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Columbia's Joseph Massad Calls BS on University President Minouche Shafik's Testimony
Columbia University professor Joseph Massad emerged on Wednesday contradicting claims made by the school's president earlier that day before a congressional panel.
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Biden DOJ Enlists Kristen Clarke, Who Defended Black Nationalists Charged With Voter Intimidation, To Combat Voter Intimidation
Justice Department civil rights chief Kristen Clarke released guidelines this week on how to report cases of voter intimidation, asserting that "voter intimidation has no place in our democracy." Years earlier, Clarke defended a New Black Panther Party member who threatened a Philadelphia poll worker while brandishing a club.
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Jamaal Bowman Defends Ilhan Omar's Daughter After Suspension for Her Role in Anti-Israel Tent City at Columbia
New York Democratic congressman Jamaal Bowman rallied to the defense of Rep. Ilhan Omar's (D., Minn.) daughter after she was suspended from school for her role in an anti-Israel protest that took the form of an Occupy Wall Street-style tent city at Columbia University.
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Biden Touts Kennedy Clan Endorsement in Brief, Gaffe-Filled Philadelphia Speech
President Joe Biden wrapped up his three-day tour of Pennsylvania on Thursday in an event featuring members of the Kennedy family, a sign of the Biden campaign’s growing nervousness about Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s third-party challenge.
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Pro-Israel Primary Challengers Outraise and Outpoll Vulnerable 'Squad' Members
The congressional "Squad" is on the ropes as its most vulnerable members find themselves outraised and outpolled by their pro-Israel primary challengers.
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FBI Chief Says Agency on Alert for Threats to Jews Ahead of Passover
FBI director Christopher Wray on Wednesday said his agency is on alert for anti-Semitic hate crimes ahead of Passover, a week-long Jewish holiday that starts next Monday.
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Columbia Suspends, Arrests Anti-Israel Student Protesters
Columbia University on Thursday arrested and suspended anti-Israel students in connection to the encampment protest that started Wednesday morning, two weeks after the university suspended four students due to anti-Semitism.
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Maria Cantwell, Once a Skeptic, Announces Support for Modified TikTok Bill
Sen. Maria Cantwell (D., Wash.), formerly a leading critic of the House’s sell-or-ban bill against TikTok, has announced her support for the legislation, now that it includes her proposal to give ByteDance a longer divestment window.
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Biden Admin Under Pressure To Freeze UN Funding as International Body Boosts Iran
The Biden administration is under pressure from a coalition of outside advocacy groups to cut American funding to the United Nations over the international organization's appointment of Iran to several leadership positions.
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House Measure Would Bar Biden Admin From Funding Gaza Reconstruction
A measure circulating in the Republican-controlled House would block the Biden administration from spending taxpayer cash to rebuild the war-torn Gaza Strip amid mounting concerns this cash will empower Hamas to reestablish its network of tunnels beneath the territory.
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White House Weighs Declaring Climate Emergency To Crack Down on Oil Industry
The White House is weighing an unprecedented declaration of a national climate emergency to crack down on the oil industry and advance President Joe Biden’s climate policies, Bloomberg reported Wednesday.
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US Hits Iran With Sanctions After Attack on Israel
The United States on Thursday announced new sanctions on Iran targeting its unarmed aerial vehicle production after its attack on Israel, and President Joe Biden said G7 leaders were committed to acting together to increase economic pressure on Tehran.