The Republican Party of Texas (RPT) is days away from publishing their official policy platform proposing sweeping reforms within the state, after a weekend of deliberation and a new state chairman election. Fox News Digital spoke with several prominent Republicans across the state to get their thoughts on the new platform and new chairman. Abraham George, a former GOP chair …
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One arrested as anti-Israel protesters set up new encampment at University of Pittsburgh
Anti-Israel demonstratorsat the University of Pittsburgh set up a new encampment on Sunday, erecting a fence around the encampment and tents within it. The protesters established the encampment outside the Cathedral of Learning on Pitt’s campus in Pittsburgh’s Oakland neighborhood. One protester was arrested by police after attempting to bring a case of water into the encampment after police instructed …
Read More »First on Fox: How the migrant crisis overwhelmed DC public schools
FIRST ON FOX: Emails between D.C. Public Schools officials are offering a glimpse into the strain placed on schools in Washington, D.C., as the sanctuary city struggles to handle an influx of migrants into the nation’s capital. The emails, obtained by Parents Defending Education via a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request and shared with Fox News Digital, show a …
Read More »Georgia woman, 85, graduates from high school with honorary diploma: 'I’m really thankful to God'
An 85-year-old Georgia woman graduated from high school on Saturday — 67 years after her original would-be graduation date — in front of her family and the community she steadily serves. Shirley Smith of Americus was shocked to find out on her 85th birthday that she would soon receive an honorary high school diploma thanks to Eric Finch, chief of …
Read More »New anti-Israel encampment forms at Columbia University as school initiates ‘dialogue’ with student leaders
Columbia University in New York City has allowed yet another anti-Israel encampment to form on its campus after police had to be called in last month to clear out-of-control agitators that managed to take over a building on campus. The school said the encampment formed Friday evening – just in time for alumni weekend. As of Saturday, the school said …
Read More »Minnesota mayor thanks President Biden for canceling his student loans
St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter proudly declared on Wednesday that his student loans had officially been canceled. The Minnesota mayor posted a screenshot of his Mohela account, the site used to manage and make student loan payments. His account read $0.00. “Thank you, Mr. President!” he wrote. Carter also used an X post from President Biden’s account that stood by …
Read More »San Jose State professor suspended for alleged violation of university policies during anti-Israel protests
San Jose State University (SJSU) has suspended a professor for allegedly telling students to violate university policies at anti-Israel protests on campus. Sang Hea Kil, a Justice Studies professor and former anti-racism chair for the Social Justice Transformation Committee at SJSU according to her biographical page, posted the news on her Instagram account on Wednesday. Kil posted to Instagram that …
Read More »Ron DeSantis touts Florida's education system, slams 'woke' academia in Sarasota address
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis addressed an audience at Sarasota’s New College of Florida Saturday in a speech that touted the state’s educational accomplishments and reforms and bashed the “woke” stranglehold on academia. “In the last 5½ years, there’s been no state that has done more to reform and improve education. … We took on school choice. We made sure schools …
Read More »UVA to pay $9 million to families of victims in 2022 shooting that killed 3 football players, wounded 2 others
The University of Virginia will pay $9 million in a settlement reached with the families of the victims of a 2022 campus shooting that killed three university football players and wounded two other students, a lawyer representing some of the victims and their families announced Friday. The school will pay $2 million each to the families of D’Sean Perry, Devin …
Read More »Biden urges respect for legal system after Trump conviction while publicly flouting SCOTUS rulings
President Biden said on Friday that the justice system “should be respected” and that it was “reckless” for former President Donald Trump to claim that the verdict in his New York trial was “rigged,” just days after he told his supporters the Supreme Court could not “stop” him from carrying out his agenda. “It’s reckless, it’s dangerous, it’s irresponsible for …
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