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  32. <title>MTG unveils demands for Johnson as motion to vacate looms</title>
  33. <link>https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/house/2994253/marjorie-taylor-greene-unveils-demands-speaker-johnson/</link>
  35. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Cami Mondeaux]]></dc:creator>
  36. <pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2024 16:46:39 +0000</pubDate>
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  46. <description><![CDATA[Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) unveiled a list of demands for House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) as she holds threats over his head to oust him from his top leadership position.  Greene met with Johnson for two hours on Monday to discuss a path forward on her motion to vacate, outlining several concessions she wants [&#8230;]]]></description>
  47. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) unveiled a list of demands for House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) as she <a href="https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/house/2993399/mtg-johnson-talks-motion-to-vacate-headed-second-round/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="">holds threats</a> over his head to oust him from his <a href="https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/house/2994143/speaker-johnson-plans-stay-gop-leadership-next-congress/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="">top leadership position</a>. </p>
  48.  
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  51. <p>Greene met with Johnson for two hours on Monday to discuss a path forward on her motion to vacate, <a href="https://twitter.com/repmtg/status/1787871774962565349?s=46&amp;t=is7y-IsB80sjU2w-3trfpw" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="">outlining several concessions</a> she wants to see from the speaker. It&#8217;s not clear whether Greene offered to drop the motion if the requests are fulfilled, nor is it clear whether Johnson would agree to make changes. </p>
  52.  
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  55. <p>&#8220;This is what people all over the country are screaming for,&#8221; Greene said on Steve Bannon&#8217;s <em>War Room</em> on Tuesday. &#8220;They want to see this vote because this vote will expose the uniparty.&#8221;</p>
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  59. <p>Greene laid out four demands, including a vow not to approve any additional aid to Ukraine for the remainder of this Congress. Greene is also pressing Johnson to pass the appropriations bills for fiscal 2025 in 12 individual votes, implementing a 1% funding cut across the board if lawmakers cannot pass spending legislation ahead of the deadline. </p>
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  63. <p>Among the other demands is a vow to obey the Hastert rule, which dictates that legislation must pass with a majority of the majority party — something that has been occasionally skirted over the last year as Democrats have backed must-pass legislation opposed by several Republicans. </p>
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  66.  
  67. <p>Additionally, Greene is seeking a funding cut for Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith over his criminal investigation into former President Donald Trump — a proposal that is unlikely to get through the Democratic-led Senate or White House. </p>
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  71. <p>Greene is scheduled to meet with Johnson again on Tuesday afternoon to continue discussions, although Johnson has seemingly poured cold water on offering any concessions.&nbsp;</p>
  72.  
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  75. <p>&#8220;This is not a negotiation,&#8221; Johnson told reporters on Tuesday. &#8220;This is how I&#8217;ve operated as speaker. I committed to do it before I became speaker, and I&#8217;ve been doing this for the last six months.&#8221;</p>
  76.  
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  79. <p>Some GOP members have expressed hesitation with Johnson offering any deals to Greene in exchange for the motion to vacate to be dropped, with at least one lawmaker arguing it would &#8220;not be good practice to establish separate arrangements to separate members&#8221; on such key matters. </p>
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  83. <p>Another House Republican told the <em>Washington Examiner </em>he was not &#8220;overly concerned&#8221; that a deal would take place, noting Jonson &#8220;has his foundation — he can&#8217;t lose it.&#8221;</p>
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  91. <p>Greene will reconvene with Johnson on Tuesday afternoon alongside Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY), who has co-sponsored her motion to vacate. Greene said her decision on whether to move forward with the motion to vacate will depend on what happens in that second meeting. </p>
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  95. <p>&#8220;I have high expectations, and they have to be met in full,&#8221; Greene told Bannon. &#8220;There is no middle ground. There is no compromise.&#8221;</p>
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  103. <title>Gaza war not a leading issue for college students despite campus protests</title>
  104. <link>https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/2993906/gaza-war-not-a-leading-issue-for-college-students-despite-campus-protests/</link>
  106. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Birle]]></dc:creator>
  107. <pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2024 16:33:09 +0000</pubDate>
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  112. <category><![CDATA[Gaza]]></category>
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  118. <description><![CDATA[Anti-Israel protests regarding the war in Gaza have erupted at college campuses across the country, but polling shows it is not a top issue for most people attending university. A Generation Lab poll shared with Axios shows the war in Gaza ranks at the bottom among top issues for college students. The survey shows only [&#8230;]]]></description>
  119. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Anti-<a href="https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/tag/israel/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="Israel">Israel</a> protests regarding the war in <a href="https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/tag/gaza" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="Israel">Gaza</a> have erupted at college campuses across the country, but <a href="https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/tag/polls/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="polling">polling</a> shows it is not a top issue for most people attending university.</p>
  120.  
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  122.  
  123. <p>A Generation Lab <a href="https://www.axios.com/2024/05/07/poll-students-israel-hamas-protests?utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=twitter&amp;utm_campaign=editorial" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="poll">poll</a> shared with <em>Axios</em> shows the war in Gaza ranks at the bottom among top issues for college students. The survey shows only 13% of college students domestically rank it as one of the most important issues.</p>
  124.  
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  126.  
