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Biden administration defends treatment of veterans despite IG report

(The Center Square) – The U.S. Department of Veterans’ Affairs pledged to protect veterans and address any problems identified by federal watchdogs after an Inspector General report raised concerns about the physicians employed by the VA. Press Secretary Terrence Hayes responded to an inquiry from The Center Square about recent IG reports. The reports in […]

Why Trump’s ‘unconstitutional’ gag order claims work to his advantage

Former President Donald Trump has decried the gag order against him in his Manhattan criminal court trial as “unconstitutional,” a claim professors say could be working to galvanize his base. Trump earlier this week was fined $9,000 by Judge Juan Merchan, who is presiding over the trial that accuses Trump of falsifying business records to […]

Trump trial: Anticipation builds for star witnesses

Former President Donald Trump’s trial in New York will resume Monday with prosecutors calling on more witnesses to try to prove to a jury that the former president concealed hush money payments to influence the 2016 presidential election. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s team has spent two weeks questioning eight witnesses, including some high-profile names, […]

Biden prepares to meet ‘important moment’ with speech on antisemitism

President Joe Biden‘s political sensibilities and public speaking skills will be tested next week when he delivers a highly anticipated speech denouncing antisemitism. But critics contend the speech, scheduled to take place one week after colleges requested that police respond to student protest encampments over the Israel-Hamas war, could be too little, too late as […]

What university endowments are and why anti-Israel protesters targeted them

University endowments have come under scrutiny from anti-Israel protesters as they demanded schools across the country cut financial ties with Israel over its war against Hamas terrorists in Gaza. With protests raging at schools from the University of California, Los Angeles, to Columbia University, the Washington Examiner is explaining what mechanism anti-Israel protesters are attacking […]

Indiana GOP primary to set off massive leadership shakeup in Hoosier state

In deep red Indiana, where the top offices are held by Republican politicians, this election cycle is set to bring a new wave of leadership from the governor’s mansion to the halls of Congress. Voters in Indiana will head to the polls on Tuesday to participate in their primaries, which will include a six-way primary […]

After last week’s clashes on campus, UCLA will resume in-person classes on Monday

School officials from the University of California, Los Angeles, notified students that in-person classes will resume on Monday.  The announcement comes after a tumultuous week of violence in the wake of anti-Israel protests on campus that caused the school to move classes online, according to multiple reports.  “The campus will return to regular operations tomorrow, Monday […]

Campaign to give San Francisco mayor more power abandoned after spending millions

A San Francisco political advocacy group that has spent millions to get two reform measures on the November ballot announced this week it was pulling one that would have given the city’s next mayor more powers. TogetherSF Action claimed it could not gain traction on an initiative that would have given the mayor the sole authority […]

RNC, Trump release video contrasting GOP and Biden on antisemitism

EXCLUSIVE — The Republican National Committee, former President Donald Trump‘s campaign, and the Republican Jewish Coalition released a new video Monday comparing Trump and President Joe Biden‘s handling of rising antisemitism across the nation. The video, first shared with the Washington Examiner, comes on the same day as Holocaust Remembrance Day and one day before the seven-month […]

Gaza pier construction nears completion: By the numbers

U.S. forces are close to completing construction of a temporary port in the Mediterranean Sea off Gaza’s coast, but the weather has proven to be a recent obstacle. They temporarily paused construction of the pier on Thursday due to forecasted high winds and high sea swells, according to U.S. Central Command. The military vessels involved […]
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