Politics

“Attempts to suppress pro-Palestinian demonstrations at Columbia and other colleges in recent weeks have instead lit a fuse nationwide, as students at public universities from Austin to Los Angeles have set up tents, defied police orders to vacate and even occupied academic buildings as they

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem (R) went on Fox News to defend her decision to kill a family dog, saying it was a “working dog” and “not a puppy.”

“After flailing around for months unable to unite on anything, House Republicans finally think they’ve found an issue they agree on — countering the scourge of antisemitism on college campuses nationwide,” Punchbowl News reports. “With 187 days until Election Day, a legislative cupboard that’s all

Wall Street Journal: “Aides describe a cultlike environment in which dysfunction reigns and top aides focus on elevating their own profiles.”

“The group leading the effort to put abortion rights on South Dakota’s November ballot said Wednesday it was turning in far more petition signatures than required, while an opposition group said it will challenge the legitimacy of the petitions,” South Dakota Searchlight reports.