(Esther Wickham, The Center Square) The Beverly Hills Unified School District voted this week to display Israeli flags on all its campuses.
After the recent incidents of antisemitism on campuses, BHUSD approved a proposal to fight antisemitism by displaying Israel’s flag around schools and other district facilities.
“This is a time...
(Dave Mason, The Center Square) Republicans are calling for 35 inland counties to secede from California and create a new state.
The GOP announced the plan Wednesday as their response to Democrats’ congressional redistricting efforts.
“I want to take a step back from all of the chaos we had and talk...
(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey has cautioned residents against attacks targeting transgender individuals after authorities said a self-identifying transgender carried out a mass shooting against children at a Catholic mass.
“I have heard about a whole lot of hate that’s being directed at our trans community,” Frey...
(Kyle Anzalone, Libertarian Institute) The US has deployed two additional warships to the South Caribbean Sea, in the waters near Venezuela. The Trump administration says the move is part of its efforts to target cartels. Venezuela has responded by mobilizing millions of troops and deploying some near the border...
(Headline USA) A judge rejected former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s attempt to prolong a taxpayer-funded court battle with a woman who accused him of sexual assault, saying it wasn’t in the public’s interest to keep litigating for the purpose of repairing the Democrat’s reputation as he runs for...
(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) Christian priests and nuns based in Gaza City will remain to help displaced people sheltering at two churches despite the Israeli military’s plans to conquer the city, the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem and the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem said in a joint statement on Tuesday.
“At...
(Kyle Anzalone, Libertarian Institute) President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday ordering the Justice Department to prosecute people who set fire to the American flag. The order contradicts a 1989 Supreme Court ruling that determined flag burning is protected by the First Amendment.
“My Administration will act to...
(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said on Tuesday that the Trump administration is considering taking stakes in major US weapons firms, comments that came after the US government announced it was acquiring a 10% stake in Intel, the US chip-making giant.
“Oh, there’s a monstrous discussion about...
(José Niño, Headline USA) President Donald Trump's announcement that the United States will welcome 600,000 Chinese students to American universities has ignited a fierce revolt within his own political base, marking one of the most significant policy reversals of his administration's early months.
The dramatic shift emerged during an Oval...
(Ken Silva, Headline USA) A shooter opened fire with a rifle through the windows of a Catholic church in Minneapolis and struck children celebrating Mass during the first week of school, killing two and wounding 17 people in an act of violence the police chief called “absolutely incomprehensible.”
However, the...
(Sarah Roderick-Fitch, The Center Square) California, New Mexico, and Washington could risk losing federal funding if they fail to enforce English language proficiency requirements for commercial motor vehicle drivers, U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Tuesday.
The move comes on the heels of an Aug. 12 deadly Florida Turnpike crash...
(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) The US State Department has refused to comment on the Israeli double-tap strike on the Nasser Hospital in Gaza, which slaughtered 20 Palestinians, including five journalists.
“We refer you to the government of Israel,” a State Department spokesperson told The Times of Israelwhen asked to comment on the...