Portman among 47 GOP senators to sign letter to Iran WASHINGTON — In a move Democrats denounced as trying to sabotage the Obama administration’s foreign policy, Sen. Rob Portman and 46 other Senate Republicans yesterday warned Iran’s leadership that any agreement to limit Tehran’s apparent efforts to build a nuclear bomb would need Senate approval to stay in effect beyond 2016. More
EPA, other US agencies expand urban waters effort The Environmental Protection Agency, the White House and other federal departments announced Friday that they are expanding a program for restoring and improving urban waterways nationwide. More
Coalition on immigration bill clears first tests The bipartisan coalition behind a contentious overhaul of immigration laws stuck together on a critical early series of test votes Thursday, turning back challenges from conservative critics as the Senate Judiciary Committee refined legislation to secure the nation's borders and offer eventual citizenship to millions living illegally in the United States. More
Republicans to back Obama's student loan plan House Republicans are willing to give President Barack Obama a rare win, the chairman of the Education and Workforce Committee said Thursday in outlining a deal that would let college students avoid a costly hike on their student loans. More
GOP boycotts health care advisory board House and Senate Republican leaders told President Barack Obama Thursday that they will refuse to nominate candidates to serve on an advisory board that is to play a role in holding down Medicare costs under the new health care act. More
Anti-Israel protesters, counter-demonstrators clash, spit at each other outside NYC Parsons Benefit — as lavish guests tip-toe around them Well-dressed partygoers were seen weaving through the chaos to get to the police barriers, which were set up to stop the groups from entering the 75th annual benefit. 05/21/2024 - 9:34 pm | View Link
U.K. Urged To Crack Down on Climate, Anti-Israel Protesters Blocking Highways, Vandalizing Artwork, Sowing ‘Chaos’ Far-left protest movements including Just Stop Oil, Free Palestine, and Black Lives Matter were explicitly mentioned in a new report which states ... 05/21/2024 - 10:08 am | View Link
Ohio passed a law to stop vigilantes in 1889. Now it could be used on college protests In the late 1800s, a group of vigilantes called the White Caps terrorized abusers, gamblers, alcoholics and "fast women." They burned down saloons, threatened white men living with Black women and ... 05/21/2024 - 4:20 am | View Link
Pro-Palestinian protesters move UC Santa Cruz encampment, join striking workers Protesters relocated their days-old encampment — including tents and sleeping bags — to the entrance of the university to be closer to striking academic workers who allege their free speech rights ... 05/20/2024 - 11:53 am | View Link
Mayor defends NYPD response after officers seen punching pro-Palestinian protesters New York City Mayor Eric Adams defended the police department’s response to a pro-Palestinian street demonstration in Brooklyn over the weekend, calling video of officers repeatedly punching men lying ... 05/20/2024 - 8:19 am | View Link
Workers at American Airlines Center in downtown Dallas are used to juggling concerts, Mavericks and Stars games — but not this late in May. This is the first time the venue will host the conference finals for its respective NHL and NBA teams, WFAA reports. Learn more about how GM Dave Brown and his crew are preparing.
The organization, which was founded in 2016, said the new name better reflects its "reach, scope and inclusivity." Learn more about its new direction in this story, and check out a DBJ list of large nonprofits in the region.
During her less than two years on the job, Rachel Rebouché has confronted the death of mentor and friend JoAnne Epps, the turmoil of university President Jason Wingard’s resignation, the job of rebuilding the law school’s declining rankings and changes in law firm entry-level hiring.