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politicalwire.com > 09/10/2026 > how-american-universities-get-around-the-dei-backlash

How American Universities Get Around the DEI Backlash

2+ day, 13+ hour ago   (128+ words) The Economist: “University students have long delighted in fashionable slang. Now their administrators are joining in. Amid a growing backlash against ‘woke’ programmes for minority students, campus leaders are finding new names for their diversity, equity and inclusion offices—ditching…...

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politicalwire.com > 09/01/2026 > hegseth-cut-more-promotions-for-army-officers

Hegseth Cut More Promotions for Army Officers

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (73+ words) “Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in recent weeks removed the names of at least six Army officers from a list to receive promotions to two-star generals,” NBC News reports. “The list had consisted of 18 one-star generals who were selected for promotions…...

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politicalwire.com > 09/01/2026 > talarico-described-capitalism-as-oppressive-system

Talarico Described Capitalism as ‘Oppressive System’

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (78+ words) “Six years before becoming Texas Democrats’ U.S. Senate nominee, James Talarico described capitalism as an ‘oppressive system’ during a Sierra Club event, grouping it with White supremacy and climate change and saying ending the ways all three worked together…...

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politicalwire.com > 08/28/2026 > hegseth-blocks-promotions-of-four-army-officers

Hegseth Blocks Promotions of Four Army Officers

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (155+ words) “Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is blocking the promotions of four Army officers selected for promotion to one-star rank, a highly unusual move that appears to be targeting officers who worked for generals he does not like,” the New York Times…...

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politicalwire.com > 08/21/2026 > trump-attacks-bar-associations-power-over-law-schools

Trump Attacks Bar Association’s Power Over Law Schools

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (124+ words) “The Trump administration is opening a new front in its campaign to remake higher education: threatening the American Bar Association’s power to accredit law schools,” the Wall Street Journal reports. “The action escalates the Trump administration’s long-running feud with the…...

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politicalwire.com > 08/06/2026 > fcc-votes-to-repeal-national-broadcast-ownership-cap

FCC Votes to Repeal National Broadcast Ownership Cap

1+ mon, 6+ day ago   (125+ words) “The Federal Communications Commission voted to repeal the national broadcast ownership cap and replace it with a case-by-case review, approving the measure by a 2-1 margin on Thursday,” The Wrap reports. “The cap, which was implemented by Congress in 2004 to prevent monopolization,…...

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politicalwire.com > 07/29/2026 > corporate-boardroom-diversity-sinks-to-decade-low

Corporate Boardroom Diversity Sinks to Decade Low

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (145+ words) “A new analysis released Tuesday shows corporate boardroom diversity among S&P 500 companies has dropped to its lowest level in more than a decade,” NewsNation reports. “The analysis from global advisory search firm Spencer Stuart found that diverse board appointments…...

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politicalwire.com > 07/18/2026 > trump-loses-bid-to-cancel-grants-retroactively

Trump Loses Bid to Cancel Grants Retroactively

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (306+ words) “A federal judge declared Friday that the Trump administration can’t cancel grants based on new rules or goals established after the fact — in a blow to its efforts to terminate billions of dollars already promised,” Politico reports. Goddard spent more…...

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politicalwire.com > 07/17/2026 > trump-threatens-networks-over-speech-snub

Trump Threatens Networks Over Speech Snub

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (123+ words) “President Trump threatened again to revoke the broadcast licenses of ABC and NBC on Thursday, after those networks decided not to preempt their regularly scheduled programming to cover his address on election integrity live,” Axios reports. Deadline: Donald Trump says…...

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politicalwire.com > 07/16/2026 > abc-and-nbc-will-not-air-trumps-speech

ABC and NBC Will Not Air Trump’s Speech

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (125+ words) “President Trump is delivering a prime-time address on Thursday, but where the speech will air live on traditional television remains an open question,” the New York Times reports. “Neither ABC nor NBC is planning to pre-empt regularly scheduled entertainment programming…...