Chancellor: Colleges Shouldn’t Take a Stand on Political or Social Issues

‘The purpose of the university is to encourage debate, not settle it,’ Vanderbilt Chancellor Daniel Diermeier said during a panel discussion. A pro-Palestinian student group at Vanderbilt University in Tennessee demanded that the school denounce, divest from, and cut any connections to Israel in December—to which Chancellor Daniel Diermeier promptly responded, “No.” “I sent a

Meet the New York Times Source Who Claims Kamala Harris’s Late Mother Told Her That Her Daughter Worked at McDonald’s. She’s a Harris Campaign Surrogate Who’s Visited the White House.

A New York Times report on Sunday that equated skepticism about Vice President Kamala Harris’s claim to have worked at McDonald’s with birtherism was based in large part on a source—a friend of Harris’s—who said that Harris’s late mother told her about the job. “Donald Trump has claimed without evidence that Ms. Harris never worked

Trump’s Mid-October Poll Surge Surfaced 2 Weeks Ago in Predictive Markets

Experts question if the former president’s big leads on betting sites reflect how close the race is or if a few multimillion-dollar wagers are skewing the odds. According to FiveThirtyEight’s Oct. 22 aggregate of opinion polls, Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris and Republican former President Donald Trump are in a tight race—49 percent to 51

Federal Judge Dismisses RNC’s Lawsuit Over Michigan Voter Rolls

The judge said none of the plaintiffs had standing and rejected their attempt to allege a violation of federal law. A federal judge in Michigan has granted the state’s motion to dismiss a lawsuit in which the Republican National Committee (RNC) alleged the state had failed to maintain its voter rolls in accordance with federal

Latino Votes at Stake as Trump Hosts Roundtable, Harris Talks Economy

The appearances come after Trump has seen gains with Hispanic Americans in recent polls. MIAMI—Former President Donald Trump hosted a “Latino Americans for Trump” roundtable at his hotel and resort in Miami-Doral, Florida, on Oct. 22, hours before Vice President Kamala Harris sat down for a television interview with Hispanic television network Telemundo. Both candidates