John Bolton, who served as national security adviser to President Donald Trump during his first term and later became a vocal ...

Actress and author Hilarie Burton, who is working with PEN America and the Eleanor Roosevelt Center during Banned Books Week, ...

The Trump administration has emerged as the newest force fueling campaigns to restrict materials related to race, racism and LGBTQ+ issues, according to a new report.

Since July 2021, PEN America has documented more than 22,800 cases of book bans across 45 states and 451 public school ...

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According to the nonprofit free speech advocacy group PEN America, there have been nearly 16,000 book bans in U.S. public ...

It's not a shutdown issue: the White House is withholding funds from the umbrella organization for the government's inspectors general. Updated, 6:45 p.m. At least 15 government oversight websites ...

Editor’s note: This article was updated to correct that the Trump administration will cancel the Magnet Schools Assistance Program grant for Chicago Public Schools. The Trump administration told ...

Harvard School of Public Health Dean Andrea A. Baccarelli received at least $150,000 to testify against Tylenol’s manufacturer in 2023 — two years before he published research used by the Trump ...

Three of the nation’s largest public school districts stand to lose $24 million after missing a Trump administration deadline to agree to change policies supporting transgender students, officials ...

An overwhelming majority of voters continue to oppose sexually explicit books in public school libraries, and believe schools have an obligation to inform parents what their children are being taught.

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