The New York State Education Department has announced that it will fight back against threats from the Trump administration to restrict DEI measures in order to gain access to federal funding.

New York state officials have told the Trump administration that they will not comply with its demands to end diversity, equity and inclusion practices in public schools, despite the administration’s threats to terminate federal education funding.

New York’s stance differed from the muted and deferential responses from other major institutions to the administration’s threats.

Protesters are gathering across the country Saturday, April 5 to rally against President Donald Trump's actions since taking office.

He’s tearing this country apart,” one retiree said of the president. “It’s just an administration of grievances.”

By Jonathan Landay, Nathan Layne and Tim Reid (Reuters) -Thousands of protesters gathered in Washington, D.C., and across the U.S. on Saturday, part of some 1,200 demonstrations that were expected to