In 1783, Representative James Madison introduced a resolution to create a library that would give the Congress access to works about the laws of nations and about American history and affairs. The Library of Congress was then founded in 1800. This mural depicts the library in the Capitol in 1890. Public Domain High school students
Jennifer Daskal helped select the board’s controversial director, Nina Jankowicz, and will now advise judges on foreign surveillance legal issues Jennifer Daskal (flickr.com/photos/newamerica/39221031875) A Biden administration official who launched the Disinformation Governance Board and served as co-chair of the so-called Ministry of Truth has been appointed to advise the powerful Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, prompting
In addition to James, who fantasized of ‘murdering Zionists,’ Jonathan Wallace represents activists like Mahmoud Khalil and a Columbia professor who endorsed Hamas and Hezbollah Khymani James (X) Khymani James, the Columbia University encampment organizer who fantasized about “murdering Zionists,” has responded defiantly to his suspension from the Ivy League school, filing lawsuits against Columbia
U.S. Congressional District maps are displayed at the Texas State Capitol in Austin on Aug. 6, 2025. Brandon Bell/Getty Images HOUSTON—Early voting in primaries is beginning across Texas, intensifying the scramble in high-stakes Senate races and other crucial contests. Texans can start casting early ballots on Feb. 17, one day after President’s Day. Early voting
The Rev. Jesse Jackson, the famed civil rights leader who marched alongside Martin Luther King Jr. and later ran for president, has died, his family says. He was 84. He died peacefully on Tuesday morning, surrounded by his family, they said in a statement. Jackson was hospitalized for observation in November, and doctors said he’d
People view an informational panel at the President’s House Site in Philadelphia on Aug. 19, 2025. Matt Rourke/AP Photo A federal judge on Monday ordered the National Park Service to reinstall panels and displays on the history of slavery at the President’s House Site in Independence National Historical Park in Philadelphia. The decision temporarily blocked
President Donald Trump talks to reporters aboard Air Force One in Palm Beach, Fla., on Feb. 6, 2026. Samuel Corum/Getty Images President Donald Trump said on Feb. 16 that he would be indirectly involved in the second round of nuclear talks between U.S. and Iranian officials in Geneva on Feb. 17. Speaking to reporters aboard