on July 19, a day after a pretrial conference in the…


Judge Turns Down Trump Prosecutors’ Initial Request for ‘Protective Order’

A federal judge in former president Donald Trump’s presidential records case has denied prosecutors’ request for a highly restrictive order governing how defense lawyers can share classified information with their clients in this case. In a comment posted to the federal courts records system on July 19, a day after a pretrial conference in the…


US Venture Capital Firms Are Supporting China’s Military: House Panel

Leadership from the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is launching investigations into several U.S. companies that it claims are funding China’s development of artificial intelligence (AI) and military modernization. Select Committee Chairman Mike Gallagher (R-Wis.) and Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-Ill.) sent letters to the leaders of four American venture capital…


Texas Campaign Finance: Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, AG Ken Paxton Raise Millions Ahead of Impeachment Trial

Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, who leads the state Senate and is presiding over Attorney General Ken Paxton’s impeachment trial, received $3 million in support from Fort Worth-based Defend Texas Liberty PAC. The PAC, led by former state Rep. Jonathan Strickland (R), made a $1 million donation, along with a $2 million loan, to Mr. Patrick’s…


Warnings Issued About Looming UPS Strike, Affecting 30 Percent of Parcels

A U.S. retail industry group on Wednesday urged the Teamsters Union and United Parcel Service (UPS) to come to an agreement to avert a strike, warning that it could cause billions of dollars in economic losses. The Teamsters and UPS have until July 31 at midnight to reach a new contract deal for hundreds of…


Biden Announces New Actions to Encourage Competition in the US Economy

President Joe Biden convenes a meeting of his competition council at 3:00 p.m. ET on July 19 to announce new actions to increase competition in the American economy to lower prices. …


LIVE NOW: Biden Announces New Actions to Encourage Competition in the US Economy

President Joe Biden convenes a meeting of his competition council at 3:00 p.m. ET on July 19 to announce new actions to increase competition in the American economy to lower prices. …