Republican Larry Hogan Leads Democrats in New Maryland Senate Poll

The former GOP state governor enjoys a 20-point favorability margin over his adversaries. Former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan is leading the Senate hopefuls pack in a new poll of likely voters in Maryland’s hotly-contested Senate race. The poll, released by Goucher College on April 2, shows that Mr. Hogan, who was a highly popular moderate

Jewish Organizations Raise Concerns Over Cuts to Program Funding Security at Nonprofits

They called for Congress to restore $30.5 million in funding to the grant program. Jewish organizations have expressed alarm over cuts to a grant program that provides funds for security measures at places of worship amid a rise in antisemitism in the United States. In a recently passed spending bill, Congress cut $30.5 million from

Berkeley Student Group Shares Blood Libel Cartoon Targeting Law School Dean

Berkeley Law Students for Justice in Palestine depicts Jewish dean with bloody utensils (Berkeley Law for Palestine Instagram) A student group at the University of California, Berkeley, School of Law published an anti-Semitic cartoon depicting the school’s dean, who is Jewish, holding bloody utensils over a dinner table, a version of the ancient blood libel

Wisconsin Gov. Evers vetoes transgender high school athletics ban, decries “radical policies targeting LGBTQ”

Talking Points: Minnesota is now safe haven for transgender community (Part 1) Talking Points: Minnesota is now safe haven for transgender community (Part 1) 12:05 Wisconsin’s governor vetoed a bill Tuesday that would have banned high school transgender athletes from competing on teams that align with their gender identity, promising he would veto “any bill

Biden Is ‘Not Advocating for Shutting Down the Border,’ His Campaign Manager Insists

President Joe Biden’s campaign manager Julie Chávez Rodríguez insisted Biden is not in favor of closing the U.S.-Mexico border, contradicting the president’s recent claim that he would “shut down” the border immediately if he could. “The president doesn’t talk about shutting down the border [and is] not advocating for shutting down the border,” Chávez Rodríguez

Schumer Eyes Legislation to Curtail ‘Judge Shopping’ After Texas Judge Rebuffs Pressure Campaign

Senate majority leader Chuck Schumer hopes to limit nationwide injunctions; Republicans say Democrats are just trying to muzzle conservative judges. Senate majority leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) is looking at legislative options to ensure federal court cases are randomly assigned after a top U.S. district court judge in Texas rejected Mr. Schumer’s calls to change his