Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) said the ongoing pro-Palestinian college protests are "working against peace in the Middle East." Fetterman has been outspoken about his support for Israel, saying recently that the pro-Palestinian encampments on college campuses were "pup tents" for
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem (R) did not say whether she met North Korean leader Kim Jong Un when responding to the inaccuracies reported in her new book. Noem has been facing mounting criticism over her forthcoming book, set to be released this week, over her inclusion of a
Rep. Bob Good (R-Va.) on Sunday railed on Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) for continuing to push for a vote to oust Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) from his position, saying she is “not acting in the best interests of President Trump.” “I don't want to predict what she will or
University of Florida President Ben Sasse responded to the ongoing pro-Palestinian protests breaking out on his college campus and others across the country, saying that while students have a right to peacefully protest, they cannot "take over the whole university." "And what
Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) slammed Republican Senate candidate Kari Lake for encouraging her supporters to arm themselves ahead of the election season, saying that rhetoric could result in people getting killed. In an interview that aired Sunday on NBC News’s “Meet the Press,”
Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) said in a Sunday interview that former President Trump did not raise the possibility of being his running mate at a gathering this past weekend. Scott added, however, that he expects a decision on Trump’s vice-presidential running mate to be made within
Mitch Landrieu, the national co-chair of President Biden's campaign, said Sunday that Sen. Bernie Sanders's (I-Vt.) comparison of college protests to the Vietnam war was an "over exaggeration." Landrieu was asked by CNN's Jake Tapper on "State of the Union" to respond to recent
NEW YORK — “This was a crisis.” That was the consensus among senior Trump campaign aides on Oct. 7, 2016, after stepping out of a Trump Tower conference room, where the then-presidential candidate’s debate prep session was underway. There was to be a huddle about a more
This week's deadline has particular significance because it will apply to Israel and require a formal U.S. assessment of how it is conducting its now six-month war in Gaza.
North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum (R) dodged a question Sunday on whether he is concerned about political violence if former President Trump loses the presidential election in November. Co-host Jake Tapper pressed Burgum on "State of the Union" whether he is worried that there
Former President Trump held a private lunch event at his Mar-a-Lago Club over the weekend that hosted many top GOP donors and high-profile party leaders. The fundraiser was largely seen as an audition for Trump's vice president within the GOP. The guest lists included many of
Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) repeatedly dodged questions in a Sunday interview on whether he would commit to accepting the 2024 election results, no matter who wins, instead saying that former President Trump will win his campaign for the White House. In an interview on NBC News's
Close to half of voters in a new poll see former President Trump as the candidate best suited to handle issues related to the U.S. southern border, a top issue ahead of November's general election. A new poll from Decision Desk HQ/News Nation found 46 percent of voters think
North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum (R) said it would be a "travesty of justice" if former President Trump is convicted in the New York hush money trial. "Well, if he becomes a convicted felon in this case, that's a just, a travesty of justice because as I just said, when you've got
Queen Rania al Abdullah of Jordan on Sunday called on the international community to use its “political leverage” to compel Israel to let more aid into Gaza and bring an end to the ongoing war. In a pre-recorded interview on CBS News's "Face the Nation," moderator Margaret
The pandemic transformed multiple aspects of K-12 education into political gasoline. Since 2021, books have been banned by the thousands from school libraries. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, a former teacher, burnished his national profile by capitalizing on his state’s “ Don’t
‘Saturday Night Live’ poked fun at parents’ conflicted responses to their students’ participation in college protests in the cold open this weekend. The sketch centered on three parents in an NY1 radio broadcast interview, in which they expressed concern about their student's
The protests afflicting Yale and many of its peer institutions are permeated by a totalizing, illiberal ideology that demonizes America and urges a complete tear-down of all of our systems.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Cabinet unanimously voted on Sunday to close the Al Jazeera broadcaster in Israel, the prime minister said on X. “The government headed by me unanimously decided: the incitement channel Al Jazeera will be closed in Israel,” Netanyahu
