Commencements have largely proceeded without disruption—although survey shows student support for turning annual ceremonies into spectacles of dissent. Despite demonstrations and likely attempts to disrupt, universities and colleges across the United States will stage another round of commencement exercises this weekend, including on campuses roiling in nearby protests. Pro-Palestinian groups demanding an end to the
An aide to Rep. Henry Cuellar and a political and business consultant have agreed to plead guilty to conspiring to help the Democratic congressman from Texas launder more than $200,000 in bribes and to assist prosecutors in a federal criminal investigation, according to court documents unsealed this week. Federal court records show Mina Colin Strother,
The new rule would ‘expeditiously remove individuals who pose a threat to the United States,’ according to the Department of Homeland Security. The Biden administration proposed a new immigration rule on May 9 that would accelerate both the asylum process for migrants as well as authorities’ ability to reject requests by those believed to be
The conversation has shifted since the Supreme Court decision on race-based admissions. It’s become a theme. For years now, right-leaning commentators from Matt Walsh to Ann Coulter have accused the GOP establishment of failing to address discrimination aimed at white Americans. “Republicans are terrified of stating the obvious: Discriminating against white people is unfair to
The conversation has shifted since the Supreme Court decision on race-based admissions. News Analysis It’s become a theme. For years now, right-leaning commentators from Matt Walsh to Ann Coulter have accused the GOP establishment of failing to address discrimination aimed at white Americans. “Republicans are terrified of stating the obvious: Discriminating against white people is
Maggie Tamposi Goodlander, a former White House aide and the wife of national security adviser Jake Sullivan, launched her campaign Thursday to represent New Hampshire’s 2nd Congressional District after six-term Rep. Annie Kuster announced she would not seek reelection. “I know how to get things done and deliver for New Hampshire,” Goodlander said in a
The House Ways and Means Committee has opened an investigation to find out why the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation has received millions in donations from an organization whose objectives appear hostile to American businesses. Chairman Jason Smith (R-Mo.) sent a letter to Suzanne P. Clark, president and CEO of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce,