The statements had risen in popularity as colleges sought to improve campus culture, but they drew criticism from conservatives who argued they were a political test. Read full article

Badar Khan Suri, an Indian national teaching on a student visa, was deemed “deportable,” a spokeswoman for Homeland Security said. Read full article

More than a dozen federal agencies have reinstated employees and immediately placed them on administrative leave, according to court filings. Read full article

Aimee Bock was accused of overseeing a scheme that exploited lax pandemic-era controls, and reaped millions with fake invoices for nonexistent meals. Read full article

Stephen J. Gardner stepped down on Wednesday after leading Amtrak for three years. Read full article

The order will lay the groundwork for eventually shuttering the agency, reassigning some of its primary duties. Read full article

A question on the ballot next year will ask voters to amend the Constitution to set open elections. Republicans said it would empower Kansans, while Democrats argued it would politicize the judiciary. Read full article