02 U.S. Politics

N.Y. Rep. Andrew Garbarino slept through “big, beautiful bill” vote that passed by just 1 vote, speaker says– www.cbsnews.com

pgnewser May 23, 2025 0

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The House passed President Trump’s domestic policy bill, dubbed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, by just one vote in the early morning hours Thursday after an all-night session.

The vote was that close in part because Rep. Andrew Garbarino, a New York Republican who would’ve voted to support it, was asleep at the time, House Speaker Mike Johnson said.

“Andrew Garbarino did not make it in time. He fell asleep in the back. No kidding, I know. I’m going to just strangle him, but then, he’s my dear friend,” Johnson, a Louisiana Republican, said in a press conference.

Garbarino, who represents New York’s 2nd District on Long Island, did not deny being asleep.

“I am proud to have been the leading voice on Long Island during negotiations on this key reconciliation bill. I fought to lift the cap on SALT and ensure hardworking Long Island families see the benefits of this important legislation. I was moments away from the House floor, to vote ‘yes,’ when the vote was closed. While I am frustrated that the vote was closed before I was able to cast my vote, I am proud of the work we accomplished to deliver huge results for Long Island,” Garbarino said in a statement.

Communism education bill passed in Texas House– www.washingtonexaminer.com

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A bill to add “an understanding of communist regimes and ideologies” to the Texas social studies curriculum passed in the state’s legislature Wednesday. It now heads to Gov. Greg Abbott’s (R-TX) desk to be signed into law.

It passed in the House 112-20 on Wednesday, after passing in the Senate in March. If the bill is signed into law, the Texas State Board of Education will revise its Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills curriculum for grades 4-12 beginning in the 2026-2027 school year.

Texas Senate Bill 24 was authored by Texas state Sen. Donna Campbell, and highly regarded by Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, who said the prioritization of the curriculum amendment was necessary “so history does not repeat itself.”

While Patrick’s statement when the bill was passed in the Texas Senate in March labeled it as bipartisan, several democratic lawmakers, such as state Reps. Vikki Goodwin and Jon Rosenthal, tried to get the bill amended to include the dangers of fascism, specifically Nazism, as well.

Nevada Rejects Assisted Suicide Bill for 5th Time– www.lifenews.com

pgnewser May 22, 2025 0

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With the help of pro-life advocates, a bill to legalize assisted suicide in Nevada was defeated May 16 when it did was not advanced by a state senate committee.

This is the fifth time that such legislation has failed to pass in the state,

Republican Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo had previously stated that he would veto any assisted suicide legislation if it passed the senate, according to Breitbart. Lombardo vetoed a similar proposal in 2023.

Assembly Bill 346 would have allowed adults with a prognosis of six months or less to live to end their lives with a prescription from a doctor or nurse practitioner. The bill also stipulated that the adults must be “mentally capable” to make the decision.

 

House-Passed Budget Bill Defunds Planned Parenthood– www.dailysignal.com

pgnewser May 22, 2025 0

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House Republicans delivered on their promise to defund Big Abortion on Thursday by passing the budget reconciliation bill that has consumed Washington’s attention for the past three months.

In the bill, the House GOP removed Medicaid funding for Planned Parenthood, the largest provider of abortions in the country. The effort had been supported by dozens of pro-life legislators from around the country.

The move is a monumental win for pro-lifers because Planned Parenthood receives more than one-third of its overall funding from the U.S. government through grants, contracts, and Medicaid reimbursements. That translates to about $2 million per day, which taxpayers are on the hook for. Furthermore, taxpayer funding for the organization has been on an upward trajectory for about the past dozen years, having increased by 50% since 2013.

But the House reconciliation bill halts that trend by ending the flow of Medicaid dollars to Planned Parenthood, except in abortion cases for rape or incest. Planned Parenthood is also a major provider of hormones for so-called transgender transitions in the country, which means defunding it is also combating the organization’s efforts in that regard as well.

US Military Commanders Must Begin Identifying Gender-Confused Troops and Directing Them to Medical Assessments– www.westernjournal.com

pgnewser May 22, 2025 0

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The military continues to restore itself as an honored and respected institution under President Donald Trump.

Last Friday, PBS News reported commanders will now be ordered to identify servicemembers who are transgender or have gender dysphoria, then send them for medical evaluation to remove them from service.

On January 27, Trump signed an executive order banning trans servicemembers, which the Supreme Court subsequently allowed.

Friday’s news is putting that ban into effect by ridding the military of men who think they are women or vice versa — otherwise known as the mentally ill.

These servicemembers can come forward voluntarily before June 6, with members of the National Guard and Reserve having until July 7.

