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Trump appoints speechwriter fired for attending conference with White nationalists to top State Department role

Beattie, a former Duke University visiting instructor, spoke in 2016 to the H.L. Mencken Club – a gathering that has included White nationalist figures such as Richard Spencer and Peter Brimelow.

Feb
5
2025
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Trump drafting executive order to initiate Department of Education’s elimination

Dozens of employees at the Education Department were placed on paid administrative leave Friday as part of the Trump administration’s larger effort to rid the federal workforce of employees associated with diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility efforts.

Feb
4
2025