Nearly 8 in 10 Americans said it is good for U.S. colleges and universities to accept international students, according to a survey that was released Wednesday. The new Pew Research poll found 79 percent of U.S. citizens think it is good for U.S. higher education institutions to bring on foreign students. The figure includes 66...
House Republicans on Thursday blocked Rep. Ro Khanna’s (D-Calif.) efforts to subpoena Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chair Brendan Carr to appear before the Oversight and Government Reform Committee. In a 24-21 vote along party lines, Khanna’s measure was struck down. However, Rep. Robert Garcia (Calif.), the top Democrat on the committee, said he plans to...
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and seven states sued Ticketmaster and its parent company Live Nation on Thursday, accusing the ticketing firms of allowing scalpers to circumvent their own rules and resell tickets at higher prices to draw in more profits. The government alleges that Ticketmaster and Live Nation tacitly coordinate with ticket brokers by...
Syria’s Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani made a historic visit to Capitol Hill on Thursday, the first Syrian government representative to hold official meetings with the United States in 25 years. The Trump administration and supporters in Congress are engaging with the new authorities in Damascus following the ousting of Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad in December. ...
Former Vice President Mike Pence urged Americans not to put each other “on trial” over the recent killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk in Utah. “You know, the Bible says we mourn with those who mourn and grieve with those who grieve. And I just have to tell you, I knew Charlie Kirk. He’s a...
Former Sen. Joe Manchin (I-W.Va.) said Wednesday the blame for a potential government shutdown would likely fall on Democrats. “They’re going to be blamed for shutting it down,” Manchin told Semafor. “Why would they want to put themselves in that position? They don’t have leverage on those types of things." He added, "You’ve got to...
Americans must learn from other nations that have experienced dictatorships in order to understand the consequences of desiring one, as President Trump's actions and statements suggest he may be attempting to become a dictator.
District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) told the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee that President Trump’s deployment of the National Guard has not contributed to weeks of lower crime rates. Instead, during her Thursday appearance before the committee, she lauded an increase in the presence of law enforcement backing the local Metropolitan Police Department (MPD). “What has worked...
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) called out conservative media pundit Tucker Carlson on Wednesday for suggesting the late conservative activist Charlie Kirk shared Carlson’s critical views on Israel. “I’m getting really tired of Tucker & his cronies falsely claiming ‘Charlie agreed with me that Israel is terrible & the problem in America is all the damn...
He could face up to 60 years in jail for the phone calls and emails that included hateful comments about Mamdani, his family and Muslims, prosecutors said.
College advising programs are being defunded, threatening to undermine a cost-effective economic strategy that provides essential guidance to students and drives economic progress in communities, while also providing valuable professional development for recent college graduates.
Senate Democrats on Thursday criticized President Trump’s nominee for ambassador to Belgium, Bill White, arguing his platforming of a convicted Belgium Holocaust denier made him unfit for the role. The Republican-controlled Senate Foreign Relations Committee advanced White’s nomination on Wednesday, part of an effort to move forward more than two dozen of Trump’s ambassador and...
The Justice Department urged the Supreme Court Thursday to put the president’s firing of Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook over mortgage fraud accusations into effect. Cook participated in this week’s key vote cutting interest rates after a divided appeals panel rejected the administration’s plea to intervene beforehand. The administration waited for the Fed’s meeting to conclude before going...
