Saturday, July 26, 2025

Trump is battling higher ed. Meet the man he wants leading the charge

Trump's pick to oversee higher ed was a vice president for a company that paid $13 million to settle accusations it defrauded the student aid system. ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌  ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ 
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Sat Jul 26 2025

 
Protesters demonstrate against Education Department cuts outside the agency in Washington, D.C., on March 21, 2025. Despite President Trump's plan to eliminate it, he nominated a former for-profit college executive to a top department position overseeing universities.

Trump's pick to oversee higher ed was a vice president for a company that paid $13 million to settle accusations it defrauded the student aid system.

A billboard in Times Square on July 23, 2025, in New York City calls for the release of the Epstein files.
 

What to know about Trump, Ghislaine Maxwell, and the Epstein files

 

A top Justice Department official spent two days questioning Jeffrey Epstein's ex-girlfriend, Ghislaine Maxwell, amidst calls for more transparency.

Sam Zeidan looks through a fence to see if he can spot his brother in a group of migrants being loaded onto an airplane at the Alexandria Staging Facility in Alexandria, Louisiana, on June 11, 2025.
 

This rural airport has become Trump's top deportation hub

 

The Alexandria Staging Facility features a detention center on the tarmac and has become President Donald Trump's main hub for deportation flights.

A customer carries back a mattress to Costco warehouse store in Toronto, Ontario, Canada September 14, 2018.
 

You're never going to believe what people are returning to Costco

 

One of Costco's most popular perks is its "risk-free 100% satisfaction guarantee" return policy. It's also one of its most controversial.

FILE PHOTO: Four thousand U.S. dollars are counted out by a banker counting currency at a bank in Westminster, Colorado November 3, 2009.
 

Here's how much money you need to be financially 'comfortable.'

 

Most people think you need millions to be wealthy. But what if you merely want to be "comfortable"?

Ozzy Osbourne performs during the 2022 NFL season opening game between the Buffalo Bills and the Los Angeles Rams on Sept. 8, 2022.
 

Ozzy Osbourne once drank 28 gallons of alcohol. Then, his life changed.

 

Heavy metal legend Ozzy Osbourne dies at 76. The Grammy-winning Prince of Darkness long struggled with addiction, finally achieving sobriety in 2014.

David Letterman speaks during the taping of the "Vax Live" fundraising concert at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, on May 2, 2021.
 

David Letterman calls cancellation of his former 'Late Show' 'gutless'

 

David Letterman didn't hold back in calling out Paramount for acting out of "cowardice" in canceling his former CBS program, "The Late Show."

Ruidoso, New Mexico, was impacted by flash flooding for the third time in less than a month on Thursday, July 24, as heavy rainfall inundated the area.
 

Town in New Mexico hit with flash flooding for third time this month

 

Heavy rainfall has caused widespread damage and water rescues. This weekend's calmer forecast may bring some relief.

This National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration graphic illustrates its heat risk forecast for July 28, 2025.
 

Late July's oppressive heat forecast isn't normal

 

A punishing heat wave will bring hot temperatures to eastern US and linger for several days, underscoring how climate change heats things up.

Michael Forbes is seen on his farm in Balmedie, Scotland.
 

Trump's trip to Scotland reopens old wounds for some of his neighbors

 

Trump isn't widely liked among Scots despite his family ties and golf resort investments, surveys show. He's liked even less by some of his neighbors.

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