  127. <p>The top issues for college students include healthcare reform (40%), education (38%), economic matters (37%), civil rights (36%), climate change (35%), gun laws (32%), immigration (21%), and national security (15%).</p>
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  131. <p>The fiery protests on several campuses, including at Columbia University and the University of California, Los Angeles, have dominated headlines in recent weeks, but despite the uproar, the protesters demanding divestment from Israel over the war against Hamas appear to be a vocal minority.</p>
  132.  
  133.  
  134.  
  135. <p>The poll shows only 8% of those surveyed said they participated in the protests — on either side. A plurality supports the encampments, 45%, compared to 30% who said they were neutral and 24% who said they were strongly or a bit opposed, per the survey.</p>
  136.  
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  138.  
  139. <p>Some of the protests have escalated, with protesters at Columbia seizing a building on campus — leading to the New York Police Department having to regain control of the building a day later.</p>
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  144.  
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  146.  
  147. <p>The survey shows 81% of students agree that those who destroy property or illegally seize buildings should be held accountable, with 67% saying occupying buildings is not permissible and 58% saying students should obey orders from schools to disperse.</p>
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  151. <p>Blame for the war in Gaza is split for those surveyed, but a plurality blamed Hamas, 34%. The remaining blame either Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (19%), the Israeli people (12%), or President Joe Biden (12%).</p>
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  159. <title>Putin&#8217;s inauguration ceremony skipped by US and UK ambassadors</title>
  160. <link>https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/foreign-policy/2994195/putin-inauguration-ceremony-skipped-us-uk-ambassadors/</link>
  162. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Elaine Mallon]]></dc:creator>
  163. <pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2024 16:30:53 +0000</pubDate>
  164. <category><![CDATA[Foreign Policy]]></category>
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  167. <category><![CDATA[Russia]]></category>
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  169. <category><![CDATA[Vladimir Putin]]></category>
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  173. <description><![CDATA[Russian President Vladimir Putin was sworn into his fifth term as Russia’s leader on Tuesday, and while celebrated by the country’s political elite, the ceremony was boycotted by the United States, the United Kingdom, and most European envoys.  Putin’s new term will last until 2030, and if served in full, he will have been in [&#8230;]]]></description>
  174. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Russian President <a href="https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/tag/Vladimir-Putin/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="">Vladimir Putin</a> was sworn into his fifth term as <a href="https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/tag/russia/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="">Russia</a>’s leader on Tuesday, and while celebrated by the country’s political elite, the ceremony was boycotted by the United States, the United Kingdom, and most<a href="https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/tag/europe/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title=""> European</a> envoys. </p>
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  177.  
  178. <p>Putin’s new term will last until 2030, and if served in full, he will have been in power in Russia for 30 years. Putin spoke about achieving the country’s national interests, which included the now two-year <a href="https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/tag/war-in-ukraine" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="war against Ukraine">war against Ukraine</a> that has left tens of thousands of Russians and Ukrainians dead.</p>
  179.  
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  181.  
  182. <p>“You, citizens of Russia, have confirmed the correctness of the country’s course,” Putin said during a speech in St. Andrew Hall in the Grand Kremlin Palace. “This is of great importance right now, when we are facing serious challenges. I see in this a deep understanding of our common historical goals, a determination to steadfastly defend our choice, our values, freedom, and Russia’s national interests.”</p>
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  185.  
  186. <p>While not much will change in Russia, Putin may be forced to raise taxes to even out the Western sanctions and the costs of the war. Putin has reached out to other regimes, including China, Iran, and North Korea, for support.</p>
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  189.  
  190. <p>U.S. Ambassador Lynne Tracy was out of the country on “prescheduled, personal travel” and didn&#8217;t attend the ceremony.</p>
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  194. <p>However, Germany pulled its ambassador back for a week of consultations due to an alleged Russian cyberattack against the country&#8217;s ruling Social Democratic Party. European Union diplomat Josep Borrell had told EU envoys that “the right thing to do is not to attend this inauguration,” considering that Putin was wanted by the International Criminal Court for war crimes.</p>
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  201.  
  202. <p>Despite the high-profile absences, envoys from France, Hungary, Slovakia, Greece, Malta, and Cyprus attended the inauguration.</p>
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  206. <p>Putin said that Russia “does not refuse dialogue with Western states.&#8221; &#8220;The choice is theirs: Do they intend to continue trying to contain Russia, continue the policy of aggression,&#8221; he said.</p>
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  214. <title>Washington Examiner’s Salena Zito is top ‘Bulldog’ winner</title>
  215. <link>https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/washington-secrets/2994174/washington-examiners-salena-zito-top-bulldog-winner/</link>
  217. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul Bedard]]></dc:creator>
  218. <pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2024 16:30:50 +0000</pubDate>
  219. <category><![CDATA[Washington Secrets]]></category>
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  226.  
  227. <description><![CDATA[Hats off to the Washington Examiner’s Salena Zito, who was chosen on Tuesday as the nation’s top “Bulldog Awards” columnist. In naming Zito the country’s No. 1 columnist, the Media Research Center said, “The ‘Middle America-whisperer,’ relaying the views and passions of the heartland to those on the coasts. As she best explains herself: ‘In [&#8230;]]]></description>
  228. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hats off to the <em>Washington Examiner’s</em> <a href="https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/author/salena-zito/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="">Salena Zito</a>, who was chosen on Tuesday as the nation’s top “Bulldog Awards” <a href="https://washingtonexaminer.com/tag/journalism/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="columnist">columnist</a>.</p>
  229.  
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  231.  
