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Columbia University is threatening to expel student protesters against Israel's handling of the war in Gaza who took over a campus building on Tuesday. “Students occupying the building face expulsion,” said Columbia spokesperson Ben Chang, The Associated Press reported. “Protesters have chosen to escalate to an untenable situation — vandalizing property, breaking doors and...
Education Secretary Miguel Cardona said the Department of Education is working around the clock to make sure the FAFSA process improves, after major delays and a troubled roll out of the new financial aid form.
Senate Energy Committee Chair Joe Manchin (D-W.V.), said he will lead a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution to undo the Biden administration’s final rule on permitting announced Tuesday morning. “All the White House had to do was implement the commonsense, bipartisan permitting reforms in the Fiscal Responsibility Act, that all sides agreed upon, but once...
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Tuesday said it is “possible” that the U.S. troops setting up a floating pier off the coast of Gaza could be shot at, and that they have the right to shoot back. “Typically, all of the deployed service members carry guns and they have the ability to protect themselves if challenged,”...
The Biden administration is moving forward with plans to move marijuana off the most severe classification of Schedule I to Schedule III, a source familiar with the decision confirmed to The Hill Tuesday. Rescheduling marijuana is distinct from descheduling it entirely, which some advocacy groups and lawmakers have called for, as it could still lead...
In her new autobiography, Noem tells the story of killing a 14-month-old puppy because it misbehaved. Reaction was swift and unanimous across the political spectrum: Killing puppies is bad.
The Department of Agriculture (USDA) is testing beef for a bird flu virus following the infections of cattle in multiple states, though it says it remains confident the country's meat supply is safe. The agency is doing three studies related to bird flu in dairy cattle, one in which they sample ground beef at retail...
Celebrity chef and founder of nonprofit World Central Kitchen (WCK), José Andrés, called on Israel to “step up” in a new op-ed, where he said his organization will resume aid trips in Gaza after seven workers were killed. In the piece, Andrés said returning to Gaza is both the hardest and easiest decision to make,...
Bill Ayers, the co-founder of the far-left militant group the Weather Underground, spoke to anti-Israel agitators at a University of Chicago encampment.