The White House danced around questions Tuesday regarding the string of pro-Palestinian protests taking place on college campuses across the country, condemning displays of antisemitism from some protesters while also declining to say if President Joe Biden planned any type of interaction with the activists. Students began camping out on the green at Columbia University […]
The statement denouncing "calls for violence" comes as protests at New York's Columbia University continue.
WASHINGTON — Pro-Palestinian protesters are looking to puncture the festive bubble this weekend surrounding the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner — one of the capital’s biggest parties of the year, with attendees including President Joe Biden, top government officials and leading journalists. Activists are expecting several hundred people at a rally in Kalorama Park, just two blocks from the Washington Hilton, which is hosting the event. The protesters will criticize Biden for his...
The White House on Sunday condemned the calls for "violence and physical intimidation targeting Jewish students" as protests continue at colleges in the U.S., including the latest demonstration at Columbia University in New York. “While every American has the right to peaceful protest, calls for violence and physical intimidation targeting Jewish students and the Jewish
The White House condemned "in the strongest terms" the ongoing anti-Israel protests at colleges across the U.S., including at Columbia University in New York City, on Sunday, saying they have no place anywhere in the U.S. "While every American has the right to peaceful protest, calls for violence and physical intimidation targeting Jewish students and the Jewish community are blatantly antisemitic, unconscionable and dangerous – they have absolutely no place on any college campus or anywhere in...
The White House issued a statement in response to the ongoing anti-Israel protests and encampment taking place at Columbia University, describing them as being, "Antisemitic, unconscionable, and dangerous."
On Sunday, the White House issued a statement condemning the ongoing anti-Israel protests with violent rhetoric taking place at Columbia University in New York City.
‘Echoing the rhetoric of terrorist organizations, especially in the wake of the worst massacre committed against the Jewish people since the Holocaust, is despicable,’ a White House spokesperson said
The White House informed House Oversight Chair James Comer that President Joe Biden will not accept his invitation to testify in a committee impeachment inquiry hearing, according to a letter obtained first by CNN, further insulting the Republican-led effort. “Your impeachment investigation is over,” Special Counsel to the President Richard Sauber wrote to Comer on Monday. “We decline your invitation for President Biden to testify.” In the letter, Sauber said that the president “has done nothing...
By Annie Grayer, CNN (CNN) — The White House informed House Oversight Chair James Comer that President Joe Biden will not accept his invitation to testify in a committee impeachment inquiry hearing, according to a letter obtained first by CNN, further insulting the Republican-led effort. “Your impeachment investigation is over,” Special Counsel to the President
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Mike Johnson is negotiating with the White House as he prepares for the treacherous task of advancing wartime funding for Ukraine and Israel through the House, a top House Republican said Thursday. House Republican Leader Steve Scalise told reporters that Johnson had been talking with White House officials about a
By STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Mike Johnson is negotiating with the White House as he prepares for the treacherous task of advancing wartime funding for Ukraine and Israel through the House. House Republican Leader Steve Scalise says Johnson has been talking with White House officials about a package that would