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U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.) have sent a letter to Education Secretary Miguel Cardona, criticizing the Department of Education (DOE) for allowing federal funds to be used by universities promoting extremist, anti-Israel views. The senators highlighted that since the October 7, 2023, Hamas attack in Israel, which killed over 1,200 people, incidents of harassment and violence against Jewish students have risen on college campuses. They accused the Department of Education of funneling taxpayer money to programs that may be contributing to this surge of antisemitism rather than combating it. According to the lawmakers, starting in 2020,...

Earlier this month, former President Trump said that Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) should be impeached if he backs a plan for the debt ceiling to be eliminated over fears that House Republicans could cause the U.S. to default on the nation’s credit. When asked by conservative radio host John Fredericks about chatter surrounding the possibility of Congress effectively eliminating the debt limit, the former president lambasted the idea. On Sunday, following the Democrat’s win and maintaining Senate control, Trump went on the attack. “It’s Mitch McConnell’s fault. Spending money to defeat great Republican candidates instead of backing Blake...