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Columbia says it has begun suspending students who refuse to leave encampment

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...

SCOTUS shoots down Musk challenge

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...

Federal court says states can’t exclude gender-affirming care 

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story Federal court: States can’t exclude gender-affirming care The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Monday that North Carolina and West Virginia could not exclude gender-affirming care from state-funded health plans. © AP The panel of judges voted...

The Memo: Potential arrest warrant for Netanyahu gets pushback from White House

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...

Riot police drag away protesters at University of Texas as Gaza tensions flare

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...

Jill Stein accuses police of assaulting her at protest

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...

US finds Israeli military units violated human rights

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...

Evening Report — Protests continue to spread on college campuses

A quick recap of the day and what to look forward to tomorrow {beacon} Evening Report   © AP Pro-Palestinian protests escalate on college campuses Hundreds of students have been arrested on college campuses across the country as pro-Palestinian protests continue to spread. Columbia University officials in New York gave protestors until 2 p.m....

Democratic mayor joins Kentucky GOP lawmakers to celebrate state funding for Louisville

More than $1 billion in state funding will head to Louisville, the largest city in Kentucky, to support education, health care, downtown renewal and other priorities.

New Mexico reaches record settlement with company over natural gas flaring

New Mexico has reached a record $24.5 million settlement with Texas-based Ameredev over air pollution violations at natural gas sites in the Permian Basin.

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