  232. <p>In naming Zito the country’s No. 1 columnist, the <a href="https://newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/nb-staff/2024/05/07/mrc-announces-third-annual-bulldog-award-winners-hanson-shapiro-dillon" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="">Media Research Center</a> said, “The ‘Middle America-whisperer,’ relaying the views and passions of the heartland to those on the coasts. As she best explains herself: ‘In my estimation, there is no patch of geography in this country that is the ‘middle of nowhere.’ This is America; everywhere is the middle of somewhere.’”</p>
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  236. <p>Zito, who also writes for the <em>New York Post</em> and <em>Pittsburgh Post-Gazette</em> and is a hot commodity on TV, uses her base in diverse Pennsylvania to find out what real America is thinking, especially as it readies for another presidential election.</p>
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  240. <p>She knows it all, from the state’s biggest cities to its capital of Harrisburg to what’s hatching on Spring Creek, the heart of Pennsylvania’s fly fishing “Fisherman’s Paradise.”</p>
  241.  
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  244. <p>In acknowledging the award, Zito tweeted, “An honor to win the bulldog award — you don’t win awards like this because of yourself, you win it because of the people whose stories you tell &amp; whose lives you get to spend a little time with and share with the world. Thank you <em>Washington Examiner</em> for giving me that opportunity.”</p>
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  249. <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">An honor to win the bulldog award— you don’t win awards like this because of yourself, you win it because of the people whose stories you tell &amp; whose lives you get to spend a little time with and share with the world. Thank you Washington Examiner for giving me that opportunity. <a href="https://t.co/geLi8WmVBO">pic.twitter.com/geLi8WmVBO</a></p>&mdash; ZitoSalena (@ZitoSalena) <a href="https://twitter.com/ZitoSalena/status/1787848789165854756?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 7, 2024</a></blockquote><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
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  253.  
  254. <p>The Media Research Center, which partners with Secrets for our weekly <a href="https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/2992872/liberal-media-scream-abcs-karl-cries-wolf-defcon-1-trump-warning/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="">“Liberal Scream of the Week”</a> feature, times its Bulldog Awards for when the Pulitzer Prizes are announced.</p>
  255.  
  256.  
  257.  
  258. <p>This year, it chose Victor Davis Hanson for the MRC Bulldog Award for lifetime achievement. MRC said Hanson “has for decades offered wise guidance on a wide range of issues, providing intellectual fuel for conservatives battling the latest liberal schemes to undermine traditional American values.”</p>
  259.  
  260.  
  261.  
  262. <p>In announcing this year’s winners, Media Research Center President Brent Bozell said, “Like everything else the Left controls, major journalism awards are rigged to reward people who advance their most radical agenda priorities. If you want to win a Pulitzer, write about ‘climate change’ or ‘systemic racism’ or ‘reproductive health’ or promote ‘Russian collusion.’ If you want to win a Bulldog Award, tell the truth. This year’s winners are great American truth-tellers.”</p>
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  267.  
  268.  
  269.  
  270. <p>Other winners were:<br>— <strong>Ben Shapiro</strong> for outstanding podcast<br>— <strong>Seth Dillon</strong> for outstanding social media personality</p>
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  274. <p>— <strong>Peter Schweizer</strong> for outstanding investigative journalism<br>— <strong>Kassy Akiva</strong> for outstanding blogger<br>— <strong>Dennis Prager</strong> for outstanding radio talk show host</p>
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  278. <p>Bozell said, “I applaud Victor’s wise insights, Ben’s savage podcasts, Seth’s mockery of the Left and defense of free speech, Salena giving voice to Middle America, Peter’s damning investigations, Kassy’s war coverage and exposing antisemitism, and Dennis’s can’t-miss radio show and work at PragerU. Congratulations to this year’s winners!”</p>
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  286. <title>NASA visualizes flight into supermassive black hole</title>
  287. <link>https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/space/2994176/nasa-visualizes-flight-into-black-hole/</link>
  289. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Tim Collins]]></dc:creator>
  290. <pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2024 16:28:53 +0000</pubDate>
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  297.  
  298. <description><![CDATA[NASA has created a visualization of what it would be like to fly through the event horizon of a black hole, the agency announced Tuesday. The simulation was posted to YouTube and includes several videos: one in which an observer just misses the &#8220;point of no return,&#8221; one in which the viewer plunges into the [&#8230;]]]></description>
  299. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/tag/nasa" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="">NASA</a> has created a visualization of what it would be like to fly through the <a href="https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/tag/space" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="">event horizon of a black hole</a>, the agency announced Tuesday.</p>
  300.  
  301.  
  302.  
  303. <p>The simulation was <a href="https://science.nasa.gov/supermassive-black-holes/new-nasa-black-hole-visualization-takes-viewers-beyond-the-brink/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="">posted to YouTube</a> and includes several videos: one in which an observer just misses the &#8220;point of no return,&#8221; one in which the viewer plunges into the depths of the event horizon, explainer videos, and a 360-degree experience.</p>
  304.  
  305.  
  306.  
  307. <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper">
  308. <iframe title="NASA Simulation’s Plunge Into a Black Hole: Explained" width="696" height="392" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/chhcwk4-esM?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen></iframe>
  309. </div></figure>
  310.  
  311.  
  312.  
  313. <p>The black hole that appears in the simulation is &#8220;4.3 million times the mass of our Sun,&#8221; according to NASA, making it the same mass as the supermassive black hole at the heart of the Milky Way galaxy.</p>
  314.  
