‘Squad’ member sent more than $100k in canvassing expenses to left-wing consultant who lamented living ‘in the United States of Israel’ Jamaal Bowman (Drew Angerer/Getty Images) In the final weeks of his uphill primary battle against George Latimer, Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D., N.Y.) spent tens of thousands of dollars to bring in a trove of
Column: The malleable middle will decide Joe Biden’s fate—and Donald Trump’s (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images, Bill Pugliano/Getty Images) I’ve always been partial to the theory that a candidate or party that wins independent voters will win an election. And if independents are key, then the Trump campaign may want to keep a close eye on recent
Prosecutor cites lack of evidence, lack of criminal history, and internal discipline at Columbia in decision to dismiss trespassing cases A demonstrator breaks the windows of the front door of a building at Colombia (Alex Kent/Getty Images) MANHATTAN—The Manhattan district attorney’s office, led by anti-Trump prosecutor Alvin Bragg, dismissed trespassing charges against 30 Columbia University
California’s supreme court on Thursday kicked a qualified anti-tax voter initiative off November’s ballot, siding with Gov. Gavin Newsom (D.) and Democratic legislative leaders who filed an emergency petition to block it. Initiative backers are decrying the state supreme court ruling as an “absolute travesty” and blow to California’s tradition of voters deciding policy through
Top NIH official admitted in May that EcoHealth Alliance engaged in gain-of-function research in Wuhan Senator Joni Ernst (Getty Images) It could be the end of the line for EcoHealth Alliance, the virus hunting group that conducted risky experiments on bat coronaviruses in Wuhan, China, before the COVID-19 pandemic. Sen. Joni Ernst (R., Iowa) said
Three of the Columbia University deans caught exchanging dismissive text messages during a May 31 panel on anti-Semitism have been placed on leave as the university investigates the incident, a spokesman for the school said Thursday. “The Dean of Columbia College informed his team today that three administrators have been placed on leave pending a
Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D., N.Y.) apologized this week months after dismissing reports that Hamas raped Israeli civilians on Oct. 7 as “propaganda” and “lies.” “I apologize for my comments,” Bowman said during a radio show appearance, “and now we’re continuing to do the work to fight sexual violence and domestic violence in all its forms.”