The antisemitic rot runs deep at supposedly “elite” universities, and it cannot be rooted out without widespread changes in both admissions and hiring. Three deans have resigned from Columbia University after being placed on leave over text messages mocking Jewish students and their concerns about the antisemitic protests that took place on campus. Vice Dean […]
Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story Lawmakers clash in Vance-Walz military record fight Veterans in Congress are taking sides in the battle over the military record of Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D), who was recently accused of “stolen valor” by his rival vice presidential nominee, Sen. JD...
Former White House communications director Alyssa Farah Griffin on Friday disparaged President Trump’s lengthy press conference Thursday, arguing the GOP presidential nominee was hurting himself. “This was an absolute dumpster fire of a press conference, just to be clear,” Farah Griffin said on “CNN News Central” to the outlet’s Kate Bolduan, in a clip highlighted...
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A federal appeals court on Friday blocked President Biden's new student debt relief plan, teeing up a potential expansion of the legal fight already brewing at the Supreme Court. The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruling extends the brief pause it ordered last month. The court’s updated decision prevents the administration from moving ahead with...
A federal judge ruled Friday that the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has likely been breaking federal law by deleting former employees' emails soon after they leave the agency. The ruling was issued by United States District Judge Rudolph Contreras on a lawsuit filed by Trump-aligned conservative group America First Legal Foundation...
Democratic Sen. Jon Tester (Mont.) is keeping his distance from the newly formed Harris-Walz ticket as the vulnerable incumbent stares down a tight race for reelection that could determine control of the upper chamber. Tester praised Vice President Harris when she became President Biden's running mate back in 2020, but he has kept her 2024 presidential bid...
Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks on Friday unveiled a new policy aimed at addressing U.S. troop exposure to blasts as evidence mounts that mortar firing, including during training missions, creates increased risk of brain damage. In a memorandum to senior defense officials and military commanders, Hicks said the new policy would establish requirements to...
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has ordered a 10-day block of the social platform X in the country, accusing X owner Elon Musk of promoting hatred and unrest following the country’s disputed election. Maduro said he has signed a proposal from the country’s National Telecommunication Commission to remove the social networking site formerly known as Twitter....