TEL AVIV—At least two students have dropped out of Columbia University’s dual degree program with Tel Aviv University since Oct. 7, citing an eruption of anti-Semitism on the Manhattan campus. Others have considered leaving the program for the same reason, or said they wish they could. Eighty-five dual degree students, along with 80 of their
The Legal Aid Society says members of its board of directors “provide crucial guidance that strengthens” the organization’s work. When President Joe Biden’s embattled judicial nominee Adeel Mangi served on the board, that work included defending some of New York’s most notorious cop killers. Mangi, the nominee for the Third Circuit Court of Appeals, served
Brian Harrison led green energy company to bankruptcy after receiving $500 million in Obama admin loans former Solyndra head Brian Harrison (Twitter/@AZRegents) The Biden administration is giving $6.6 billion to a semiconductor project run by the former CEO of Solyndra, the failed solar energy company at the center of an Obama-era scandal over government misspending.
Oil and gas ‘critical to national security, economic stability and military preparedness’ (Mario Tama/Getty Images) Oil and gasoline products remain “critical to national security,” two former chairmen of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a legal brief, weighing in on a closely watched court case in Hawaii that has activists calling on America’s top
The U.S. Justice Department on Monday rebuffed demands by Republicans in the House of Representatives to hand over audio recordings of President Joe Biden’s interviews with a special counsel whose report questioning Biden’s memory set off a political firestorm. Special Counsel Robert Hur angered House Republicans by deciding not to pursue criminal charges against Biden for retaining classified
Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday announced the Israel Defense Forces will follow through with its planned invasion of Gaza’s Rafah and that the date of the operation has been chosen. “We are constantly working to achieve our goals, first and foremost, the release of all our hostages and achieving a complete victory over
A Gallup poll released on Monday shows Americans are less interested in buying electric vehicles than they were last year, even amid the Biden administration’s efforts to crack down on gas-powered vehicles. Nearly half—48 percent—of Americans in 2024 said they would not consider purchasing an electric vehicle, a 7 percentage point increase from last year.