Biden admin abruptly delays plan to ban menthol cigarettes amid widespread opposition
The Biden administration abruptly announced Friday that it will delay regulations banning menthol cigarettes amid widespread opposition to the proposal. In a statement, Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra said his agency would not move to finalize the regulations and pointed to opposition from civil rights activists. Since they were first proposed by Read More
GOP blasts Dems’ ‘out-of-touch’ warning of no more White House Correspondents’ Dinners if Trump wins election
FIRST ON FOX: The GOP is blasting President Biden’s campaign over an “out-of-touch” memo warning that former President Trump’s re-election could mean the end of one of Washington’s most glamorous traditions. The White House Correspondents’ Dinner and the days leading up to it are an annual social event, frequently invitation-only, where D.C.’s elite in media, Read More
Trump suggests White House as venue for debate with Biden: ‘Would be very comfortable’
Former President Trump suggested the White House as the venue for a debate against President Biden, saying he “would be very comfortable.” The presumptive 2024 Republican presidential nominee, after hours in a Manhattan courtroom for the eighth day of his criminal trial, has repeatedly said he will debate Biden “anywhere, anytime, anyplace.” Biden broke his Read More
Ex-MLB star running for Senate goes to bat for plan to cut federal cash for schools allowing unrest
Former MLB star and U.S. Senate candidate Steve Garvey said if he’s elected to Congress he’d push for Ivy League colleges and universities to appear before Congress to testify about their failure to protect their Jewish students. “At this time, next year, as a sitting U.S. senator, I would call to have committees that will Read More
Fox News Politics: Squad on the quad
Welcome to Fox News’ Politics newsletter with the latest political news from Washington D.C. and updates from the 2024 campaign trail. What’s happening: – Trump urges judge to lift gag order: Live updates from NY v. Trump… – Terrorist-linked flag seen at Princeton demonstrations: Live updates on anti-Israel unrest… – Biden makes rare live media appearance Read More
Pressure builds for colleges to close or shut down anti-Israel encampments amid death threats toward Jews
Calls are mounting to temporarily shutter schools plagued by anti-Israel unrest as most colleges continue to pursue a hands-off approach to the encampments — even as the vitriol increasingly includes explicit threats of violence against Jews and others who don’t support the metastasizing movement. “Columbia should shut down campus entirely, take all learning remote, but Read More
NJ announces emergency dune repairs in shore town penalized for doing them itself
A long-running sandstorm at the Jersey Shore could soon come to an end as New Jersey will carry out an emergency beach replenishment project at one of the state’s most badly eroded beaches. North Wildwood and the state have been fighting in court for years over measures the town has taken on its own to Read More
New York to require providers to offer $15 broadband to low-income customers – or get fined
New York can move ahead with a law requiring internet service providers to offer heavily discounted rates to low-income residents, a federal appeals court ruled Friday. The decision from the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan reverses a lower court ruling from 2021 that blocked the policy just days before it went into Read More
‘Squad’ members descend on Columbia encampment, offer ‘support’ for anti-Israel agitators
New York Democratic Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Jamaal Bowman, both members of “The Squad,” were seen Friday mingling with anti-Israel agitators at Columbia University, where “support” was offered to those in the encampment established to protest the Israeli military’s actions in Gaza. In one video shared on social media, a smiling Ocasio-Cortez is shown speaking Read More
Anti-Israel protests nationwide fueled by left-wing groups backed by Soros, dark money
Progressive anti-Israel agitators across the country, including those who mobilized at New York City’s Columbia University, are associated with groups tied to far-left groups with radical associations backed by dark money and liberal mega-donor George Soros. National Students for Justice in Palestine (NSJP), a national organization affiliated with around 200 independent chapters, has had a Read More