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American universities face a reckoning over academic freedom

Their treatment of antisemitism is exposing wider inconsistencies when it comes to free speech

December 12, 2023

By Editors Desk

University of Pennsylvania President Liz Magill testifies during a House Education and Workforce Committee Hearing on December 5 in Washington, DC. Graeme Sloan/Sipa USA/AP

UPenn president resigns in wake of antisemitism hearing

December 09, 2023

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Hunter Biden — seen in a photo taken in Nantucket, Mass., last month — was indicted on nine tax charges in California on Thursday. (Tom Brenner/Reuters)

US president’s son Hunter Biden indicted on tax evasion charges

December 08, 2023

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December 07, 2023

Congress has yet to approve billions in additional military and financial aid Kiev has requested

December 07, 2023

National Security Council spokesman John Kirby speaks at a White House press briefing, December 7, 2023. © Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images

November 30, 2023

Henry Kissinger dies at age 100

The former US secretary of state passed away on Wednesday

November 30, 2023

Former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger at an event in Washington, DC, 2016. © Brendan Smialowski / AFP

November 29, 2023

Gavin Newsom is picking up where Ronald Reagan left off on mental health reform

California Democrats are remaking the state’s mental health care system.

November 29, 2023

November 28, 2023

Jill Biden unveils a crafty, candy-filled White House Christmas

Children’s feelings of ‘Magic, Wonder, and Joy’ inspired this year’s holiday decorations<

November 28, 2023

The White House holiday decorations were unveiled to the media on Nov. 27 with the theme “Magic, Wonder, and Joy.” (Haiyun Jiang for The Washington Post)

November 27, 2023

Suspect arrested in shooting of 3 Palestinian college students in Vermont, police say

Police in Vermont arrest a male suspect over the attack which they are investigating as a possible hate crime.

November 27, 2023

Husam Zomlot/X. Husam Zomlot said the three students - Hisham Awartani, Tahseen Ahmed and Kinnan Abdalhamid - were shot on Saturday night on their way to a family dinner in Burlington, Vermont

November 15, 2023

Biden set to sign spending bill with no Ukraine aid

The stopgap funding to avoid a government shutdown was approved by the House in a bipartisan vote

November 15, 2023

FILE PHOTO: US President Joe Biden in the East Room of the White House. © Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images

November 14, 2023

US House approves government funding bill with bipartisan support

New Republican Speaker Mike Johnson clinches a win in move to avert shutdown

November 14, 2023

Mike Johnson, centre, secured the role of Speaker of the House after his predecessor Kevin McCarthy was ousted by members of his own party © Jim Lo Scalzo/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock

November 11, 2023

Harvard, Columbia and Penn Pledge to Fight Antisemitism on Campus

The universities are trying to address criticism by banning pro-Palestinian student groups, condemning slogans and starting task forces to address antisemitism.

November 11, 2023

Claudine Gay, the Harvard president, condemned the phrase “from the river to the sea.”Credit...Sophie Park for The New York Times

October 25, 2023

Trump ally didn’t lose a single GOP vote in securing speakership

After 22 days and four House Republican speaker nominees, the Louisiana representative will be the new House speaker. In the 220-209 tally, all Democrats voted for House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries.

October 25, 2023

House Republicans applaud as Rep. Mike Johnson (R., La.) is elected the new Speaker of the House. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)

October 24, 2023

Can America handle two wars, and maybe a third?

The superpower is becoming overstretched

October 24, 2023

October 05, 2023

Biden approves new section of border wall as Mexico crossings rise

US President Joe Biden's administration is to build a section of border wall in southern Texas in an effort to stop rising levels of immigration.

October 05, 2023

October 03, 2023

Judge gags Trump in New York trial

The former US president was prohibited from “personal attacks” on court staf

October 03, 2023

September 14, 2023

Judge Rules DACA Program for Young Immigrants Is Still Illegal

The judge maintained that former President Obama exceeded his authority with the program, which has allowed undocumented migrants to avoid deportation.

September 14, 2023

The judge maintained that President Barack Obama exceeded his authority when he created the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program by executive action in 2012.Credit...Al Drago for The New York Times Miriam Jordan

September 08, 2023

Former speaker Nancy Pelosi says she will run for reelection to House in 2024

By running for reelection, Pelosi is poised to extend her lengthy career on Capitol Hill, which began by winning a special election in June 1987, further cementing her role as a towering figure in Democratic politics in Washington and on the national stage.

September 08, 2023

Former House speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) appears on Capitol Hill on June 22, 2023. (Minh Connors/The Washington Post)

September 06, 2023

Texas ordered to remove buoys meant to block migrants from Rio Grande River

Preliminary order issued by judge David Ezra requires the floaters to be relocated to an embankment on the state side of the river

September 06, 2023

A border patrol boat navigates alongside a string of buoys in the Rio Grande in Eagle Pass, Texas. Photograph: Suzanne Cordeiro/AFP/Getty Images

September 05, 2023

Ex-Proud Boys leader Tarrio sentenced to 22 years for Jan. 6 Capitol attack

Convicted of seditious conspiracy, he recruited a group of 200 to march on Capitol, though he wasn’t in D.C. that day

September 05, 2023

Prosecutors have asked for a 33-year sentence for ex-Proud Boys leader Henry “Enrique” Tarrio. (Allison Dinner/AP)

August 31, 2023

Proud Boys leader Joe Biggs sentenced to 17 years in January 6 case

Prosecutors proposed a 33-year sentence for Biggs of Ormond Beach, Florida. Biggs helped lead Proud Boys at the Capitol, made it inside to the Senate chamber and posted on social media the riot was a "warning shot" to the government, according to a sentencing memo from prosecutors.

August 31, 2023

Joseph Biggs walks toward the Capitol in Washington, DC, in support of President Donald Trump on Jan. 6, Carolyn Kaster/AP 2021.