NPR’s top executive is dismissing criticism from conservatives over social media posts she published before taking the top job at the public broadcaster. “All of this, frankly, is a bit of a distraction relative to the transformation our organization needs to undergo in order to best serve our mandate,” Katherine Maher told The Wall Street…
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A senior National Security Council advisor on migration issues is leaving as the White House faces fierce criticism over the situation at the Southern Border.
Claudine Gay is among several university presidents who have faced intense criticism of their response to antisemitism on campus following Hamas’ attack on Israel in October.
The US Senate confirmed the Biden administration’s ambassador to Israel on Tuesday, a move that came after intense criticism from the White House charging Republicans with political obstruction in the face of war. Jack Lew was confirmed by a thin margin but crucially saw no vocal Republican resistance to his nomination; the former Obama administration operative will be the US’s representative to Bibi Netanyahu’s government at a time when Israel is faced with responding to a brutal terrorist attack by Hamas and is the target of growing fury over the number of civilian deaths caused by its military in Gaza.