Blue-state university sparks outrage with ‘decolonizing medicine’ course challenging the ‘White body’ standard
A course offered by the University of Maryland for the 2026 spring semester is sparking outrage from experts, including two who told Fox News Digital it represents “identity politics” getting in the way of proper education. “This course provides a comprehensive foundation of how colonial legacies continue to shape global health systems and medical practices,” the University of Maryland website says about the class called “Decolonizing Medicine: Steps to Actionable Change,” first reported by College Fix. The course description continues, “We will critically engage with the concept of ‘the White body’ as the standard in medical training, explore the consequences of the historical context underpinning colonial medicine, and interrogate neocolonial dynamics in contemporary global health efforts. Designed for students interested in careers in medicine, public health, or health policy, this course will challenge students to rethink the ethical and epistemological frameworks that underlie modern healthcare.” Weekly topics, according to the syllabus, include “Medicine as a Colonial Project,” “Indigenous Medicine and Knowledge Systems,” “Structural Violence in Public Health,” and “Intersectionality as a Decolonial Tool in Modern Medicine,” with assigned readings drawn from works such as Medical Apartheid, The Killing of the Black Body, and critical race theory scholarship. GOT A SCOOP ON CAMPUS? SEND US A TIP HERE “While this one-credit course at Maryland is predictable, it is nonetheless troubling,” Reagan Dugan, director of higher education initiatives at Defending Education, told Fox News Digital. “Coursework that frames medicine as problematic because of its ‘colonial legacy’ is both historically and scientifically unfounded. The coursework seems to go even further and push critical theory into the classrooms of our future health leaders. Instead of training future doctors to serve all patients well, this emphasis appears to encourage them to see patients as oppressor and oppressed. Our institutions should train medical students in medicine, not progressive orthodoxy.” WATCHDOG URGES DOJ PROBE OF TOP RESEARCH UNIVERSITY OVER ALLEGED ILLEGAL DEI PRACTICES: ‘DEFIES COMMON SENSE’ The class is facilitated by students rather than a listed faculty instructor, according to the syllabus, and includes explicit guidance encouraging students to share their preferred pronouns and self-identified aspects of their identity in classroom discussions. Dr. Kurt Miceli, medical director at Do No Harm, told Fox News Digital, “These courses focused on identity politics unfortunately shift attention from evidence-based reasoning to ideological framing, which risks confusing political analysis with clinical judgment.” “Over time, trust in the profession gets undermined, particularly if patients feel their care is being filtered through a political lens rather than grounded in biology, data, and individualized medical need,” Miceli said. Fox News Digital reached out to the University of Maryland for comment. Fox News Digital has extensively reported on universities across the country injecting social justice advocacy into curriculum, including in December when a Defending Education report revealed the accreditation process for bachelor’s and master’s social work programs at top U.S. universities is rife with DEI, critical race theory and other far-left agenda items.
Trump says he hopes Renee Good’s father is still a ‘Trump fan’ after Minneapolis tragedy
President Donald Trump said the death of Renee Good during a confrontation with an Immigration and Customs Enforcment (ICE) agent was a “tragedy” while remarking he hopes the slain woman’s father is still a “tremendous Trump fan.” “I felt horribly when I was told that the young woman who … had that tragedy. It’s a tragedy. It’s a horrible thing. Everybody would say it, ICE would say the same thing,” Trump said Tuesday during a White House press conference. Tuesday marks the one-year anniversary of Trump’s second inauguration, and the president joined the White House press briefing to read through a series of his administration’s accomplishments. Amid his lengthy remarks, Trump discussed the fatal shooting of Good in Minneapolis Jan. 7 by an ICE officer. Federal officials have defended the use of force as necessary, alleging Good was using her vehicle as a weapon against an agent before he opened fire. The death has sparked condemnation from Democrats and other critics that it was a “murder” at the hands of the government, sparking protests and clashes with federal immigration officers in the Twin Cities in recent days. RENEE GOOD WAS ‘SUMMARILY EXECUTED,’ NEW YORK TIMES COLUMNIST CLAIMS, OMITTING KEY DETAILS Trump told the media earlier in January that Good’s father was reportedly a Trump supporter, and he said Tuesday he hopes he still has the father’s support after Good’s death. “When I learned her, her parents and her father in particular is like — I hope he still is, but, I