Trump administration drops Biden’s ‘politically motivated lawfare’ against nation’s largest Christian university



President Donald Trump’s Federal Trade Commission voted unanimously last week to drop a Biden-era lawsuit against the nation’s largest Christian university.

In 2023, the FTC, under former President Joe Biden, accused Grand Canyon University in Phoenix, Arizona, of “deceptive advertising and illegal telemarketing.” The administration’s Department of Education fined GCU $37.7 million, claiming that it was deceiving students about the cost of its doctoral programs to entice more to enroll.

'We view it as imprudent to continue expending Commission resources on a lost cause.'

The FTC further accused GCU of incorrectly claiming a nonprofit status and using “abusive telemarketing calls to try to boost enrollment.”

GCU rejected all of the FTC's allegations.

On Friday, Trump’s FTC voted 3-0 to dismiss the complaint.

A joint statement from the commission read, “This case, which we inherited from the previous administration, was filed nearly two years ago and has suffered losses in two motions to dismiss. These losses are compounded by recent events: Grand Canyon secured a victory over the Department of Education in a related matter before the Ninth Circuit; the Department of Education rescinded a massive fine levied on related grounds; and the Internal Revenue Service confirmed that Grand Canyon University is properly claiming 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation designation.”

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The commission concluded that pursuing the case presented “very little upside relative to the cost.”

“We view it as imprudent to continue expending Commission resources on a lost cause. Because we have a duty to maximize consumers’ return on their tax dollars investment, we have decided against pursuing this matter any further,” the joint statement added.

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The school stated in a press release that the FTC’s recent decision to drop the case “fully exonerates GCU after years of politically motivated lawfare.”

Mueller said, “As we have stated from the beginning, not only were these accusations false, but the opposite is true.” He claimed that the Biden-era FTC lawsuit was not about protecting students but pointed to “a broader ideological agenda.”

“They threw everything they had at us for four years, and yet, despite every unjust accusation leveled against us, we have not only survived but have continued to thrive as a university,” he stated. “That is a testament, first and foremost, to the strength and dedication of our faculty, staff, students, and their families. Above all, it speaks to our unwavering belief that the truth would ultimately prevail.”

The FTC declined to comment.

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Democratic governor hands tax dollars to illegal aliens for college tuition while state drowns in debt



A Democratic governor signed new legislation on Friday that will require American taxpayers to cover student financial aid for illegal aliens.

Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker backed Democratic legislators' House Bill 460, which supports "equitable eligibility for financial aid and benefits."

'It's absolutely shameful.'

The bill reads, "A student who is an Illinois resident and who is not otherwise eligible for federal financial aid, including, but not limited to, a transgender student who is disqualified for failure to register for selective service or a noncitizen student who has not obtained lawful permanent residence, shall be eligible for State financial aid and benefits."

Illinois House Republicans accused Pritzker of "roll[ing] out the welcome mat," noting that he has also previously supported health care benefits and driver's licenses for illegal aliens.

"Why would we prioritize the needs of non-citizens over legal Illinois residents?" the legislators questioned.

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Rep. Mary Miller (R-Ill.) called Pritzker's move a "slap in the face to hardworking Illinois families and students."

"Our state is drowning in debt, yet JB Pritzker is determined to drain even more taxpayer dollars to reward illegals. It's absolutely shameful," she said.

Miller noted that the state is "on track to spend $2.5 BILLION on illegals this year and faces a $3.2 BILLION deficit."

State Sen. Celina Villanueva (D), one of the bill's sponsors, celebrated its signing.

"If you live in Illinois and are pursuing higher education, you should have access to the same opportunities as your peers," Villanueva said. "This law is about making sure no student is left behind because of where they were born."

"Too many students have faced closed doors and confusing guidance simply because of their background," she continued. "Illinois invests in all of our students, and we're committed to helping them succeed."

The bill goes into effect on January 1, 2026.

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Pritzker also recently stirred up controversy when he signed a bill late last month requiring yearly mental health screenings for public school students from third through 12th grade beginning with the 2027-2028 school year. Illinois is the first state to pass such a law.

The governor called it "a national first worth celebrating."

Pritzker stated, "Access to mental health care — especially for children — is too often overlooked or ignored."

Last week, Miller reintroduced the Parents Opt-In Protection Act, a bill aimed at countering the mental health legislation. Miller's bill would protect parental rights by requiring written consent before any school survey concerning sensitive personal information.

"J.B. Pritzker's plan to impose invasive 'mental health screenings' on kids, forcing parents to jump through hoops to opt out, is ridiculous and unacceptable," Miller said. "My bill will put parents back in charge by requiring written consent before these screenings happen."

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Trump’s next tariff should slap the service-sector sellouts



Even skeptics now hail President Trump’s tariffs on foreign goods as a major win for the American economy. Goods and services form the backbone of economic activity and trade. As groundbreaking as Trump’s tariff policies have been, the next step to secure a new American golden age is clear: Target the theft of American service-sector jobs.

Trump’s America First doctrine reshaped the U.S. political and economic landscape. It put the forgotten worker back at the center of policy, revived domestic manufacturing, and challenged the long-entrenched dogma of globalist free trade. But one glaring weakness remains — the mass offshoring of service-sector jobs, especially in call centers and customer support, to low-wage countries.

Mr. President, make the service sector American again.

Trump can fix this. The most effective tool is a targeted tariff on companies that ship service jobs overseas.

