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Democrats oppose Trump officials’ effort to include crypto in 401(k) plans

Change backed by labor department would expose workers to greater financial risk, letter shared with Guardian says

The Guardian - US

Cherfilus-McCormick resignation makes some Democrats regret vote to expel George Santos

"I think we have gone a little too far," one House Democrat told Axios.

Axios

MacKenzie Scott is bypassing the Ivy League and rewriting the $79 billion higher ed playbook by giving to HBCUs and community colleges

The billionaire philanthropist has directed more than $1.2 billion to HBCUs as Trump administration cuts threaten their survival.

Fortune

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‘Political theatre’: key takeaways from US universities’ House antisemitism hearing

UC Berkeley, Georgetown and Cuny heads face GOP inquiry in last of House hearings that began after Israel-Gaza war

The Guardian - US

Trump signs executive order to dismantle US Education Department

President Trump has ordered a plan to dismantle the US Education Department

Evening Standard

The Latest: Trump to sign executive order aimed at eliminating Education Department

President Donald Trump plans to sign an executive order Thursday “aimed at eliminating” the U.S. Education Department

The Independent UK

‘Constitutional emergency’: senior US Democrat demands inquiry into Musk’s government blitz

Exclusive: Bobby Scott sounds alarm over ‘void of oversight’ as Doge accesses sensitive data within US agencies

The Guardian - US

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Richmond's first Black mayor is remembered as a civil rights fighter and trailblazer

Current and former Virginia leaders are recalling the first Black mayor of Richmond for his trailblazing career and lifetime commitment to civil rights

The Independent UK

Democrats seek data on ‘oppressive child labor’ amid rise in reports of US abuses

Exclusive: senior House members write letter seeking information on child labor violations in federally funded programs

The Guardian - US

Harvard, MIT, Penn presidents defend actions in combatting antisemitism on campus

The presidents of Harvard, the University of Pennsylvania and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology say they are taking steps to combat antisemitism — and Islamophobia — on campus since the start of the Israel-Hamas war

The Independent UK

Bernie Sanders Introduces a Bill To Raise Minimum Wage to $17 by 2028

The proposal would raise the federal minimum wage by 134 percent.

Reason

A Republican plan would end the student loan payment pause

Republicans in Congress are trying to deal another blow to President Joe Biden's student loan forgiveness efforts.

Fortune

Republicans want working-class voters — without actually supporting workers

GOP courts blue collar voters but most favor anti-union ‘right to work’ laws and reject laws that would protect right to organize

The Guardian - US

Hunger advocates want free school meals for all kids. It's tough sell in Congress

The idea is simple: Pay for every child's meal and reach the kids who might go hungry because of missed paperwork or stigma. Here's how advocates are pushing to keep the idea on the national agenda.

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School meal waivers expire in 9 days. After axing them, Congress may try to save them

A group of lawmakers have agreed on a measure that would extend the school meal waivers that helped schools and families during the pandemic.

The Independent UK

US education chief seeks action to prevent school shootings

Education Secretary Miguel Cardona says he's ashamed the United States is "becoming desensitized to the murder of children” and he's calling for action to prevent more lives from being lost in school shootings like the one in Uvalde, Texas

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