don’t know — was a tremendous Trump fan. He was all for Trump, loved Trump. And, you know, it’s terrible. I was told that by a lot of people. They said, ‘Oh, he loves you.’” KRISTI NOEM CHIDES CBS HOST FOR NAMING ICE AGENT INVOLVED IN RENEE GOOD SHOOTING “I hope he still feels that way. And it’s hard, hard situation. But her father was a tremendous, and parents, were tremendous Trump fans. It’s so sad. It just happens. It’s terrible,” Trump continued. Fox News Digital attempted to reach out to Good’s parents Tuesday afternoon. The president repeatedly has described Good’s death as tragic, while also backing ICE and other law enforcement officers amid efforts to deport illegal immigrants. Trump’s remarks on Good and her parents came as he celebrated his administration’s efforts to deport violent illegal immigrants from the U.S. as American “insurrectionists” protest the removals. “We want to put them in a jail where we know they’re properly ensconced,” he said. “Think of that. Remove tens of thousands of illegal alien gang members, drug dealers, murderers, child predators, human traffickers fraudsters and savage criminals. Why wouldn’t you want them removed? “The reason is because these are the insurrectionists that are doing this work,” Trump added. “You know (federal law enforcement officials are) going to make mistakes sometimes. ICE is going to be too rough with somebody, or, you know, they’re dealing with rough people.” 911 TRANSCRIPTS, DOCUMENTS DETAIL CHAOTIC SCENE AFTER ICE AGENT FATALLY SHOT RENEE GOOD Good’s father has largely avoided the media since the 37-year-old’s death. Her former father-in-law, however, has spoken to the media in recent days, telling Fox News earlier in January that he does not blame anyone involved in the shooting and instead views the tragedy as the result of a series of “bad choices.” Fox News Digital’s Madison Colombo contributed to this report.
Trump says ‘you’ll find out’ when asked how far he’ll go on Greenland takeover
President Donald Trump fueled fresh uncertainty Tuesday, offering a terse “you’ll find out” when asked at the White House how far he would go to get Greenland. Trump dismissed concerns that Greenlanders do not want to join the U.S. and that a move to seize the island would undermine the NATO alliance. In recent weeks, Trump has zeroed in on Greenland, the world’s largest island and a strategic outpost in the Arctic. The remote, semi-autonomous Danish territory, a NATO ally, hosts a key U.S. military base and occupies a strategic position in an Arctic region growing more competitive as melting ice opens new shipping lanes and access to critical resources. WHY TRUMP ZEROED IN ON GREENLAND AND WHY IT MATTERS IN 3 MAPS Trump has repeatedly framed Greenland as a national security necessity, arguing that Russia and China would gain ground in the region if the U.S. does not acquire it. TRUMP THREATENS TARIFFS ON COUNTRIES OPPOSING GREENLAND TAKEOVER PLANS The latest revelation comes as Trump heads to the snow-capped city of Davos, Switzerland, where global leaders have flocked to attend the World Economic Forum. The issue of Greenland is likely to dominate the sidelines of the summit as European leaders grapple with Trump’s fresh threat to impose tariffs on countries opposing his Greenland plans. The threat of additional tariffs comes as his administration awaits a Supreme Court ruling on whether some of the trade duties he imposed in 2025 were legal. European leaders suggested over the weekend that they would be willing to hit back with retaliatory measures worth up to $107.7 billion. Trump first raised the idea of acquiring Greenland during his previous term, drawing swift pushback from Denmark and other European leaders, resistance he now appears willing to confront again. Whether the Trump administration strikes a deal to take over Greenland remains unclear. But as ice melts and competition in the Arctic intensifies, the island’s strategic importance is only likely to grow.
India-Bangladesh ties plunge, New Delhi to withdraw diplomats’ families over security concerns
Last month, India had summoned Bangladesh High Commissioner Riaz Hamidullah and raised concerns over the rapidly-deteriorating security situation in the country. That was after demonstrations took place near the Indian High Commission in the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka.
‘Culture of greed and disrespect’: LoP Rahul Gandhi slams BJP govt over Noida techie Yuvraj Mehta’s tragic death, WATCH video
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday reacted strongly to the death of a Noida-based techie, calling it a grim reflection of a growing culture of greed and disregard for human life in India. He linked environmental degradation, failing infrastructure and social apathy to the tragedy.
Alcohol commission finalizes rules for hemp industry in Texas, but debate likely to continue
The new rules apply to 60,000 TABC license holders, like convenience stores and restaurants. The Department of State Health Services is also working to finalize its own rules for smoke shops.
