President Donald J. Trump signed off on the Epstein Files Transparency Act on Nov. 19 following its nearly unanimous passing through the House of Representatives and Senate. The bill, authored by Calif. Democrat Rep. Ro Khanna, mandates that the Department of Justice (DOJ) release the Epstein Files in their entirety within 30 days of the bill’s passing.
The bill's passing...
On Nov. 19, 2025, the University of California (UC) Board of Regents voted 13-3 to approve the renewal of the modified Tuition Stability Plan, effectively continuing their annual tuition hike as well as implementing newly proposed changes starting in 2026-27 school year until further revision in seven years.
According to the UC, this plan, which was initially approved on July...
On Nov. 20, the Riverside University Health System reported the first flu death in Riverside County in this year’s flu season. According to their news release, the unidentified individual, who was over 65 and from Western Riverside County, had not been vaccinated.
Riverside County Health Officer Dr. Jennifer Chevinsky stated, “This death is a sad reminder of the dangers that...
As federal policymakers prepare to overhaul graduate student loan borrowing caps, a longstanding gap in federal education policy has resurfaced: nursing will no longer be classified as a professional degree under federal law.
Many individuals have been frustrated and confused, believing the federal government recently reclassified nursing as a non-professional degree or is newly excluding nursing students from accessing federal...
After New York’s (N.Y.) Rep. Jerry Nadler vacated his United States (U.S.) House seat, Jack Schlossberg, grandson of former President John F. Kennedy, recently announced his campaign for N.Y.’s Congressional seat, stirring up controversy amongst both Democrats and Republicans. Schlossberg first gained media traction in the weeks before the 2024 Presidential election after being declared Vogue's political correspondent.
During this...
On Nov. 12, 2025, the United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) announced that the California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) had unlawfully issued 17,000 non-domiciled commercial driver’s licenses (CDLs) to immigrants, all of which are being revoked, according to the U.S. Secretary of Transportation Sean P. Duffy.
The issue grabbed public attention in August when a tractor-trailer driver without authorized...
On Thursday, Nov. 13, Starbucks workers across the country kicked off an indefinite strike spanning 65 stores in response to the company’s failure to meet negotiation deadlines, with over 1,000 employees organizing the mass walk-out.
Union leadership chose to start the strike on Starbucks’ Red Cup day, typically one of the company’s busiest days of the year, in which stores...
On Nov. 17, 2025, the American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees Local 3299 (AFSCME 3299) began their strike at the University of California campuses, including the University of California, Riverside (UCR). The strike lasted from Nov. 17–18. From custodians to food service workers, over 65,000 campus employees and health care workers associated with the AFSCME union joined...
On Nov. 4, 2025, students and teachers representing the University Professional and Technical Employees (UPTE-CWA) hosted an informational picket at the Belltower to address concerns of alleged retaliation against campus staff therapist Heather Johnson.
After having worked as a therapist for the school’s counseling and psychological services (CAPS) program for seven years, Johnson was placed on administrative leave in September...
On Nov. 6, 2025, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), an agency within the United States Department of Transportation responsible for regulating all aspects of civil aviation, announced a temporary 10 percent reduction in flights at 40 high-traffic airports across the nation, citing the need to maintain safety, relieve strain on airport employees and address a recent uptick in flight...