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Former Education Secretary Betsy DeVos echoed President-elect Trump’s support for “disbanding” and “de-powering” the Department of Education, saying the window of opportunity is “wide open” as he begins to roll out his administration’s agenda ahead of taking office.

While DeVos acknowledged this goal is a “priority,” the longtime advocate for school choice emphasized that there are “more immediate” things that need to be done first, which include cleaning up the federal tax credit, “giving rocket fuel” to school choice education freedom and fixing Title IX. 

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“There are many steps that can be taken to re-empower states and local communities, and importantly, families,” DeVos told “The Story with Martha MacCallum” on Tuesday. 

“Take the power away from the Department of Education, block-grant those funds, continue to invest in education, but get it down to a much more local level where better decisions are made on behalf of students,” DeVos proposed. “The bureaucrats at the Department of Education aren’t doing the job. They haven’t done the job for more than four decades to close the achievement gaps — they’ve only widened.”

DeVos served as the 11th U.S. Department of Education secretary during the Trump administration from 2017 until 2021. 

In 1979, Congress passed the Department of Education Organization Act, leading to the creation of the department, which began its operations in May 1980 under former President Carter’s administration. However, in his 1982 State of the Union address, former President Reagan called to shutter the department.

In addition to other administrative priorities, DeVos is calling on Congress to pass the federal tax credit that was introduced and “championed” during Trump’s first term in office. 

“That is going to add rocket fuel to the education freedom school choice programs already going on in states and give students in states that don’t yet have programs the opportunity to make those choices best for them with their families,” DeVos said. 

“Secondly, like I said, every opportunity to really scale back and de-power the department. It’s going to take Congress’ cooperation and support, but that window of opportunity is wide open, given the fact that during COVID, in the years following, the unions have overplayed their hand in every area.” 

DeVos added that the Department of Education “doesn’t really add any value anywhere,” pointing out that while the federal government contributes 9% of funding for K–12 education nationwide, it imposes over 90% of the regulations.

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“So all of those funds go out with strings attached, requiring states and communities to do things the way this federal agency in Washington dictates it be done,” she said. “And I guarantee you, almost all of the folks there have an agenda, and it’s not what’s best for students — it’s what’s best for adults.” 

The NBA world has shown concern for one of its former players, Kyle Singler, who posted a cryptic Instagram video saying he fears for his life. 

Singler, who starred at Duke before playing six seasons in the NBA, was shirtless in the video he posted while talking slowly. 

“I have been mistreated and abused, neglected, made into a mental example,” Singler said. “And I fear for my life every day. And people in my community make me look out as if I’m going to be someone that’s going to be a problem and make things difficult for people when I’m only trying to be helpful.

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“I feel like I have a certain way about myself and strength and purpose that does not get valued or get treated properly.”

Several NBA players commented on the video, which was cut off after about 90 seconds. 

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“I love you Kyle. Hit me whenever. Please,” the Miami Heat’s Kevin Love said. 

“You aren’t alone brother! I’m here for you,” the Philadelphia 76ers’ Andre Drummond said. 

Isaiah Thomas added, “Here for you bro! Always and forever.”

Love also posted to social media, imploring people to help Singler. 

Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kyle Singler poses for photos during Oklahoma City Thunder media day at Chesapeake Energy Arena. (Mark D. Smith/USA Today Sports)

“To everyone who has spent time with Kyle Singler and whose lives he has touched – please shower him with the love and support he needs+deserves. I would not be who I am today without him. I am forever indebted and love him. To the NBA family, Duke BB family, & South Medford community – let’s show up for one of our own,” Love wrote. 

Singler was a second-round pick out of Duke in 2011 by the Detroit Pistons, where he spent his first couple seasons before being traded to the Oklahoma City Thunder during the 2014-15 campaign. 

Singler spent the next three full seasons there and hasn’t played in an NBA game since the 2017-18 season. 

Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kyle Singler drives in the first half against the Brooklyn Nets at Mexico City Arena. (José Mendez/EFE via USA Today Sports)

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He played two seasons in Spain for two different clubs in Liga ACB. 

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Anticipation about the fine San Francisco 49ers defensive end Nick Bosa would be assessed after his decision to wear a “Make America Great Again” hat during a postgame television interview was purposely prolonged until after the election, according to a new report from The Wall Street Journal. 

Bosa, 27, made headlines last month after he crashed quarterback Brock Purdy’s postgame interview that aired on NBC after the 49ers’ win over the Dallas Cowboys Oct. 27. 

In wearing the hat with a pro-Donald Trump message, Bosa violated an NFL rule that prohibits players from “wearing, displaying, or otherwise conveying personal messages either in writing or illustration.”