Trump admin sought redactions on key China war game report warning of US military readiness gaps
FIRST ON FOX: The Trump administration asked for redactions to a sweeping new Heritage Foundation report modeling a potential US–China war over Taiwan, even though the analysis relied entirely on publicly available, unclassified data, according to the report’s authors. The redacted report, TIDALWAVE, warns that the United States could reach a breaking point within weeks of a high‑intensity conflict with China — conclusions that the authors say prompted senior national security officials to seek redactions over concerns adversaries could exploit the findings or use them to identify U.S. and allied military vulnerabilities. Those conclusions include warnings that U.S. forces would culminate far sooner than China, suffer catastrophic losses to aircraft and sustainment infrastructure in the Pacific, and still fail to prevent a global economic shock estimated at roughly $10 trillion, nearly a tenth of global GDP. SKIES AT STAKE: INSIDE THE US-CHINA RACE FOR AIR DOMINANCE According to the authors, the AI‑enabled model drew exclusively on open‑source government, academic, industry and commercial information. An unredacted version of the report was provided to authorized U.S. government recipients for internal use. Unlike traditional tabletop war games, TIDALWAVE employs an AI‑enabled model that runs thousands of iterations, tracking how losses in platforms, munitions, and fuel compound over time and drive cascading operational failure early in the conflict. According to a Heritage spokesperson, the report had been shown to “high-level national security officials” who requested some of the specifics be crossed out in black ink before its release to the public. The report still details how quickly U.S. forces could reach a breaking point and why the conflict would carry global consequences. “Redactions were made at the request of the U.S. government to prevent disclosure of information that could reasonably enable an adversary to (1) re mediate or ‘close’ critical vulnerabilities that the United States and its allies could otherwise exploit, or (2) identify or exploit U.S. and allied vulnerabilities in ways that could degrade operational endurance, resilience, or deterrence,” the report said. A Department of War spokesperson declined to comment on discussions surrounding TIDALWAVE’s publication, but added: “The Department of War does not endorse, validate, or adjudicate third-party analyses, nor do we engage publicly on hypothetical conflict modeling. As a general matter, we take seriously the protection of information that, if aggregated or contextualized, could have implications for operational security.” The White House could not be reached for comment. According to the report’s redacted findings, the U.S. would culminate in less than half the time required for the People’s Republic of China in a high-intensity conflict. Culmination is defined as the point at which a force becomes incapable of continuing operations due to the loss of platforms, ammunition and/or fuel. The report is explicit that the first 30 days to 60 days of a U.S.-China war determine its long-term shape and outcome, as early losses in aircraft, ships, fuel throughput and munitions rapidly compound and cannot be recovered on operationally relevant timelines. The report concludes that the U.S. is not equipped nor arrayed to protect and sustain the Joint Force in a conflict with China in the Indo-Pacific. Rapid platform attrition, brittle logistics, concentrated basing and insufficient industrial surge capacity combine to force an early operational breaking point for American forces. The report warns that U.S. reliance on a small number of large, concentrated forward bases — particularly in Japan and Guam — leaves American airpower dangerously exposed to Chinese missile forces. In multiple scenarios, up to 90% of U.S. and allied aircraft positioned at major forward bases are destroyed on the ground during the opening phase of the conflict, as runways, fuel depots, command facilities and parked aircraft are hit simultaneously. The report finds that critical U.S. precision‑guided munitions — including long‑range anti‑ship missiles, air‑to‑air interceptors and missile‑defense systems — begin to be unavailable within five to seven days of major combat operations. Across most scenarios, those critical munitions are completely exhausted within 35 days to 40 days, leaving U.S. forces unable to sustain high‑tempo combat. Fuel emerges as the most decisive vulnerability of all. The report makes a critical distinction: the U.S. does not run out of fuel in most scenarios — it loses the ability to move fuel under fire. CHINA’S MISSILE SURGE PUTS EVERY US BASE IN THE PACIFIC AT RISK — AND THE WINDOW TO RESPOND IS CLOSING Chinese doctrine explicitly prioritizes attacks on logistics vessels, ports, pipelines and replenishment tankers. Even limited tanker losses, port disruptions or pipeline severance are sufficient to drive fuel throughput below survivable levels, forcing commanders to sharply curtail air and naval operations despite fuel remaining in aggregate stockpiles. By contrast, China is assessed as capable of sustaining high‑intensity combat operations for months longer under the modeled assumptions. Chinese ammunition stockpiles of critical munitions begin to be depleted after approximately 20 days to 30 days of major combat operations. However, substitution effects extend China’s ability to sustain combat operations out to months — well beyond the point at which U.S. forces culminate. The consequences extend far beyond the battlefield. The redacted report concludes the U.S. is highly unlikely to prevent massive global economic fallout once a Taiwan conflict begins. Disruption of shipping lanes, destruction of critical infrastructure and the collapse of Taiwan’s semiconductor production would trigger a global economic shock estimated at roughly $10 trillion, with enduring ripple effects across financial markets, manufacturing, and global trade. The report comes amid years of concern over US military readiness and industrial capacity, as China rapidly expands its naval forces and shipbuilding base. The U.S. Navy operates a smaller fleet than planned, while American shipyards face workforce shortages, aging infrastructure and chronic delays — even as China, the world’s largest shipbuilder, continues to outpace the U.S. in producing new naval hulls. War Secretary Pete Hegseth and other military leaders have vowed to put the Pentagon on a wartime footing for industrial capacity. Perhaps most alarming, TIDALWAVE warns that the scale of losses in the Indo‑Pacific would leave the U.S. unable to deter or respond effectively to a