  315.  
  316.  
  317. <p>“If you have the choice, you want to fall into a supermassive black hole,” said Jeremy Schnittman, an astrophysicist at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center. “Stellar-mass black holes, which contain up to about 30 solar masses, possess much smaller event horizons and stronger tidal forces, which can rip apart approaching objects before they get to the horizon.”</p>
  318.  
  319.  
  320.  
  321. <p>The black hole is surrounded by a ring of light, known as the accretion disc, which represents material caught in the gravitational pull of the stellar phenomenon and that has been flattened into a disc. The material very slowly orbits the black hole and produces an optical illusion.</p>
  322.  
  323.  
  324.  
  325. <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper">
  326. <iframe title="360 Video: NASA Simulation Shows a Flight Around a Black Hole" width="696" height="392" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/dGEIsnBRWGs?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen></iframe>
  327. </div></figure>
  328.  
  329.  
  330.  
  331. <p>“People often ask about this, and simulating these difficult-to-imagine processes helps me connect the mathematics of relativity to actual consequences in the real universe,” Schnittman said. “So I simulated two different scenarios, one where a camera, a stand-in for a daring astronaut, just misses the event horizon and slingshots back out, and one where it crosses the boundary, sealing its fate.”</p>
  332.  
  333.  
  334.  
  335. <p><strong><a href="https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER</a></strong></p>
  336.  
  337.  
  338.  
  339. <p>NASA said simulating the experience of falling into a supermassive black hole required 10 terabytes of data, which it says is equivalent to &#8220;half of the estimated text content in the Library of Congress.&#8221; The process took about five days using NASA&#8217;s computers — the agency estimated the same video produced on an average laptop would take more than 10 years of processing time.</p>
  340.  
  341.  
  342.  
  343. <p>Any object falling into a black hole would be subject to &#8220;spaghettification,&#8221; in which the powerful gravitational forces of the stellar body stretch the form into a long strand until it eventually falls into the black hole&#8217;s singularity, &#8220;where the laws of physics as we know them cease to operate.&#8221;</p>
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  350. <item>
  351. <title>Cardona won&#8217;t commit to barring illegal campus protesters from student loan forgiveness</title>
  352. <link>https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/education/2994059/cardona-refuses-commit-barring-campus-protesters-loan-forgiveness/</link>
  354. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Breccan F. Thies]]></dc:creator>
  355. <pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2024 16:21:19 +0000</pubDate>
  356. <category><![CDATA[Education]]></category>
  357. <category><![CDATA[Campus Protests]]></category>
  358. <category><![CDATA[Gaza]]></category>
  359. <category><![CDATA[House Education and the Workforce]]></category>
  360. <category><![CDATA[Miguel Cardona]]></category>
  361. <guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/?p=2994059</guid>
  362.  
  363. <description><![CDATA[Education Secretary Miguel Cardona refused on Tuesday to commit to barring pro-Palestinian student protesters who harassed or intimidated others from having their federal student loans canceled. Cardona testified before the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, covering a variety of contentious topics regarding the Department of Education, including campus antisemitism, the botched Free Application [&#8230;]]]></description>
  364. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Education Secretary <a href="https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/tag/miguel-cardona/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="">Miguel Cardona</a> refused on Tuesday to commit to barring <a href="https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/tag/gaza/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="">pro-Palestinian</a> student protesters who harassed or intimidated others from having their federal <a href="https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/tag/student-loans/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="">student loans</a> canceled.</p>
  365.  
  366.  
  367.  
  368. <p>Cardona testified before the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, covering a variety of contentious topics regarding the Department of Education, including campus antisemitism, the botched Free Application for Federal Student Aid rollout, the controversial Title IX overhaul, and the student loan debt transfer scheme.</p>
  369.  
  370.  
  371.  
  372. <p>&#8220;You&#8217;ve been proudly volunteering the taxpayers to take on the student loan debt of largely wealthy college graduates,&#8221; committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) told Cardona. &#8220;Do you believe that students who spend their time in college calling for the destruction of an ethnic or religious group, or spend their time preventing students of particular ethnic or religious groups from walking around campus freely, or spending time occupying campus buildings, deserve to have their education paid for by taxpayers?&#8221;</p>
  373.  
  374.  
  375.  
  376. <p>Cardona would not commit to blocking students from accessing the taxpayer debt transfer scheme but said that &#8220;students who are breaking the law and are disrupting the educational environment should be held to account.&#8221;</p>
  377.  
  378.  
  379.  
  380. <p>&#8220;I believe it&#8217;s important that all students have access to their higher education classes and graduation,&#8221; Cardona said, adding that he is &#8220;committed to making sure that campuses are safe. I condemn any form of hate, or any violence on campus.&#8221;</p>
  381.  
  382.  
  383.  
  384. <p>The inquiry from Foxx came as unlawful encampments of pro-Palestinian protesters have been embedded on college campuses for weeks. While some schools have only recently decided to bring police in to clear the encampments as graduation ceremonies approach, some of the protests have been characterized by harassment, intimidation, and disruption of students going to class.</p>
  385.  
  386.  
  387.  
  388. <p>Republicans have been slamming the Biden administration&#8217;s attempts to transfer student loan debt to taxpayers, criticizing it for forcing people without college degrees to pay for the elite degrees of others. The matter has become more contentious amid the campus protests, with critics questioning whether students who have shown deep disdain for the United States should receive a free college education at the expense of taxpayers.</p>
  389.  
