Democratic Rep. Summer Lee (Pa.) this week accepted an endorsement from a left-wing group that has called to free one of Pennsylvania’s most notorious cop killers from prison and hails another as a “freedom fighter.” Lee, a member of the progressive “Squad,” spoke at an online event with 1HoodPower, a Pittsburgh-based nonprofit that seeks “liberation
Dean of Students Mona Dugo at rally where protesters said school ‘weaponizes anti-Semitism to silence pro-Palestinian activism’ Northwestern dean of students Mona Dugo (Northwestern) The dean of students at Northwestern University attended an anti-Israel protest this week targeting Hillel, the school’s Jewish student community center, to defend the demonstrators’ “right to free speech.” Dean of
Rep. Jim Banks (R-Ind.) announced that he’s proposing legislation to defund National Public Radio (NPR) after a series of revelations appeared to confirm the news organization’s devotion to progressive groupthink. “Congress shouldn’t be paying pro-censorship leftist activists,” he posted on X, to which Tesla and X CEO Elon Musk responded in support by replying, “Great.”
‘They’re not competing. They’re cheating. And we’ve seen the damage here in America,’ President Joe Biden said. The United States has opened an investigation against China’s unfair trade practices in shipbuilding and other sectors amid a growing trade dispute between the world’s two biggest economies. The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) announced on April 17 that
The organization reduced the number of consultations on health issues, while it focused on providing abortion services. Abortions conducted by Planned Parenthood are a leading cause of death in the United States, with the organization recommending the procedure to pregnant clients 97 percent of the time, according to Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America group. Planned
Foreign aid legislation advances, but could cost Speaker Mike Johnson – CBS News Watch CBS News The House Rules Committee advanced a foreign aid package that provides billions in stalled security funding for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, steering the measures closer toward passage this weekend. The legislation had been tied up for weeks. The progress
Critics of the legislation argue that animal testing has helped advance research that supports veterans with disabilities. The Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) will end testing on dogs, cats, and nonhuman primates by 2026. Congress approved the bipartisan measure included in the VA’s 2024 fiscal spending bill, which was signed into law last month. “VA