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The Education Department’s civil rights office is investigating whether the program, which helps Black students do better academically, is racially discriminatory. Read full article

At a rally in Michigan, President Trump made false and exaggerated claims about his accomplishments, including on tariffs, immigration and his rollback of Biden administration policies. Read full article

Border Patrol agents carried out sweeps in California’s Central Valley. Lawyers argued that people were stopped and arrested based on their skin color. Read full article

The news organization relies almost exclusively on congressional funding, which the Trump administration has held up for weeks. Read full article

In an interview with Dr. Phil, the health secretary offered false information about vaccine oversight and revealed a lack of basic understanding of new drug approvals. Read full article

Two new laws that were demanded by Gov. Ron DeSantis have entangled every level of government, unnerving residents who had long considered the state an immigrant haven. Read full article

The women were sent to Europe to clear a backlog of 17 million pieces of mail waiting to be sent to U.S. troops. Read full article

A textile trade association that has backed President Trump’s trade strategy took issue with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s remark that emphasized “precision manufacturing” over clothing and fabrics. Read full article

A lawyer said he had used the cartoon image of a dragon in a business suit as a logo for his firm, Dragon Lawyers, to symbolize “aggressive representation.” Read full article

The nation’s most populous county was already juggling legal liabilities, wildfire costs and threats to federal funding. Now its largest union is holding a 48-hour strike. Read full article