Several Druze Arab villages in southwestern Syria are calling to be annexed by Israel rather than remain under rebel-controlled Syria, citing concerns over security and radical Islamist threats. The Druze, a religious minority with roots in the Levant, have historically maintained loyalty to their residing nations while prioritizing local stability.
Black staffers from Kamala Harris’s presidential campaign have accused leadership of “outright racial discrimination” and mistreatment following the campaign’s failed bid. The accusations surfaced in a recent New York Times report, shedding light on frustrations among staff that had been previously kept under wraps.
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell suffered another fall on Tuesday, this time after a lunch meeting with Republican senators, according to a report by Punchbowl News’s John Bresnahan. McConnell required medical attention and was seen leaving the area in a wheelchair, with reports indicating he sustained a cut to his face.
Human rights activists, former corrections officials, and families of crime victims have called on President Biden to commute the sentences of all 40 federal death row inmates before leaving office.
Former President Barack Obama admitted the defeat of his diversity-driven "pluralism" agenda in a speech delivered December 5 in Chicago. Speaking to a selective audience, Obama called for rebuilding institutions to support diversity and inclusion, following President-elect Donald Trump’s decisive 2024 election victory.
Democratic Rep. Jasmine Crockett of Texas sharply criticized the redistricting process in her state during a Thursday House Oversight Committee hearing on the 2020 Census.
The House Rules Committee is set to meet on December 3 to deliberate over H.R. 5349, also known as the 'Crucial Communism Teaching Act.' This bill is designed to educate middle and high school students on the dangers of communism and totalitarianism.
The office of House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries condemned alleged Thanksgiving Day threats made against Democratic members of Congress, claiming the threats ranged from "detailed threats of a pipe bomb placed in mailboxes to swatting incidents."
Secretary of State Antony Blinken has agreed to testify before the House Foreign Affairs Committee (HFAC) on December 11 regarding the Biden administration’s 2021 withdrawal from Afghanistan. His decision comes after months of resistance to requests and subpoenas from the GOP-led committee. The testimony follows HFAC Chairman Michael McCaul’s (R-TX) push for greater transparency and accountability on the chaotic withdrawal, which resulted in the deaths of 13 U.S. service members and left thousands of Afghan allies vulnerable to Taliban reprisals.
On Wednesday, President-elect Donald Trump announced that American universities must eliminate campus antisemitism or risk losing their accreditation and federal funding. Speaking at an...