Columbia has allegedly violated Title VI of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, because the school 'acted with deliberate indifference towards the harassment of Jewish students.'
The groups also urged the government to increase funding for security personnel at Jewish institutions, including schools, synagogues, Jewish centers and camps, and called on the FBI to bolster its intelligence capabilities to counter domestic terrorism.
A major point of contention in the negotiations is Iran’s insistence on continuing to enrich uranium – to which the U.S. has expressed staunch opposition.
'Grant dollars should only support institutions that comply with principles and laws of nondiscrimination,' Jamie Legier, of the CDC, wrote to Harvard.
The lawsuit argues there is little connection between the Trump administration's stated goal—compelling universities to crack down on campus anti-Semitism—and the means it is using to achieve that end.
'If Harvard, or any institution for that matter, does not wish to comply with this basic legal obligation, the proper avenue for achieving this is simple: do not take federal financial assistance,' the lawmakers wrote.
Both schools were among 60 that the U.S. Education Department notified that they could face consequences if they fail to meet their obligations to protect Jewish students from harassment.
A group of Columbia alumni tore up their diplomas to protest the school's cooperation with the Trump administration on antisemitism reforms, and the detention of an anti-Israel student leader.
British national who celebrated Oct. 7 and called on classmates to take their 'cue from the armed resistance in Palestine' sues Trump administration over order to expel pro-Hamas visa holders.
"We will come after the Houthis until they stop shooting at our ships, and the Iranians better stay out of it," vowed U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth.
Bar Ilan University professor Mordechai Kedar describes US President Donald Trump’s vision of a 'Peace Corridor' that would make Israel the link between the East and the West.
Columbia’s 'apparent failure' to protect Jewish students 'raises very serious questions about the institution’s fitness to continue doing business with the United States government,' said Secretary of Education Linda McMahon.
The U.S. Justice Department just announced that the newly created antisemitism task force will visit various offending universities to address and penalize those complicit in Jew hatred on campus.
Barring American banks, insurers, or telecommunications and tech companies from working with the ICC could potentially cripple the court, ICC officials fretted.
The Trump team should be asking hard questions about who in the team is leaking materials anonymously and whether they want to be in the business of ‘nation-building’ in Gaza.
Vance explained the strong consequences to which Trump referred when he warned that 'all hell would break loose' if hostages in Gaza are not freed by his inauguration.