The co-chairwoman of Harvard University’s newly formed antisemitism task force stepped down this week, reportedly citing concerns the school would not commit to implementing the group’s recommendations. Harvard Business School professor Raffaella Sadun resigned Sunday as co-chairwoman of the task force formed by interim Harvard president Alan Garber, marking another stumble in the school’s widely […]
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) expressed his admiration for Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), singling out his resilience in keeping the filibuster despite criticism. McConnell announced that he would be stepping down from his leadership position in November, ending his long tenure as top dog among Senate Republicans. Manchin thanked McConnell for his actions during […]
Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ) announced Wednesday that he will introduce legislation that will protect access to in vitro fertilization in the wake of a recent ruling by the Alabama Supreme Court. The recent decision made by the Alabama Supreme Court declared cryogenically frozen embryos to be “extrauterine children.” While it does not prohibit obtaining IVF, the court […]
The oldest family-owned bar in Madison, Wisconsin, shut its doors earlier this month after a decadeslong battle with Hovde Properties, co-owned by Eric Hovde, a Republican businessman running to unseat Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI). Silver Dollar opened its doors in 1933, just steps away from the state Capitol, and became a staple in the community. […]
An appellate court in New York on Wednesday denied Donald Trump‘s effort to halt the judgment in his civil fraud case, forcing the former president to post a bond to cover more than $454 million in the weeks ahead. The ruling by Judge Anil Singh requires Trump by default to post a bond for the […]
DEARBORN, Michigan — The protest vote organized against President Joe Biden this week in the Great Lakes State asked the president to “Listen to Michigan.” But despite members of Biden’s administration meeting with Arab and Muslim American community leaders this month, the initial response from the president’s campaign to Michigan’s primary Tuesday did not directly […]
Colorado’s third-most populous city passed a resolution Monday evening demanding that illegal immigrants, bussed from the U.S.-Mexico border to Denver, not be transported into Aurora. The resolution, which was approved in a 7-3 vote, maintains the city’s “non-sanctuary” status as Denver continues to grapple with an unprecedented surge of immigrants, a problem that has begun […]
Delaware’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program will start sending March payments worth up to $1,751 in three days. The First State begins the distribution of SNAP payments on the second day of each month and possesses one of the longest distribution windows in the United States. Payments are distributed for most of the month. The first letters of recipients’ last names determine […]
The White House addressed for the first time publicly on Wednesday the alleged kidnapping and murder of a University of Georgia nursing student by an illegal immigrant. Republicans have pointed to the murder of 22-year-old Laken Riley as evidence of President Joe Biden‘s flawed approach to the southern border and immigration reform. The man accused […]
An immigration rule the Biden administration touts as a “cornerstone” of its border policy is not having the effects on the border crisis that its creators hoped it would. The screening standards attempt to identify weak claims for protection, including race, religion, and political opinion. The rule, originally declared a success, was implemented after the […]
