‘He is not an answer to the problem that Harvard has with their Jewish students or with the exclusion of mainstream views,’ Rabbi David Wolpe, a former member of Harvard’s anti-Semitism advisory group, told the Washington Free Beacon Anti-Israel Harvard protest, Oct. 2023 (Reuters/Brian Snyder) Harvard Divinity School (HDS) appointed Shaul Magid, a leftist Jewish
The Trump administration issued sanctions on four individuals serving as judges of the International Criminal Court, citing the court’s “politicization and abuse of power,” after one ruling authorizing an arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and another targeting the actions of U.S. personnel in Afghanistan. Last year, Judges Reine Adelaide Sophie Alapini Gansou
The ‘Quiet Skies’ program identified certain passengers for enhanced security screening at airports, which Kristi Noem alleged was politicized by Democrats. WASHINGTON—Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced on June 5 that the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) would abolish a program that targets some travelers for additional screening when boarding certain flights that depart from the
The Department of Defense accepted the plane as a gift from Qatari officials in May. An Air Force official said June 5 that it will likely cost under $400 million to transform a plane gifted to the United States by Qatar into the new Air Force One. “It’s probably less than $400 million to retrofit
Arrests by Immigration and Customs Enforcement during President Trump’s second term topped 100,000 this week, as federal agents intensified efforts to detain unauthorized immigrants in courthouses, worksites and communities across the U.S., internal government data obtained by CBS News shows. On Tuesday and Wednesday, ICE recorded more than 2,000 arrests each day, a dramatic increase
Merz sought to find common ground with Trump on several key issues, including the Russia–Ukraine war, trade tensions, and NATO defense spending. WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump hosted German Chancellor Friedrich Merz at the White House on June 5 to discuss a wide range of pressing issues, including the war in Ukraine. Merz expressed confidence in Trump’s
Whitney Hermandorfer was the first of five nominees who answered questions during a hearing. The Senate Judiciary Committee on June 5 started the confirmation process for President Donald Trump’s judicial nominees, after confirming more than 200 of Trump’s nominees during his first term. Senators questioned five nominees, beginning with Whitney Hermandorfer, a former clerk to