Oklahoma to test political leanings of teacher applicants from New York, California

[ad_1] Oklahoma will require applicants for teacher jobs coming from California and New York to pass an exam that the Republican-dominated state’s top education official says is designed to safeguard against “radical leftist ideology” but that opponents decry as a “MAGA loyalty test.” Ryan Walters, Oklahoma’s public schools superintendent, said Monday that any teacher coming…

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European leaders to join Ukraine’s Zelenskyy for White House meeting with Trump

[ad_1] European and NATO leaders announced Sunday that they’ll be joining President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Washington for crucial talks with President Trump, rallying around the Ukrainian leader after his exclusion from Mr. Trump’s summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The remarkable move — with one European leader after another announcing that they’ll be at Zelenskyy’s…

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8/17: Face the Nation – CBS News

[ad_1] This week on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,” Secretary of State Marco Rubio joins to discuss President Trump’s three-hour meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday in Alaska. Plus, former National Security Council official and Russia expert Fiona Hill discusses the talks and the war in Ukraine, along with Republican Sen. Dan…

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As attorney general, William Barr personally investigated Jeffrey Epstein’s death. Now Congress has questions.

[ad_1] In the hours after convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein died in a Manhattan detention cell, then-U.S. Attorney General William Barr pledged to intervene personally to lead the investigation into Epstein’s death.  Among the first to arrive at the Metropolitan Correctional Center soon after Epstein’s death in August 2019 were members of Barr’s senior staff….

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Judge gives Trump administration and Florida partial victory in “Alligator Alcatraz” case

[ad_1] A federal judge on Monday tossed out part of a lawsuit brought by detainees at a temporary immigrant detention center in the Florida Everglades, handing a partial victory to the Trump administration and Florida state officials — though other challenges over “Alligator Alcatraz” are still pending.  Civil rights attorneys had sued the Trump administration…

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