Gun rights on private property debated at Supreme Court
The Supreme Court’s conservative majority raised tough questions Tuesday over a state law that requires a property owner’s explicit permission before lawful gun owners can bring their firearms into private businesses generally open to the public, like shopping malls. In spirited courtroom oral arguments, the question came down to whether property rights trumped gun rights, and how those rights interact. At issue is a challenge to a Hawaii statute — similar to four other states — that requires those with a concealed-carry license get express approval — verbally or through an openly displayed sign — before bringing a gun into public spaces like stores, hotels, and gas stations. SUPREME COURT WILL CONSIDER CASE ON SECOND AMENDMENT RIGHTS OF DRUG USERS A group of gun owners in Maui are challenging those default rules, arguing the law improperly makes it a crime to bear arms even where the owner of property accessible to the public is merely silent. They refer to these laws as “vampire rules,” a nod to the Dracula legend, who could not enter a room without being invited. But Hawaii officials told the high court the restrictions balance gun and property rights, citing a long tradition in the Aloha State of limiting all kinds of dangerous weapons, dating back to when it was a monarchy. The government said a gun-free environment should be the default presumption for Hawaii businesses, and no constitutional right exists to assume every invitation to enter private property includes an invitation to bring a gun. Those conflicting positions on “implied consent” in retail establishments brought strong comments from the bench. “You’re just relegating the Second Amendment to second-class status,” said Justice Samuel Alito. “I don’t see how you can get away from that.” But Justice Sonia Sotomayor countered, “Is there a constitutional right to enter private property with a gun without an owner’s express or implicit consent? The answer has to be simply no.” NRA SUES CALIFORNIA OVER BAN ON GLOCK-STYLE FIREARMS: ‘VIOLATES THE SECOND AMENDMENT’ Those in violation of the Hawaii law would face a year in prison, if convicted. But the restrictions do not include public property like parks and government buildings, which are subject to different rules. It was passed by the state legislature just after a landmark 2022 Supreme Court decision that to be constitutional, gun regulations must be consistent with the nation’s historical regulatory tradition. That decision expanded Second Amendment rights to bear arms outside the home for self-protection. In the current dispute, the justices chose not to review separate state regulations on guns in other so-called “sensitive places” like parks, beaches, and restaurants that serve alcohol. California, Maryland, New Jersey, and New York have similar property owner consent regulations. Hawaii has among the strictest gun control laws in the country. Legal briefs filed by the state showed less than one-percent of the population have concealed-carry handgun permits, or about 2,200 licenses since 2022. The Trump administration is strongly supporting the gun owners, arguing the law treats one class of people — gun owners — different from the rest. In arguments, several justices explored hypotheticals on the limits of such regulations. Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson suggested property interests should prevail when confronted with gun possession rights. “When we’re in that world, what Second Amendment right is being infringed when the property owner says no or when the state says the property owner’s consent has to be expressed.” US APPEALS COURT STRIKES DOWN CALIFORNIA’S OPEN-CARRY BAN IN MAJOR SECOND AMENDMENT RULING “There’s been a number of church shootings recently,” said Sotomayor. “Does the state — or the federal government, does it bar from saying you can’t go into a church with a gun without the church owner’s permission? Is that illegal?” But Chief Justice Josh Roberts questioned how the Second Amendment should be treated when First Amendment rights of speech are also involved. “It is a very clear constitutional right under the First Amendment if I, for example, as a candidate for office, want to walk up to your door on private property and knock on the door and say, here, you know, give me your vote, that’s exercising a First Amendment right. But you say that it’s different when it comes to the Second Amendment, that you when the candidate wants to walk up [and talk] and he’s carrying a gun — what exactly is the basis for the distinction?” Gun rights have become a major focus at the Supreme Court this term. The justices in March will hear arguments in a challenge to federal limits on illegal drug users possessing firearms. Hunter Biden, the former president’s son, had been convicted under that law, but was later pardoned by his father. And there are several separate pending appeals over federal bans on convicted non-violent felons owning guns, and state bans on high-capacity magazines and semi-automatic weapons like AR-15s. The Hawaii petition is Wolford v. Lopez (HI AG) (24-1046). A ruling is expected by early summer.
