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The vice president is the face for the administration's work on abortion, more. Vice President Kamala Harris will soon be hitting the road for a monthlong college tour, Travel ing to more than a dozen campuses across eight states . The trip underscores both the value Democrats are placing on young er voters and the more forceful role Harris is seeking to play on key issues like abortion access ahead of the 2024 election, after weathering two years of scrutiny and low approval ratings. The vice president's "Fight for our Freedoms College Tour" begins on Sept. 14 at Hampton University in Virginia. It will focus heavily on mobilizing young voters -- some of whom have expressed less than favorable views of President Joe Biden -- in states including Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, North Carolina, Nevada, Wisconsin and Virginia, with additional campus visits and details to come. News of the tour, first reported by ABC News, comes as students return to school for the fall sem...

Gov. Ron DeSantis has asked Florida universities and colleges for information on courses regarding diversity, equity, inclusion and critical race theory. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' office has requested data on courses and programs that include “ diversity , equity and inclusion” and “ critical race theory ” despite legal challenges to his law restricting such content. ABC News has obtained a copy of the Dec. 28 governor’s memo. In the memo, Office of Policy and Budget Director Chris Spencer asked State University System and Florida College System administrators to document “the expenditure of state resources on programs and initiatives related to diversity, equity and inclusion, and critical race theory within our state colleges and universities.” These public institutions are required to describe which programs and campus related activities are connected to these topics, and send how much these programs cost, how much state-funding is directed toward them, and how many employee...