WASHINGTON — Senior Biden administration officials are increasingly concerned about where protests on college campuses over the war in the Gaza Strip will expand to next and view a potential cease-fire deal between Israel and Hamas as perhaps the only development that could quell some of the political blowback over President Joe Biden’s handling of the conflict. The White House has for months been pursuing a cease-fire deal to secure the release of hostages held by Hamas, but the current round...
Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) joins host Mike Slater to discuss his call for the police or National Guard to be brought in to stop the anti-Israel war protesters at George Washington University.
Protesters from Extinction Rebellion (XR) entered the A10 motorway near the former ING headquarters in Amsterdam just after noon on Saturday. It was one of two demonstrations in the capital expected to cut off ground transportation, with the other being a smaller group of pro-Palestinian supporters who created a blockade on the Piet Heinkade.
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D) said Chicago is prepared to host the Democratic National Convention (DNC) in August, despite concerns about massive protests against the Biden administration’s response to the Israel-Hamas war. The convention will descend upon the Windy City from Aug. 19 to 22 to officially name President Biden as the party’s presidential nominee.
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State troopers in riot gear moved on Monday afternoon to clear out students attempting to occupy a quad at the University of Texas at Austin. Dozens of protesters were arrested on site, escalating tensions that began Wednesday when the pro-Palestinian protest movement sought to establish a camp on the South Mall, immediately below the looming
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The White House on Sunday said President Joe Biden had again spoken with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as pressure builds on Israel and Hamas to reach a deal that would free some Israeli hostages and bring a cease-fire in the nearly seven-month-long war in Gaza.
The militant group says it's examining the latest Israeli suggestions for a cease-fire in Gaza, seven months into the conflict that has claimed tens of thousands of lives.
INDIANAPOLIS – More than a dozen people were arrested after protesters calling for a ceasefire in Gaza blocked streets near the governor’s residence Thursday morning. The rally began around 7:30 a.m. near Tarkington Park. Jewish Voice for Peace--Indiana, Middle Eastern Student Association of IUPUI, Students for Justice in Palestine--Butler, Palestinian Youth Movement, and ANSWER Indiana []
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GOP Sens. Josh Hawley (Mo.) and Tom Cotton (Ark.) called on President Biden on Monday to deploy the National Guard to colleges, particularly Columbia University in New York City, where pro-Palestinian protesters have staged sit-ins and other disruptive activities to focus public attention on the war. “Eisenhower sent the 101st to Little Rock. It’s time for []