The Institute for the Study of War (ISW) warned Russia is gaining the initiative on the battlefield and that Ukraine "cannot hold the present lines now without the rapid resumption" of U.S. aid, highlighting the dire situation Kyiv is in while Congress debates sending more weapons. The Tuesday ISW analysis said only the U.S. can...
Columbia University President Nemat Shafik and two other witnesses were questioned by the House Education and the Workforce Committee on Wednesday after missing the December hearing that became the downfall of other university heads. Shafik was invited to the December hearing, which also focused on antisemitism at Harvard University, the University of Pennsylvania and the Massachusetts...
A Fox News columnist blasted Rep. Marjorie Taylor Green (R-Ga.), calling the conservative an "idiot" who is doing damage to the Republican party's agenda. "It’s high time someone in the Republican Party told Marjorie Taylor Greene to turn all that bombastic self-serving showmanship and drama queen energy on Democrats, and stop trying to defeat her...
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is plowing ahead with his plan to send aid to embattled U.S. allies — including Ukraine — despite sharp criticism from conservatives in his caucus. Johnson informed GOP lawmakers in a text message Wednesday morning that he will “soon” release the legislative text for three bills that would send assistance to Ukraine, Israel...
The House Administration Committee has approved the use of ChatGPT, the popular artificial intelligence (AI) powered chatbot, for some of its staffers, the panel revealed in a new report. The committee approved the use of ChatGPT Plus, a paid subscription plan for the chatbot, for “a cross-section of CHA committee staff” and held an initial...
Arizona Senate hopeful Kari Lake (R) suggested that supporters “maybe strap on a Glock” after saying the “next six months is going to be intense” ahead of the 2024 election. “He is willing to sacrifice everything I am — that's why they're coming after us with lawfare. They're going to come after us with...
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) on Wednesday announced he will offer a motion to dismiss the two House-passed articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, slamming the charges as “bogus” and lacking legitimacy. Senators are set to be sworn in as jurors at 1 p.m., and Schumer said he will then seek...
All four Columbia University officials at Wednesday's House hearing on antisemitism on college campuses said calling for the genocide of Jewish people would violate campus policies. School President Nemat Shafik, along with two members of her Board of Trustees and a professor, was asked the question by Rep. Suzanne Bonamici (D-Ore.), who prefaced it...