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A judge on Monday fined former President Donald Trump for violating a gag order in his New York hush money case for a tenth time. A plan for school vouchers in Pennsylvania emerged from hibernation on Tuesday. Wisconsin Republican lawmakers want to know exactly what diversity, equity and inclusion is doing in state government and what it is costing. California Governor Gavin Newsom took to the top of Golden Gate Bridge to share the claim that California had hit an "unprecedented" tourism spending record. The facts? After inflation, tourism is down 14% from 2019. Taxpayer-funded equity-focused events directed school employees to push public school boards to focus on race and gender, encouraged staff to focus on “disrupting whiteness” and promoted ideologies that critics say lay “the groundwork for a communist worldview.” And EVs have economic benefits and downsides.

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Judge suspends deadline in classified documents case

Judge fines Trump for 10th gag order violation, warns about jail

School voucher plan emerges from hibernation Wisconsin legislature launches DEI audit

FACT CHECK: Gavin Newsom claims record tourism, but actually it is down 14%

Taxpayer-funded equity center resources 'directly undermine' American ideals

Several Republican attorneys general have sued over the Biden administration’s Title IX rule change, arguing it is illegal. More states are expected to follow. Tennessee school staff are now eligible to concealed carry firearms at school if they have met the criteria and gained proper approval. Officials at Columbia finally gave the green light for the New York Police Department to enter a recently seized building, resulting in dozens of arrests. Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signed a series of bills mainly focused on the state's agriculture sector, including a measure that bans "foreign adversaries" from owning property near a military base. Other states have passed or proposed similar legislation. A federal judge is allowing a class action lawsuit against the Chicago Public Schools Board of Education over its use of the “Quiet Time” transcendental meditation program, which allegedly required student participation and incorporated Hindu rituals.

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Multiple states sue over Biden Title IX ruleConcealed carry now allowed for approved Tennessee school staffNYPD storms protest-occupied Columbia building, several arrested

Kemp signs bill to ban 'foreign adversaries' from owning agricultural landJudge allows class action lawsuit against Chicago schools over Hindu rituals

 A Jewish Yale student was reportedly stabbed in the eye with a Palestinian flag during a pro-Hamas protest on campus over the weekend, the latest incident highlighting the ongoing tensions on college campuses since the Hamas terror group attacked Israel Oct. 7 and ignited an ongoing war. California seized over one million fentanyl pills just last week, more than was seized in all of February, highlighting how much smuggling of drugs and illegal immigrants has shifted to California since Texas strengthened its border. U.S. Supreme Court Justices on Thursday grappled with multiple questions about what a president can and can't do as they heard oral arguments in a case that could have wide-reaching political ramifications not only for the 2024 election, but well beyond. The Chicago Bears on Wednesday unveiled details about a proposed new stadium complex on the lakefront in which the NFL team will seek taxpayer funding, something that is not sitting well with Illinois' governor and legislative leaders. The Biden administration’s Department of Education has finalized its long-anticipated Title IX rule that expands the definition of sex discrimination to include gender identity and pregnancy. And builders' sentiment remains strong but housing starts decrease.

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University antisemitism reaches fever pitch with calls for violence against JewsCalifornia border fentanyl seizures double as Texas strengthens border

Supreme Court questions how immunity would shape presidency in Trump caseChicago Bears look for public financing in building a new stadiumBiden admin finalizes Title IX rule changes to redefine sex discrimination

The federal government loses up to $521 billion a year to fraud, according to a first-of-its-kind estimate from a Congressional watchdog. The Arizona State Legislature did not repeal an abortion law created in 1864 banning nearly all abortions on Wednesday for the second week in a row. However, the Senate did begin the process on a new bill Wednesday. As tensions continue to rise in the Middle East, the U.S. House revisits the subject of funding for Israel. The SAFE-T Act is again making headlines in Illinois with the pretrial release of an individual accused of being under the influence and crashing his vehicle into a sheriff’s deputy's vehicle, killing her. The U.S. Department of Education has directed millions of federal funds toward equity assistance centers that provide teachers and administrators with resources positing views on controversial topics like comprehensive sex education and versions of critical race theory. 

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If fraud was an agency, it would be federal government's sixth largestFraud costs federal government up to $521 billion a year

Arizona legislature continues to navigate abortion next steps, Senate bill now in play

Biden's easing of Iran sanctions in focus after missile strike on Israel

Johnson risks his job over Israel, Ukraine votes

Lawmakers want changes to SAFE-T Act to avoid criminals ‘slipping through the cracks’

Federally-funded school trainers: Parental rights takes back seat on sex ed

A coalition of states has filed a legal challenge to President Joe Biden’s latest executive effort to forgive a portion of Americans' student loan debt. Norfolk Southern reached a $600 million settlement in a class action lawsuit filed after a toxic train derailment near the Ohio-Pennsylvania border. Consumer prices continued to rise at an elevated rate in March, according to newly released federal inflation data. According to an audit, California is not sufficiently tracking homelessness program costs and outcomes. The Seattle Public School District says activities requiring students to provide information protected by federal and state law do not violate the statutes as long as teachers do not store the information without parental consent. And the Fed may not make the 3 to 4 rate cuts the market was expecting this year.

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States file suit to block Biden's student debt forgiveness plan

Norfolk Southern announces $600M East Palestine settlement

Inflation speeds up in new federal dataSmall business optimism drops: NFIB surveyCalifornia spends big, but can't tell if programs work as homelessness skyrocketsHow Seattle Public School's use of 'social identity wheels' could violate federal law

The federal government reported hundreds of billions of taxpayer dollars in improper payments last fiscal year and trillions over the last two decades. Kansas City’s professional football and baseball teams promised to stay in Jackson County if a 40-year sales tax to pay for stadiums was approved on Tuesday, but voters rejected the plan. The number of Chinese nationals illegally entering the U.S. – primarily single, military age men – has skyrocketed under the Biden administration. Both of Wisconsin's proposed constitutional amendments to keep outside money and poll workers out of election operations passed. Republicans may be gaining ground on national education issues during a presidential election year, responses from voters in a new nationwide poll reveal. 

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Feds report about $2.7 trillion in improper payments in two decades

Voters defeat 40-year sales tax for Kansas City sports stadiums

Chinese nationals illegally entering U.S .in record numbers since 2021

'Zuckerbucks' ban passes, MPS tax hike likely approved

Are Republicans gaining ground on education? Poll indicates voters want balance

Poll: Voters don't think schools should hide gender, name changes from parents