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- New president tells University of Louisville faculty ‘our journey is not changing at all’by McKenna Horsley on April 2, 2025 at 11:44 pm
LOUISVILLE — After a week as president of the University of Louisville, Gerry Bradley on Wednesday fielded questions from faculty members about his surprise installment and his plans going forward, including how he will handle a new state ban on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) on Kentucky’s public campuses. Bradley, along with Board of Trustees
- Trump to impose 10% base tariff on international imports, higher levies on some nationsby Ashley Murray on April 2, 2025 at 9:23 pm
This story was updated at 6:55 p.m. EDT. WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump rolled out sweeping “reciprocal” tariffs Wednesday on trading partners and allies across the globe. Declaring that foreign trade practices have created a “national emergency,” the president unveiled a baseline 10% levy on all international imports, plus what he described as additional “kind”
- Surprise guest shows up as U.S. House Dems slam education cuts: the Education secretaryby Shauneen Miranda on April 2, 2025 at 8:11 pm
WASHINGTON — A press conference by a dozen U.S. House Democrats outside the U.S. Department of Education took an unusual turn on Wednesday when the subject of their criticism — Education Secretary Linda McMahon — unexpectedly joined them. The Democrats had met with the Trump administration appointee a few minutes earlier to press her about
- State-by-state report by Dems projects millions of people could lose Medicaid coverageby Jennifer Shutt on April 2, 2025 at 7:23 pm
WASHINGTON — A report released Thursday by Democrats details how many people in each state would lose access to Medicaid if Republicans in Congress were to cut the program by one-third — a scenario some GOP lawmakers have floated as an option to help pay for tax cuts, though one so sweeping it would struggle
- Dems celebrate a Wisconsin rejection of Musk, while GOP keeps 2 House seats in Floridaby Jennifer Shutt on April 2, 2025 at 7:09 pm
WASHINGTON — Democrats and Republicans both claimed victory and the support of voters nationwide following closely watched elections on Tuesday in Wisconsin and two Florida congressional districts. Dane County Judge Susan Crawford securing a seat on Wisconsin’s highest court over a challenger backed by billionaire Elon Musk was broadly cheered by Democrats as a clear sign