The Trump administration has put a freeze on over $1 billion in federal funding from Cornell University, as well as another $790 million from Northwestern […]
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IRS cutting its workforce by 25%, eliminating agency's civil rights office
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) will slash its workforce by at least 25% beginning Friday with layoffs as the Trump administration continues to shrink the […]
Trump admin withholds millions from Planned Parenthood for civil rights and executive order violations: report
President Donald Trump‘s administration told several Planned Parenthood affiliates on Monday that it was withholding funding due to possible violations of civil rights laws, according […]
Paramilitary Fighters Flee Sudan’s Capital, a Major Shift in Civil War
Paramilitary fighters with Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces withdrew in large numbers from the battered capital of Khartoum on Wednesday, fleeing a city they had occupied […]
Sudan’s Military Is Driving Rival Fighters Out of Khartoum, a Major Shift in Civil War
Paramilitary fighters with Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces began withdrawing from the battle-torn capital of Khartoum in large numbers on Wednesday, fleeing a city they had […]
Germany temporarily shuts embassy in South Sudan amid fears of civil war
Germany has temporarily closed its embassy in South Sudan’s capital Juba because of rising tensions that have brought the East African country to the verge […]
Maine school official ignites backlash after comparing trans athlete wave to historic civil rights movements
Portland (Maine) Public Schools Superintendent Ryan Scallon is facing immense criticism after comparing the ongoing battle to enable trans inclusion in women’s and girls’ sports […]
Maine Public Schools Superintendent likens transgender in women’s sports to past US ‘civil rights struggles’
As Maine continues to be a focal point of the sports culture debate about transgender athletes in women’s sports, the state’s Public Schools Superintendent Ryan […]
Illinois mother files civil rights complaint, says daughter nearly forced to change in front of trans student
An Illinois mother has filed a civil rights complaint with the Justice Department after claiming that school administrators attempted to force her 13-year-old daughter to change […]
HHS' Civil Rights Office finds Maine in violation of Title IX for allowing biological males in women's sports
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced on Monday that the Maine Department of Education, the Maine […]