New York City will get its first female police commissioner in the new year after Mayor-elect Eric Adams picked Nassau County Chief of Detectives Keechant Sewell to take over the nation’s largest police department.
The Trump administration has intensified its campaign against elite universities, canceling federal grants and contracts over allegations of antisemitism on campus. This has led to hiring freezes at institutions such as the University of California and Princeton following spending cuts. Additionally, the White House has signed an executive order to dismantle the Department of Education.