Illinois Democrats Melt Down During Battle to Keep Male Athletes in Girls’ Sports– slaynews.com

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Illinois state Democrats are furiously battling to keep male athletes in female sports as lawmakers debate the issue.

The state faces a growing political divide over the issue of trans athletes in girls’ sports.

Illinois’ lawmakers addressed the topic in a heated back-and-forth on the floor of the state capital on Wednesday.

The state’s General Assembly members broke out into aggressive arguments over the issue during the session.

One Democrat lawmaker even made the unsubstantiated argument that laws to keep trans athletes out of girls’ sports would result in genital inspections of children.

That false argument was initially used in January by U.S. House Democrats who voted against the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act.

China Is Hardly the Economic Juggernaut That Many Western Analysts Believe – PJ Media– pjmedia.com

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China is the original riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma. A country striving for modernity but feudal in its treatment of its citizens, Beijing’s economic identity is a combination of Communist orthodoxy and crony capitalism. As you might expect, the two don’t work well together.

On the outside of the riddle, China is booming, the people are subservient and happy, and the government is looking to the future with confidence. This is the picture the Chinese Communists paint for the world to see. The reality is much different.

China is being crushed by debt, has become dependent on high levels of debt, and has created a bubble in several sectors, like housing and household goods.

One noted Chinese economist said in 2019, “Basically, China’s economy is all built on speculation and everything is over-leveraged.” He was proved right when the massive overbuilding of housing caused the market to collapse in 2021.

Trump’s Tariffs Have Not Impacted Prices or Consumer Demand– www.breitbart.com

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Amazon’s CEO Andy Jassy has revealed that the company has not seen significant changes in average selling prices or consumer spending habits based on Donald Trump’s tariff policy. His statements at Amazon’s annual shareholder meeting serves as another nail in the coffin for warnings of economic doom spouted by hysterical Trump haters.

TechSpot reports that in a recent Q&A session at Amazon’s annual shareholder meeting, CEO Andy Jassy addressed growing concerns over how the Trump administration’s tariffs on Chinese imports could affect the e-commerce giant’s business. Jassy stated that, in contrast to warnings from retailers like Walmart and Target about imminent price hikes, Amazon has neither experienced notable increases in average selling prices nor observed any decline in consumer demand.

“We have not seen any attenuation of demand at this point,” Jassy reported to shareholders. “We also haven’t yet seen any meaningful average selling price increases.

U.S. Senate Unanimously Passes Trump’s No Tax on Tips Measure– lidblog.com

pgnewser May 22, 2025 0

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Democrats and Republicans united in the U.S. Senate for the first time in who knows how long to pass Donald Trump’s no tax on tips plan on Tuesday.

The bill would allow those who earn tips at work to claim a 100% deduction on their tips, Breitbart News reported.

The legislation also includes a renewal and expansion of the 2017 Trump tax cuts, and adds no tax on tips, no tax on Social Security, and no tax on overtime workers.

The bill was passed in the Senate on unanimous consent — meaning they called for a straight up vote with no debate of alterations to give the bill expedited passage.

Two Israeli Embassy Staff Killed In DC Near Jewish Museum– dailycaller.com

pgnewser May 22, 2025 0

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Two Israeli Embassy staff members were shot and killed on Wednesday evening near the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington D.C., according to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.

Washington D.C. police began investigating after reports indicated two victims had been shot across the street from the FBI’s Washington Field Office, near the museum, according to CNN. Around 10 p.m., Noem said the two killed were staff members for the Israeli Embassy, saying on X that the department is working to gather more information.

“Two Israeli Embassy staff were senselessly killed tonight near the Jewish Museum in Washington DC. We are actively investigating and working to get more information to share. Please pray for the families of the victims. We will bring this depraved perpetrator to justice,” Noem wrote.

Couple Gunned Down By Violent Democrat Terrorist Were Engaged to Be Married, Worked For Peace– gellerreport.com

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The suspected terrorist busted for fatally shooting two Israeli Embassy staffers has ties to a radical left-wing group that spearheaded Black Lives Matter protests and fiercely advocates on behalf of “Palestinians”.

This is what the Democrats wrought. Their endless incitement to violence, the Democrat media incitement to hatred and violence, the Democrat takeover of our universities transforming them from the world’s leading institutions of learning to terrorist hatcheries. Jews must hide. Jews should be be “visibly Jewish.” Jews are not safe in the streets of America. Thank the Democrats.

