New acting president faces uncertainty over concessions her predecessor made to Trump admin Claire Shipman (Alex Wong/Getty Images) In her first public message as Columbia University’s acting president, Claire Shipman offered a vague promise to “build on” the “plan outlined to move our community forward” amid the Ivy League school’s ongoing battle with the Trump
Iran says it has readied “a significant number” of advanced missiles capable of striking American bases and military outposts in the Middle East, drawing a sharp warning from the Trump administration. Iran’s “armed forces have readied missiles with the capability to strike U.S.-related positions,” the Tehran Times, a state-controlled newspaper, reported on Monday. “A significant
Source familiar with the probe says admin is ‘laser focused on Harvard’ and will not hesitate to terminate funding L: (Joe Raedle/Getty Images) R: Anti-Israel protest at Harvard (Reuters/Brian Snyder) The Trump administration is launching a review of Harvard University’s grants and contracts, citing the school’s “failure to protect students on campus from anti-Semitic discrimination”
The Israel Defense Forces on Monday ordered the mass evacuation of residents in the Gazan city of Rafah, citing the need to eliminate Hamas terrorists in the city after Israel restarted military operations in Gaza. “The IDF is returning to intense operations to dismantle the capabilities of the terrorist organizations in these areas,” the IDF’s
Former Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz in an interview reflected on why he and running mate Kamala Harris lost the 2024 election, saying the campaign wasn’t “bold” enough and calling himself a “train wreck.” In a New York magazine interview published Monday, Walz said that “I won’t critique the campaign” but that “I don’t
Secretary Duffy is also cooperating with plaintiffs in lawsuit claiming FAA denied employment to qualified air traffic controller applicants (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) The Department of Transportation is ramping up its investigation into internal practices put in place years ago that allegedly prioritized DEI over merit when hiring air traffic controllers, the Washington Free Beacon has
The Lord giveth: In 2023, Sen. Raphael Warnock quietly moved into a lavish Atlanta home brimming with luxury accommodations including a 100-bottle wine fridge and a “stunning” European bathroom with a remote-control privacy curtain. The Georgia Democrat sold his previous Atlanta home shortly after he moved in. But he didn’t need the proceeds from that