Trump was warned not to ‘give them a noble reason to indict you’
An associate of former President Donald Trump warned him to take the request to return documents to the National Archives seriously, according to released FBI filings on Monday regarding Trump’s case. “Don’t give them a noble reason to indict you, because they will,” the associate warned Trump, according to the filing. The identity of the […]
Biden makes pitch to young people with climate, but dividends may not pay off
President Joe Biden is underscoring his climate record on Earth Day as younger, more liberal Democrats sour on him amid the Israel–Hamas war. But although Biden’s public events continue to be interrupted by some climate activists, including his New York fundraiser with former Presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton, what was once a top priority […]
Major Columbia protest organizers have ties to left-wing donors
Some pro-Palestinian protesters causing chaos at Columbia University and other campuses this week belong to groups that have financial ties to prominent left-wing donors. Tensions continue to flare at Columbia as the pro-Palestinian protesters enter their seventh day of occupying part of campus. The protest has seen more than 100 protesters arrested, attracted a massive […]
Baseball fan’s heckling gets New York Yankees manager ejected from game
New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone was ejected from Monday’s game against the Oakland Athletics after an umpire appeared to confuse a fan’s heckling with Boone’s. The ejection happened just five pitches after the start of the game. After a pitch from Yankees starter Carlos Rodón was called a strike by Hunter Wendelstedt, the home […]
Speaker Johnson’s first big win
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) scored his first big legislative victory this past weekend, making good on the first promises he made in leadership that he would find a way to send much-needed aid to our allies Israel and Ukraine. Contrary to what some are saying, Johnson supported more aid for Ukraine from the start […]
NYU students and faculty arrested at tense pro-Palestinian protests
Several students and faculty at New York University were arrested hours after officials had told assembled pro-Palestinian protesters to disperse. The protesters assembled at Gould Plaza outside of the University’s Stern School of Business had been told by the university to disperse by 4 p.m., citing safety and security concerns. Police began to move in […]
Jewish Columbia professor signals university may be ‘negotiating’ with pro-Palestinian protest leaders: ‘This is 1938’
A Columbia University professor who has been an outspoken critic of the university’s handling of continuous pro-Palestinian student protests suggested that the university’s administration may be “negotiating” with the protest’s leadership. Shai Davidai, an assistant professor at Columbia Business School, was seen on Monday in a viral video having a combative exchange with university administrators […]
Biden faces resistance to timing of upstate New York visit after officers killed in shootout
Rep. Brandon Williams (R-NY) is requesting President Joe Biden delay his planned trip to Syracuse, New York, as law enforcement officers in the area are reeling from the deaths of two police officers. Biden is visiting upstate New York on Thursday to tout the CHIPS and Science Act, among other stops in the Empire State. […]
Outspoken pro-Israel Columbia professor denied entry into ‘liberated zone’ encampment
An assistant business professor at Columbia University and Israel native, Shai Davidai, was dumbfounded Monday morning after he was barred from entry into the campus’s “liberated zone.” Davidai and other pro-Israel demonstrators were outside the campus gate, hoping to enter, video footage posted to X showed. The encampment was set up at the university in […]
Target on his back: Republican Jewish Coalition backs Bob Good’s primary opponent after vote against Israel aid
The Republican Jewish Coalition is endorsing Rep. Bob Good‘s (R-VA) primary challenger after he opposed aid to Israel amid its fight against Hamas. RJC CEO Matt Brooks blasted Good’s record in a statement on Monday and endorsed his opponent, Republican state Rep. John McGuire, who the RJC says has “made his support for Israel clear.” […]