A bipartisan group of more than 70 lawmakers is pressing for the removal of the presidents at Harvard University, the University of Pennsylvania (UPenn) and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), as campuses across the U.S. have seen a perceived rise in antisemitism since the onset of the war between Israel and militant group Hamas....
House Republicans are planning to launch a second legislative effort to bar transgender women and girls from competing on female school sports teams, cementing the issue as a priority for the GOP ahead of 2024. The proposed “Save Women’s Sports Act” would require public K-12 schools and colleges to designate sports teams — including intramural...
A federal judge on Friday blocked the federal government from separating families solely as part of border enforcement policy for the next eight years, stopping any potential return to the short-lived zero tolerance policy of 2018. The decision came as part of a settlement between families who were separated during that period and the Justice...
Presented by Express Scripts by Evernorth — Two groundbreaking gene-editing therapies that have the potential to cure sickle cell disease were approved by federal regulators on Friday. {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story First-ever gene editing therapies approved Two groundbreaking gene-editing therapies that have the potential to cure sickle cell disease (SCD)...
The first thing apparent about Ruslan Stefanchuk, the head of the Ukrainian Parliament, is his imposing size. Dressed in all-black, military-style fatigues, Stefanchuk was a towering figure this week standing next to American officials and lawmakers who barely reached his shoulders. In his first trip to Washington this past week, Stefanchuk held meetings with the...
Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-N.Y.) got into a heated exchange over border policy with Rep. Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.) Thursday night. The spat comes as House Republicans have recently made demands to link aid to Ukraine to changes to border policy. “Why won't Republicans simply come to the table with an actual plan to negotiate on the...
Presented by Wells Fargo — The U.S. added nearly 200K jobs last month as the unemployment rate dropped slightly. {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story US adds nearly 200K jobs as labor market plows ahead The U.S. economy gained 199,000 jobs in November, and the unemployment rate fell to 3.7 percent,...
Seventy-four House members signed a letter to the governing boards of Harvard University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and the University of Pennsylvania, calling on them to remove the president of each institution.