In SXSW Appearance, Columbia Encampment Organizer Mahmoud Khalil Says It’s ‘Very Racist’ To Ask Him To Condemn Hamas

He also complained he can’t ‘contextualize’ Oct 7 without condemnation Mahmoud Khalil (SXSW/YouTube) In an appearance at the South by Southwest festival on Sunday, Columbia University encampment leader Mahmoud Khalil said “it’s very racist to ask a Palestinian” to condemn Hamas. The moderator, the Guardian‘s U.S. editor, Betsy Reed, asked Khalil to explain why he refused to condemn Hamas

Judge Temporarily Blocks RFK Jr.’s Vaccine Policy, Panel Overhaul

Health Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr. attends the “Great, Historic Investment in Rural Health Roundtable” in the East Room of the White House on Jan. 16, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times A federal judge in Massachusetts ruled on March 16 that Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. illegally appointed 13 new members to an influential vaccine

Judge Blocks RFK Jr.’s Appointees to Vaccine Panel

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. attends President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Feb. 24, 2026. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images A federal judge in Massachusetts ruled on March 16 that Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. illegally appointed 13 new members to an influential vaccine

Religious Liberty Commission Has Productive Meeting Without Loony Aging Beauty Queen Who Hijacked February Hearing To Bash Israel

Carrie Prejean Boller was terminated from the commission after using a hearing to defend Candace Owens and claim her Catholic faith prevented her from supporting the Jewish state Carrie Prejean Boller (X), Donald Trump (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) The Department of Justice’s Religious Liberty Commission convened for a productive hearing on Monday without dramatic and distracting

Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Establishes the Task Force to Eliminate Fraud

ESTABLISHING THE TASK FORCE TO ELIMINATE FRAUD: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order creating the Task Force to Eliminate Fraud, which will advise the President and coordinate government-wide efforts to combat widespread fraud, waste, and abuse in Federal benefit programs. The Vice President will serve as Chair of the Task Force, the