‘We want you to show some of the backbone,’ one voter shouted Democrats held a flurry of town halls this week, expecting their voters to rally around them in protest of the Republican agenda. But the move backfired: They faced fiery backlash from liberal constituents who accused the lawmakers of lacking a backbone. “We are
The Biden administration waited nearly a year before designating George Glezmann as wrongfully detained (@jamesfoleyfoundation Instagram) The Trump administration has secured the release of Taliban captive George Glezmann, an American citizen whom the Biden administration failed to designate as “wrongfully detained” for nearly a year, the State Department announced Thursday. “Today, after two and a
Washington — A Georgetown University researcher was detained by immigration authorities earlier this week amid the Trump administration’s crackdown on activists across college campuses, according to court records and the Department of Homeland Security, which alleged he has “close connections” to a Hamas official. Badar Khan Suri, an Indian national, is a postdoctoral associate who
George Glezmann is the third American detainee to be released by the Taliban since January of this year. The Taliban has freed an American citizen, George Glezmann, after holding him in Afghanistan for years, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Thursday. “George was wrongfully detained in Afghanistan for two and a half years, but
The former justice, Stephen Breyer, responded to a federal judge’s decision on the government’s deportation efforts. Former U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer responded to congressional calls to impeach judges who issue rulings that congressional members disagree with, amid controversial orders issued against the Trump administration in recent weeks. During an appearance on CNN on
Minnesota Senate GOP set to expel member charged with solicitation, and more headlines Minnesota Senate GOP set to expel member charged with solicitation, and more headlines 03:17 State Sen. Justin Eichorn submitted his letter of resignation on Thursday, GOP Leader Mark Johnson said in a statement, following a federal criminal charge accusing him of soliciting sex
The University of California has ended the years-old practice of requiring diversity, equity, and inclusion statements in faculty hiring, its governing board announced Wednesday. “To be clear, stand-alone diversity statements will no longer be permitted in recruitments,” UC provost Katherine S. Newman said in a letter to campus leaders. While applicants may still choose to