Why universities turn to the police to end student protests − and why that can spiral out of control While most colleges and universities have their own police units, some schools, like Columbia University, have only private security − and then can call in outside police when they feel it is needed. 05/1/2024 - 9:57 am | View Link
The Latest | Georgia Republicans reiterate support for forceful police response to campus protests Georgia Republicans reiterated their support for a forceful police response to campus protests over the Israel-Hamas war ... 05/1/2024 - 8:30 am | View Link
Riot police at UCLA campus close in after night of violent anti-Israel clashes New York City Police Department officers were called to deal with "repeated acts of violence" at the City University of New York (CUNY) and to end the occupation of Hamilton Hall at Columbia ... 05/1/2024 - 8:02 am | View Link
The Latest | Columbia University president explains why police were called Columbia University’s president released a statement Wednesday morning to members of the college community outlining why she called in police the night before ... similar claims before the arrests ... 05/1/2024 - 5:26 am | View Link
Live updates: Day after tear gas and arrests at USF, protest planned off campus Keep up with the latest as protests are expected to continue at or near Florida college campuses on Wednesday. 05/1/2024 - 5:18 am | View Link
“The Federal Reserve voted to keep interest rates at a 23-year high on Wednesday, as the central bank tries to curb stubborn inflation,” NPR reports.
“Investors now think it could be September at the earliest before borrowing costs start to come down.”
Wall Street Journal: “Last year, as Mike Pompeo’s memoir, Never Give an Inch, made the rounds among China’s leaders, one passage in particular enraged Xi Jinping. The secretary of state under former President Donald Trump wrote that the U. S. should ‘grant full diplomatic recognition’ to Taiwan.”
“Xi’s anger at the remark foreshadowed a broader worry coursing through Beijing: What awaits China should Trump and his inner circle regain power?”
Florida’s six-week abortion ban took effect today.
That means abortion is now either banned or severely restricted in nearly the entire southern United States.
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Donald Trump will speak at the Libertarian National Convention on May 23rd in D. C., where the third party will gather to nominate its presidential ticket, Semafor reports.
“Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s increasingly frequent appearances on conservative media platforms are beginning to raise alarms at Mar-a-Lago,” Politico reports.
“It’s another sign of the rising threat that Kennedy, the independent presidential candidate, poses to Trump.”
“In recent months, Kennedy has become a regular on Fox News and Newsmax, and he is now a staple on the conservative podcast circuit — being interviewed by the likes of Ben Shapiro, Glenn Beck and Megyn Kelly.
Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE) said that he has started drafting a censure resolution against Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) following her comments that suggested some Jewish students at Columbia University are “pro-genocide,” the New York Times reports.