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Trump imposes first round of sanctions against Iran since nuclear deal exit (Washington Examiner)
The Trump administration on Monday plans to reimpose the first round of sanctions against Iran since the U.S. withdrew from its nuclear agreement with the country earlier this year.
Monday’s deadline marks the end of a 90-day “wind-down” period the administration provided to companies and individuals doing business with Iran after exiting the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action in May. A second 180-day wind-down period is slated to end Nov. 4, when another round of previously relaxed sanctions will be reimposed on oil sales and Iran’s energy sector.
“Ninety days ago, the president took strong action to withdraw the U.S. from the JCPOA,” a senior administration official said Monday. “At that time, we were warned from experts… that the threat of unilateral sanctions from the U.S. would not be effective, but three months out we have a very different picture.” [Read More]
Women poised to take charge in Dem majority (The Hill)
If Democrats win the House in November, 35 women are poised to lead committees and subcommittees in the next Congress — an historically high figure that would put female lawmakers in the driver’s seat for some of the most pressing issues facing Congress and the country.
That number would almost triple the amount of GOP women currently holding similar positions, and it would mark a measurable achievement for Democratic lawmakers looking to take the “Year of the Woman” to new heights of power. [Read More]
UCLA makes students pay classmates to promote ‘social justice’ (Campus Reform)
The University of California-Los Angeles has hired 18 students at $13 per hour to combat “social injustices” and “privilege and oppression” following a semester-long recruitment campaign.
Hosted by the UCLA Intergroup Relations Program, the Diversity Peer Leaders project is a year-long internship during which students facilitate workshops on social justice issues in exchange for leadership training and compensation from UCLA. [Read More]
According to the Freedom Forum Institute’s annual “State of the First Amendment” (SOFA) survey, it looks like a shocking number of Americans are unfamiliar with their First Amendment rights.
Of the more than 1,000 people surveyed in May and June of this year, only one person was able to name all five First Amendment rights. A whopping 40 percent, however, couldn’t name any. [Read More]
Questions continue over whether Metro will provide separate cars for white nationalists attending a rally next weekend in the District.
On Saturday, Metro’s board chair, D.C. Councilmember Jack Evans, pushed back against the worker’s union claims that a separate train would be provided for the “Unite the Right” rally participants next Sunday. [Read More]
Average in-state college tuition up 5 percent in Virginia (WJLA)
In-state tuition and mandatory fees at Virginia’s universities and community colleges is up an average of 5.1 percent or $612 this school year.
The State Council of Higher Education for Virginia’s recent report to lawmakers found that students at four-year institutions will pay an average of $13,370 while community college students will pay an average of $4,620. [Read More]
KASHUV & PETERSEN: To Curb Violence, Save Fatherhood (The Daily Wire)
In a world of toxic masculinity, patriarchal oppression, and systemic misogyny, defending the value of a father figure in the development of children might easily get written off as yet another case of “mansplaining.” Regardless, the cultural consequences of a society pivoting away from the necessity of strong male role models are hard to ignore.
Statistically, families tend to thrive when the nuclear unit is complete and are more likely to struggle when that unit is broken down. This tends to result in a single mother left to support her children, sometimes needing some other form of assistance in lieu of the other half of the paternal equation. This is where government has asserted itself as the solution, and however well-intended, the state fails to replace the insurmountable value of a father to a family. [Read More]
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