States where teachers unions wield greater political influence have adopted fewer evidence-based early literacy policies and generally post weaker student reading results, according to a new analysis from the center-left Progressive Policy Institute. Rachel Canter, PPI’s director of education policy, compared the Thomas B.
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Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Troy Jackson said Maine should be able to take control of some privately owned mobile home parks whose landlords sharply raise rents or fail to maintain basic services, prompting Republicans to accuse him of supporting government seizure of private property. Jackson made the remarks Sept. 5 during a campaign stop at
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer called Monday for an immediate classified briefing
Former U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin said Monday that he supports Republican Mike
An unusually large, late-season cloud of Saharan dust swept across the Caribbean over the weekend and
Another radical activist has called for violence against Republicans. Carnegie Mellon University is reviewing social media
A spectator carrying a Palestinian flag stormed the field at Yankee Stadium during Friday night’s Yankees-Mets
It’s one of those things that if you share with a normal Democratic voter, they might
The U.S. Department of Justice has accused the University of California, Berkeley School of Law of deliberately discriminating against white and Asian applicants while favoring Black applicants in
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At least one brewery appears to be choosing a side in the escalating trade dispute between the United States and Canada. Sapporo Breweries plans to move production of
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Large majorities of American voters support requiring photo identification at the polls, while a separate survey found majority backing for documentary proof of citizenship during voter registration—even as
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Federal law enforcement officials are ramping up their investigation into a series of attacks targeting Tesla facilities across the United States. U.S.
Comedian and HBO host Bill Maher rebuked his studio audience during a recent episode of Real Time after some attendees laughed at
The Justice Department has opened a criminal investigation into E. Jean Carroll, the writer whose sexual assault and defamation lawsuits against President
He always knew he was crossing a line. Secret internal emails show prosecutors on Jack Smith’s team moved ahead in 2023 to
A new bill in California may release those who have murdered fewer than two people a “second chance at freedom,” granting those
Vice President Kamala Harris responded with mockery when someone shouted, “Jesus is Lord” at a recent rally. The incident occurred about 20
The Federal Communications Commission has opened a formal investigation into The Walt Disney Company over claims that its flagship network, ABC, may
To be considered “low-income,” a particular Census tract must have a poverty rate of 20% or more. Another way to qualify is
A Virginia mother was convicted last week of contributing to the delinquency of a minor after allowing her 5-year-old son to walk
Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, a Democrat from Rhode Island, is facing an ethics investigation after legislative actions he supported helped secure substantial federal