  390.  
  391.  
  392. <p>&#8220;Over the past seven months, colleges across the nation have seen an unprecedented regression in moral and institutional legitimacy as antisemitism and pro-Hamas protests have engulfed campuses,&#8221; Foxx said during the Tuesday hearing. &#8220;Turn on the news, and universities such as Columbia and UCLA look like unrecognizable war zones.&#8221;</p>
  393.  
  394.  
  395.  
  396. <p>Foxx also reiterated her February call for Cardona to resign after he &#8220;refused even to say that the &#8216;From the river to the sea&#8217; chant is antisemitic,&#8221; arguing he is &#8220;unfit for public office.&#8221;</p>
  397.  
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  401.  
  402.  
  403.  
  404. <p>The Department of Education has opened more than 100 new Title VI discrimination investigations related to campus protests and activities since the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas terrorist attack that spurred Israel&#8217;s war in Gaza, according to Cardona. The education secretary invoked President Joe Biden, saying, &#8220;There should be no place on any campus, no place in America for antisemitism or threats of violence against Jewish students. There is no place for hate speech or violence of any kind.&#8221;</p>
  405.  
  406.  
  407.  
  408. <p>&#8220;Make no mistake, antisemitism is discrimination and is prohibited by Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964,&#8221; Cardona added. &#8220;Dissent is essential to democracy, but dissent must never lead to disorder or to denying the rights of others so students can finish their semester and their college education. Hate has no place on college campuses.&#8221;</p>
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  416. <title>House moves discussion from antisemitism on college campuses to K-12 schools</title>
  417. <link>https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/house/2994185/house-moves-discussion-antisemitism-to-k-12-schools/</link>
  419. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Annabella Rosciglione]]></dc:creator>
  420. <pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2024 16:20:58 +0000</pubDate>
  421. <category><![CDATA[House]]></category>
  422. <category><![CDATA[Antisemitism]]></category>
  423. <category><![CDATA[Berkeley]]></category>
  424. <category><![CDATA[Education]]></category>
  425. <category><![CDATA[House of Representatives]]></category>
  426. <category><![CDATA[Public Schools]]></category>
  427. <category><![CDATA[Washington D.C.]]></category>
  428. <guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/?p=2994185</guid>
  429.  
  430. <description><![CDATA[Leaders from three public school districts will testify before Congress Wednesday as the House shifts its focus from antisemitism on college campuses to K-12 schools nationwide. School leaders from three public school districts, Berkeley, California, Montgomery County, Maryland, and New York City, will answer questions from the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. The [&#8230;]]]></description>
  431. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Leaders from three <a href="https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/tag/public-schools/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="">public school</a> districts will <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/07/us/house-gop-antisemitism-education.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="">testify before Congress</a> Wednesday as the <a href="https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/tag/house/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="">House</a> shifts its focus from antisemitism on college campuses to K-12 schools nationwide.</p>
  432.  
  433.  
  434.  
  435. <p>School leaders from three public school districts, <a href="https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/tag/california/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="">Berkeley, California</a>, Montgomery County, <a href="https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/tag/maryland/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="">Maryland</a>, and <a href="https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/tag/new-york-city/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="">New York City</a>, will answer questions from the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. The committee has previously questioned leaders at colleges and universities about antisemitism on campus.</p>
  436.  
  437.  
  438.  
  439. <p>“The Education and the Workforce Committee will address antisemitism in K-12 schools,” Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) said. “These schools must be held accountable. House Republicans will use every tool available to end this scourge of antisemitism that is destroying American education.”</p>
  440.  
  441.  
  442.  
  443. <p>David Banks, chancellor of New York City Schools; Enikia Ford Morthel, superintendent of Berkeley schools; and Karla Silvestre, the school board president in Montgomery County, will testify before Congress on behalf of their districts. Questions will likely center on free speech and if certain criticisms of Israel can be perceived as antisemitic.</p>
  444.  
  445.  
  446.  
  447. <p>These three school districts are in left-leaning areas and have strong ties to the Jewish community. In recent months, they have all had some controversies, making them targets for Republicans on the committee. </p>
  448.  
  449.  
  450.  
  451. <p>A New York City elementary school used a map of the “Arab World” with the country of Israel labeled as &#8220;Palestine.&#8221; In Berkeley, some teachers have called Israel’s war against Hamas “apartheid” against Palestinians. One Montgomery County teacher included the phrase, which some have condemned as antisemitic, “From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free,” in her email signature.</p>
  452.  
  453.  
  454.  
  455. <p>Multiple lawsuits have been filed in relation to antisemitism and Islamophobia in these school districts. The Council on American-Islamic Relations filed a lawsuit that argued Montgomery County violated the First Amendment by suspending the three teachers who vocally supported the Palestinian cause.</p>
  456.  
  457.  
  458.  
  459. <p>The Anti-Defamation League and the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law filed a federal complaint against <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/07/us/berkeley-schools-israel-hamas-war.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="">Berkeley public schools</a> for Jewish discrimination. </p>
  460.  
  461.  
  462.  
  463. <p>One teacher named in the complaint, Becky Villagran, wears a “Free Palestine” pin to work and was cited in the suit for biased teaching for asking her students to answer the question, “To what extent should Israel be considered an apartheid state?”</p>
  464.  
