MANHATTAN—A group of Republican lawmakers, led by House Speaker Mike Johnson (La.), descended on Columbia University on Wednesday and called for school president Minouche Shafik’s resignation. Their remarks, delivered at a press conference on the steps of Columbia’s Low Library, elicited near-constant jeers from the student protesters, many of whom have also been demanding Shafik’s
House speaker Mike Johnson (R., La.) and other Republican representatives traveled to Columbia University on Wednesday to denounce the rampant displays of anti-Semitism on the campus. “A growing number of students have chanted in support of terrorists,” Johnson said in an address facing the student protest encampment on the campus lawn. The House speaker said
Columbia protests have included declarations of support for Hamas Pro-Palestinian protesters at Columbia University) Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images) The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine and a senior Hamas leader declared their support for the unsanctioned tent encampments roiling Columbia University and other elite American universities. The Popular Front, a U.S.-designated terror group, released
Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday condemned the anti-Israel protests that have swept U.S. college campuses, calling the demonstrators “anti-Semitic mobs” who must be confronted. “What’s happening on America’s college campuses is horrific. Anti-Semitic mobs have taken over leading universities. They call for the annihilation of Israel. They attack Jewish students. They attack Jewish
USAID head Samantha Power declined meeting with Israeli ambassador Gilad Erdan during 2021 Hamas conflict Samantha Power (cropped from Ali Moustafa/Getty Images) When Israel’s ambassador was denied a meeting with the Biden administration in May 2021, he was looking to raise concerns about American funding to the United Nations’ Palestinian aid agency, whose employees went
A poll released Wednesday shows President Joe Biden’s approval bump last month in swing states has all but vanished, with Republican nominee Donald Trump again ahead of Biden in six of the seven states most likely to impact the 2024 presidential election. Biden is leading by 2 percentage points in Michigan but losing to Trump
House lawmakers called on the IRS to investigate U.S.-based anti-Israel activist groups that have financial links to China, according to a letter obtained by the Washington Free Beacon on Wednesday. Members of the House Ways and Means Committee said they are concerned that “foreign adversaries are taking advantage of loopholes to impact American political activity