In today’s newsletter: President Donald Trump takes the civil rights division of the Department of Justice in an unknown direction, according to current and previous employees. The students of the University of Columbia plan to organize camp protests this week. And the NFL draft begins tonight with the Tennessee Titans in the hot seat.
This is what you should know today.
Trump changes the department’s civil rights division
President Donald Trump has been silent Review of the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice In a way that former employees say he disagrees with how previous administrations, Republicans and Democrats have enforced the Civil Rights Law.
As part of his remake, Trump chose Harmet Dhillon, a conservative culture warrior who represented him to challenge the results of the 2020 elections and supported his infundations without the foundation of electoral fraud, to direct the office. Ten current and previous employees of the office, as well as other sources familiar with the operations of the Department of Justice, who spoke with NBC News, affirm that Dhillon has forced a majority of career managers, caused others to renounce and led a change of 180 degrees in the direction of the department of their original mission: the application of laws that prohibit the discussion of the discussion of the discussion in housing, housing and vote rights.
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Dhillon has issued a series of notes, obtained by NBC News, ordering the group to seek new priorities: “Keep men out of women’s sports” and “put an end to radical indoctrination in K-12 schooling,” objectives that reflect Trump’s executive orders.
The changes have led to a “full -blooded bath,” said a lawyer from the Department of Justice of the Division. More than a dozen major lawyers in the division have been reassigned.
Dhillon described the changes as a normal change in priorities with a new administration. “The civil rights division hopes to continue aggressively protecting the civil rights of Americans,” he said in a statement.
But current and previous employees say that the scope of the reuse of the civil rights division stands out. “If regular Americans think that this administration will protect their rights, they are simply wrong,” said a recently deceased division lawyer.
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The students of the University of Columbia plan to build tent camps this week, the sources say
The protesters are Make plans to build Tent City camps at Columbia University This week protesting the war in Gaza. According to three people familiar with planning and a recording of a shared meeting with NBC News, the organizers hope to erect two separate camps on the main campus and the University School of Business School.
More than 100 people attended a coordination meeting on Tuesday night, where the students used code names and used masks to hide their identities.
“Any action we do will bring to the police, will bring repression and think about that deeply and we are aware of that,” said a speaker at the meeting to applause.
The organizers distributed several guidelines, obtained by NBC News, to the student protesters, who cover the legal risks of protesting and the best practices to find the application of the law. A person at the planning meeting called the planned demonstration of this year “much more organized and careful.”
Dozens of students in Columbia were arrested last year after a campaign of protests for months on the response of the Israeli army to the attacks of October 7, 2023, which caused protests in universities throughout the United States and worldwide. Protesters also urged school to disinfect from companies linked to the Israeli government.
The Trump administration suspended several federal grants to Columbia and PrincetonPart of what he says is a broader effort to “eradicate” anti -Semitism in university campuses.
The president has continued attacking other institutions of higher education by giving them a list of policies to adhere or face threats to their federal funds. Many UniversitiesIncluding Harvard, They have opposed to comply with Trump to reject what he calls federal overreach. Columbia University finally agreed a list of demands established by the Trump administration to restore subsidies.
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Putin launches the worst attack against Ukraine in months
Russia launched One of the most devastating bombings In the main cities of Ukraine since the war began overnight, killing at least nine people. He arrived hours after President Donald Trump said he thought he had reached agreements with both parties to end the war.
The Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, announced that he was cutting a trip to South Africa to return home immediately and deal with the “destruction” in his country.
“Russia continues to kill people and avoid hard pressure and responsibility for this,” he said Thursday. “Unfortunately, there is a lot of destruction. Rescue operations are ongoing, the debris of the buildings are being cleared.”
The attacks follow the latest conflicting statements often contradictory in the peace conversations negotiated by the United States.
On Wednesday, Trump said in the Oval office that “I think we have an agreement with both”, before suggesting that an agreement with Ukraine was still pending.
“I thought it could be easier to deal with Zelenskyy,” he said. “Until now, it has been more difficult.”
The special envoy Steve Witkoff will travel to Moscow this week to talk to Russian President Vladimir Putin about the conversations, the White House said Tuesday. Aircraft observers that used the Flightradar24 website said they had tracked a plane that coincides with one previously used by Witkoff flying from Paris to Moscow during the night.
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Everything you need to know about the NFL 2025 draft
He The NFL draft begins in Lambeau Field, WisconsinWith Titans Tennessee on the clock. The general manager of Tennessee, Mike Borgonzi, said the team “has reached a consensus” for selection number 1. Still, many questions are left: will Cleveland Browns take a Quarterback prospect or build their defensive list? Willpower Shedeur SandersSon of the legend of the NFL Deion Sanders, does its own way at the center of attention and be collected in the first round?
These questions and more will be answered tonight. Read the full story here.
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- The elite athletics of the Texas A&M Stewart defensive wing He has aroused the interest of the NFL evaluators. Will your lack of university statistics be a deterrent element in the draft?
- Field Marshal of the University of Miami Shirt He entered his last season of high school without a unique university scholarship offer, but it is rumored that they collect it in the first round.
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- A non -profit liberal group plans to present an advertising campaign highlighting law firm that reached treatment with Trump to avoid being attacked by executive orders.
- A combination of somewhat lower mortgage rates, supply of higher properties and rates Housing manufacturers stopping their plans.
- Painted prosecutors Harvey Weinstein As a Hollywood tycoon, who “took advantage of women as their new abuse trial began.
- The promoter Billy McFarland is launching ties in the Fyre Fest brand Only one week after the organizers postponed the second iteration of the festival without an established date.
- TO Intestinal toxin It has been found to inflict potentially durable damage in colon cells that can eventually lead to cancer development.
Staff selection: Farmers smile the alarm for loading with repair invoices
The United States farmers are fighting more than just the elements this planting season. They say that manufacturers are Make repairs for expensive agricultural equipment And difficult to access, and is affecting their livelihoods.
While their tractors are inactive, they go to the court room at full speed. Hundreds of farmers are involved in class action demands against John Deere, accusing the agricultural giant of limiting access to critical repair software. Now the Federal Trade Commission is accusing Deere to illegally monopolize repair services. We talk with farmers, independent mechanics and activists who fight for the “right to repair”, who told us why this is not just a problem for farmers. It affects us all as consumers.
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In Duluth, Georgia, adolescents are learning to verify vital ones, take EKG and patient care as part of their education in public schools. The McClure School of Health Sciences of $ 38 million prepares students for health careers through practical learning and associations with local hospitals. “When you take a child or a student, and have the opportunity to put it in their hands and do it, whether they succeed or fail to use it, they are getting much more knowledge than they would have from a sheet of paper,” said McClure’s teacher James Boulware. Students usually graduate with certifications that can use to start working or expand immediately at the university. See How the school is giving teenagers an advantage in their medical careers.
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