A person of interest has been taken into custody for his alleged connection to the online antisemitic posts directed at Cornell University’s Jewish community, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) said on Tuesday. “Law enforcement has identified a person of interest in relation to threats of a mass shooting and antisemitic violence at Cornell University,”...
Colleges are struggling to balance campus safety for their students and free speech concerns amid the hostile rhetoric around the Israel-Hamas war. As GOP presidential candidates call for the removal of foreign students supportive of Hamas, colleges have been lambasted after some groups on their campuses made statements in support of the terrorist group. But...
Rep. Dean Phillips (D-Minn.), who last week announced his presidential campaign, hit back at criticism from Democrats who have expressed outrage over the congressman’s decision to appear in the New Hampshire primary before South Carolina, despite a primary calendar reshuffle placing the Palmetto State as the party’s first contest. Speaking to Fox News on Tuesday, Phillips said...
As the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) gears up to release its climate emissions disclosure rule, the clamor from its detractors is steadily rising. Despite the impending official publication, the fight against the rule is far from over. The continued protests against the regulation contradict the significant support from financial institutions and the burgeoning necessity for...
The Supreme Court on Tuesday grappled with when public officials can block people on their social media accounts, hearing appeals of two conflicting rulings in a dispute that could vastly change the way officials interact with their constituents online. A few years after the justices sidestepped the issue by tossing as moot a similar lawsuit filed...
The Senate on Tuesday teed up a final confirmation vote on former Treasury Secretary Jack Lew to become the new U.S. ambassador to Israel, setting up him to take on the critical role amid the country's battle against Hamas. Senators voted 53-44 on a final procedural vote, with two Republicans joining with every present Democrat...
Google CEO Sundar Pichai defended the company’s deals to be the default search engine across devices, including Apple products, while testifying Monday at the antitrust trial between the government and the tech giant. Pichai, the most high-profile witness yet in the 10-week trial, pushed back against allegations that Google’s deals lead to less competition in...
The Carter Center, a human rights nonprofit organization founded by former President Jimmy Carter and his wife, former first lady Rosalyn Carter, called for a cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas conflict. “This weekend, Israeli forces moved into Gaza and intensified their devastating attacks. Israel, like all nations, has a right to defend itself; it also has...
President Biden’s reelection campaign marked the seven years since former President Trump told Michigan autoworkers that plants in their state wouldn’t be lost, using the anniversary to tout Biden’s own record on the matter. Trump, while campaigning in 2016, said at a rally in Michigan that the state wouldn't lose any of its plants if...
Biden primary challenger Democratic Rep. Dean Phillips is "disappointed" with the group of far-left House Democrats known as the “Squad" over their response to Hamas attack on Israel