A new executive order from President Joe Biden would allow nearly a million illegal border crossings per year at the U.S. southern border. The order, framed as an effort to secure the border, would allow the government to turn away migrants seeking asylum, but only if the seven-day average of daily migrant encounters exceeds 2,500
Student protesters at Columbia University are promising a “summer of disruption,” with the school’s Students for Justice in Palestine chapter outlining its plans for “student intifada” in a statement issued after the group erected another unauthorized encampment during an alumni reunion weekend. The statement, posted to Instagram Sunday evening, includes a commitment from the group’s
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will address a joint meeting of the U.S. Congress on June 13, Punchbowl News reported on Monday, following an invitation by top lawmakers intended as a show of support despite partisan divides over the Gaza war. Netanyahu‘s handling of the war, during which tens of thousands of Palestinians have been killed, has
The Israel Defence Forces confirmed on Monday that four additional hostages have died in Hamas’s captivity. The four men—Nadav Popplewell, Amiram Cooper, Yoram Metzger, and Haim Peri—were captured in the Oct. 7 terror attacks and killed in Khan Younis while the Israeli military was carrying out operations in the area some months ago, the IDF
In a bid to boost his moderate credentials amid one of the cycle’s toughest reelection campaigns, Sen. Jon Tester (D., Mont.) has pledged to balance the federal budget. There’s just one problem: Tester voted against balanced budget legislation at least eight times since entering the Senate, a Washington Free Beacon review has found. During Tester’s
Pennsylvania Rep. Susan Wild, one of the most vulnerable House Democrats up for reelection, has locked down her Facebook account after catching flack for baselessly claiming a military veteran in her district was an anti-LGBT bigot. The drama started after Wild commented on a friend’s post displaying the gay pride flag and relayed her recent
Disgraced senator allegedly traded political favors for gold bars and other bribes (Spencer Platt/Getty Images) Disgraced Sen. Bob Menendez (D., N.J.), who has faced four federal indictments on bribery charges, plans to file for reelection as an independent, according to a New Jersey Globe report. Due to his legal restraints, Menendez will be at trial