House Speaker Mike Johnson visited Columbia University’s campus on Wednesday afternoon and said he would demand that President Joe Biden intervene in pro-Palestinian protests that have taken place on campus for over a week — including by potentially calling in the National Guard to dismantle encampments. His statement echoed calls from his Republican colleagues Sens. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., and Josh Hawley, R-Mo., who have already asked for the National Guard to be sent in to clear out the...
Speaker’s crude interventions on campus have forced many to question if his motives on Ukraine were quite so heroicDemocrat Nancy Pelosi cited his “integrity” and described him as “courageous”. Republican Michael McCaul called him a “profile in courage”. CNN hailed him as “an unlikely Churchill”.Mike Johnson, speaker of the House of Representatives, began the week showered in plaudits for leading the House in approving $95bn in urgently needed wartime aid for Ukraine, Israel and other US allies....
Rashid Khalidi, history professor at Columbia, said 2024's anti-war student protesters were also “on the right side of history.”
Appearing as a guest on Tuesday's Erin Burnett OutFront, New York Times columnist Frank Bruni tried to blame Republicans Donald Trump and House Speaker Mike Johnson for the escalation by far-left anti-Israel protesters at Columbia University that included taking over and occupying an academic building. Host Erin Burnett recalled that other schools had had more success in negotiating the demands of protesters, and then posed: "What do you think is different here about Columbia? There has been no...
Appearing as a guest on Tuesday's Erin Burnett OutFront, New York Times columnist Frank Bruni tried to blame Republicans Donald Trump and House Speaker Mike Johnson for the escalation by far-left anti-Israel protesters at Columbia University that included taking over and occupying an academic building. Host Erin Burnett recalled that other schools had had more success in negotiating the demands of protesters, and then posed: "What do you think is different here about Columbia? There has been no...
The North Carolina photographer shares how her experiences working in a jail have helped her as a pet photographer.
Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson called on Congress to pass a bill he released Wednesday that he says would increase election integrity by cracking-down on non-U.S. citizens voting in federal elections.The legislation, which Johnson announced while standing on the stairs of the Capitol, proposes amendments to the 1993 National Voter Registration Act by requiring individuals to provide proof of citizenship before registering for elections. Current federal law requires voters to fill out a...
Johnson, generally unknown before becoming speaker last fall, demonstrated skill along with courage in securing approval for his move from former President Donald Trump, along with President Joe Bi
Americans are increasingly saying the U.S. is providing too much aid to Ukraine as Speaker Johnson led efforts to give the country $60 billion.
The university president's decision to bring in the NYPD lit a wildfire of protest over the Gaza war.
Hundreds of police swarm the campus after protesters occupied a college hall, the latest escalation amid weeks of demonstrations that have spread nationwide
Per ABC NEWS, Pro-Palestinian protesters at Columbia University occupied a hall on campus early Tuesday, hours after school officials ordered the dispersal of a protest encampment. Videos appear to show protesters creating a barricade with metal chairs