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House Republicans grill Columbia president over employment of prof who called Oct 7 Hamas attack ‘awesome’

House Republicans on Wednesday grilled Columbia University President Dr. Nemat “Minouche” Shafik regarding the employment of a professor who celebrated the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks as “awesome.”  During the House Education and the Workforce’s hearing to discuss antisemitism on Columbia’s campus, Rep. Tim Walberg, R-Mich., condemned what he called the “perverse” statements by a tenured Read More

Inside GOP plan to force as many votes on Mayorkas impeachment trial as possible

Senate Republicans are looking to hold as many votes as possible during the initial proceedings of the impeachment trial into Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas before Democrats in the chamber are expected to succeed in dismissing the trial.  Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., explicitly stated his intent to seek a dismissal of the Read More

Photos: Iran shows military might as tensions with Israel soar

As regional tensions run high, Iran has paraded drones, missiles and soldiers to show it is ready for a response from Israel after launching an unprecedented attack on its archenemy. Iran carried out its first-ever direct attack on Israel at the weekend in response to an April 1 air strike on the consular building of Read More