Union Theological Seminary Pushes Event Featuring ‘Activist-Scholar’ Off Campus In Wake of Free Beacon Report

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‘Authorization for this event was initially obtained through the withholding of key information,’ a UTS spokeswoman said L: Mohamed Abdou (mei.columbia.edu) R: Union Theological Seminary banner (utsnyc.edu) Union Theological Seminary, a Columbia University affiliate, said an event featuring Mohamed Abdou—a self-described “activist-scholar” who was banned from teaching at Columbia—could not proceed on its premises in

White House mulls defunding civil rights election observer program

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The White House is considering ending funding for a longtime civil rights election program aimed at protecting the rights of minority populations to vote, sources familiar with the matter tell CBS News. The federal observer program, authorized under the Voting Rights Act and launched in 1966, is an Office of Personnel Management operation that partners

Democrats Head Into Elections Pushing $1.5 Trillion Tax Increase

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‘No. 1 priority,’ says teachers’ union leader Senator Chris Van Hollen, AFT president Randi Weingarten, and AFT member Katherine Hayes at a March 12, 2026, press conference. (Screenshot) March 12, 2026 image/svg+xml The Democratic Party is heading into the 2026 midterm elections and 2028 presidential elections pushing legislation that would increase federal income tax rates

Republicans, Democrats warn Trump administration against pulling US troops from Kosovo

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A bipartisan group of lawmakers is warning the Trump administration against drawing down hundreds of U.S. troops serving as peacekeeping forces in Kosovo as tensions rise in the region, according to a letter exclusively obtained by The Hill. The letter, sent Thursday, represents a rare moment of unity among Democrats and Republicans serving on key…

NJ Gov. Sherrill’s First Budget Reflects Democrats’ National Affordability Push

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Mikie Sherrill in East Brunswick, NJ. Eduardo Munoz Alvarez/Getty Images New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill this week presented her first state budget, a $60.7 billion spending plan that proposes record property-tax relief, a reduction in the structural deficit, and no new taxes on individual residents. “Government hasn’t been working the way it can, the way