White House ignores Johnson’s call to send in National Guard to Columbia University
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said the National Guard decision is "something for governors to decide."
White House declines Mike Johnson’s demand to call in the National Guard for college protesters
The White House on Thursday rejected Speaker Mike Johnson’s call to send the National Guard to quell pro-Palestinian protests at Columbia University, insisting that it’s up to state governors to first request such a move.
Mike Johnson Columbia University visit met with boos and heckling from protestors
Republican Speaker Mike Johnson is calling for Columbia University's president to resign ahead of his campus visit amid pro-Palestinian protests.
Rare visit by House speaker to campus escalates tension at Columbia
Johnson’s visit marks the first time the top representative in the House is visiting a college campus amid ongoing protests that have at times burst into violent attacks between pro-Palestinian and Jewish students.
Johnson to Pro-Palestinian Protesters at Columbia: ‘Go Back to Class and Stop the Nonsense’
The Republican House speaker joined the growing call for the university’s president to resign over her handling of escalating pro-Palestinian demonstrations.
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Tensions rise at college protests as Johnson calls for Columbia president to resign
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Dozens arrested in California and Texas as campus administrators move to shut down protests – as it happened
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How the Columbia protests sparked campus demonstrations across the country
The decision by Columbia University’s president to call in the New York Police Department to clear pro-Palestinian protesters from the campus last week appears to have sparked the spate of increasingly strident demonstrations.
White House unveils $7B in solar grants as some states deal with a solar surplus
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White House announces new 'workforce hubs' in New York, Milwaukee, Philadelphia, Michigan
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Kim Kardashian coming White House for VP Harris roundtable discussion
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Monica Lewinsky references her White House scandal with the Taylor Swift ‘asylum’ meme
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Donald Trump Gifting 'Key' to White House Raises Eyebrows
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Biden White House employs sleight of hand with longer-range missile transfer to Ukraine
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The Senate’s vote on Tuesday to approve new aid for Ukraine capped off six months of public pressure and private overtures by ...
White House visitor logs contradict Biden spokesman's vow to ban DC official who praised notorious antisemite
A Washington, D.C., official who praised antisemite Louis Farrakhan visited the White house twice after a spokesperson for ...
White House seizes on Mitch McConnell saying Trump stalled action on border security
The White House is seizing on remarks by Mitch McConnell that Trump was resistant to accepting any bipartisan compromise to ...