South Africans deny ‘white genocide’ in their country– www.theblaze.com

pgnewser May 22, 2025 0

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A sampling of South Africans said that their country does not persecute white farmers after President Trump forced South African President Cyril Ramaphosa to watch evidence of the contrary at the White House.

Trump had his team turn down the lights and play a video that showed the gravesites of white South African farmers, known as Afrikaners, and other evidence of anti-white sentiments while the South African president looked on for more than four minutes.

‘We don’t have no separation in this country.’

The media was quick to play damage control over the fact that 10% of the South African government is occupied by the Economic Freedom Fighters, politicians who have explicitly called for the murder of whites.

‘Can’t Deny’ DC Shooter Yelled Free Palestine—’MAY Be’ Hate Crime– www.newsbusters.org

pgnewser May 22, 2025 0

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It’s the same old pattern. An obvious hate crime. An obvious act of terror.

Yet public authorities and the media are reticent about calling it for what it is. Worried about offending certain groups, and being accused of hate themselves?

We see the same phenomenon in response to the murder of two Israeli embassy staffers outside the Capital Jewish Museum in DC last night by a man yelling “Free, Free Palestine,” and who told an eyewitness, “I did it for Palestine. I did it for Gaza.”

On CNN This Morning, CNN security analyst Juliette Kayyem, a former Obama DHS appointee, said:

“We can’t deny [that] the suspect said Free Palestine. He killed two Israelis. There may be either a hate crime or a federal crime, of course.”

Ilhan Omar Embroiled In New Scandal Over Response To Terror Attack– trendingpoliticsnews.com

pgnewser May 22, 2025 0

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Congresswoman Ilhan Omar (D-MN) didn’t have much to say after a pro-Hamas terrorist shot and killed a Washington D.C. couple who worked at the Israeli embassy following a community gala in the early hours of Thursday morning.

A Fox News reporter caught up with the “Squad” Democrat and anti-Israel agitator outside the Capitol shortly after U.S. House members concluded business with passage of President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful” tax cut bill. Omar, a Muslim, had little to say about a killer who allegedly shouted “free, free Palestine” after gunning down a young man and his girlfriend just days before they were set to be engaged.

“Congresswoman Omar, can I get your reaction to the shooting that happened in D.C. last night?” the correspondent asks as Omar lowers her head and walks past.

“I’m going to go for now,” she replies without glancing in his direction.

Rubio says Mexico ‘increasingly cooperative’ despite political violence– mexiconewsdaily.com

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United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Wednesday acknowledged the murder of two mayoral aides in Mexico City, declared that political violence in Mexico is “real” and asserted that the U.S. wants to help stop the southward flow of weapons that often end up in the hands of cartel henchmen.

In an appearance before the United States House of Representatives’ Foreign Affairs Committee, he also said that the Mexican government has been “very responsive on our security concerns” and “increased their security cooperation with us.”

Mayor’s personal secretary and advisor murdered in Mexico City

Responding to a question from Congressman Michael McCaul of Texas, Rubio noted that he “heard last night [that] two more people were murdered in Mexico City, associated with the mayor of Mexico City.”

“The political violence there is real,” he said.

Rubio was referring to the murder on Tuesday morning of Mexico City Mayor Clara Brugada’s personal secretary, Ximena Guzmán, and José Muñoz, an advisor.

House Passes Their Beloved Billionaire Bill By One Vote– crooksandliars.com

pgnewser May 22, 2025 0

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It doesn’t matter what the Senate does to mitigate the harm. Republicans are firmly attached to horrific policies, and midterms are coming. Via the New York Times:

Speaker Mike Johnson and the House Republican leadership are taking a victory lap after they managed to unite enough of their fractious conference to push President Trump’s domestic policy agenda forward by a single vote. Standing with leadership are the chairs of all 11 of the policy committees that wrote the bill. “They did not believe that we could succeed in our mission to enact President Trump’s ‘America First’ agenda,” Johnson told reporters at a news conference. “This is a big one, and once again, they have been proven wrong.”

“Take this as a lesson: Don’t bet against the House Republicans,” said Majority Leader Steve Scalise. “We’ve shown time and time again that we deliver for the American people, especially when it matters most.”

[…] House Republicans jumped to their feet to applaud Speaker Mike Johnson, who announced the vote tally as he presided over the floor. But members of the conservative House Freedom Caucus did not join in and largely stayed in their seats.

Media Attacks Trump Asking Who Is Killing South African Farmers– thefederalist.com

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Which is worse: murdering people or a discussion attempting to end murders?

The shameless propaganda press heaped criticism on President Donald Trump on Wednesday for daring to talk with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa about alleged genocide in his country, reported by white South African farmers seeking refuge in the United States.

