MANHATTAN—A group of Republican lawmakers, led by House Speaker Mike Johnson (La.), descended on Columbia University on Wednesday and called for school president Minouche Shafik’s resignation. Their remarks, delivered at a press conference on the steps of Columbia’s Low Library, elicited near-constant jeers from the student protesters, many of whom have also been demanding Shafik’s
House speaker Mike Johnson (R., La.) and other Republican representatives traveled to Columbia University on Wednesday to denounce the rampant displays of anti-Semitism on the campus. “A growing number of students have chanted in support of terrorists,” Johnson said in an address facing the student protest encampment on the campus lawn. The House speaker said
The Republican-controlled Arizona House on Wednesday approved a repeal of an 1864 abortion law that would have banned nearly all abortions, sending the measure to the state Senate. The state Senate is set to consider the law on May 1. The 1864 law is set to go into effect on June 8, and it would supersede what
Republican Dave McCormick looks to unseat Sen. Bob Casey in a key Senate race. The Nov. 5 general election is just six months away, and fresh off the April 23 primary, Pennsylvania voters now know the players and can expect an escalation of political rhetoric. It will come from every direction, in the form of
‘I’m not going to get into specific numbers for operational reasons, but I believe they will make a difference,’ said national security adviser Jake Sullivan. The Biden administration covertly shipped long-range missiles to Ukraine in March to assist the embattled nation against Russia’s invasion. The administration shipped the long-range Army Tactical Missile Systems (ATACMS) to
Washington — A law that could lead to a national ban of TikTok cleared the Senate Tuesday night in a bipartisan vote of 79-18, representing one of the most serious threats to the immensely popular social media app’s U.S. operations. Some lawmakers insist they don’t want to actually ban the platform used by roughly 170 million Americans,
Columbia protests have included declarations of support for Hamas Pro-Palestinian protesters at Columbia University) Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images) The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine and a senior Hamas leader declared their support for the unsanctioned tent encampments roiling Columbia University and other elite American universities. The Popular Front, a U.S.-designated terror group, released