Columbia Administrators Fire Off Hostile and Dismissive Text Messages, Vomit Emojis During Alumni Reunion Panel on Jewish Life

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On Friday, May 31, alumni descended on Columbia University’s Manhattan campus to celebrate their class reunions. In addition to eating and drinking, the festivities included several panel discussions featuring professors and administrators. One, focused on Jewish life on campus, was particularly newsworthy. Student protesters who had broken into and occupied a university building during the

New Jersey’s top federal prosecutor testifies in Menendez trial

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New Jersey’s top federal prosecutor testified Wednesday at Sen. Bob Menendez ‘s bribery trial that the Democrat sought to discuss the prosecution of a New Jersey real estate developer with him before recommending him to the post after President Biden won the election in 2020.  U.S. Attorney Philip Sellinger’s revelation in testimony that will continue

Illegal E-Cigarettes Flooding Market, Senators Question FDA’s Dragging Out Regulation for 3 Years

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Cracking down on electronic cigarettes contaminated with illegal drugs is the DOJ’s ‘highest priority,’ according to Deputy Assistant Attorney General Arun Rao. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has only approved 23 e-cigarette products, yet millions of illegal e-cigarettes have flooded the U.S. market, as stated at the Wednesday Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on

CEO Testifies Amtrak Has Never Returned a Profit, Hopes to Break Even by End of Decade

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Stephen Gardner says the pandemic pushed Amtrak’s financial progress back several years, but May was the most profitable month in company history. Amtrak CEO Stephen Gardner testified to the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on June 12 that the national rail company has yet to turn a profit in a 12-month period but hopes to