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May 20, 2025

Students heckle Columbia acting president at graduation, shout 'Free Mahmoud'

Columbia's acting president Claire Shipman faced protests during graduation, as students demanded freedom for Mahmoud Khalil amid anti-Israel protest tensions.

May 20, 2025

Trump supporters find unlikely common ground with blue state congressman at town hall: 'I love it'

President Donald Trump supporters and Americans for Prosperity protesters lined the streets outside Democrat Rep. Ro Khanna's town hall in battleground Pennsylvania on Saturday night.

May 14, 2025

Ben & Jerry's co-founder arrested protesting Senate hearing: 'RFK kills people with hate'

One of the co-founders of Ben & Jerry's was arrested while protesting Senate testimony by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., United States Capitol Police confirmed Tuesday.

May 14, 2025

Mood flips at Columbia U after quashing of latest protest, Trump pressure takes hold

Campus mood at Columbia University has shifted dramatically under the university's new leadership, with many students now reluctant to speak about Gaza demonstrations.

May 13, 2025

Capitol Police arrest protesters disrupting budget markup as Cory Booker thanks them for defending Medicaid

Several protesters were arrested for disrupting a House committee's budget reconciliation markup on Tuesday, as Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., thanked those holding court in the hallway.

May 12, 2025

Swing state outlaws college protest encampments amid nationwide campus crackdown on anti-Israel agitators

Arizona Gov. Kate Hobbs has signed a law banning encampments on public university campuses amid ongoing anti-Israel protests happening at schools across the country.

May 12, 2025

California sheriff slams 'meritless' UCLA student lawsuit against police who dismantled anti-Israel encampment

A University of California police union is firing back at a lawsuit filed on behalf of students that alleges law enforcement "attacked" protesters at a 2024 weeklong protest.

May 9, 2025

Anti-Israel mob descends on Brooklyn College in NYC as agitators brawl with police, get tased

Anti-Israel agitators brawled with police after attempting to set up an encampment at Brooklyn College in NYC on Thursday. Video shows agitators clashing violently with authorities.

May 9, 2025

Columbia students describe ‘shocking’ library takeover after masked protesters chanted pro-Hamas slogans

Columbia students reported feeling threatened when masked protesters stormed the campus library, chanted anti-Israel slogans, and mocked the Israeli hostage crisis.

May 8, 2025

Columbia's acting president slams storming of campus library by anti-Israel agitators: 'Utterly unacceptable'

Columbia University acting president Claire Shipman addressed the hourslong anti-Israel protest at Butler Library, which she described as "utterly unacceptable."