Biden admin launches investigation into top universities over antisemitism, Islamophobia
The Biden administration launched an investigation late Thursday into six top U.S. universities and one local school district over alleged antisemitic and anti-Muslim discrimination. The Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights said in an announcement that five of the complaints launched Thursday evening allege antisemitic harassment while the other two allege anti-Muslim harassment. The Read More
Senate, House headed for showdown over defense bill
Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., succeeded in his efforts this week to call a formal House-Senate conference to come to an agreement on the military defense bill also known as the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), his office said Thursday. Wicker’s victory, reportedly discussed behind closed doors, comes as the Senate also passed the House’s government Read More
Experts raise alarm after Biden strikes agreement with China to shut down fossil fuels
U.S. energy experts are warning of the economic and national security implications of President Biden’s pact with China this week to move towards shutting down fossil fuel production in favor of green energy. The State Department announced this week it had struck a deal with its Chinese counterparts pledging to “accelerate the substitution for coal, Read More
Biden admin says it can revoke visas of Hamas supporters as Republicans urge action
The Biden administration has confirmed that it has the authority to revoke the visas of foreign nationals who are living in the U.S. but who support terrorist groups such as Hamas – just as Republicans are urging the government to crack down on pro-Hamas foreigners. In a letter to Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., the State Read More
Could evangelical leader’s endorsement upend Trump’s massive lead before Iowa’s caucus?
With less than two months to go until the Iowa caucuses, former President Donald Trump remains the commanding front-runner in the state that leads off the Republican presidential nomination calendar. But a prominent social conservative leader in Iowa — a state where evangelical voters play an outsized role in Republican politics — said he believes Read More