The chancellor of Rutgers University said the institution is committed to academic freedom and will be launching a safety review and “academic freedom” task force amid the ongoing controversy surroundingAntifa-aligned professor Mark Bray. “I write today to reaffirm Rutgers University’s unwavering commitment to academic freedom and freedom of expression—values that …
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Late-night host Bill Maher is giving credit “where credit is due,” congratulating President Donald Trump on brokering the Gaza peace deal. Speaking to his audience on HBO’s “Real Time,” Maher acknowledged that Trump accomplished something many thought might be impossible. “I think you’ve gotta give credit where credit is due. …
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Tensions escalated between Karoline Leavitt and Huffington Post journalist S.V. Dáte as the White House press secretary called the correspondent a “left-wing hack” on Monday following his article poking at her snarky response to a new inquiry. Leavitt, whotook to X to address the “wild” article, wrote, “S.V. Dáte of …
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A university in the United Kingdom faced backlash over resurfaced reports about a course described as “decolonizing” the works of “Lord of the Rings” author J.R.R. Tolkien. The course, reportedly offered in 2024 by assistant professor Onyeka Nubia at the University of Nottingham, was titled “Imagining ‘Britain’: Decolonising Tolkien et …
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Former “60 Minutes” executive producer Bill Owens said he was pressured to apologize over the program’s interview with former Vice President Kamala Harris, was the subject of President Donald Trump’s lawsuit against CBS, and said he refused. “I said, ‘I’m not apologizing for anything. We haven’t done anything wrong,’” he …
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Irish comedy writer Graham Linehan said Monday he was no longer under police investigation after his September arrest over social media posts drew international attention. The “Father Ted” creator, 57, shared the update on X. “The police have informed my lawyers that I face no further action in respect of …
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Former Biden White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre unleashed on the Democratic Party in an excerpt from her new memoir, explaining why she decided to become an independent after years as a party flack. In the excerpt, Jean-Pierre detailed the phone call in which then-President Joe Biden told the White …
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Country singer Bryan Andrews has gone viral for a video he posted Oct. 9 calling out Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids and Christians who support them. In a TikTok clip recorded from inside his car, Andrews accused the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and ICE of separating immigrant families …
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A crop of new children’s storybook Bibles aims to reach progressive Christians who are turned off by traditional presentations of Scripture, offering messages focused on diversity, inclusion and social justice. Publishers say the projects are meant to reflect the faith values of a changing audience — and to fill what …
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Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s comments calling for the arrest of federal ICE agents drew fiery criticism Friday and a letter of warning from the Trump administration. Rep. Pelosi, D-Calif., said in a statement earlier this week that local police could “arrest federal agents if they break California law.” “And …
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