Harvard Moves Toward Student Referendum on Divestment from Israel, Led by Rhodes Scholarship Recipient

‘Harvard has a responsibility to listen to us,’ says Asmer Asrar Safi Asmer Safi (via asmersafi.me) The Harvard Undergraduate Palestine Solidarity Committee, an anti-Israel student group, passed a petition on Tuesday that started the wheels turning toward a student referendum on whether Harvard University should divest from Israel. The student behind the effort is a

House Bill Would Bar Biden Admin From Spending Taxpayer Dollars on Diplomacy To Advance Iran Nuclear Deal

Rep. Bob Good proposes bill to block Iran diplomacy until it severs cash ties to China and ends Hamas support Rep. Bob Good (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images) Republican legislation in the House would bar the Biden administration from spending taxpayer dollars to advance a nuclear deal with Iran until the hardline regime severs its cash ties

Judge Rules Miami ‘Unconstitutionally’ Gerrymandered Voting Maps

United States District Court Judge K. Michael Moore ruled city commissioners ‘unconstitutionally’ drew district lines in both 2022 and 2023 based on race. A federal judge has struck down Miami’s current city commission maps, ruling that the city “unconstitutionally” drew district lines based on race. Originally filed in 2022, when the city redistricted the five

Japan to Gift US 250 New Cherry Trees as ‘Symbol of Friendship’ Amid Strengthened Alliance

The new cherry trees will replace the existing ones around the Tidal Basin in Washington. Japan is giving the United States 250 cherry trees, meant to reflect the strong geopolitical alliance and friendship between the two nations, President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced on Wednesday. The new trees will replace the

Senate Passes Resolution Nullifying Biden’s Greenhouse Gas Emissions Rule

The greenhouse gas emissions rule would force transportation departments to measure their transportation-related emissions and set reduction targets. The U.S. Senate has passed a disapproval resolution overturning a regulation from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) requiring states to measure and set goals for reducing carbon emissions from vehicles using the national highway system. The FHWA

16 GOP Attorneys General Challenge Garland’s Comments on Voting Laws

GOP prosecutors say U.S. Constitution is clear in its direction to leave state elections up to the elected representatives of those states. A group of Republican state attorneys general are pushing back against U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland’s comments made in March at a church in Selma, Alabama, where he discussed using the Department of

Sen. Kennedy Suggests Ulterior Motive Behind Border Crisis While Questioning Mayorkas

Illegal immigrants affect electoral college votes and congressional district reapportionment, the senator charged. Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) suggested on April 10 that the Biden administration is facilitating illegal immigration to help Democrats politically. The senator’s remarks came amid his questioning of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas during a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing on April 10.