Isra Hirsi, Rep. Ilhan Omar‘s (D-MN) daughter, said she was one of the students suspended from Barnard College for participation in anti-Israel protests. Hirsi, 21, posted on X that she was one of three students who were suspended for “standing in solidarity with Palestinians facing a genocide” from the private women’s college affiliated with Columbia […]
The FBI is “particularly concerned” about violent threats to the Jewish community as Passover approaches. The weeklong celebration begins on Monday. FBI Director Christopher Wray expressed his concern to a group of nationwide security officials at an event hosted by the Secure Community Network on Wednesday. SCN is a Jewish nonprofit safety and training organization. […]
Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm had little advice for climate-friendly solutions outside of home renovations and electric vehicle purchases. Granholm appeared on ABC’s The View Thursday ahead of Earth Day on Apr. 22, where the hosts asked her to share how their viewers can combat climate change. The hosts notably avoided questions surrounding her failure […]
U.S. officials are “testing the feasibility” of converting naval missile systems into land-based platforms in the Philippines, an American ally that faces a tense territorial dispute with China. “We are testing the feasibility of bringing this weapon system by air and offloading [it] into a secure and established space,” Philippine Army Col. Michael Logico told […]
The Wisconsin legislature filed a lawsuit Tuesday against Gov. Tony Evers (D-WI) and the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, alleging that Evers improperly utilized his veto power on legislation concerning literacy education. The intrastate drama started when Evers used his veto power to change parts of a bill passed in February, including a section that […]
The opening of St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School, the first religious charter school in Oklahoma and in the country, has garnered backlash from the existing charter school movement, prompting the state’s supreme court to hear arguments on the legality and legitimacy of the school’s existence. Under Oklahoma law, charter schools are considered to […]
House members are looking to out-troll one another through amendments to bills funding aid to Ukraine and Israel. Overall, 171 amendments have been introduced to add to the bills, with most of them serious. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) began the unserious additions on Wednesday, introducing an amendment that would require anyone who voted in favor […]
Denver City Council members voted unanimously on Wednesday to advance Democratic Mayor Mike Johnston’s proposed $41 million budget cuts to fund the city’s response to its undocumented immigrant crisis. Johnston’s plan includes cuts to multiple city departments, including police and fire, as well as his own. The mayor’s office will be absorbing the largest percentage […]
The House’s $95 billion relief package to Ukraine and Israel includes a measure that would ban TikTok if its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, does not divest — an unusual move orchestrated by Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) and House leadership. The popular app has garnered scrutiny from lawmakers over fears the company is sharing user data […]
A federal appeals court ruled in favor of trashing the “county line” for the New Jersey Democratic primaries in June. The ruling from a panel of judges on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit on Wednesday upheld a district court’s preliminary injunction, blocking the controversial format that lists candidates endorsed by the […]
