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Justice Dept. Opens Inquiry Into University of California Hiring Practices

The Trump administration has targeted the state system as part of its broad effort to eliminate diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives and programs.

© Alisha Jucevic for The New York Times

The University of California, Los Angeles campus. Since President Trump took office, California has had to contend with multiple threats from his administration to withhold federal funding.

Usha Vance’s New Life in Trump’s Washington

Old friends are bewildered by the turn taken by the second lady, a onetime Democrat and former litigator for a San Francisco firm. Others say she’s happy in the role.

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Usha Vance, who clerked for Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. and was a top editor on The Yale Law Journal, referred to herself as a “former lawyer” in a recent appearance.
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