New York House Republicans are demanding that Columbia University President Minouche Shafik resign from her position as pro-Palestinian protests erupt on the campus ahead of Passover, a Jewish holiday. House Republican Conference Chairwoman Elise Stefanik (R-NY) led a letter sent to Shafik on Monday saying the president should step down “for failing to put an end to […]
Freshman Rep. Summer Lee (D-PA) is calling in some high-powered support to win a second term in the House, with the Pennsylvania election on Tuesday serving as the first test of whether Democratic lawmakers actively calling for a ceasefire in Gaza can survive primary challenges. The Democratic-held House seat in Pennsylvania’s 12th District is not […]
The daughter of Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) slammed Barnard College after being removed from her dorm and the college’s dining facilities following her participation in anti-Israel protests last week. Isra Hirsi, 21, alleged she had no way to survive after she was detained and suspended following her stay in a tent encampment with hundreds of protesters, […]
New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft said he’s “not comfortable” supporting Columbia University, his alma mater, due to the rise of pro-Palestinian protests over Israel’s war in Gaza. In response to the Columbia demonstrations, Kraft shared a statement on Monday on why he is withdrawing his support for the university. “It was through the full […]
A progressive group founded by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Our Revolution, will host a town hall on Monday looking to stall the American Israel Public Affairs Committee’s efforts to fund elections across the country. The town hall will feature “Squad” members Reps. Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Jamaal Bowman (D-NY), and Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), among others. The […]
Vice President Kamala Harris announced on Monday that the Biden administration has finalized the first-ever minimum staffing requirements for nursing homes. The move comes after the COVID-19 pandemic, which saw advocates for the elderly reporting poor living conditions for residents in which they’d go hours without meals and water and were not kept properly clean. […]
A judge accepted Donald Trump‘s $175 million bond in his civil fraud case after the former president and Attorney General Letitia James reached an agreement to modify the conditions of the bond during a hearing in New York on Monday. Judge Arthur Engoron said that so long as Trump gave Knight Specialty Insurance, a small […]
President Joe Biden will speak to the nation from Triangle, Virginia, to commemorate Earth Day at 2:15 p.m. Biden is expected to announce $7 billion in grant funding for solar power under the Inflation Reduction Act and new steps toward highlighting his administration’s Climate Corps — a program popular with youth climate groups. Biden launched […]
Eight years before he and his wife Ethel were executed in the electric chair at New York‘s notorious Sing Sing prison, Soviet spy Julius Rosenberg pleaded with federal officials to keep his job with the Army Signal Corps. In a secret two-page memo to officials who had just suspended Rosenberg, he claimed he was wronged […]
In the 118th Congress, House Republicans have been riddled with party infighting and chaos since being sworn into office earlier in 2023. After 15 different votes to elect former Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, disagreements over sending aid to Ukraine during Russia’s war, and a failed bipartisan border bill, this Congress is set to […]
