Former President Donald Trump’s historic trial in Manhattan heard its first witness called by the district attorney’s office on Monday, former publisher David Pecker. Pecker previously served as chairman of the National Enquirer’s parent company, American Media Inc., and allegedly was a key figure in a "catch and kill" scheme …...Read More

Defense attorneys on Monday argued that former President Trump "is innocent," maintaining that he "had nothing to do" with the alleged hush money payments that Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg argues he orchestrated. Opening statements were delivered in the historic and unprecedented criminal trial of the former president on Monday. …...Read More

Defense attorneys on Monday argued that former President Trump "is innocent," maintaining that he "had nothing to do" with the alleged hush money payments that Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg argues he orchestrated. Opening statements were delivered in the historic and unprecedented criminal trial of the former president on Monday. …...Read More

A Jewish Columbia University professor who has been critical of the school’s response to widespread anti-Israel protests and planned a counter demonstration said Monday that he was blocked from entering the main campus. Assistant business professor Shai Davidai, who was born in Israel and has called for Columbia leadership to …...Read More

Chaos has engulfed the Ivy League. Protesters at Columbia University have spent days protesting against Israel’s war with Hamas, forcing authorities to arrest more than 100 of the agitators, and the school’s president has shifted all classes to virtual learning on Monday amid safety concerns. Columbia University President Dr. Nemat …...Read More

Longtime Democratic Pennsylvania Sen. Bob Casey voted to kill the impeachment trial of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas last week, but has a long track record of supporting impeachment proceedings when former President Trump was in the hot seat with Democrats. The Senate voted against two articles of impeachment Mayorkas …...Read More

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee conceded defeat Monday in his push to enact universal school vouchers this year, acknowledging there was "not a pathway for the bill" after months of Republican infighting. "I am extremely disappointed for the families who will have to wait yet another year for the freedom to …...Read More

New England Patriots team owner Robert Kraft made it his mission to "stand up to Jewish hate" in the wake of the Oct. 7 terror attacks in Israel and on Monday he went a step further. Kraft announced he was pulling his support for Columbia University amid the antisemitic violence …...Read More

The Chicago City Council on Friday green-lit an extra $70 million for the care of illegal immigrants in the Windy City despite a massive backlash from residents that foreign nationals are being prioritized over native Chicagoans. The council voted 30-18 to approve the request made by Mayor Brandon Johnson in …...Read More

One of the country's leading artist residency programs, MacDowell, has awarded a lifetime achievement prize to Yoko Ono. The groundbreaking artist, filmmaker and musician is this year's recipient of the Edward MacDowell Medal, an honor previously given to Stephen Sondheim and Toni Morrison among others. "There has never been anyone …...Read More