An air of triumph surrounded D.C. Council member Trayon White after a judge declared a mistrial Monday in his federal bribery case, while some of his council colleagues have spoken up about the ethics violations revealed during his legal saga.
An anonymous Jewish student filed a lawsuit Monday against Columbia University, alleging that the Ivy League school has failed to provide "a safe educational environment” for its students amid ongoing pro-Palestinian protests. In the lawsuit, the second-year student claims that since demonstrators established a “Gaza Solidarity Encampment” more than a week ago, she and other...
American stand-up comedian Jerry Seinfeld said the “extreme left and PC crap” are hampering comedy today, arguing it restricts the genre that people still need in their lives. Seinfeld offered his take on the current problems comedy is encountering and what the future holds for art during his appearance on The New Yorker Radio Hour podcast. ...
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) is happy to keep them guessing. The Georgia hardliner introduced her motion to oust Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) in March, framing it as a warning to GOP leaders ahead of explosive debates on government spying and aid to Ukraine. Yet more than a month later, Greene has declined to force...
Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has qualified for the ballot in California, his campaign announced Monday. Kennedy, alongside running mate Nicole Shanahan, was backed by the American Independent Party (AIP) of California, the state with the most electoral college votes in the country. The campaign confirmed it filed paperwork with California's secretary of...
Columbia University on Monday began suspending the students who refuse to leave the pro-Palestinian encampment on campus, hours after the deadline to leave the encampment passed. "We have begun suspending students as part of this next phase of our efforts to ensure safety on our campus," Ben Chang, vice president of communications for Columbia University...
Presented by BP — {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy PRESENTED BY The Big Story Supreme Court rejects Musk challenge to SEC order The Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear Elon Musk’s challenge to a 2018 settlement agreement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that required lawyers to approve some of...
The Biden administration is setting its face against any possible prosecution of members of Israel’s government, amid speculation that the International Criminal Court (ICC) could soon issue arrest warrants over the conduct of the war in Gaza. “We do not support it,” White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters at Monday’s media briefing, referring...
Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein on Sunday alleged police assaulted her and other demonstrators shortly before being arrested at a pro-Palestinian protest on the campus of Washington University in St. Louis. “Basically, the police charged us despite our efforts to de-escalate, they charged us with bicycles. And you'll see … plenty of footage of...
State troopers in riot gear moved on Monday afternoon to clear out students attempting to occupy a quad at the University of Texas at Austin. Dozens of protesters were arrested on site, escalating tensions that began Wednesday when the pro-Palestinian protest movement sought to establish a camp on the South Mall, immediately below the looming...
Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story US finds Israeli military units violated human rights The State Department has determined that at least five Israeli military units were involved in gross violations of human rights, but is holding back on imposing any consequences...
Story at a glance Renting a home is more cost-effecting than buying in most major cities in the United States, according to a new Bankrate analysis. Housing in general is expensive in the U.S., and rents are higher than a year ago in 47 of the 50 largest metro areas, according to Zillow data....
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem (R) was thrown into the national spotlight last week after she detailed in an upcoming book about how she shot her family's dog. The backlash over the anecdote has dimmed Noem's prospects of becoming former president Trump's running mate, after she also faced scrutiny last month over her promotion of...
