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White House condemns ‘blatantly antisemitic’ protests amid ongoing unrest at Columbia

The White House on Sunday condemned calls for “violence and physical intimidation targeting Jewish students” as protests continue at U.S. universities, including recent demonstrations at New York’s Columbia University. “While all Americans have the right to peacefully protest, calls for violence and physical intimidation targeting Jewish students and the Jewish community are blatantly anti-Semitic, unconscionable […]

Could Russia’s sham election provoke popular unrest?

Russia’s March 17 presidential election is almost certain to go off without a hitch, but given the crazy nature of politics in President Vladimir Putin’s fragile territory, it may come with a surprise or two. What is clearly not surprising is that the dictator was re-elected with an overwhelming majority of the vote. President Putin […]

Speaker Johnson faces conservative unrest over funding deal

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) faces the difficult task of securing a deal to fund the government to the end amid fierce opposition from conservatives in Congress. The speaker, who was elected only a few months ago after his predecessor was defeated for collaborating with Democrats to fund the government, is now in the House […]