ፍትህ ለሁሉም / Justice for All
WASHINGTON ― The Senate voted Thursday to confirm Harmeet Dhillon to run the Civil Rights Division at the Department of Justice, putting one of President Donald Trump’s own legal advisers and someone with a long record of attacking voting rights in charge of protecting those rights for millions of Americans. The Senate confirmed Dhillon by …
Artificial intelligence will limit some human roles but could make others more accessible Artificial intelligence promises to expand and broaden opportunities for humanity—even as it takes over many tasks limited until recently to human ingenuity. But whether AI enlarges or shrinks the space for human talent depends on how widely AI tools are available and …
Federal health agencies are undergoing one of the most significant restructurings in decades, with 20,000 positions being eliminated at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The move, announced by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., consolidates multiple agencies under a new umbrella group and is expected to save $1.8 billion annually. The shake-up impacts departments that …
About 10,000 people across the United States Department of Health and Human Services were laid off this week as part of a massive restructuring plan. In a post on X on Tuesday afternoon, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said the layoffs represented “a difficult moment for all of us” but that “we must shift course” because Americans are …
Gov. Brian Kemp, Lt. Gov. Burt Jones and Sen. John Kennedy spoke at a March press conference celebrating the passage of Georgia’s lawsuit overhaul bill. Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder This post was updated 3:30 p.m. April 4, 2025, with the latest. Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp kicked off the final day of the 2025 legislative session by …
The Supreme Court is allowing the Trump administration to cancel $65 million in education grants targeted as part of President Donald Trump’s pledge to eliminate so-called diversity, equity and inclusion efforts. In a 5-4 ruling Friday, the justices granted the administration’s request to terminate the grants while litigation over the issue proceeds. The high court’s action lifted an …
As the United States deserts Ukraine, and Europe with it, leaders on the continent are closing ranks and arming up to defend their democracies against Russia. In Britain, Prime Minister Keir Starmer elicits comparisons to Winston Churchill. In France, President Emmanuel Macron is channeling Charles de Gaulle’s argument for independence from Washington. Germany changed its strict budget …
The first few weeks of Donald Trump’s second presidency have accelerated a process of democratic erosion in the United States. In just two months, the president and his allies have issued executive orders of dubious constitutionality, violated the civil protections of federal workers, impinged on Congress’s powers over the budget, sidestepped and defied court rulings, …
By Femi Akinrebiyo Africa sits atop an enviable wealth of minerals crucial for the world’s clean energy transition. Copper, lithium, cobalt, manganese, rare earth metals and graphite – essential ingredients for electric vehicle (EV) batteries, renewable technologies and decarbonisation of industrial processes – are plentiful across the continent. Meanwhile, Africa’s demographics offer an unmatched asset: a booming, …
faces a formidable set of detractors with a seeminglyforbidding set of questions.Is personal freedom not suitable to the challenges of our time? Is economic liberty nolonger resonant to a broad range of citizens, including policy makers? Is the United Statesunwilling, unable, or unworthy to champion sound principles of economics to othernations? Is the ascendant intellectual …