Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE) filed a resolution seeking to censure Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN), accusing the House Democrat of making antisemitic remarks after suggesting that some Jewish students at Columbia University were “pro-genocide.” Bacon introduced the resolution on Tuesday, proposing to condemn Omar for comments she has made about Israel over the last several years. […]
President Joe Biden strongly denounced antisemitism during a speech at the Holocaust Memorial Museum’s Days of Remembrance ceremony at the Capitol. “We know hate never goes away,” Biden said. “It only hides. And given little oxygen, it comes out from under the rocks. We also know what stops hate. One thing: all of us.” Biden […]
The judge presiding over the New York hush money trial against Donald Trump on Tuesday scolded prosecutors after porn star Stormy Daniels recounted graphic details about her alleged sexual encounter with the former president 18 years ago. After a brief morning break, Judge Juan Merchan addressed the attorneys before bringing back the 12-member jury. Daniels, […]
Former President Donald Trump is raising new objections in his classified documents case in Florida after special counsel Jack Smith recently admitted that documents in some boxes federal investigators retrieved from Trump’s home are now out of order. Trump’s attorneys asserted that Smith had “failed to maintain the integrity of the contents of at least […]
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) unveiled a list of demands for House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) as she holds threats over his head to oust him from his top leadership position. Greene met with Johnson for two hours on Monday to discuss a path forward on her motion to vacate, outlining several concessions she wants […]
Anti-Israel protests regarding the war in Gaza have erupted at college campuses across the country, but polling shows it is not a top issue for most people attending university. A Generation Lab poll shared with Axios shows the war in Gaza ranks at the bottom among top issues for college students. The survey shows only […]
Hats off to the Washington Examiner’s Salena Zito, who was chosen on Tuesday as the nation’s top “Bulldog Awards” columnist. In naming Zito the country’s No. 1 columnist, the Media Research Center said, “The ‘Middle America-whisperer,’ relaying the views and passions of the heartland to those on the coasts. As she best explains herself: ‘In […]
Leaders from three public school districts will testify before Congress Wednesday as the House shifts its focus from antisemitism on college campuses to K-12 schools nationwide. School leaders from three public school districts, Berkeley, California, Montgomery County, Maryland, and New York City, will answer questions from the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. The […]
President Joe Biden is trying to demonstrate his support of the Jewish community, with his Department of Education providing more guidance to schools and colleges regarding how to deal with antisemitism on campus under Title VI. The Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights circulated the guidance in a “Dear Colleague Letter” on Tuesday, coinciding with […]
Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-NY) has apologized for a comment she made during a presentation on Monday, in which she claimed black children do not know what the word computer means. The New York governor had been speaking at the Milken Institute Global Conference to discuss Empire AI, an initiative that aims to make New York […]
