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Lloyd Austin Confirms U.S. Withholding Arms from Israel over Rafah

Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin acknowledged Wednesday before the Senate Defense Appropriations subcommittee that the United States is holding back arms shipments to Israel over concerns about the ongoing Hamas attack in Rafah. Austin said, asserting that the Biden administration’s approach to Israel’s security is “ironclad.” Said The United States said it was concerned that […]

Graham tells Austin: Pausing weapons to Israel is ‘obscene’

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) excoriated the Biden administration for pausing a military aid transfer to Israel due to their unfolding military operations in Rafah. Graham was able to express his frustration with the administration’s decision on Wednesday during a Senate Appropriations subcommittee hearing with Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and Gen. Charles Q. Brown, the […]

Austin City Council at odds with Texas AG over transgender protections

The Austin City Council passed a resolution ensuring that transgender people may receive gender reassignment therapy and providing protections for healthcare providers as well.  The resolution comes just days after Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit against the Biden administration over its changes to Title IX, which expanded sex-based discrimination in the federal […]

UT Austin suspends students behind pro-Palestinian protests

The University of Texas in Austin issued a suspension for its students involved in the Palestine Solidarity Committee following its on-campus protest. Some 57 protesters were arrested on the UT Austin campus earlier this week when the protest in the name of Palestinians in Gaza got out of hand. Police made the arrests while pushing […]

Texas Gov. Abbott faces backlash after mass arrest at UT Austin pro-Palestine protest

Gov. Greg Abbott (R) is facing accusations of state overreach after Texas police arrested more than 50 people at a protest at the University of Texas at Austin this week. On Wednesday, police in riot gear broke up an unauthorized but nonviolent demonstration at the state’s flagship university. Among those arrested was a journalist from […]

UT Austin protests descend into chaos, anti-Israel students yell at police

More than 100 protesters gathered on the campus of the University of Texas at Austin on Wednesday to take part in an unruly anti-Israel demonstration. The noisy protest drew hundreds of onlookers, some of whom joined in anti-Israel chants on the school’s south lawn. The University of Texas at Austin is one of a number […]