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statesperson

Civil servant or politician in high government offices

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Nov 21, 2025
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are psychology degrees still considered professional degrees under trump's new law

The Department of Education under the Trump administration has proposed narrowing which graduate programs count as “professional” for higher federal loan caps, listing roughly 10–11 fields (medicine, ...

Nov 21, 2025
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How does the 2025–2026 DOE list of professional degrees differ from previous DOE guidance?

The 2025–2026 Department of Education (ED) guidance substantially narrows which programs count as “professional degrees,” cutting the eligible list from roughly 2,000 programs in prior practice to few...

Dec 9, 2025
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Is Talarico’s campaign manager a Zionist?

Available reporting does not identify James Talarico’s campaign manager as a “Zionist” or otherwise label their views on Zionism; coverage focuses on Talarico’s own statements, faith, fundraising and ...

Dec 11, 2025

How do the 11 professional professions impact federal education funding and program eligibility?

The Department of Education’s revised definition narrows “professional degree” status to roughly 11 fields — including medicine, law, pharmacy and dentistry — which makes those programs eligible for t...

Feb 5, 2026

Are there charging documents or court records available yet for Chad Michael Watts or the juveniles, and what do they show?

Police statements and multiple news outlets report that was on two counts of after a physical altercation with students at a ; reporters cite jail records confirming booking and that investigators ide...

Jan 12, 2026

Which fact‑checking organizations investigated claims about police deaths during the George Floyd protests and what methodologies did they use?

Multiple independent fact‑checking organizations — including PolitiFact, Snopes, AFP Fact Check, FactCheck.org and BBC Reality Check — examined viral claims about police deaths and other fatalities ti...

Nov 28, 2025

Did the American Medical Association lobby to change nursing degree classifications for student loan eligibility?

Available reporting shows the Education Department recently redefined which graduate programs count as “professional degrees,” and nursing was left off that list—prompting pushback from nursing organi...

Nov 24, 2025

with new Doe rule, is a bsn nursing degree still in professional category

The Department of Education’s recent regulatory change has removed nursing from the explicit examples of “professional degree” discussion, and reporting says the agency now excludes nursing from being...

Nov 23, 2025

Which specific degree programs did the Department of Education reclassify as non-professional in 2025?

The Department of Education’s late‑2025 proposal would, according to multiple reports, remove many graduate health, education and social‑service programs from the agency’s list of “professional degree...