Pro-Palestinian Activists Occupy Barnard Building for 2nd Time in Week

About two dozen pro-Palestinian demonstrators at Barnard College in Manhattan occupied the lobby of the school’s main library on Wednesday, escalating a confrontation with school administrators and leading to several protesters being taken into custody, the police said. Chanting “Free Palestine” and wearing masks and kaffiyeh over their faces, the protesters began their sit-in inside … Read more

G.O.P. Representatives and Democratic Mayors Spar Over Sanctuary Cities

House Republicans on Wednesday accused the Democratic mayors of New York, Denver, Boston and Chicago of harboring criminal immigrants in an acrimonious congressional hearing over what role large cities should have in the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown. Under fiery and angry questioning from Republicans on the House Oversight Committee, the mayors defended their policies and … Read more

Do You Need Another Measles Shot?

Good morning. It’s Wednesday. Today we’ll look at measles outbreaks and whether you need another shot. We’ll also get details on the State of the City address by the City Council speaker, Adrienne Adams. Measles cases are surging in rural West Texas, raising concerns about this highly contagious virus. Two unrelated cases have been reported … Read more

Senate Democrats Call for Investigation Into Emil Bove

Senate Democrats on Tuesday asked a New York committee that disciplines lawyers to investigate whether the acting deputy attorney general violated rules of professional conduct by demanding that prosecutors abandon a corruption case against Mayor Eric Adams of New York City. The request, filed by the 10 Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee, asked the … Read more