Day: March 21, 2025

Hegseth says Defense Dept eliminates hundreds of millions in ‘wasteful’ spending after DOGE findings

3:44 am March 21, 2025

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said wasteful spending is over as he signed a memo to cancel over $580 million in Department of Defense (DoD) contracts. “We’re back with another quick update on our efforts to cut wasteful spending and cut it quickly at the Department of Defense,” Hegseth announced in a post on X. […]

Trump admin to probe Illinois school over allegations girls were forced to change in front of trans student

3:36 am March 21, 2025

The U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights announced on Thursday that it is launching an investigation into the Illinois Department of Education, the Chicago Public School District 299 and Deerfield Public Schools District 109 over reported Title IX violations. The reported violations stem from an alleged incident involving middle school girls being forced […]

Fox News Poll: Voters are split on Trump policies

3:30 am March 21, 2025

After 60 days in office and more than 90 executive orders, the latest Fox News Poll finds voters are split on some particulars of President Donald Trump’s agenda. The survey, released Thursday, finds the most popular policy is banning transgender women from women’s sports, with voters favoring it by 38 points (68% favor, 30% oppose). […]

Fox News Poll: Approval of Zelenskyy down 20 points since start of war in Ukraine

3:29 am March 21, 2025

As Ukraine enters its fourth year of war with Russia, the latest Fox News Poll finds Americans’ approval of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy waning even as a majority continues to support giving his country financial aid. The Fox News survey, released Thursday, was conducted before President Donald Trump’s back-to-back calls with Russian President Vladimir Putin […]

Maine school official ignites backlash after comparing trans athlete wave to historic civil rights movements

2:42 am March 21, 2025

Portland (Maine) Public Schools Superintendent Ryan Scallon is facing immense criticism after comparing the ongoing battle to enable trans inclusion in women’s and girls’ sports to past American civil rights struggles involving women and minorities. Scallon made his comments during a school board meeting on Tuesday. “In our country’s history, there have been many civil […]