Lawmakers urge financial regulators to take action on banking discrimination
A group of Democrats in the House and Senate is calling on the heads of the Treasury Department, the Federal Reserve and other financial regulators to ensure fair banking access for Muslim Americans and immigrants. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) wrote Wednesday to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome […]
Immigration advocates urge Schumer to abandon reconsideration of border deal
More than 100 immigration and civil rights groups are calling on Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, R-New York, to abandon plans to bring the bipartisan Senate immigration deal, which was rejected by Republicans earlier this year, to the floor. In a letter Thursday, the groups said the bill “represents a grave betrayal of immigrant communities.” […]
Red-state financial officers urge Biden to back Israel, ‘alarmed’ of wavering support in ‘hour of need’
First appearance on Fox: More than 20 U.S. state-level financial officials are calling on the Biden administration to continue aid to Israel amid the Israeli Defense Forces’ recent invasion of Rafah. The 23 members of the State Treasurer’s Foundation (SFOF) said, “As the State Treasurer, we are grateful for your early commitment to provide unyielding […]
Suozzi, Fitzpatrick urge Biden to end asylum abuses to ‘bring order to the border’
Representatives Tom Suozzi of New York and Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania on Thursday called on President Biden to end asylum abuses and “bring order to the border” through executive action. Democrats and Republicans have joined forces to crack down on cartels profiting from the U.S. border crisis and push the White House to extend undocumented […]
Bipartisan group of lawmakers urge against proposed National Guard move to Space Force
A bipartisan group of House of Representatives and senators is asking the Congressional Armed Services Committees to reject the Biden administration’s proposal to incorporate Air National Guard members into the Space Force as “deeply flawed.” In a May 6 letter to the chairs and ranking members of the House and Senate Armed Services Committees, 56 […]
Columbia Law Review student editors urge school to cancel exams after protests leave them ‘irrevocably shaken’
Student editors at the Columbia Law Review are urging the school to cancel final exams after anti-Israel protests and New York Police Department arrests have left the campus fractured. Columbia University has been at the forefront of the nationwide campus pro-Palestinian protests. The editors are asking the law school to cancel final exams and effectively give […]
House Republicans urge Biden to press ICC not to charge Netanyahu, Israeli officials with war crimes
Fox’s first – Three House Republicans from New York wrote a letter Tuesday urging the Biden administration to stop the International Criminal Court’s “sham” indictment of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other Israeli government officials on war crimes charges. wrote. Rep. Anthony D’Esposito (RN.Y.) leads a letter co-signed by House Republican Committee Chair Rep. […]
GOP senators air ‘deep concerns’ over NPR bias, urge CEO to ‘start a course correction’
First appearance on Fox: A group of Republican senators shares concerns about ideological bias at National Public Radio (NPR), saying the organization’s controversial CEO Katherine Maher, a former senior editor She recently resigned from her role following high-profile criticism from Uli Berliner, citing her “divisive views.” A group of Republican lawmakers led by Sen. Kevin […]
Hundreds of athletes urge the NCAA to not ban transgender athletes from women’s college sports
More than 400 former and current college, professional and Olympic athletes asked the NCAA not to ban transgender athletes from women’s college sports, according to a letter sent Tuesday. “To all of you, as members of the NCAA’s highest governing body and an organization focused on supporting the health of not only athletes but the […]
News organizations urge Biden and Trump to commit to presidential debates during the 2024 campaign
NEW YORK (AP) — Twelve news organizations on Sunday urged prospective presidential candidates Joe Biden and Donald Trump to: agree to the discussionsaid they were a “rich tradition” that had been part of every general election campaign since 1976. Trump, who did not participate in the race for the Republican nomination, has signaled his desire […]