The College Application Essay Will Become a Place to Talk About Race
The college essay may become more important after the Supreme Court’s decision, and a place where students can highlight their racial or ethnic backgrounds —...
Sotomayor and Jackson Write Dissents for Affirmative Action Case
Sonia Sotomayor, one of the three liberal justices on the Supreme Court, said in her dissenting opinion on the Harvard case that the court turned...
U.S. Advised Ukraine Against Covert Attacks in Russia During Mutiny, Officials Say
The Biden administration asked Ukrainian officials not to conduct covert attacks inside Russia as the Wagner group rebellion was underway and advised them not to...
Affirmative Action Ruling May Mean a Drop in Black and Latino Students
Nine states already ban the use of race-conscious college admissions at their public universities, and their experience could provide a sign of the ruling’s consequences....
Koch Network Raises Over $70 Million for Push to Sink Trump
The political network established by the conservative industrialists Charles and David Koch has raised more than $70 million for political races as it looks to...
Moms for Liberty’s School Board Antagonism Draws G.O.P. Heavyweights
Before the Hamilton County, Ind., chapter of Moms for Liberty achieved national notoriety this month for quoting Adolf Hitler in its newsletter, it was already...
Shein Flew Influencers to China to Help Its Image. A Backlash Ensued.
When the ultrafast-fashion retailer Shein invited Kenya Freeman on a free two-week trip to China, she was thrilled. It has become a status symbol for...
SCOTUS Last Issued a Major Decision on Affirmative Action in 2016
In 2016, in its last major case on affirmative action in higher education, the Supreme Court upheld an aspect of an idiosyncratic admissions program at...
Here’s How Americans Feel About Affirmative Action, According to the Polls
Half of Americans do not support colleges and universities taking race and ethnicity into account in admissions decisions, according to a recent Pew Research Center...
Supreme Court Rejects Affirmative Action at Harvard and UNC
The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected affirmative action at colleges and universities around the nation, declaring that the race-conscious admissions programs at Harvard and the...
Three Charged With Illegally Trading Ahead of Trump Media Merger
Federal authorities charged three men on Thursday with taking part in a scheme to make $22 million in illegal profits by trading ahead of the...
Republicans’ Problem in Attacking Biden: They Helped Pass His Economic Bills
President Biden isn’t the only one doing a full summer embrace of federal spending on infrastructure and semiconductor manufacturing — so are some of the...
How Vivek Ramaswamy Made the Fortune Fueling His Presidential Run
On the campaign trail, as he lays out why he is a different kind of presidential candidate, Vivek Ramaswamy calls himself a Harvard-trained “scientist” from...
Fourth of July Travel: What to Expect This Weekend
A dayslong disruption of flights into and out of the Greater New York area is raising concerns about how prepared airlines are for the Fourth...