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) went after President Biden and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) in an interview airing Sunday over spending “borrowed” money on Ukraine. “My primary reason for opposing sending money to Ukraine is that we don't have any money,” Paul said in
Sunday marks six months until Election Day 2024, when voters will go to the polls to decide the next president. The decision will likely be a 2020 rematch, with incumbent President Biden and former President Trump on the ticket on Tuesday, November 5. The two have been polling
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson will face a test this summer with the Democratic National Convention, which protesters of the Biden administration’s handling of Israel’s war with Hamas are already targeting. The success of the convention could
Nevada Republican Senate candidate Sam Brown is under fire from Democrats for 2022 remarks in which he expressed support for plans to store federal nuclear waste at Yucca Mountain. Nevada lawmakers from both parties have strongly resisted a federal plan to turn the isolated
Republican senators say South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem's (R) viability as a vice presidential candidate has gone up in smoke after she admitted to shooting a 14-month-old puppy, and they are looking to other contenders to round out former President Trump’s ticket. Republican
More than a dozen Republican-led states have sued the Biden administration over new Title IX regulations that add protections for transgender students, setting up a legal battle with the White House over enforcement of the decades-old civil rights law and increasing the
Instead, the court should keep it simple, treat the Trump immunity decision as the easy “non-official” electioneering case that it is, and avoid making a definitive, complicated and time-consuming ruling on presidential immunity for other circumstances.
State police officers arrested around 25 pro-Palestine protestors at the University of Virginia (UVa.) on Saturday. Saturday was the fifth day of the ongoing protests in Charlottesville, Va., where calls for the school to divest from Israel continued. A group called UVA
Former President Trump and the Republican National Committee (RNC) raised over $76 million last month, according to a campaign official. Trump’s advisers, Susie Wiles, Chris LaCivita and Tony Fabrizio, shared that the former president’s political operation is projected to have
Democratic congressman Jerry Nadler (D-N.Y.) said that Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) shouldn't be punished for “doing the right thing” after Democratic leadership said they would come to Johnson's rescue if the push to remove him from his position comes to fruition. In Saturday
The D.C. Court of Appeals has temporarily suspended the law license of former President Trump's ex-lawyer following a similar order made in late March by a California State Bar Court. Former Trump attorney John Eastman’s license is suspended in D.C. pending a final disposition
The Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a lawsuit against a Texas prison agency for allegedly denying religious accommodation to an employee over wearing a head covering. Franches Spears, who was a records clerk within the agency’s Pam Lychner State Jail near Humble, Texas, was
Actor Jeff Daniels said he hopes the 2024 general election voters will ultimately choose President Biden amid what he called the ongoing “war on democracy.” The "The Newsroom" actor stated that former President Trump, the presumptive GOP nominee, “talks down” to Midwestern
The political tension around the ever-growing pro-Palestinian protests on college campuses will likely be the focus of this week’s Sunday news shows. Two notable instances of violence breaking out at campuses amid the protests occurred Tuesday at Columbia University and the
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s rising profile is raising the question of whether he could appear on a debate stage with President Biden and Donald Trump — and what impact that could have on the presidential race. It’s not yet clear if Kennedy, who has seen scattered polling throughout
Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-Texas) became the latest Republican to hit Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) over her plan to oust Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.). “She needs her time in the spotlight, you know, and it’s been a while, and I think it’s one last ditch effort to get
Students protesting for Palestinian liberation have also referenced the legacy of student resistance and state crackdowns at inflection points throughout American history.
Former Republican National Committee (RNC) Chair Michael Steele sharply criticized former President Trump’s inability to admit he lost the last presidential election and said he’s afraid of losing the upcoming one in November because it will hit the most important thing to him,
Rep. Dean Phillips (D-Minn.) became the first Democrat to call for Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-Texas) to resign in light of the Justice Department (DOJ) indictment he and his wife were hit with on Friday. “While the bar for Federal indictment is high, trust in our government is
The rot runs so deep on our college campuses that drastic changes will be required to protect Jewish students and restore high standards of academic and moral excellence to many U.S. universities.