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Superintendent complains about ‘privileged White people’ during school training session
State, The Washington Times

Superintendent complains about ‘privileged White people’ during school training session

By Valerie Richardson | The Washington Times A Colorado schools superintendent has had enough of certain White people. Tony Byrd, superintendent of the Summit School District in Frisco, complained at a January professional development session about the “privileged White people” who sit on the local School Accountability Committee and District Accountability Committee. “I get 100% drained from DAC. I get drained from SAC. I get drained, I just get drained from privileged White people,” Mr. Byrd said in an audio recording obtained by Parents Defending Education and shared with The Washington Times. READ THE FULL STORY AT THE WASHINGTON TIMES
Biden pushing to erase voter ID requirements that are backed by 85% of voters
National, The Washington Times

Biden pushing to erase voter ID requirements that are backed by 85% of voters

By The Washington Times Staff Recent comments from Biden administration officials have stirred a debate about the role of federal agencies in supporting citizen participation in elections and the validity of voter ID laws. Concerns have been raised by House Republicans over a lack of transparency regarding the implementation of an executive order by President Biden aimed at encouraging federal agencies to assist in voter registration efforts. This is in addition to statements made by Attorney General Merrick Garland questioning the effectiveness of voter ID laws. Rep. Claudia Tenney, New York Republican and co-chairwoman of the Election Integrity Caucus, disputes claims that voter ID laws disenfranchise voters. “The statistics don’t bear that out. It’s like 85% of people across al...
Biden’s border in crisis: Records set with 3.2M illegal immigrants, 169 terrorism suspects
National, The Washington Times

Biden’s border in crisis: Records set with 3.2M illegal immigrants, 169 terrorism suspects

By Stephen Dinan | The Washington Times The Biden administration just tallied the worst year in border security history, according to the Department of Homeland Security’s final numbers for fiscal 2023, which showed record numbers of illegal immigrants, terrorism suspects and fentanyl detected. Customs and Border Protection delivered the numbers in a highly unusual Saturday morning news release. Border Patrol agents detected 2.1 million illegal immigrants, which was down slightly from 2020, when it reported 2.2 million. But the real action was at official ports of entry — land border crossings and, increasingly, airports, where officers encountered 1.1 million unauthorized migrants. READ THE FULL STORY AT THE WASHINGTON TIMES