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Biden, Xi hold high-stakes call on where China stands on Russian invasion

Friday, March 18 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- In a high-stakes video call, President Joe Biden and China's President Xi Jinping spoke Friday morning for the first time since November amid concerns that China will help Russian President Vladimir Putin's ongoing invasion of Ukraine.The White House said the two leaders... Read More.

Biden administration meets with Florida LGBTQ community on ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill

Friday, March 18 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Officials from the Biden administration met with Florida LGBTQ students and their families in a virtual roundtable concerning the now-dubbed "Don't Say Gay" bill and other legislative efforts advocates deem anti-LGBTQ.U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona and Rachel L. Levine, assistant secretary... Read More.

Looming COVID drug cuts prompt plans to reclaim, redistribute unused supply

Friday, March 18 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- With President Joe Biden’s $15.6 billion request for COVID-19 relief stalled in Congress, the federal government plans to begin significantly cutting the number of viral treatments available to the states, according to internal planning documents obtained by ABC News, which show a... Read More.

How schoolhouse culture wars may factor into the 2022 midterms

Friday, March 18 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- States nationwide are grappling with ongoing debates over critical race theory, sexual orientation and book censorship.In many ways, some of the most contentious and deeply divisive issues in politics are anchored in the classroom and playing out in school boards across... Read More.

DHS evaluating Ukrainians’ asylum claims on case-by-case basis: Mayorkas

Thursday, March 17 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) — Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said Thursday that Customs and Border Protection will handle asylum claims by Ukrainian and Russian nationals at the U.S.-Mexico border on a case-by-case basis.Advocates have criticized the Biden administration alleging it has been turning away both... Read More.

Amid teacher shortage a Bill passes through the Senate to have exit interviews for departing teachers

Thursday, March 17 by Derek Darr

Amidst the teacher shortage in Oklahoma, legislators are employing a number of strategies to deal with the problem. One is a bill authored by Adam Pugh R-Edmond that would direct public schools to conduct exit interviews when a teacher leaves.An exit interview is when... Read More.

Move over Iowa. New Jersey Democrats vie to hold early presidential primary

Thursday, March 17 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) — As the Democratic National Committee considers changes to its primary calendar, New Jersey Democrats are pitching themselves for consideration as one of the early presidential primary states.In a letter sent Wednesday afternoon to DNC Chair Jamie Harrison, New Jersey Democratic State... Read More.

Irish prime minister’s COVID case scrambles St. Patrick’s Day plans in Washington

Thursday, March 17 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- President Joe Biden met virtually with Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin Thursday after Martin tested positive for COVID-19, scrambling holiday plans in Washington and hopes that St. Patrick's Day traditions would return in-person after two years."I'm really, deeply sorry for the inconvenience,... Read More.

City of Enid Receives 3 million Dollars in Grant funding from Federal Government for CDBG Grant Allocation

Thursday, March 17 by Derek Darr

The City of Enid will receive 3 million dollars in grant money from the federal government due to the CARES act. Signed into law by President Donald Trump on March 27th, 2020, the CARES act.This law allocates money to the Department of Housing and... Read More.

Congress addresses bomb threats at historically Black colleges

Thursday, March 17 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Congress is addressing campus security at historically Black colleges and universities in the wake of dozens of high-profile bomb threats.The House Committee on Oversight and Reform and the Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties will hold a hearing Thursday featuring HBCU... Read More.

Congress to address bomb threats at historically Black colleges

Thursday, March 17 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Congress is set to address security at historically Black colleges and universities in the wake of dozens of high-profile bomb threats.The House Committee on Oversight and Reform and the Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties will hold a hearing Thursday featuring... Read More.

Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Harvard ties scrutinized over affirmative action case

Thursday, March 17 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- At her Senate confirmation hearing next week, Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson will face calls to recuse herself from one of the first major cases she would hear as a justice: a challenge to Harvard University's use of race as a... Read More.

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