Protests grow over Columbia University pro-Palestinian activist’s arrest

Rally held for Columbia University activist Mahmoud Khalil | Team coverage Rally held for Columbia University activist Mahmoud Khalil | Team coverage 05:19 A judge is slamming the brakes on the Trump administration’s attempt to deport a pro-Palestinian activist who helped lead Columbia University’s 2024 student encampment protests.  The judge ordered the Trump administration and attorneys

Protests grow over Palestinian activist’s arrest as judge says he can’t be deported yet

Rally held for Columbia University activist Mahmoud Khalil | Team coverage Rally held for Columbia University activist Mahmoud Khalil | Team coverage 05:19 A judge is slamming the brakes on the Trump administration’s attempt to deport a pro-Palestinian activist who helped lead Columbia University’s 2024 student encampment protests.  The judge ordered the Trump administration and attorneys

Senate confirms Lori Chavez-DeRemer as labor secretary in bipartisan vote

Washington — Democrats joined Republicans Monday in voting to confirm former GOP Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer as labor secretary, one of the final members of President Trump’s Cabinet to win the upper chamber’s approval. Her nomination passed the Senate in a 67 to 32 vote, with 17 Democrats backing her confirmation. Sens. Rand Paul of Kentucky,

Gabbard says security clearances canceled for top Biden officials and others

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard announced Monday a security clearance review that resulted in the revocations of security clearances for dozens of current and former officials. Gabbard said in a social media post that the security clearance purge targeted top aides to former President Joe Biden, former intelligence personnel who called a 2020 effort

Senate votes on Lori Chavez-DeRemer’s confirmation as labor secretary

Washington — The Senate is voting Monday on former GOP Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer’s nomination to lead the Labor Department under President Trump. Chavez-DeRemer served one two-year term in the House, becoming the first Republican woman elected to represent Oregon in Congress. Mr. Trump nominated Chavez-DeRemer as labor secretary after she lost her reelection bid in

Trump says arrest of Palestinian activist at Columbia first of “many to come”

Washington — President Trump warned Monday that this weekend’s arrest of prominent Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil by federal immigration authorities is the first “of many to come” amid his administration’s crackdown on students and alleged “agitators” protesting Israel’s war with Hamas in Gaza. The president wrote in a post on his social media platform Truth

Senate to vote today on Lori Chavez-DeRemer’s confirmation as labor secretary

Washington — The Senate is scheduled to vote Monday on former GOP Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer’s nomination to lead the Labor Department under President Trump. Chavez-DeRemer served one two-year term in the House, becoming the first Republican woman elected to represent Oregon in Congress. Mr. Trump nominated Chavez-DeRemer as labor secretary after she lost her reelection