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Several Columbia University students have chained themselves to a gate to protest Mahmoud Khalil's detention by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).The students began protesting outside Columbia University's St. Paul’s Chapel on Wednesday afternoon, demanding that the institution release the names of the trustees "who gave Mahmoud Khalil’s name to ICE." The Columbia Palestine Solidarity Committee wrote on X that "We will not leave until our demand is met.""FREE MAHMOUD KHALIL. NAME THE TRUSTEE. Jewish students will not leave. They will remain chained to the campus gates until @Columbia University is held accountable. WHO REPORTED MAHMOUD TO ICE?" the group wrote on

The U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, is pitching almost 400 books from its library, in accordance with directives from the Trump administration to eliminate content related to diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI). "We can confirm the U.S. Naval Academy has removed nearly 400 books from their Nimitz Library collection in order to ensure compliance with all directives outlined in Executive Orders issued by the President," a Navy spokesperson told Fox News Digital Wednesday. "Nimitz Library houses roughly 590,000 print books, 322 databases, and over 5,000 print journals and magazines to support the academic inquiries and intellectual development of Midshipmen."A list

A Democratic state senator who grabbed national attention the past couple of years is launching a bid for the U.S. Senate in what will likely be a high-profile, expensive and bruising showdown for an open seat her party controls in battleground Michigan.Michigan state Sen. Mallory McMorrow highlighted that she's an outsider and called for a new generation of leaders in Washington as she announced her Senate candidacy in the 2026 race to succeed retiring Democratic Sen. Gary Peters. It's a seat Republicans are aiming to flip from blue to red.In an announcement video posted on YouTube, McMorrow emphasized that the

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis described it as "embarrassing" after the Sunshine State's GOP-dominated House Natural Resources and Disasters Subcommittee voted to advance a bill that proposes creating a carbon sequestration task force.The subcommittee favorably reported the measure in a 15-2 vote on Tuesday, April 1. Just two Republicans opposed it, while 10 Republicans and all five Democrats voted in favor of it.FORMER DESANTIS OFFICIAL DEFEATS DEM FOR MATT GAETZ'S HOUSE SEAT"Is this Sacramento or Tallahassee? Absolutely embarrassing," DeSantis asked when commenting on the vote result.The task force would "provide recommendations for the development of a statewide carbon sequestration program," according to

MMA podcaster and combat sports analyst Luke Thomas told CNN reporter Audie Cornish on Wednesday that Democrats have no serious presence in the fighting community and have ceded their position to Republicans."I mean, listen, young men, through this MMA conduit, this is an important constituency, to be quite honest with you," Thomas said in an interview about the dominance of conservative culture in combat sports, especially the UFC. "You can like that fact, or you can hate that fact, but it’s a reality, and it’s now a substantial portion of a deciding factor of the electorate as well."President Donald Trump

Washington appears to be the latest state that is getting set for a showdown over its decision to allow biological males to play in girls’ and women’s sports despite President Donald Trump’s executive order in February.The Washington Interscholastic Activities Association (WIAA)’s Representative Assembly proposed two amendments to its policies that would keep girls' sports to biological females only and potentially offer an open division if student-athletes were interested.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMHowever, WIAA commutations director Sean Bessette said in a statement to The Seattle Times on Tuesday that the proposals would violate state law."The WIAA has been

The Coastal Carolina Chanticleers will put fans in the forefront during football games starting in the 2025 season.Coastal Carolina Athletics announced Monday it had partnered with Aramark to allow fans to eat for free inside Brooks Stadium during Chanticleers football games. The team’s first home game of the season will come against Charleston Southern on Sept. 6.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM"Our fans are the heartbeat of Teal Nation, and we're always looking for ways to elevate their game day experience," Intercollegiate Athletics and University Recreation Vice President Chance Miller said in a news release. "With the CCU

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President Donald Trump called out GOP Sens. Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul of Kentucky, Susan Collins of Maine, and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, in an effort to apply public pressure before the Senate votes on a measure to scuttle his Canadian tariff policy.The joint resolution would terminate the national emergency Trump declared regarding illicit drugs and Canada — in his executive order, Trump called for slapping tariffs on America's northern neighbor.In a lengthy Truth Social post shortly before 1 a.m. on Wednesday, the president suggested that the four GOP senators have "Trump Derangement Syndrome." "Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, Susan Collins of