Congress looks to pass antisemitism bill
Congress is back in session this week, and one of the first things it will look to address is antisemitism on college campuses. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane has the details.
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Congress is back in session this week, and one of the first things it will look to address is antisemitism on college campuses. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane has the details.
The House was back in session Monday, but a push to oust Speaker Mike Johnson still looms over his head. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane has the details.
Columbia University set a new deadline for pro-Palestinian protesters to clear out the encampment on the campus Monday after announcing the institution will not divest from Israel. CBS News' Tom Hanson is following the latest.
Congressional lawmakers are returning to Capitol Hill following a recess with the House considering legislation that would take aim at antisemitism on college campuses. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion has more on that and the ongoing ouster threat hanging over House Speaker Mike Johnson.
Clashes between police and pro-Palestinian protesters across the U.S. are heating up as colleges grapple with campus safety concerns. CBS News correspondent Lilia Luciano has more on how Columbia University leadership seeks to resolve manifestations.
Police and protesters are clashing at U.S. college campuses as fears of antisemitism and Islamophobia grow among students and faculty members. Gelila Negesse, a senior staff writer for the Columbia Daily Spectator, joins CBS News with more.
Asked about the ongoing protests over the Israel-Hamas at college campuses across the U.S., Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said "university presidents need to get control of the situation, allow free speech and push back against antisemitism." McConnell spoke with "Face The Nation" moderator Margaret Brennan about the demonstrations and the recent passage of a major foreign aid bill.
As Israel's leader equates U.S. university protests to rallies in Nazi Germany, Palestinian students tell CBS News what the support means to them.
House Speaker Mike Johnson was met with loud boos as he visited Columbia University, where he joined calls for the president's resignation amid pro-Palestinian protests.
Demonstrations have spread to campuses across the country with pro-Palestinian supporters angry over Israel's war in Gaza and many Jewish students expressing fear after incidents of antisemitism.
More than 100 people were arrested Monday night after pro-Palestinian protests at New York University. CBS News correspondent Nancy Chen breaks down the increased tensions around New York City colleges.
As pro-Palestinian protests on Columbia University's campus continue, New York City Mayor Eric Adams says officials hope to hold meetings with colleges in the city over ways to handle rising tensions without infringing on protesters' rights. CBS News' Lilia Luciano and Ben Tracy spoke to Adams about the protests amid concerns about antisemitism.
Inspired by protests at Columbia University, pro-Palestinian camps have been set up at MIT, Tufts and Emerson College.
Classes at Columbia University are fully remote Monday, as pro-Palestinian protests over the Israel-Hamas war stretched into their sixth day.
President Biden is condemning antisemitism in the U.S. as protests against the Israel-Hamas war break out at universities across the nation. Nancy Cordes, David Weigel and Deepa Shivaram join with more.
Sahar Tartak, editor-in-chief of the Yale Free Press, said she was assaulted Saturday night while covering pro-Palestinian demonstrations in New Haven, Connecticut. CBS New York's Natalie Duddridge reports.
Columbia University held classes online Monday as pro-Palestinian campus protests entered a sixth day. CBS News' Meg Oliver reports on heightened campus security, and Sam Vinograd, a CBS News contributor and former counterterrorism official, breaks down the government's response to antisemitism in the U.S.
Pro-Palestinian demonstrators reoccupied Columbia University's main lawn for a fourth day of protests in Upper Manhattan.
GOP Sen. Tom Cotton, of Arkansas, has been encouraging people to "take matters into your own hands" against pro-Palestinian protesters.
Columbia University President Dr. Minouche Shafik testified about antisemitism on college campuses before the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Asna Tabassum was set to speak at the University of Southern California's commencement ceremony, but the offer was rescinded.
Donald Trump said Jews who vote for Democrats "hate Israel" and "their religion," igniting a firestorm of criticism from the White House and Jewish leaders.
FCAS President Tara Levine said they chose to run their ad in the Super Bowl because of the rise in antisemitism taking place across the country.
The Department of Homeland Security warns of heightened threats to Jewish, Arab-American and Muslim communities, coinciding with the FBI's probe into antisemitic online posts aimed at Jewish students at Cornell University. The university's president vowed to ensure that the perpetrators behind the posts face maximum legal consequences. CBS News' Meg Oliver reports from New York.
Tens of thousands of Israel supporters rallied in Washington, D.C., Tuesday calling for the return of hostages taken by Hamas last month and speaking out against antisemitism. CBS News' Christina Ruffini reports.