News Today

Two House Republicans are sponsoring legislation to stop federal funding for medical schools with diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) practices.Reps. Brad Wenstrup, R-Ohio, andGreg Murphy, R-N.C., will host a press conference at 2 p.m. ET on Tuesday on the EDUCATE Act,which looks “to eliminateall Federal funding,including student loans,to medical schools and accrediting institutions with race-based mandates and DEI practices,” according …

A New York judge will allow Michael Cohen and Stormy Daniels to testify at former President Trump’s hush-money trial, overruling Trump’s objections. In two separate decisions Monday, Judge Juan M. Merchan ruled on a series of motions from prosecutors and the defense on whether to exclude certain testimony and evidence from Trump’s upcoming trial. The trial was scheduled to begin …

The Biden administration is involved in high-stakes talks to try and persuade Niger to allow 1,000 U.S. military personnel and contractors to keep operating a $110 million anti-terror drone base in the West African country. This is against a backdrop of reports thatU.S. military influence is being replaced by Russia and worrying allegations that Iran is trying to buy uranium …