With coordinated messaging, the mighty propaganda brotherhood portrayed honest communication as a bad thing, calling the conversation an “ambush” over “debunked conspiracy theories.”

Minutes after the meeting, The New York Times characterized it as “contentious.” It wasn’t. Both Trump and Ramaphosa were polite and courteous throughout the discussion. The Times filed the story so quickly that it had no time to investigate. But it was still able to assert that Trump made “false genocide claims.”

Media Dismiss Anti-White Racism In South Africa– thefederalist.com

pgnewser May 22, 2025 0

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If you want to understand where the left’s obsession with racial “equity” and “reparations” leads to, look no further than South Africa — where white farmers are allegedly being murdered and face discrimination for the crime of being white. But good luck finding honest coverage of what’s transpiring there in the corporate media, which are hellbent on covering up or dismissing the reality so that Americans don’t begin to question the real goal of the left’s racial resentment agenda.

A new law in South Africa means white farmers could have their land taken away without being paid for it. As I previously reported, “Though framed as a correction to apartheid-era injustice, the law has created an environment where racially motivated persecution may become institutionalized.”

Meanwhile, murders are commonplace, with white farmers having allegedly been targeted.

The murders are not random — they are part of a growing pattern of violence toward Afrikaners that South African officials don’t want to acknowledge and that Western media outlets actively work to obscure.

Clinton-Appointed Judge Selected for Hannah Dugan’s Trial Has History of Liberal Bias– legalinsurrection.com

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Last week, a federal grand jury indicted Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan on two counts stemming from an April incident where witnesses said she helped 30-year-old Mexico native Eduardo Flores-Ruiz, an illegal immigrant, evade an arrest from ICE that would have taken place outside of her courtroom.

As we’ve reported, Dugan allegedly steered Flores-Ruiz and his attorney out of her courtroom, where Flores-Ruiz had been for a pre-trial hearing on three misdemeanor counts of battery, and through the jury doorway instead of the main courtroom door, where members of ICE were waiting outside for his hearing to conclude.

Per the FBI charging document, Dugan stands accused of two U.S. Code violations: “Obstructing or impeding a proceeding before a department or agency of the United States” and “Concealing an individual to prevent his discovery and arrest.”

Dugan has pleaded not guilty. After her indictment, her attorneys filed a motion to dismiss on the grounds that “she is entitled to judicial immunity for her official acts.”

Musk’s decision to limit political spending leaves some Republicans cold– www.politico.com

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Elon Musk’s pledge to step back from campaign spending — if he means it — is rippling across the nation’s political landscape.

Some Republicans are worried that they might be losing their whale. Some Democrats fear they are losing their foil.

It matters because Musk injected an unprecedented level of spending into the presidential race and could do the same in November’s Virginia governor’s race and around the country in the midterms.

That was suddenly put in doubt Tuesday, when the Tesla CEO told an interviewer that he’s backing away from political spending after shelling out hundreds of millions of dollars to help Donald Trump win the presidency last year.

“Taking his toys and going home,” said Steve Bannon, a Trump ally who has verbally sparred with Musk.

Musk, the world’s richest man with a net worth estimated at more than $420 billion, announced that he will “do a lot less” political spending, a surprise reversal of his promise to continue to play a major role influencing U.S. elections. It’s a significant turnaround from the days after Trump’s win in November, when

Democrats are ‘stuck in that unfortunate reality’ in debate over Biden’s illness– www.politico.com

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Twenty-four hours after the Sunday announcement that former President Joe Biden has an aggressive form of prostate cancer, one of his staunchest supporters, Rep. Jim Clyburn of South Carolina, said Monday he had yet to connect with him. Another close Hill ally, Sen. Chris Coons, had not spoken with his fellow Delawarean as of midafternoon Tuesday.

Biden’s longtime friend Bob Brady, the former House member from Pennsylvania who has known Biden for decades, said as of Tuesday afternoon that he hadn’t talked with the former president directly since his cancer diagnosis, though he did touch base Monday with his family. All three said they planned to speak with him soon.

Before his cancer diagnosis, Biden had been taking the train from Delaware to Washington, meeting with his post-presidential staff, allies and former Cabinet secretaries, according to a Biden aide granted anonymity to speak freely. In New York City for his appearance on “The View,” he met with former President Bill Clinton. And last week he met with Sen. Elissa Slotkin of Michigan, a rising star in the party.

Ilhan Omar Refuses to Condemn Murder of Two Israeli Embassy Staffers in DC– slaynews.com

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Radical Democrat Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) has refused to condemn the shocking murder of two Israeli Embassy staffers on the streets of Washington, D.C. on Wednesday evening.