  465.  
  466.  
  467. <p>“I’m Jewish, my mom is Jewish, I grew up Jewish,” Villagran said. “I’m not antisemitic. That makes no sense.”</p>
  468.  
  469.  
  470.  
  471. <p>“But we had just been studying apartheid for three months,” she continued. “The timing was just right.”</p>
  472.  
  473.  
  474.  
  475. <p>She also showed her students a movie that critiqued Israel in order to spark debate, later giving her students articles that countered that notion.</p>
  476.  
  477.  
  478.  
  479. <p><a href="http://washingtonexaminer.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title=""><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER</strong></a></p>
  480.  
  481.  
  482.  
  483. <p>“What I want to see is a stop to this double standard,” said Susan Tuchman, a lawyer for the Zionist Organization of America, a conservative group that also filed a complaint against Montgomery County schools. “You have got to treat the harassment and intimidation and bigotry against Jews in the same forceful way, and they are just not doing that.”</p>
  484.  
  485.  
  486.  
  487. <p>The Department of Education is also investigating increased antisemitism since the Oct. 7 attacks.</p>
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  495. <title>Biden Department of Education gives schools new guidance on campus antisemitism</title>
  496. <link>https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/white-house/2993972/biden-department-education-dear-colleague-letter-schools-antisemitism/</link>
  498. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Naomi Lim]]></dc:creator>
  499. <pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2024 16:19:51 +0000</pubDate>
  500. <category><![CDATA[White House]]></category>
  501. <category><![CDATA[2024 Elections]]></category>
  502. <category><![CDATA[Campus Protests]]></category>
  503. <category><![CDATA[Education]]></category>
  504. <category><![CDATA[Gaza]]></category>
  505. <category><![CDATA[Hamas]]></category>
  506. <category><![CDATA[Israel]]></category>
  507. <category><![CDATA[Joe Biden]]></category>
  508. <category><![CDATA[Palestinians]]></category>
  509. <guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/?p=2993972</guid>
  510.  
  511. <description><![CDATA[President Joe Biden is trying to demonstrate his support of the Jewish community, with his Department of Education providing more guidance to schools and colleges regarding how to deal with antisemitism on campus under Title VI. The Education Department&#8217;s Office for Civil Rights circulated the guidance in a &#8220;Dear Colleague Letter&#8221; on Tuesday, coinciding with [&#8230;]]]></description>
  512. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>President <a href="https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/tag/joe-biden/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="">Joe Biden</a> is trying to demonstrate his support of the <a href="https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/tag/judaism" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="">Jewish community</a>, with his <a href="https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/tag/education-department/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="">Department of Education</a> providing more guidance to schools and <a href="https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/tag/higher-education/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="">colleges</a> regarding how to deal with <a href="https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/tag/antisemitism/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="">antisemitism</a> on campus under Title VI.</p>
  513.  
  514.  
  515.  
  516. <p>The Education Department&#8217;s Office for Civil Rights circulated the guidance in <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/colleague-202405-shared-ancestry.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="">a &#8220;Dear Colleague Letter&#8221;</a> on Tuesday, coinciding with Biden&#8217;s address during the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum&#8217;s annual Days of Remembrance and the pro-<a href="https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/tag/palestinians" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="">Palestinian</a> protests such as those at <a href="https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/tag/columbia-university/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="">Columbia University</a> during the past couple of weeks. Under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, no person should &#8220;be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination&#8221; as part of any federally funded program or activity on the basis of <a href="https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/tag/race-and-diversity" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="">race</a>, color, or national origin.</p>
  517.  
  518.  
  519.  
  520. <p>&#8220;This guidance is meant to ensure that colleges and universities do a better job of protecting both&nbsp;Jewish&nbsp;students and all of their students,&#8221; the <a href="https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/tag/white-house/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="">White House</a> said in a statement.</p>
  521.  
  522.  
  523.  
  524. <p>An example in the guidance is of &#8220;widespread incidents of harassment in one semester,&#8221; including &#8220;anti-war&#8221; protest signs that &#8220;list specific Jewish students by name and use epithets that stereotype all Jewish people as racist murderers.&#8221; </p>
  525.  
  526.  
  527.  
  528. <p>&#8220;Jewish students find flyers posted throughout campus advocating for the <a href="https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/tag/genocide/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="">genocide</a> of Jewish<br>people and calling them <a href="https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/tag/nazis/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="">Nazis</a>,&#8221; the Education Department wrote. &#8220;Several Jewish students are prevented from attending class because protesters state that &#8216;no <a href="https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/tag/zionism/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="">Zionists</a> can pass through&#8217; and the protesters accuse any student who they believe is Jewish of supporting genocide.&#8221;</p>
  529.  
  530.  
  531.  
  532. <p>&#8220;Although political protest on its own does not typically implicate Title VI, protest signs in this instance allegedly also targeted specific Jewish students using ethnic stereotypes, so OCR could find that the protesters engaged in harassing conduct based on race, color, or national origin, including shared ancestry or ethnic characteristics,&#8221; the department said. &#8220;If confirmed by OCR’s investigation, OCR could find that several incidents, in one semester, of subjectively and objectively offensive harassing conduct based on Jewish students’ shared ancestry, that is so severe or pervasive that it limited or<br>denied their access to the school’s programs or activities, created a hostile environment.&#8221;</p>
  533.  
  534.  
  535.  
