(Background) WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 20: Secretary of Education Linda McMahon (L) speaks during a White House press briefing with White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt (R) on November 20, 2025 in Washington, DC. McMahon addressed questions related to a recent initiative by the Trump administration to largely dismantle the Department of Education, moving many of its operations to other U.S. government agencies. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images) / (R) official U.S. Dept. of Education logo.

Education Secy. McMahon: Govt. shutdown ‘proved’ U.S. Dept. of Education is not needed

U.S. Education Secretary Linda McMahon took to the White House briefing room podium to deliver a bold message to the remaining bureaucrats at her Department: President Donald Trump’s mandate is clear — “drain the swamp,” empower parents and U.S. states, and work yourselves out of a failing agency by dismantling the bloated federal education machine once and for all.

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(Background) Attendees participate in the Montreal Pride Parade in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, on August 10, 2025. According to local media repots, Fierte Montreal (Pride Montreal) in recent days reversed a decision to exclude two Jewish groups from participating. (Photo by ANDREJ IVANOV / AFP) (Photo by ANDREJ IVANOV/AFP via Getty Images) / (L) Photo via: public Facebook profile of Jonathan Bedard.

Canada: Gay ‘throuple’ who adopted 3-year-old girl fighting for full legal recognition despite Quebec civil code

A homosexual “throuple” in Quebec, Canada, who recently sparked national debate after adopting a 3-year-old girl, are now fighting for all three of them to be legally recognized as her parents — a challenge to long-standing provisions in Quebec’s civil code that limit legal parenthood to two people.

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