Ilhan Omar accuses Noem of ‘lies and propaganda’ on Minnesota arrests
Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., on Tuesday accused Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem of spreading “lies and propaganda” regarding ICE arrests in Minnesota. Omar was responding to Noem’s X post stating that federal officials have “arrested over 10,000 criminal illegal aliens who were killing Americans, hurting children and reigning terror in Minneapolis,” including “3,000 criminal illegal aliens” in the last six weeks. Under Noem’s post, the secretary shared dozens of photos of who she described as criminal illegal aliens. “This would be amazing if it wasn’t full of lies and propaganda,” Omar wrote. “The only reason she has photos of these criminals in prison is because they were already in prison. Stop terrorizing people with your fake PR about criminals in Minneapolis because the only people on the streets of Minneapolis you are arresting are law abiding citizens.” NOEM HAMMERS WALZ, FREY FOR IGNORING 1,360 ICE DETAINERS FOR CRIMINAL ILLEGAL ALIENS Fox News Digital reached out to the Department of Homeland Security for comment but did not immediately hear back. Omar, who was born in Somalia and whose district covers much of Minneapolis, has been outspoken against the Trump administration and its deployment of ICE agents amid crackdowns on illegal immigration and fraud in the city and state. TRUMP ASSERTS ILHAN OMAR SHOULD BE JAILED OR BOOTED TO SOMALIA With the killing of Renee Good by an ICE agent as a flash point, critics say ICE agents are engaging in strong-arm tactics meant to intimidate the populace. Minneapolis and St. Paul are already hosting some 3,000 federal agents deployed there after a massive fraud scandal rocked the state late last year. President Donald Trump has floated invoking the Insurrection Act to quell unrest in the state, although he appeared to back off the idea on Friday. Fox News’ Anders Hagstrom contributed to this report.
Trump explains why he posted Macron, Rutte private text messages on social media
President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he shared private text messages from French President Emmanuel Macron and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte on social media because they “made my point.” “It just made my point. They’re saying, ‘Oh gee, let’s have dinner, let’s do this, let’s do that.’ It just made my point,” Trump said in an interview with The New York Post. The president posted screenshots of text messages from Macron and Rutte on his Truth Social platform that praised him for his work in Syria, Gaza and Ukraine. TRUMP CONFIRMS HE INVITED PUTIN TO JOIN HIS BOARD OF PEACE: ‘HE’S BEEN INVITED’ Macron offered to set up a G7 meeting in Paris after the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, and have dinner with Trump before he heads back to the White House. A White House official told Fox News that Trump has no plans to travel to Paris at this time. Rutte said he was “committed to finding a way forward on Greenland” amid the commander in chief’s threats to annex the Arctic territory, while Macron wrote that he did not understand Trump’s approach. Both messages addressed Trump warmly, opening with “my friend” and “dear Donald.” TRUMP ISSUES STERN WARNING TO NATO AHEAD OF VANCE’S HIGH-STAKES GREENLAND MEETING Trump is expected to meet with several world leaders at the 56th annual World Economic Forum in Davos this week, where his administration is seeking to stage a signing ceremony for the Gaza Board of Peace. It’s unclear how many countries will ultimately sign on to the agreement amid reports there’s a $1 billion permanent membership fee. When questioned on Tuesday about French President Emmanuel Macron seemingly signaling reluctance to accept the invitation, Trump said, “Did he say that? Well, nobody wants him because he’s going to be out of office very soon. So, you know, that’s alright.” “What I’ll do is if they feel like hostile, I’ll put a 200% tariff on his wines and champagnes and he’ll join,” Trump said. “But, he doesn’t have to join.” Fox News’ Patrick Ward contributed to this report.