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The arrests came after pro-Palestinian protesters tried to take over an administrative building at City College. Earlier, the police cleared a building that had been occupied at nearby Columbia University.

Dozens of pro-Palestinian demonstrators at Columbia University in Manhattan were arrested Tuesday night by hundreds of police officers in riot gear after Columbia’s president, Nemat Shafik, requested police intervention.

The university released the letter after police entered Hamilton Hall, a building that was occupied by dozens of demonstrators. Columbia’s commencement is currently scheduled for May 15.

Donald Trump was fined and warned of jail time after he violated a gag order in his criminal trial. Prosecutors have argued that his statements threaten the trial. Jonah Bromwich, a criminal justice reporter at The New York Times, gives his takeaways.

University of California, Los Angeles officials had tolerated an encampment for several days but warned Tuesday night that protesters face consequences if they stay.

Brown students took down their tents on campus after the university in Rhode Island agreed to discuss their demands for divestment from support for the Israeli military.

The artist of the defiant bronze statue near Wall Street reached an agreement with the financial firm that commissioned it.

Miguel A. Cardona told lawmakers that his department was continuing to investigate complaints of antisemitism at dozens of colleges since Oct. 7.

By Tuesday afternoon, protesters had broken through the barriers keeping them out of an encampment, and they replaced an American flag in the center of campus with a Palestinian one.

For President Biden, the campus unrest over the Gaza war recalls peace protests of his youth. But this time he cannot easily bypass the turmoil.