The podcast discusses the resolution on the impeachment inquiry and the backlash faced by university heads. It also covers a New York Congresswoman challenging a college president, a campus shooting, an emergency abortion order, Mayor Eric Adams' response to the migrant crisis, Jamaal Bowman's censuring, and the anniversary of the Pearl Harbor attack.
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House Republicans have released a resolution to strengthen their ongoing impeachment inquiry into President Biden, aiming to enable subpoena enforcement and other privileges for the Biden family probe.
The heads of Harvard and UPenn have issued statements condemning calls for genocide against Jews, but faced mounting pressure from students, donors, and politicians for avoiding a direct answer on whether such calls violated college codes of conduct.
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Resolution Released on Ongoing Impeachment Inquiry of President Biden
Republicans in the house have released a resolution on their ongoing impeachment inquiry of President Biden. The resolution will help committees enforce subpoenas and give other privileges to the Biden family probe. The resolution is set to go before the House Rules Committee early next week and be brought to a vote as early as Wednesday. House Speaker Mike Johnson says the House must do their due diligence for the American people.
University Presidents Condemn Calls for Genocide Against Jews
Following widely criticized testimony, the heads of two elite universities have issued statements condemning calls for genocide against Jews. Harvard President Claudine Gay and UPenn President Elizabeth McGill released statements, acknowledging the irrefutable fact that calls for genocide of Jewish people are calls for terrible violence. However, during a hearing, when questioned if calling for the genocide of Jews violated college codes of conduct, the presidents avoided giving a direct answer. Despite the statements, the university officials faced mounting pressure from students, donors, and politicians.
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Impeachment Inquiry Resolution & University Heads Address Testimony Backlash
Congresswoman questions college president, shooting at UNLV, abortion order, mayor's visit to address migrant crisis, censure of representative, and Pearl Harbor anniversary