Omar was asked for comments about the fatal shooting by reporters.

However, Omar, the first Somalia-born lawmaker elected to Congress, refused to address the fatal shooting and angrily walked away.

“I’m going to go for now,” Omar told reporters when asked if she would react to the shooting.

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Trump, Vance Speak Out on the Killing of Israeli Diplomats – PJ Media– pjmedia.com

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Trump slammed antisemitic hate and offered condolences to the bereaved. Vance extended his prayers for the victims, Christian Israeli Yaron Lischinsky and his girlfriend Sarah Milgrim, along with their families and co-workers.

On Truth Social, Trump posted, “These horrible D.C. killings, based obviously on antisemitism, must end, NOW! Hatred and Radicalism have no place in the USA. Condolences to the families of the victims. So sad that such things as this can happen! God Bless You ALL!”

Meanwhile, Vance posted a photo of the victims, who were set to be engaged as Yaron had bought an engagement ring, and wrote, “My heart breaks for Sarah Milgrim and Yaron Lischinsky, who were murdered last night at the Capital Jewish Museum. Antisemitic violence has no place in the United States.” He added, “We’re praying for their families and all of our friends at the Israeli Embassy, where the two victims worked.”

Bombshell Report Says Biden Clan Tried to Hide Other Cancer Diagnoses– www.westernjournal.com

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When former President Joe Biden made a shocking health reveal on Sunday, the world mostly responded with sympathy.

Even Biden’s harshest critics had nothing but kind words and prayers for Biden and his family.

But once some of the dust settled on the initial shock of the harrowing announcement — Biden has an aggressive prostate cancer that has metastasized to his bones, typically a terminal diagnosis — other questions began cropping up.

Namely, how much did Biden’s inner circle know about this cancer, did they try to cover it up, and was the timing of this reveal deliberate?

Of note, Biden’s announcement came just days before the release of “Original Sin: President Biden’s Decline, Its Cover-Up, and His Disastrous Choice to Run Again,” a book co-authored by CNN’s Jake Tapper and Axios’ Alex Thompson. The book, as its name suggests, is a damning critical look at the former president’s spiraling health issues and the ways in which his inner circle tried to hide it all.

The ‘pro-Palestinian’ movement is pro-terrorist– www.washingtonexaminer.com

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It is time to stop pretending that the “pro-Palestinian” movement is anything but a pro-terrorist movement with people who are either malicious antisemites or the most gullible, ignorant bleeding hearts who consume every bit of terrorist propaganda put in front of them.

Two Israeli Embassy staffers were murdered in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday by a left-wing terrorist. The terrorist yelled, “Free, free Palestine!” after being detained and donned a keffiyeh. Too many on social media decided to call this “senseless violence” when, in reality, it makes all the sense in the world. Murdering Israeli civilians is what Hamas, which governs Gaza, does. Murdering Israeli civilians is what started this latest war, when Palestinians invaded Israel and massacred 1,200 Israeli men, women, and children. A pro-Palestinian terrorist gunning down two civilians in Washington, D.C., is a logical continuation of pro-Palestinian violence.

Biden Diagnosis Raises Questions About Who Made Decisions– thefederalist.com

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On Sunday it was revealed to the public that President Joe Biden had been diagnosed with a “more aggressive form” of prostate cancer that has metastasized to the bone. Dr. Zeke Emanuel said Monday on MSNBC that it’s more likely Biden “had it while he was president.” That means that on top of the obvious cognitive impairment, Biden may have also been suffering from an aggressive cancer, further calling into question who was actually making key decisions during his administration.

Here are five of the most consequential decisions of the Biden presidency that, in light of this diagnosis, have many Americans asking whether Biden was truly the one behind them.

Columbia U. graduation back on schedule after pro-Palestinian protests prompted 2024 cancellation– www.thecollegefix.com

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Pro-Palestinian students hold separate ‘People’s University for Palestine’ ceremony off campus

Columbia University plans to hold its traditional institution-wide commencement ceremony on Wednesday after cancelling it in 2024 due to pro-Palestinian protests.

On Sunday, a group of pro-Palestinian students held their own, independent commencement off campus under the name “People’s University for Palestine.” Still, some in the university community fear there will be disruptions at the Wednesday event, the Westside Rag reports.

“The University has been preparing for Commencement and taking precautions to ensure safe and successful events,” Columbia President Claire Shipman’s office said in a statement to the news outlet.

“Commencement will honor more than 16,000 new graduates, and our hardworking students deserve a joyful day of celebration with their families,” Shipman’s office stated.

The report continues: