Pack had fired the technology group’s top officials and bipartisan board since being confirmed June 4 as chief executive of the U.S. Agency for Global Media, which oversees Voice of America…
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Combative TikTok Founder Races to Save App Before Trump Ban
(Bloomberg) — Zhang Yiming is the little-known Chinese entrepreneur who built TikTok into one of the most promising franchises on the internet. Now the brainy, combative founder is under pressure…
Trump team relaxed training rules for nursing home staff just as pandemic hit
Shortly after the first coronavirus outbreak ravaged a nursing home in Kirkland, Wash., the Trump administration moved to fulfill a longstanding industry goal — waiving the requirement that nurse’s aides…
Trump administration drops plan to deport international students in online-only classes
Two of the country’s top universities won a major victory over the Trump administration on Tuesday, after the government agreed to halt its plan to deport international college students who…
Trump Says U.S. Will Review Universities’ Tax-Exempt Status
(Bloomberg) — President Donald Trump ordered the Treasury Department on Friday to review the tax-exempt status of colleges and universities, following his threats to cut federal funding to schools that…
Harvard, MIT sue Trump administration over ICE foreign-student rule, deeming it cruel and reckless
At a time when President Donald Trump is pressuring schools to open for in-person instruction in the fall, some universities are fighting back. Harvard and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology…
Trump administration to encourage schools to safely reopen amid coronavirus surge
By Alexandra Alper and Susan Heavey WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump is pushing for schools to reopen in the fall and is hosting White House events on the topic…
Trump Trolled for Fourth of July Event Performer as Internet Recalls Obama’s Star Power
President Donald Trump is being trolled on Twitter after footage of a man singing a Bruno Mars song at his Fourth of July event at the White House was shared…