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Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., sounded the alarm about what she called an “attack” with a “toxic chemical substance” at an anti-Israel protest at Columbia University during a congressional hearing Wednesday. However, according to court documents, the substance was a non-toxic flatulence spray. Omar questioned Columbia’s president, Dr. Nemat “Minouche” Shafik, about a January incident that involved anti-Israel activists while they …

President Biden seemed to imply Wednesday that a relative of his was eaten by cannibals during World War II, but the tale quickly faced mockery and skepticism online. While in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Biden shared a story about his uncle, 2nd Lt. Ambrose J. Finnegan Jr., whom he called “Bosie.” “He flew those single-engine planes as reconnaissance over war zones, and …

As anti-Israel protests take over public spaces from the Golden Gate Bridge to Columbia University, one attorney went viral for her admonishment of such “clueless defenders” of the Palestinians’ top benefactor, the hardline theocrats in Tehran. Elica Le Bon, who self-describes herself as a “daughter of Iran,” asked protesters where their voices were when the regime of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei …

A group of 50 NPR employees on Wednesday signed a letter demanding NPR CEO Katherine Maher and Editor-in-Chief Edith Chapin publicly rebuke the “factual inaccuracies and elisions” in former editor Uri Berliner’s essay, which called out the outlet’s liberal bias. “We’re writing to urge stronger support for staff who have had their journalistic expertise called into question by one of …

After President Biden joked about his rival former President Trump’s current financial woes, late night show host Jimmy Kimmel argued Tuesday that it was a pretty good jab for somebody so infamous for verbal gaffes. On Tuesday, Biden jokingly told a made-up story to a small crowd in his hometown of Scranton, Pennsylvania, “Just the other day, a defeated-looking guy …

A new resolution approved by an LGBTQ commission in Austin, Texas could potentially protect city residents offering gender transition medical treatment to minors. The LGBTQ Quality of Life Advisory Commission unanimously approved a recommendation to the Austin city council on “transgender and sexual identity protections” Monday night. Among these protections appeared to include concerns over medical treatments for minors. “WHERAS …

Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY), pressed Columbia University’s president about pro-Hamas professors on campus during a congressional hearing Wednesday. Stefanik, a senior member of the Education and the Workforce Committee, had numerous rounds in which she attacked the Columbia president for antisemitism on campus under her watch. “I’m talking about the faculty members who are supporting terror,” Rep. Stefanik said while …

A Muslim University of Southern California (USC) valedictorian who was barred from giving a graduation speech said on Tuesday she is “not apologetic” for the anti-Israel views she expressed online, including calls to abolish the Jewish state. USC student Asna Tabassum told CNN she’s not sorry about promoting “unequivocal and unconditional right to life for all people, including Palestinians,” which …

A journalist who was present at an “anti-war” meet-up in Chicago recalled the chilling reactions of the group after learning that Iran had attacked Israel over the weekend. Olivia Reingold, a staff writer for the Free Press, attended the conference Saturday where she said an organizer of the event taught members chants in Farsi translating to “Death to America” and …

Fox News host Jesse Watters reacts to former President Trump’s popularity despite facing numeral legal cases and Democrats’ efforts to thwart his presidential campaign on “Jesse Watters Primetime.” JESSE WATTERS: Yesterday, in a ‘Reaganesque’ move, Trump hit up a bodega in Harlem, which showed him a lot of love. … Donald Trump wasn’t treated like the racist dictator the media …