Tuesday, April 23, 2024
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A Tale of Two Tent Cities: Israel Builds One Near Rafah as Anti-Israel Protesters Defend Another at Columbia University
Perhaps influenced by a growing anti-Israel protest movement on America’s campuses, the Department of State is raising the stakes, claiming a Rafah operation would lead to ‘inordinate’ harm to civilians.
Jack Smith, Amid Tensions With Judge Cannon, Accuses Trump of Peddling a ‘Pervasively False Narrative’
The special counsel accuses the 45th president of concocting ‘false theories,’ but his real worry could be that the presiding judge increasingly appears to be taking them seriously.
Senate Votes To Proceed With Foreign Aid Bill Despite Objections From Critics of Israel, Ukraine Aid
In an unlikely alliance, a hardened conservative and a self-described socialist are hoping to make changes to the bill before it can pass.
Biden’s Green Energy Plan Faces Pushback From Conservationists, Who Call It ‘Greenwashing’
Vulnerable Democrats Maintain Strong Approval Ratings Ahead of Fall Elections: Poll
Columnists
Editorials
Opinion
Opposition Growing to Japanese Takeover of United States Steel, Even as Shareholders Approve Sale
Best-Sellers in the Making — for Pre-Literate Overachievers
‘Taxi,’ Terry Anderson, a Marine Turned Correspondent, Would Shout, Whenever His Hezbollah Captors Asked Him Anything
Columbia’s Campus, Riven by Anti-Israeli Protests and Vitriol, Is Unrecognizable to This Alumna
National
California Democrats Throw Support Behind Effort To Increase Penalties for Protesters Obstructing Highways, Bridges
A bill is advancing that would crack down on any vehicle driver or pedestrian that willfully obstructs highways — including protesters —and blocks the passage of emergency vehicles.
Cost of New Regulations Issued by Biden Administration, Many Aimed at Climate Change, Crosses Into ‘Uncharted Territory’
If Biden’s regulatory costs were a country, the American Action Forum notes, ‘its gross domestic product would rank 17th in the world.’
Protests Supporting Palestinian Arabs Sweep American College Campuses Following Arrests at Columbia
Schools struggle with where to draw the line between allowing free expression while maintaining safe and inclusive campuses.
New England Patriots Owner, Robert Kraft, Halts Donations to His Alma Mater, Columbia University, Citing Anti-Israel Protests
‘The school I love so much — the one that welcomed me and provided me with so much opportunity — is no longer an institution I recognize,’ he says.
TikTok ‘Divest-or-Ban’ Bill Likely To Sail Through Senate, but Could Take Years To Play Out in Court
‘This is the beginning, not the end of this long process,’ a TikTok executive recently told staff.
Michigan’s Downward Economic Spiral Has It on Track To Become the Third-Poorest State in America in 20 Years
‘Most alarming is that if each state’s personal income per capita grew over the next 23 years at the same rate as between 1999 and 2022, Michigan would end up as the 48th poorest state in the country by 2045,’ the researchers write.
Foreign
Britain’s Prime Minister Vows Migrant Deportation Flights to Rwanda Will Start Soon
The effort to fly migrants to Rwanda is a response to tens of thousands of people that have crossed the English Channel as criminal gangs smuggle migrants by boat.
Latin American Voters Move to the Right — When Given the Chance
Voters in Ecuador opt overwhelmingly for tough anti-crime measures, such as those in El Salvador.
Unrwa Is Cleared of Wrongdoing in Investigation Critics Say Is ‘Rigged’ To Support Hamas
‘To argue that Unrwa can maintain any neutrality is willfully blind at best and more probably guided by malicious intent,’ a former Knesset member tells the Sun.
Turkey, a Member of NATO, Rolls Out Red Carpet for Hamas, Raising Several Red Flags
President Erdogan’s outreach to the terrorist organization undercuts Turkey’s credibility while empowering Israel’s foes.
Emergence of a New Slovak Leader Gives Putin Another Win in Eastern Europe
It’s all difficult to fathom, given that both Hungary and Slovakia fought hard to get into the EU and NATO and away from their former Soviet handlers.
Israel’s Maccabi Tel Aviv Endures Enormous Hardship To Reach Quarterfinals of EuroLeague Basketball Playoffs
Maccabi plays at Athens Tuesday with a chance to reach the EuroLeague Final Four for the first time since it won the championship in 2014.
Politics
Nevada Fake Electors Hope To Get Case Dismissed at Hearing Wednesday
The pro-Trump fake electors in Nevada have a trial scheduled for January 2025.
Arizona Republicans Face This Week Renewed Efforts To Repeal Civil War-Era Abortion Ban
‘I’m almost sure they’re going to reintroduce it again,’ a Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee spokesman tells the Sun.
New Polling Suggests That Biden Fares Better Against Trump With RFK Jr. in the Race
A new poll from Marist shows the incumbent president leading his top competitor by five points.
Historic Aid Bill for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan Passes the House of Representatives
The President and the Speaker find common cause to send American largesse to allies abroad.
Man Sets Himself on Fire Outside Trump Trial, Leaves Behind Spiraling Manifesto Denouncing ‘Planetary Ponzi Scheme’
The man is currently at a hospital burn unit in critical condition, according to police.
Editorials
Opinion
Opposition Growing to Japanese Takeover of United States Steel, Even as Shareholders Approve Sale
Best-Sellers in the Making — for Pre-Literate Overachievers
‘Taxi,’ Terry Anderson, a Marine Turned Correspondent, Would Shout, Whenever His Hezbollah Captors Asked Him Anything
Columbia’s Campus, Riven by Anti-Israeli Protests and Vitriol, Is Unrecognizable to This Alumna
Popular
Judge Approves Stricter Conditions on Trump’s $175 Million Bond in Fraud Case: Letitia James Cannot Seize His Assets, For Now
Could Jack Smith Be Disqualified for ‘Unconstitutional’ Appointment, Ending His Pursuit of Trump?
Defense Denounces Stormy Daniels as ‘Sinister’ and Michael Cohen as ‘Obsessed’ with Trump as Prosecution Calls Ex-National Enquirer Boss to Stand
Biden Administration Sues Sheetz for ‘Racist’ Criminal Background Checks That the Government Itself Requires of Its Own Hires
Biden Involved — Big Time — in Trump Prosecution in New York
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