Home / Politics

Politics

House panel probes Harvard, MIT, UPenn amid antisemitism fight

WASHINGTON, DC – DECEMBER 05: (L-R) Dr. Claudine Gay, President of Harvard University, Liz Magill, President of University of Pennsylvania, Dr. Pamela Nadell, Professor of History and Jewish Studies at American University, and Dr. Sally Kornbluth, President of Massachusetts Institute of Technology, testify before the House Education and Workforce Committee …

Read More »

New Trump administration will come after the media, ally warns

Former President Donald Trump gives remarks at the South Texas International airport on November 19, 2023 in Edinburg, Texas. Michael Gonzalez | Getty Images A second Donald Trump administration will take action “criminally or civilly” against people in the media, an ally of the former U.S. president warned. “We will …

Read More »

Jamie Dimon urges business leaders to help Nikki Haley

JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon has a message for some of the world’s wealthiest corporate leaders: Help Nikki Haley’s presidential campaign. “Even if you’re a very liberal Democrat, I urge you, help Nikki Haley, too. Get a choice on the Republican side that might be better than [Donald] Trump,” Dimon said …

Read More »

Takeaways from U.S.-China summit—Taiwan, military talks, fentanyl

TOPSHOT – US President Joe Biden (R) and Chinese President Xi Jinping walk together after a meeting during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders’ week in Woodside, California on November 15, 2023. Biden and Xi will try to prevent the superpowers’ rivalry spilling into conflict when they meet for the …

Read More »

Nikki Haley softens social media policy that would verify everybody

Former US ambassador to the UN and 2024 Republican Presidential hopeful Nikki Haley speaks at the Republican Party of Iowa’s 2023 Lincoln Dinner at the Iowa Events Center in Des Moines, Iowa, on July 28, 2023.  Sergio Flores | AFP | Getty Images Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley appeared to …

Read More »

Steve Eisman tells UPenn to strip his name off scholarship amid Israel-Hamas war

Longtime investor Steve Eisman is the latest Wall Street executive distancing himself from his alma mater, the University of the Pennsylvania, as the school’s leadership comes under criticism for whether they’re doing enough to fight back against antisemitism following the start of the war between Israel and Hamas. “The Big …

Read More »

Economists urge Netanyahu to change budget

Mourners place flowers during the funeral of Lili Itamari, 63, and Ram Itamari, 56, a couple from Kibbutz Kfar Aza who were killed in the deadly infiltration of Israel by Hamas gunmen from the Gaza Strip, in Kibbutz Ruhama in southern Israel, October 29, 2023.  Ronen Zvulun | Reuters Hundreds …

Read More »

Sam Bankman-Fried’s lawyers reveal his planned testimony in FTX fraud trial

Lawyers for Sam Bankman-Fried late Wednesday revealed details of his planned testimony if he takes the witness stand at his FTX fraud trial. Bankman-Fried’s legal team told Judge Lewis Kaplan in a six-page letter that he would address three key areas in such testimony, including suggesting that he relied on …

Read More »

What next if Israel embarks on a Gaza ground assault

Israeli soldiers listen to Israel’s Defence Minister Yoav Gallant as he meets them in a field near Israel’s border with the Gaza Strip, in southern Israel October 19, 2023. Ronen Zvulun | Reuters Israel is widely expected to embark on a major ground incursion into Gaza, seeking to wipe the …

Read More »

Biden seeks $105 billion for Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan, border

U.S. President Joe Biden, accompanied by Vice President Kamala Harris and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, makes remarks after speaking by phone with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about the situation in Israel following Hamas’ deadly attacks, from the State Dining Room at the White House in Washington, October …

Read More »