NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Justice Department is reviewing whether Harvard University accepted foreign donations that improperly favored students from China and other countries over American students.The department said Monday that Harvard’s foreign-funding disclosures raised concerns that some donors imposed nationality-based restrictions on financial aid. Officials are examining whether those arrangements violate Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, which bars federally funded institutions from discriminating based on national origin.”Every American student should have an equal opportunity to compete for college scholarships, grants, and other kinds of financial aid and benefits,” Assistant Attorney General for Civil…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Donald Trump said Monday that he spoke with Britain’s new prime minister, Andy Burnham, shortly after he took office, calling the conversation “very good.”Trump added that he and Burnham plan to meet in the “not too distant future” to discuss issues of mutual interest.During the call, the leaders touched on the longstanding U.S.-U.K. relationship and the challenges facing Burnham as he begins his time in office, with Trump pledging American support.”We discussed many subjects, including the outstanding relationship we have had with the UK,” Trump said.ANDY BURNHAM TAKES OVER AS UK…

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Nicaraguan leader Daniel Ortega said the Central American country would no longer hold elections, further closing off any potential path for the opposition to challenge the government he leads with his wife, Rosario Murillo.Ortega, Nicaragua’s longest-serving leader, has remained in power since 2007 after previously governing during the 1980s. His current presidential term is scheduled to run through 2027.”There won’t be any more elections here for them to try to seize the government and seize power,” Ortega said.He delivered the remarks Sunday during a speech commemorating the 1979 Sandinista revolution, in which…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A prominent civil rights organization is pushing for statewide reparations, arguing that a historical debt is owed to Black New Yorkers due to deep wealth disparities rooted in the state’s ties to slavery and decades of systemic discrimination.”Reparations are a debt that is owed. Enslaved Black people built the foundation of New York’s economy, but Black families in our state still face racism that has been codified into our laws and budgets,” said Lanessa Owens-Chaplin, Director of the Racial Justice Center at the New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU). “New York State…

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Sen. Darline Graham, R-S.C., the sister of late Sen. Lindsey Graham, outlined her political priorities in an exclusive interview with “Hannity” on Monday as she announced she would run for a full Senate term in November.”He’s worked so hard for so long. I can’t just let that die. I’ve got to step in and carry on his legacy,” she said during her first interview since Lindsey’s death.”I know he cared about the people of South Carolina so deeply. He worked so hard for them. And I feel like I can do that,…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! “The View” co-host Sunny Hostin repeatedly reminded police she was a “former federal prosecutor” after officers stopped her Harvard-educated son for trespassing on Metro-North railroad property, as newly released body camera video captured the TV host urging officers to cut him a break.”My name is Sunny Hostin and I’m one of the co-hosts of ‘The View’ and I’m a former federal prosecutor,” Hostin tells an officer over the phone in bodycam video obtained by Fox News Digital.After arriving at the scene, Hostin continued making her case. “That’s my son. He’s a Harvard…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Democratic Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed took a swipe at CNN over what he suggests are uncomfortable appearances he has had on the network.”I go on CNN every once in a while and I get a non-consensual colonoscopy,” El-Sayed quipped at a rally in Grand Rapids on Sunday, sparking laughs from the crowd.”And then, all they ask me about is another country, and they’re like, ‘All he’s ever talking about is another country.’ No! I just want everybody to understand that there’s an opportunity cost to the money being sent over there,…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! FIRST ON FOX: Rep. Buddy Carter, R-Ga., is asking the Federal Communications Commission to review ABC, NBC and CBS’ broadcast decisions after the networks either declined to air live or cut away from President Donald Trump’s July 16 primetime address.In a letter first obtained by Fox News Digital and sent Monday, Carter asked FCC Chairman Brendan Carr to review whether the networks violated their obligation to “serve the public interest” and whether their actions should be considered in future broadcast license proceedings.”The public airwaves should inform the American people, not be used…

This article was originally published by Clifford F. Thies and John Elrick at The Mises Institute.  “You can see the computer age everywhere but in the productivity statistics.” — Robert Solow, 1987 The economy has been growing steadily since we started to recover from the 2020 pandemic and shutdown; the unemployment rate is and has been near the bottom of the range normally considered to be full employment; and, wages adjusted for inflation are the highest they’ve ever been. Nevertheless, the productivity slowdown observed by Robert Solow forty years ago seems to have returned, and surveys of consumer confidence are…

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