University of North Texas names Harrison Keller as sole finalist for president
Keller has served as the commissioner of the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board since 2019.
High school students’ math scores are still lagging, STAAR results show
Algebra scores have not recovered since the pandemic, raising worries about students’ readiness for STEM-related jobs.
Hunter Biden’s attorneys consider putting him on the stand in gun trial; decision to be made over weekend
Attorneys for Hunter Biden, who faces three felony charges related to the purchase of a revolver in 2018, left open the possibility he might testify in his criminal trial next week as court concluded Friday. Defense attorney Abbe Lowell said on Friday, the fifth day of the trial, that he will decide over the weekend Read More
GOP shores up Michigan effort as Dems lose Senate incumbent advantage
Republicans are making an early effort for the open Senate seat in Michigan, which is now in play as Democrats brace to lose their incumbency advantage with the departure of Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich. The National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) announced a seven-figure expenditure on a new field program in the battleground state on Friday, Read More
Clarence Thomas formally reports 2019 trips paid by friend and GOP donor Harlan Crow
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has acknowledged previously unreported trips overseas that were paid for by his friend, conservative businessman Harlan Crow. One of the 2019 trips was to Bali, where the justice was accompanied by his wife, Virginia. Another trip paid for by the Crows was to Sonoma County, California. Thomas on Friday released Read More
Conservative British PM faces backlash after skipping D-Day event and going on TV
British Prime Minister Rish Sunak apologized Friday after he left D-Day commemorations in Normandy, France, early and went on TV for an interview. The move sparked backlash at home and appeared to be yet another setback for Sunak’s Conservative Party, which is down in opinion polls against Keir Starmer’s Labour Party. “On reflection, it was Read More
Trump touts Silicon Valley support, says tech leaders can’t relate to ‘low IQ’ Biden: ‘I have a high IQ’
EXCLUSIVE: Former President Trump touted the success of a San Francisco fundraiser Thursday evening as a major shift in support and a “great testament” to his accomplishments after raising $12 million and landing the endorsement of a top Silicon Valley venture capitalist. Trump told Fox News Digital that tech leaders who hosted the fundraiser, David Sacks Read More
Biden references ‘instinct’ to ‘walk away’ from democracy in Normandy speech
President Biden on Friday repeatedly referenced an “instinct” to “walk away” from democracy during a speech in Normandy about the heroics of the Army Rangers who scaled Pointe du Hoc more than 80 years ago on D-Day. “We talk about democracy, American democracy. We often talk about the ideals of life, liberty and pursuit of Read More
Amit Shah rejects Devendra Fadnavis’s proposal to resign, asks him to continue as Maharashtra Deputy CM
The undivided Shiv Sena and the BJP had won 41 of the state’s 48 between them in 2019, but the new coalition – called the Mahayuti in Maharashtra secured only 17 this time.
New Vande Bharat bullet train soon, check route details, top speed to be…
While the dream of Vande Bharat trains has already come true, it’s now time for the bullet train to take centre stage