Speaker Johnson Calls For Columbia President Shafik To Resign: ‘Very Weak, Inept Leader’

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After several days of anti-Semitic protests by students and faculty at Columbia University, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) has called on Columbia University President Minouche Shafik to resign.  Johnson made his comments while visiting the campus with other Republican lawmakers as they met with Jewish students about the attacks they’ve faced.  “Sadly, Columbia’s administrators have chosen to let the threats, the fear and the intimidation of the mob rule to overtake American principles like free speech and the free exchange of ideas and the free exercise of religion,” Johnson said. “They have co-opted First Amendment arguments to protect genocide, and to elevate

Trump Lawyer: Democrats Care More About Keeping Trump Off Campaign Trail Than Winning In Court

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During a new interview, one of former President Trump’s lawyers explained that he believes the Democrats are abusing the criminal justice system to keep Trump off the campaign trail.   Attorney Chris Kise made his remarks when asked by Fox News host Jesse Watters what he believed was happening.  “Well, I think, you know, the Democrats claim that Trump is a threat to democracy,” he said. “The real threat to democracy is the willingness to abuse the power of your office to influence what should otherwise be a free and fair election. And that’s exactly what’s going on downtown in

Bill Barr: ‘The Threat To Our Country Is From The Far-Left,’ Not Trump

Late last week, former U.S. Attorney General Bill Barr said that he will be supporting former President Donald Trump over President Joe Biden in the election because he believes that the real threat to the country comes from the far-left.  Barr made his comments during a Fox News interview with Neil Cavuto when asked why he was supporting Trump after he had been critical of the former president in the past.  “At the end of the day, you have to remember — serving in his administration, I was fine with his policies,” Barr said. “I think his policies were good

House Republicans Prepare New Sanctions On Iran After Attack On Israel

House Republicans have prepared a dozen bills to place new sanctions on Iran following its unprecedented attack on Israel over the weekend.   The attack occurred on Saturday when Iran fired more than 300 missiles and drones at Israel – the first time Iran has ever directly attacked the country. Iran has historically used groups like Hamas, Hezbollah and the Houthis to attack Israel.   Israeli and allied forces were able to shoot down 99 percent of the missiles launched by Iran. Unfortunately, 12 people still needed to be treated at a hospital after the attack and Iran continues to

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