Three Columbia deans placed on leave over disparaging text exchange during antisemitism panel
Three Columbia University deans have been placed on administrative leave after sending hostile text messages, including a vomiting face emoji, during a panel discussion on anti-Semitism at a recent alumni event. The images of the text message exchange between Joseph Soret, Susan Chan Kim, Matthew Patashnick and Kristen Crome, who are associate deans and administrators […]
Fox Panel Suggests Trump Is ‘Right’ Countries Aren’t ‘Sending Their Best’ As Alleged Illegal Immigrant Crimes Rock US
A Fox News panel on Wednesday suggested former President Donald Trump is correct that countries are not “sending their best” people as illegal immigrants allegedly commit “horrific” crimes in the United States. When Trump launched his 2016 campaign, he alleged Mexico is not “sending their best” illegal immigrants to the U.S. and he has frequently […]
House ethics panel interviews 6 women in Matt Gaetz sex, drugs probe: report
The House Ethics Committee has spoken with six women in connection with its investigation of Rep. Matt Gaetz over allegations of sexual misconduct and illegal drug use, with one of them reportedly claiming that the far-right congressman paid her for sexual favours. A female witness who was also part of a closed Justice Department investigation […]
‘WHY?’: Ex-Trump Official Leaves CNN Panel Shocked Over Refusal To Answer ‘Gotcha’ Question
CNN panelists were left shocked Thursday when a former Trump spokesperson accused another panelist of insisting Republican lawmakers answer a “gotcha” question about the 2024 election. Former Trump White House communications director Mike Dubke called out Reuters White House correspondent Jeff Mason for complaining that House Speaker Mike Johnson wouldn’t answer whether he would accept […]
Biden playing 'chess' while Trump playing 'hungry, hungry hippo': MSNBC panel
The MSNBC host said President Biden is playing “chess” while former President Trump is playing “hungry, hungry hippopotamus.” MSNBC host Alicia Menendez, along with co-hosts Michael Steele and Symone Sanders-Townsend, praised Biden for meeting with world leaders last week following the G7 summit in Italy. Lincoln Project co-founder Reed Galen and Politico’s Eugene Daniels also […]
Jan. 6 panel chair: 'How dare Trump show his face' on Capitol Hill?
Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Mississippi), who chairs the committee tasked with investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, sharply criticized former President Trump for returning to the U.S. Capitol on Thursday for the first time since that infamous day. “How can Trump show his face like this after inciting a deadly insurrection that desecrated […]
FDA panel rejects MDMA-assisted therapies for PTSD in veterans
This article discusses suicide. If you or someone you know is considering suicide, please contact the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline at 988 or 1-800-273-TALK (8255). A U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) panel has rejected an MDMA-based treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) that is often used to treat military veterans. On June 4, the […]
Here are the questions ex- NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo could face at hands of House COVID-19 panel
Assembly committees investigating the spread of COVID-19 are preparing to meet with family members of New York nursing home residents who died during the closures and grill former Gov. Andrew Cuomo about the pandemic. Members of the Republican-led COVID-19 subcommittee received a detailed 121-page timeline from Peter Irbiny, whose father, Norman, died of an infection […]
Panel That Awarded Pulitzers for Russiagate Stories Mum After Scathing Exposé on Reporting Failures
The “Russiagate” narrative, which permeated mainstream news coverage during the Trump years, was dismantled in an exhaustive four-part series in the Columbia Journalism Review by investigative reporter Jeff Gerth. The panel that awarded Pulitzer Prizes to the New York Times and Washington Post for reporting related to the discredited Trump-Russia collusion narrative has gone mum […]
Northwestern University accused of stonewalling anti-Israel unrest investigation by House panel
Evanston, Illinois – Congressional investigators are accusing Northwestern University’s president of obstructing an investigation into the university’s response to anti-Israel riots on its campus. Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-S.C., chairwoman of the House Education and Labor Committee, sent a letter to Northwestern leaders on Friday, blasting them for not responding to lawmakers’ questions sent to them […]