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Trump admin bans federal work-study funds from supporting political activism on college campuses

The Trump administration has banned Biden-era guidance allowing Federal Work Study funds to pay students for political activities on college campuses.


Trump admin bans federal work-study funds from supporting political activism on college campuses
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"Federal Work Study is meant to provide students opportunities to gain real-world experience that prepares them to succeed in the workforce, not as a way to fund political activism on our college and university campuses," Under Secretary of Education Nicholas Kent said in a written statement. 

Kent said that American taxpayers will no longer fund poll workers, voter hotlines or political rallies on campus - and will not require schools to ask students to register to vote if they know the students are ineligible, like foreign students.

The department further requested that educational institutions remind students of federal voting laws, including: only U.S. citizens may vote in federal elections; voting more than once or in multiple states is illegal; falsifying registration information is a federal crime; and voters can only register in the place where they are legally domiciled.

In a lengthy Truth Social post on Monday, Trump asserted, "I am going to lead a movement to get rid of MAIL-IN BALLOTS" as well as "Seriously Controversial VOTING MACHINES."

Fox News Digital's Alex Nitzberg contributed to this report.

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