10 Jan, 2025

Conservative activist sues 2 major law firms over diversity fellowships

Politics After successfully targeting affirmative action, Edward Blum has his sights set on corporate inclusion efforts. Affirmative action opponent Edward Blum in front of the Supreme Court in Washington in October. Photo for The Washington Post by Shuran Huang By Julian Mark and Taylor Telford, Washington Post August 23, 2023 | 9:05 AM The conservative […]

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Mike Johnson, a staunch conservative from Louisiana, is elected House speaker with broad GOP support

Politics Three weeks on without a House speaker, the Republicans have been wasting their majority status — a maddening embarrassment to some, democracy in action to others, but not at all how the House is expected to function. Rep. Mike Johnson, R-La., speaks after he was chosen as the Republicans latest nominee for House speaker […]

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