A top Department of Homeland Security civil rights official has previously unreported ties to a Rutgers University think tank that congressional investigators are calling a “hotbed of radical antisemitic, anti-American, anti-Israel, and pro-terrorist activity.” Shoba Sivaprasad Wadhia served as a faculty affiliate of the Rutgers Law School Center for Security, Race, and Rights until she
A human rights group working to block lawmakers from meeting with “abusive” foreign lobbyists employs a senior lobbyist who admitted to physically abusing his wife and was fired from a previous job for sexual misconduct. Democracy for the Arab World Now (DAWN) advocacy director Raed Jarrar acknowledged that he “pushed, slapped, choked, and hit” his ex-wife, anti-war
On March 25, the United States abstained from a United Nations Security Council vote calling for an immediate and unconditional ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. (The resolution separately called on Hamas to release its captives.) It was the first time since the war began six months ago that America has failed to protect Israel from
New York City mayor Eric Adams (D.) on Thursday announced the city will start using gun scanners in its subway stations amid a surge in violent crime in recent months. Adams unveiled a freestanding gun scanner at Manhattan’s Fulton Transit Center on Thursday. “This is our Sputnik moment. Like when Kennedy said we’re going to
A federal judge on Wednesday appeared skeptical of Hunter Biden’s legal team’s argument that federal officials have been politically motivated in their prosecution of President Joe Biden’s son. “There is no evidence [from the defense] that influenced the prosecutors’ decision here,” Judge Mark Scarsi said on Wednesday, refuting defense attorney Abbe Lowell’s argument that “there
The Biden administration could use “indigenous knowledge” to jettison a critical mining proposal projected to yield billions of dollars in precious metals used for renewable energy projects. Documents and emails obtained by Protect the Public’s Trust and reviewed by the Washington Free Beacon show that senior Interior Department staff consulted with tribal leaders in an
Sen. Jacky Rosen (D., Nev.) on Wednesday became the third Democrat in the Senate to come out against Adeel Mangi, President Joe Biden’s controversial nominee to serve as a federal appeals court judge. Rosen joined Sens. Catherine Cortez Masto (D., Nev.) and Joe Manchin (D., W.Va.) in opposing Mangi, a Muslim-American lawyer and nominee to