Three journalists were among those taken into custody, according to Superintendent Larry Snelling. CHICAGO—Night-time protests outside the Israeli consulate in Chicago on Aug. 20 led to between 55 and 60 arrests, according to Superintendent Larry Snelling of the Chicago Police Department. He said exact figures would be provided at a later stage. “Last night was
Running mate Nicole Shanahan said Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is considering ‘joining forces’ with former President Donald Trump. Independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will address the country on Aug. 23 amid mounting speculation the candidate will drop out. On Aug. 21, the principal campaign committee Team Kennedy announced Kennedy will speak to the nation live
The rally featured a significant new change: bulletproof glass. Former President Donald Trump and Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio), his running mate, attended their first outdoor rally since Trump was shot in the right ear in an assassination attempt in Pennsylvania last month, but there is one major change: bulletproof glass. Trump’s podium at the North
Request could shed light on university’s decision to ease off on discipline for arrested students Columbia pro-Palestinian protesters (Spencer Platt/Getty Images) The House Committee on Education and the Workforce issued a subpoena to Columbia University on Wednesday after the school failed to turn over documents regarding the administration’s response to anti-Semitism. The subpoena, delivered to
The U.S. economy added 818,000 fewer jobs from March 2023 to March 2024 than the Bureau of Labor Statistics first reported, signaling further vulnerability in the labor market as Vice President Kamala Harris scrambles to defend her economic record along the campaign trail. Only about 2.1 million jobs were added during the year, a 28
The 14-term Democratic congressman previously had been hospitalized for respiratory illness. Rep. Bill Pascrell (D-N.J.), a longtime congressman from New Jersey, died at age 87 on Wednesday, Aug. 21. His office announced his death at about noon EDT on the social media platform X. “As our United States Representative, Bill fought to his last breath
CHICAGO—A pro-Palestinian protest outside the Israeli consulate in Chicago led to violent clashes and arrests on the evening of Aug. 20., day two of the Democratic National Convention (DNC). The demonstration, organized by the group Behind Enemy Lines, marks a non-permitted escalation in the conflict between mainstream Democrats and pro-Palestinian activists. The latter objects to