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President-elect Donald Trump named his new secretary of education. A powerful winter storm is brewing near the Pacific Northwest. Oregon held its place at the top of the College Football Playoff rankings. |
How education policy is shaping up under Trump |
Trump has tapped former Small Business Administration head and former wrestling executive Linda McMahon to lead the U.S. Department of Education. |
The context: The Education Department provides some funding for public schools, administers federal student aid programs and collects data on U.S. education. Trump has vowed to close the department and redistribute most services to state-level education officials. |
| • | Who is McMahon? Before entering Trump's political orbit, McMahon helped found Capitol Wrestling, now known as World Wrestling Entertainment, with her husband. | | • | Could Trump really dissolve the ED? Dismantling the agency – which provides billions of dollars each year to low-income public schools and billions more to help millions of Americans pay for college – would likely require the support of congressional Democrats, who vehemently oppose the idea. | | • | Either way, a new era of college oversight could be coming: The president-elect wants to create a new tuition-free university funded entirely by taxes on the richest schools. Others in his party have demanded that the feds intervene to curb diversity, equity and inclusion positions and programs while doing more to address antisemitism on campuses. | | Linda McMahon speaks during the final day of the Republican National Convention. Mark Hoffman, Mark Hoffman / USA TODAY NETWORK |
Damaging gusts, feet of mountain snow and heavy rain in parts of California, Oregon and Washington could trigger flooding, mudslides and rock slides to the region. The storm, known as a "bomb cyclone," is dragging an atmospheric river along with it, a plume of moisture-filled air that "will act like a massive firehose of rain at low elevations and a giant snow gun over the high country," AccuWeather reported. The rapidly intensifying storm is expected to soak the region at least through Friday and into the weekend. If you're in the area, here's how to prepare. |
US shuts Kyiv embassy during threat of 'potential significant air attack' |
The U.S. embassy in Kyiv has received information of a potential significant air attack on Wednesday and will be closed, the U.S. Department of State Consular Affairs said in a post on X. The unusual warning came one day after Ukraine used American missiles to strike Russian territory, taking advantage of newly granted permission from the outgoing administration of President Joe Biden on the war's 1,000th day. On Tuesday, Russian President Vladimir Putin lowered the threshold for a nuclear strike in response to a broader range of conventional attacks amid the highest tensions between Russia and the West in more than half a century. Read more | A memorial paying tribute on the 1,000th day of the Russian invasion of Ukraine in Kyiv on November 19, 2024. ROMAN PILIPEY, AFP via Getty Images |
Immigration policy shifts will hurt one group most: children |
As Trump continues to name people to his cabinet and strategizes how to fulfill his many tough-on-immigration promises, including mass deportations, immigrant advocates and attorneys worry that one group will receive an outsized share of the punitive initiatives: children. Whether a return to family separations at the border or breaking up or deporting mixed-status families in U.S. cities, advocates said the incoming Trump administration could unleash a slew of challenges to children in the U.S. Here's how kids are at risk. |
College Football Playoff rankings keep Oregon No. 1 |
The places at the top of the College Football Playoff rankings, as expected, did not change in this week's release by the committee Tuesday. No. 1 Oregon maintained its position and was followed by Ohio State for the third consecutive week. Texas held firm at No. 3 with Penn State and Indiana coming next, giving the Big Ten four of the top five teams for the second consecutive rankings. What is the College Football Playoff schedule? |
Photo of the day: The images that make 2024 | U.S. President-elect Donald Trump looks on during a viewing of the launch of the sixth test flight of the SpaceX Starship rocket on November 19, 2024 in Brownsville, Texas. Brandon Bell, Getty Images |
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