Mast ‘likely’ to support administration’s nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia

Brandeis Center urges Qatar to provide ‘complete public accounting’ of campus funding

The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law wrote to Qatari Ambassador to the U.S. Sheikh Meshal bin Hamad al-Thani on Wednesday amid a back-and-forth online, urging the Qatari Embassy to release a full public accounting of its funding to U.S. colleges and universities. “There is a straightforward way for the Government of... <a href="">Read More</a>

Longhorns lock horns over Piker

This edition covers Norm Eisen’s controversial alliances, campus outrage over Hasan Piker, a new poll on JD Vance’s low Jewish support, and a tribute to 9/11 first responders.

Norm Eisen's alliances with Israel critics raise eyebrows within Jewish community

Norm Eisen, a former Obama White House lawyer and U.S. ambassador to the Czech Republic, has in recent months emerged as one of the Trump administration’s most prominent legal antagonists. Through a nonprofit group he founded, Democracy Defenders Fund, Eisen has helped to wage a series of key court battles challenging the administration over issues... <a href="">Read More</a>

CNN’s ties with Qatar deepen with October summit in Doha

A year and a half after CNN announced its plans to launch a network hub in Qatar, the media company is deepening its ties to the Gulf state with a Middle East speaker series in the capital of Doha that is slated for late October. CNN said this week it was kicking off its inaugural... <a href="">Read More</a>

Buffer zone bill aims to protect worshipers when prosecutors fail to act, lead GOP sponsor says

Rep. Brad Knott (R-NC), the lead House Republican sponsor of the Right to Worship Act, a federal buffer zone bill to protect religious institutions from disruptive and threatening protests, said on Wednesday that the bill aims to give targeted worshipers a recourse particularly where prosecutors fail to step in or take action. Knott, a former... <a href="">Read More</a>