  536. <p>Biden&#8217;s Tuesday address is expected to underscore the &#8220;crimes&#8221; of the <a href="https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/tag/holocaust/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="">Holocaust</a>, the &#8220;atrocities&#8221; of <a href="https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/tag/hamas/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="">Hamas</a>&#8216;s <a href="https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/tag/terrorism/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="">terrorist attack</a> on Oct. 7 last year in <a href="https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/tag/israel/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="">Israel</a>, and the &#8220;unacceptable acts of antisemitism we&#8217;re seeing on campuses and across the country,&#8221; according to the White House.</p>
  537.  
  538.  
  539.  
  540. <p>The White House also announced on Tuesday that the <a href="https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/tag/dhs/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="">Department of Homeland Security</a>, with interagency partners, will build an online campus safety resources guide. More broadly, DHS will develop and communicate best practices concerning community-based violence and terrorism, in addition to the <a href="https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/tag/state-department/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="">Department of State</a> working with <a href="https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/tag/technology/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="">technology</a> firms with respect to antisemitic content on the internet.</p>
  541.  
  542.  
  543.  
  544. <p>The House last week passed a bipartisan proposal that would expand the Title VI definition of antisemitism to the “targeting of the state of Israel, conceived as a Jewish collectivity,” though critics contend it could have a chilling effect on <a href="https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/tag/free-speech/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="">free speech</a>. The bill has been sent to the Senate.</p>
  545.  
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  547.  
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  549.  
  550.  
  551.  
  552. <p>Columbia University this week canceled its universitywide commencement ceremony on May 15 and will, instead, hold smaller, school-based events after police last week were called to respond to protest encampments on campus. The university also canceled in-person classes last week because of the demonstrations, which resulted in more than 200 people being arrested.</p>
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  560. <title>Hochul apologizes for claiming black children don’t know the meaning of ‘computer’</title>
  561. <link>https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/2994036/hochul-apologizes-black-children-dont-know-meaning-computer/</link>
  563. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Asher Notheis]]></dc:creator>
  564. <pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2024 16:09:55 +0000</pubDate>
  565. <category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
  566. <category><![CDATA[Artificial Intelligence]]></category>
  567. <category><![CDATA[Kathy Hochul]]></category>
  568. <category><![CDATA[New York]]></category>
  569. <category><![CDATA[Race and Diversity]]></category>
  570. <category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>
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  573. <description><![CDATA[Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-NY) has apologized for a comment she made during a presentation on Monday, in which she claimed black children do not know what the word computer means. The New York governor had been speaking at the Milken Institute Global Conference to discuss Empire AI, an initiative that aims to make New York [&#8230;]]]></description>
  574. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Gov. <a href="https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/tag/kathy-hochul/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="">Kathy Hochul</a> (D-NY) has apologized for a comment she made during a presentation on Monday, in which she claimed black children do not know what the word computer means.</p>
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  578. <p>The New York governor had been speaking at the Milken Institute Global Conference to discuss <a href="https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/governor-hochul-launches-empire-ai-consortium-make-new-york-global-leader-artificial" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="">Empire AI</a>, an initiative that aims to make <a href="https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/tag/new-york/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="">New York</a> a leader in <a href="http://washingtonexaminer.com/tag/artificial-intelligence/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="">artificial intelligence</a> research. During her discussion, she said this initiative aims to make AI more equitable in the state, as there are &#8220;young black kids growing up in the Bronx&#8221; who do not know the meaning of the word &#8220;computer.&#8221;</p>
  579.  
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  582. <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper">
  583. <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">I’m sitting down with <a href="https://twitter.com/CapehartJ?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@CapehartJ</a> to discuss our continued efforts to make New York a stronger, safer, more prosperous state.<br> <br>Join us live at the <a href="https://twitter.com/MilkenInstitute?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@MilkenInstitute</a>: <a href="https://t.co/6sdCYkdMy0">https://t.co/6sdCYkdMy0</a></p>&mdash; Governor Kathy Hochul (@GovKathyHochul) <a href="https://twitter.com/GovKathyHochul/status/1787551344380747843?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 6, 2024</a></blockquote><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
  584. </div></figure>
  585.  
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  587.  
  588. <p>Hochul has since explained that she misspoke.</p>
  589.  
  590.  
  591.  
  592. <p>&#8220;While discussing my commitment to expanding economic opportunity for communities of color, I misspoke and I regret it,&#8221; Hochul said in a statement, which her office gave to the <em>Washington Examiner</em>. &#8220;Of course black children in the Bronx know what computers are — the problem is that they too often lack access to the technology needed to get on track to high-paying jobs in emerging industries like AI. That’s why I&#8217;ve been focused on increasing economic opportunity since Day One of my Administration, and will continue that fight to ensure every New Yorker has a shot at a good-paying job.&#8221;</p>
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  595.  
  596. <p>Hochul’s comment received backlash from many users on social media, including some lawmakers in the state. New York State Assembly member Karines Reyes wrote on X that she was “deeply disturbed” by Hochul’s statement.</p>
  597.  
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  600. <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper">
  601. <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Deeply disturbed by <a href="https://twitter.com/GovKathyHochul?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@GovKathyHochul</a>’s recent remarks and the underlying perception that she has of Black &amp; brown children from the BX.<br><br>Our children are bright, brilliant, extremely capable, and more than deserving of any opportunities that are extended to other kids.<br><br>Do better. <a href="https://t.co/4nZbNiugeu">https://t.co/4nZbNiugeu</a></p>&mdash; Assembly Member Karines Reyes, R.N. (@KarinesReyes87) <a href="https://twitter.com/KarinesReyes87/status/1787592667041255542?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 6, 2024</a></blockquote><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
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  606. <p><strong><a href="https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER</a></strong></p>
  607.  