Most Americans know about the loss of manufacturing jobs. Fewer realize the scale of the service-industry exodus.

Pick up the phone to call customer service and the odds are high you’ll hear a voice thousands of miles from U.S. soil. Companies offshore call centers, IT help desks, software engineering, and back-office support to places like India and the Philippines, where workers earn a fraction of U.S. wages.

These jobs once anchored communities across the Midwest and South, providing stable, middle-class incomes without requiring a college degree. Today, millions of American workers — especially women, rural residents, and non-college-educated individuals — have been displaced. Many now settle for lower-paying, unstable, often part-time work.

At the same time, offshoring heightens data privacy risks, and foreign call centers operate with little or no U.S. oversight.

The practice isn’t limited to a few bad actors. Many Fortune 500 companies — Amazon, AT&T, Bank of America, Capital One, Citibank, Google, JPMorgan Chase, Walmart, Wells Fargo, Target, and Verizon — all run offshore call centers in India and the Philippines. Many smaller firms do the same. For every call center in the United States, at least 10 operate overseas.

The numbers are staggering. The Philippines leads with an estimated 1.3 to 1.5 million call center workers. India follows closely with 1.1 to 1.3 million. Mexico, another popular outsourcing hub, employs more than 700,000 in the field.

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Trump has already proven tariffs can work, using them to force China to the negotiating table and to secure America First trade deals with the U.K., EU, and others. A service-import tariff would build on those wins.

Such a tariff could be assessed on every foreign-based call center employee serving U.S. customers. Companies that move jobs offshore after taking taxpayer bailouts or contracts could face additional tax penalties.

This isn’t protectionism — it’s patriotism. American tax dollars shouldn’t subsidize the destruction of American jobs.

Tariffs on offshored service-sector jobs could bring millions of positions back to U.S. soil. Trump has already targeted foreign goods. Now, it’s time for the second shoe to drop: Target foreign services.

Mr. President, make the service sector American again.

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Move over, racial quotas and DEI questions. Colleges are letting high schoolers virtue-signal their way in.



Administrators at elite American colleges are simultaneously outsourcing some of their work evaluating potential students to juvenile critics around the world while giving applicants an opportunity to virtue-signal their way into contention by telling strangers what they want to hear about hot-button topics like abortion and the war in Gaza.

Colby College, Columbia University, Johns Hopkins University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Northwestern University, the University of Chicago, Vanderbilt University, and Washington University have partnered with Schoolhouse.world and will welcome applicants to submit "Dialogues" certifications on the peer-tutoring platform as an optional supplement to their college application this fall.

One of the upcoming 'Dialogues' focuses on the topic of DEI.

According to Schoolhouse, which was founded by the CEO of Khan Academy, Sal Khan, "The Dialogues portfolio is a certificate you can submit to our university partners as part of your college applications to demonstrate your open mindedness, empathy, and communication skills."

Students on Schoolhouse can engage in one-on-one Zoom conversations with other students for "Dialogues" credits.

Topics include abortion, "addressing racism," affirmative action, climate change, euthanasia, "free speech vs hate speech," "future of gender equality," "income inequality," "Israel Palestine Conflict," and "threats to democracy."

At the time of publication, one of the upcoming "Dialogues" focuses on the topic of DEI.

Students participating in sessions on this particular topic will be: provided with an overview on the subject; prompted to discuss their views on diversity, equity and inclusion; and allotted 60 minutes to discuss the matter and take up relevant questions.

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In order to receive credit for the session, students ages 14-18 must complete a post-event survey, which asks them to select up to five terms from a list of real and HR-championed virtues — including empathy and kindness — that best describe their partner's strengths in the discussion. These responses are reflected in the other student's "Dialogues" portfolio.

Students can improve their scores by attending more sessions, signaling the attributes strangers online want to see, and challenging their own views.

"It's very easy in anonymous or asynchronous forums to just completely 'other' the other party — to think they're idiots, think they’re evil, whatever," Khan told Education Week. "That’s very hard to do in this [face-to-face] setting."

Harvard sophomore Alex Bronzini-Vender noted in a recent New York Times op-ed that in the wake of the Supreme Court's 2023 ruling against affirmative action in college admissions, colleges exploited a "loophole": "Though the court would no longer allow colleges to screen applicants for race per se, they would probably still be allowed to ask applicants how race had shaped their lives."

This "identity question" apparently gave way to a "disagreement question," where applicants were prompted to detail a moment where they engaged in a difficult conversation or encountered someone with a differing opinion.

'Not exactly subtle.'

Schoolhouse, which rewards literal virtue signaling, appears to afford colleges another way of "tone-polic[ing]" admissions files, suggested Bronzini-Vender.

Forbes noted in 2022 that colleges were drawn to Schoolhouse by the promise that it could provide evidence both of applicants' academic preparation and whether they might make positive contributions to campus life.

James Nondorf, the University of Chicago's vice president for enrollment and dean of college admissions, told Forbes, "In our first year of the partnership with Schoolhouse.world, students from 15 different countries and 14 states submitted certifications to UChicago, and UChicago enrolled an incredibly diverse group of 13 students with Schoolhouse.world transcripts."

"College admissions basically adding 'virtue signaling' to [their] list of enrollment requirements," said Austen Allred, co-founder and CEO of the coding boot camp BloomTech.

"'Let's debate immigration then I'll grade you on empathy,'" Allred added. "Not exactly subtle."

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