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Dueling protesters clash at UCLA hours after police clear pro-Palestinian demonstration at Columbia

Police cleared 30 to 40 people from inside Columbia University’s Hamilton Hall late Tuesday after pro-Palestinian protesters occupied the administration building in New York earlier in the day.

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene says she will force a vote to oust Speaker Johnson next week

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., said Wednesday she will force a vote next week to oust Speaker Mike Johnson, daring Democrats and the speaker's GOP allies to step in and save his job.

Arizona senate votes in favour of repealing 1864 near-total abortion ban

Arizona is waving goodbye to a Civil War-era ban of nearly all abortions as a repeal bill reaches the desk of Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs.

United Methodists repeal longstanding ban on LGBTQ clergy

United Methodist delegates repealed their church’s longstanding ban on LGBTQ clergy with no debate on Wednesday, removing a rule forbidding “self-avowed practicing homosexuals” from being ordained or appointed as ministers.

Fed keeps rates steady as it notes lack of further progress on inflation

The Federal Reserve on Wednesday held its ground on interest rates, again deciding not to cut as it continues a battle with inflation that has grown more difficult lately.