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  609.  
  610. <p>“Our children are bright, brilliant, extremely capable, and more than deserving of any opportunities that are extended to other kids,” Reyes wrote. “Do better.”</p>
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  614. <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper">
  615. <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">I’m deeply troubled by the recent statements made by <a href="https://twitter.com/GovKathyHochul?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@GovKathyHochul</a> <br><br>The underlying perception conveyed about Black and brown children from the Bronx is not only disheartening but also deeply concerning. <br><br>Full statement below. <a href="https://t.co/8pUhyF59Ad">https://t.co/8pUhyF59Ad</a> <a href="https://t.co/tseTWJQegh">pic.twitter.com/tseTWJQegh</a></p>&mdash; NYS Assembly Member John Zaccaro Jr (@JZforNY) <a href="https://twitter.com/JZforNY/status/1787601023751590067?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 6, 2024</a></blockquote><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
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  620. <p>Assembly member John Zaccaro Jr. also criticized the governor’s comment, which he said “troubled” him.</p>
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  628. <title>Johnson says he plans to stay in GOP leadership next Congress despite ouster threats</title>
  629. <link>https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/house/2994143/speaker-johnson-plans-stay-gop-leadership-next-congress/</link>
  631. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Cami Mondeaux]]></dc:creator>
  632. <pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2024 15:56:51 +0000</pubDate>
  633. <category><![CDATA[House]]></category>
  634. <category><![CDATA[House of Representatives]]></category>
  635. <category><![CDATA[Marjorie Taylor Greene]]></category>
  636. <category><![CDATA[Mike Johnson]]></category>
  637. <category><![CDATA[Speaker of the House]]></category>
  638. <category><![CDATA[Washington D.C.]]></category>
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  641. <description><![CDATA[House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) said he intends to continue leading the GOP conference even after the November election despite threats from some of his colleagues to oust him from the top leadership position.&#160; Johnson said he plans to lead the House Republican conference “in the future,” telling reporters he has already begun to map [&#8230;]]]></description>
  642. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>House Speaker <a href="https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/tag/mike-johnson/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="">Mike Johnson</a> (R-LA) said he intends to continue leading the GOP conference even after the November election despite threats from <a href="https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/house/2993399/mtg-johnson-talks-motion-to-vacate-headed-second-round/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="">some of his colleagues to oust him</a> from the top leadership position.&nbsp;</p>
  643.  
  644.  
  645.  
  646. <p>Johnson said he plans to lead the House Republican conference “in the future,” telling reporters he has already begun to map out a plan for the party next year. In the meantime, Johnson said his “singular focus” is to expand the party’s historically slim majority, which now sits at just <a href="https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/house/2993507/democrats-narrow-republicans-slim-majority-tim-kennedy/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="one vote">one vote</a>. </p>
  647.  
  648.  
  649.  
  650. <p>“The most important thing that we have to do right now is govern the country well,” Johnson said on Tuesday. “We have plans for the next Congress, and we have outlined a lot of that. Right now, it&#8217;s all hands on deck, all hands on the wheel. … I&#8217;m honored to be able to do that. I expect I&#8217;ll be doing that in the future.”</p>
  651.  
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  653.  
  654. <p>As he looks ahead to the next Congress, Johnson said he has the backing of former President Donald Trump — which could help secure enough support across the GOP conference to solidify his hold on the gavel.&nbsp;</p>
  655.  
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  657.  
  658. <p>“All of our leaders of our party are united in this call because our objective and our mission is to save the country,” Johnson said. “And in my view, if we don&#8217;t grow the House majority [and if] we don&#8217;t retake the Senate from the other party and the White House, then I think we&#8217;re facing very serious threats.”</p>
  659.  
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  662. <p>Johnson’s confidence to continue leading the GOP conference comes as he faces a threat from firebrand Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) to oust the speaker from his top leadership position even before the year is over. Greene initially filed a motion to vacate over a month ago, holding the threat over Johnson’s head as he navigated key pieces of legislation such as government spending and foreign aid.&nbsp;</p>
  663.  
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  666. <p><a href="http://www.washingtonexaminer.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title=""><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER</strong></a></p>
  667.  
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  669.  
  670. <p>It’s not entirely clear whether Greene plans to move forward with her ouster threats. The Georgia Republican announced she would bring it to the floor for a vote this week, but those plans have since been stalled after a substantial number of Republicans and Democrats came out to say they’d block the measure. </p>
  671.  
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  674. <p>Greene met with Johnson in a <a href="https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/house/2993399/mtg-johnson-talks-motion-to-vacate-headed-second-round/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="two-hour meeting">two-hour meeting</a> on Monday to discuss a path forward, and she will reconvene in the speaker’s office on Tuesday afternoon. Even if Greene drops her bid to boot Johnson before the end of the year, she has repeatedly said Johnson would not be reelected as the party’s leader next year.&nbsp;</p>
  675.  
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  678. <p>Other Republican lawmakers have also expressed opposition to Johnson’s leadership in the future, even those who have been opposed to a motion to vacate.</p>
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