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Twitter said that it would label tweets from political figures that violate its rules, but it's not clear if the social network is applying that policy yet. CNET noted that Twitter hasn't labeled a series of President Trump tweets that are widely considered to be racist. from https://www.engadget.com/2019/07/16/twitter-doesnt-flag-trump-racist-tweets/ https://o.aolcdn.com/images/dims?quality=85&image_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fo.aolcdn.com%2Fimages%2Fdims%3Fcrop%3D4288%252C2848%252C0%252C0%26quality%3D85%26format%3Djpg%26resize%3D1600%252C1063%26image_uri%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fs.yimg.com%252Fos%252Fcreatr-images%252F2019-04%252F5ee106a0-663b-11e9-9f5e-32bf00dfb13c%26client%3Da1acac3e1b3290917d92%26signature%3D0cc259967a05c0e0ebb201f0c6dc09c9a471a5fa&client=amp-blogside-v2&signature=15be2f0667a71baadb4b0e4d9e899d5f70c190e4

The Federal Commission on School Safety, formed in the wake of the massacre at a high school in Parkland, Florida, is recommending that Obama-era policies aimed at limiting racial disparities in school discipline be rescinded as a part of a comprehensive school safety report, the White House said on from https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/trump-administration-eyes-rolling-back-obama-era-school-discipline-policies-n949276 https://media2.s-nbcnews.com/j/newscms/2018_51/2484606/180702-betsy-devos-whit-house-cabinet-njs-1553_99a325ef5315e3e2165f805dd41ce40a.fit-760w.jpg

Past group photos of White House interns under President Donald Trump have drawn criticism for showing a group of overwhelmingly white young people. This summer, the White House didn’t make much progress on diversity — they just didn’t release the photo. from https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2018/8/29/17793104/white-house-intern-picture-summer-2018 https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/ODlunhfGSWxghZyJGvg_PqGFO8I=/0x0:3000x2000/1200x0/filters:focal(0x0:3000x2000)/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/12669761/Summer_2018_White_House_intern_class.jpg