A white flag over Morningside Heights: Columbia University is still a long way away from restoring its financial relationship with the federal government. But it agreed to a series of demands on Friday that the Trump administration set forward as “preconditions” for long-term talks on the restoration of more than $430 million in federal funds.
JERUSALEM—When Israel’s defense minister on Friday threatened to take the Gaza Strip from Hamas piece by piece, he was not just sabre-rattling. Rather, Israel Katz was describing a war plan that already appeared to be underway. Amid airstrikes across Gaza starting early Tuesday, Israeli ground forces on Wednesday retook much of the Netzarim Corridor in
After more than two weeks of fruitless negotiations for further hostage releases, Israel’s patience ran out. On Tuesday, the Israeli military bombarded Hamas leaders and positions in Gaza, and ground forces soon reentered the Hamas-ruled enclave. Renewed fighting caused consternation for many. The remaining hostages’ friends and family fear for the safety of their loved
REVIEW: ‘Love Is Blind’ Season 8 A shot from “Love is Blind” Season 8 trailer (Netflix/YouTube) For those outside the Beltway, one might assume dating is a less political enterprise. Rather than meeting potential spouses at think tank happy hours, debate societies, or on the campaign trail—couples most commonly meet at school or work. The
DNC chair Ken Martin railed against GOP at church town hall billed as a discussion about Medicaid Jon Stratton (screenshot) A Pennsylvania priest admonished an audience of Democratic Party leaders at a town hall at his church on Thursday, saying he was misled about an event billed as a discussion about Medicaid that turned into
The school will ban masks at protests, empower campus police, and implement other reforms to unlock ‘long-term’ negotiations with federal regulators L: President Donald Trump (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) R: Anti-Israel protesters at Columbia (Alex Kent/Getty Images) Columbia University ceded to the Trump administration’s demands in the opening stages of its efforts to restore more than $430 million in
Sen. Chuck Schumer (D., N.Y.) is not having a very good month. The Senate minority leader was supposed to be on tour promoting his new book, Anti-Semitism in America: A Warning, but the tour was postponed due to security concerns after Schumer’s refusal to shut down the government infuriated his fellow Democrats, as well as