Politics & Government

Columbia president tells lawmakers at antisemitism hearing there is a 'moral crisis'

5:12am April 18, 2024

by Elissa Nadworny

The president of Columbia University told a congressional panel that the school is doing all it can to confront antisemitism on campus in the wake of the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel.

Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump walks with Poland's President Andrzej Duda at Trump Tower in midtown Manhattan in New York on Wednesday, April 17, 2024.

Poland's president visits Donald Trump as allies eye a possible return

2:24am April 18, 2024

by The Associated Press

Former President Donald Trump met Wednesday with Polish President Andrzej Duda, the latest in a series of meetings with foreign leaders as they brace for the possibility of a second Trump term.

President Biden speaks during a campaign event in Scranton, Penn, on April 16 during the first of three days in the battleground state.

Biden tells Pittsburgh steelworkers he wants to hike tariffs on Chinese steel

8:29pm April 17, 2024

by Asma Khalid

The White House says China uses subsidies and government programs to undercut U.S. steel. President Biden wants to hike tariffs on the imports and take other new steps to curb imports.

Senate rejects impeachment articles against Mayorkas

7:08pm April 17, 2024

by Barbara Sprunt

The Senate has rejected both articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, swiftly ending the trial triggered by the House's narrow vote to impeach in February.

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Non-binary Oklahoma lawmaker reflects on year since they were censured by colleagues

6:54pm April 17, 2024

by Lionel Ramos

The only non-binary member of Oklahoma's legislature looks at a year since they were censured by their colleagues - and the aftermath of the death of an Oklahoma student after a fight at school.

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An official Senate photographs shows senators taking the oath at the start of the Senate impeachment trial on Wednesday.

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Senate kills articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas

6:09pm April 17, 2024

by The Washington Desk

The Senate rejected the two articles that accuse Mayorkas of refusing to enforce immigration laws. The House voted to impeach him in February.

House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., speaks during a Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony on April 10.

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Speaker Johnson is moving forward with foreign aid bills despite threat to oust him

6:02pm April 17, 2024

Divisions within the House Republican conference could threaten both the future of the package and Mike Johnson's speakership.

Arizona abortion providers react to state supreme court ruling banning most abortions

4:33pm April 17, 2024

by Paola Rodriguez

Providers at a Phoenix reproductive health clinic worry about they and their patients' futures after Arizona's supreme court ruled that an 1864 law banning nearly all abortions now stands.

Despite recent visit, some young Wisconsin voters remain divided on Biden

4:33pm April 17, 2024

by Maayan Silver

Last week President Biden traveled to Madison, Wisconsin to announce new student loan relief for some borrowers. But some Madison students may still may need more motivation to support him.

Columbia University President to testify in congress

4:33pm April 17, 2024

by Elissa Nadworny

The president of Columbia University is set to testify about how she responded to antisemitic incidents on her campus.