The Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) chapter at Bowdoin College, a highly selective liberal arts school in Maine, launched an anti-Israel encampment overnight, taking over the school’s main student union. Protesters already face disciplinary hearings. The SJP members entered the Smith Union building around 10 p.m. Thursday, set up tents and a “community library,”
Washington — President Trump is holding a press conference with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, following a meeting with him at the White House Friday. While he praised Ishiba and had warm words for the prime minister, Trump indicated that he had not ruled out tariffs on Japan. “I made clear that the United States
Rep. Van Hoyle said that she doesn’t agree with the work Elon Musk is doing. A Democrat in the U.S. House of Representatives said on Feb. 5 that she is leaving the chamber’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) Caucus. Rep. Van Doyle (D-Ore.) said that she joined the caucus to make sure there was a
A group of anonymous FBI employees filed a lawsuit in Washington. The Trump administration has agreed not to disseminate the names of FBI employees who worked on the investigation of the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol breach. The agreement came as part of a lawsuit in which anonymous FBI employees and the FBI Agents Association sought
Trump’s order aims to ‘protect opportunities for women and girls to compete in safe and fair sports.’ President Donald Trump followed through on his campaign promise to pursue biologically driven delineations in competitive sports. He signed an executive order calling for an end to allowing males in female sports. According to Trump, he signed the
Ellen Weintraub, the current Federal Election Commission Chair and one of three Democratic members on the committee, posted a letter on X Thursday night from President Trump that says she has been removed as an FEC member. The brief letter, dated January 31, 2025, reads, “You are hereby removed as a Member of the Federal Election Commission.”
President Trump is considering allowing Japan’s Nippon Steel to complete its $14.1 billion acquisition of U.S. Steel, according to multiple sources. Approval of the transaction isn’t definite, and Mr. Trump has not made a final decision, sources say. If he were to decide in favor of the merger, it would constitute a reversal of his