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Discipline from the league seemed inevitable with a clear violation of the rule, but Bosa wasn’t fined until nearly two weeks later. And, according to a report, that was intentional. 

The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday that the league purposely waited until after the election to fine Bosa to avoid risking any potential backlash in the days leading up to the election. It cites sources familiar with the situation.

The NFL did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment. 

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell attends a game between the Chicago Bears and the Jacksonville Jaguars at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.  (Kirby Lee/Imagn Images)

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Bosa was fined $11,255. But before the official word came out, he expressed no regret over the incident. 

“It was well worth it,” he said at the time. “I don’t think my position on speaking about it is going to change, so clearly the nation spoke. We got what we got.”

San Francisco 49ers defensive end Nick Bosa celebrates after sacking Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Baker Mayfield during the second half in Tampa, Fla., Nov. 10, 2024.  (AP Photo/Jason Behnken)

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Unmoved by the fine, Bosa appeared to pay homage to the president-elect again this weekend, this time performing Trump-inspired dance moves after Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Baker Mayfield was sacked in the fourth quarter. 

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Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has arrested another illegal immigrant charged with child sex offenses in Boston, just as the Massachusetts governor has said she won’t assist in a mass deportation operation by the incoming Trump administration.

ICE’s Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Boston announced this month that they had apprehended a Colombian illegal immigrant on Oct. 29. He had been arrested by the Boston Police Department on charges of enticing a child under 16, distribution of obscene matter, and lascivious posing and exhibiting a child in the nude.

ICE had lodged a detainer — a request that an illegal immigrant be detained until ICE can take them into custody — but the detainer was not honored by local authorities and he was released from custody. The man, Mateo Hincapie Cardona, had been encountered in April by Border Patrol in Arizona and released on his own recognizance.

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“This individual is charged with committing heinous crimes against a child, which show him to be a distinct threat to our Massachusetts community,” said ERO Boston acting Field Office Director Patricia Hyde. 

It’s one of a number of incidents whereby ICE’s Boston unit have had to go after illegal immigrants released from local custody in the city and surrounding areas. “Sanctuary” jurisdictions typically do not honor ICE detainers, arguing that doing so encourages illegal immigrants to come forward and work with police if they are victims or witnesses to crimes. Massachusets is not a sanctuary state as it does not have a sanctuary law on the books, but a number of its cities — including Boston — are sanctuary cities.

In September, ICE announced it had arrested an illegal Salvadoran immigrant who was charged with several sex crimes against a child. He was one of a number of “egregious” illegal immigrant sex offenders caught in an operation in Nantucket.

The same month, ICE announced the arrest of a “gotaway” migrant in Lynn, Massachusetts. He had been charged with rape, indecent assault and battery of a person over 18, but had been released on bail without notifying immigration officials.

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Mateo Hincapie Cardona, 28, is currently in custody pending removal proceedings. 

In August, ICE arrested a Brazilian illegal immigrant in Wakefield, Massachusetts, who was charged with assault to rape, indecent assault and battery, and domestic assault and battery in Massachusetts.

A law enforcement source confirmed to Fox News that despite having an active arrest warrant for domestic violence, the local bail commissioner allowed him to be released back on bond.

In March, Fox News embedded with ICE officers in Boston and saw them make five arrests, including four alleged child rapists and a member of MS-13, a group of potential dangerous criminals the officers say were allowed on the streets because of local sanctuary policies that denied the agency’s detainer requests.

While ERO Boston Field Office Director Todd Lyons praised the work of local officers to remove the potential threats to the community from the streets, he admitted the sanctuary policies in Boston are “frustrating” and make it more difficult for the agency to do its job.

But those sanctuary policies are likely to come more into focus with the looming Trump administration.

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President-elect Trump has promised to carry out a mass deportation operation, and this week tapped former acting ICE Director Tom Homan as the “border czar.”

Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey has said state police would “absolutely not” assist agents in their deportation operations, and hinted at potential action to push back against the administration.

“Some realities need to be noted, and that is in 2016, we had a different situation in the courts, and I am sure there may be litigation ahead. There is a lot of other ways people are going to act and need to act for the sake of their states and residents,” Healey said. “There’s regulatory authority and executive powers and the like. There’s legislation also within our state.

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“So I think the key here is that, you know, every tool in the tool box has got to be used to protect our citizens, to protect our residents and protect our states and to hold the line on democracy and the rule of law as a basic principle.”

A source at ICE Boston was unimpressed by Healey’s comments.

“Governor Healey’s sanctuary policies protect the criminals and endanger law enforcement officers everyday,” they said. “Her policies do not protect the citizens of the communities to which she took an oath.”