Tensions rise at Columbia after deadline to clear encampment

Tensions rise at Columbia after deadline to clear encampment passes Tensions rise at Columbia after deadline to clear encampment passes 03:56 NEW YORK — Tensions rose on the Columbia University campus Monday as pro-Palestinian protesters refused to comply with a deadline to leave their encampment.  The students were warned they would be suspended if they

Trump and DeSantis meet in South Florida to talk about 2024 election

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis met privately with former President Donald Trump for several hours on Sunday morning to talk, in part, about fundraising ahead of the 2024 general election, several sources familiar with the meeting tell CBS News.  The meeting was made at the request of DeSantis, according to a senior Trump source with knowledge

Minnesota state Sen. Nicole Mitchell removed from committees, caucus meetings amid burglary investigations

Nicole Mitchell removed from committees, caucus meetings Nicole Mitchell removed from committees, caucus meetings 00:42 ST. PAUL, Minn. — Embattled Minnesota state Sen. Nicole Mitchell will be removed from her committee assignments and caucus meetings while burglary allegations against her play out in both a Senate and legal investigation, the Senate majority leader announced Sunday.

Rep. Summer Lee says “we don’t” hear if college students are excited to vote for Biden

Rep. Summer Lee, a progressive Democrat from Pennsylvania who recently visited pro-Palestinian protesters at a Pittsburgh campus, said Sunday that “we don’t” hear if college students are excited to vote for President Biden this upcoming November. “It’s not a topic that, you know, always comes up, but it does a lot,” Lee said on Sunday.

Hamas hostage’s niece worries a deal isn’t in Netanyahu’s “political interest”

As reports of Israel’s new cease-fire proposal  renew hopes for the release of hostages still being held by Hamas, the niece of a U.S.-Israeli captive said that while she believes a deal can be reached, her family is concerned that finalizing any sort of peace agreement may not serve Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s political