New White House Press Rules Will Expand Access for ‘New Media Voices’

Independent journalists and content producers are encouraged to apply for admittance to press briefings. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt announced on Jan. 28 new guidelines for media access aimed at allowing more independent journalists and content creators into media events. Describing President Donald Trump as the “most accessible” commander-in-chief in the nation’s history, she

Top Senators Call on Trump to Follow Law on Watchdog Terminations

Sens. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) sent a letter to the president. Senators from both parties are calling on President Donald Trump to follow the law regarding the termination of more than a dozen inspectors general. Trump recently fired the inspectors general, or watchdogs, who conduct investigations into government agencies. While the president

Democratic AGs, Nonprofits Sue Over OMB’s Freeze on Federal Grants, Loans

‘The president does not get to decide which laws to enforce and for whom,’ New York’s attorney general said. Several Democratic state attorneys general will file a lawsuit on Tuesday challenging the Office of Management and Budget’s (OMB’s) freeze on federal grants, loans, and other financial assistance, New York Attorney General Letitia James said on

Columbia Student Group Observes Holocaust Remembrance Day—By Noting ‘Parallels’ Between Auschwitz and ‘Zionist Dungeons and Torture Camps’

‘A return to the status quo prior to October 7 is not enough,’ Columbia Jewish Voice for Peace writes Anti-Israel protest at Columbia last year (Spencer Platt/Getty Images) Columbia University’s chapter of Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP) issued a Monday statement for International Holocaust Remembrance Day. It compared Auschwitz to “Zionist dungeons and torture camps”