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Daily Mail
28-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Kylie Kelce gives rare glimpse into her and Jason's $6m home as they manage four young girls and two podcasts
The $6 million mansion Kylie and Jason Kelce share with their four children was on full display in the former NFL wife's latest Instagram video. The Kelces live in the wealthy Philadelphia suburb of Haverford, where they've made a compound out of three adjacent properties according to While announcing the return to her popular podcast following maternity leave, the 33-year-old Kylie offered fans a glimpse into her busy life as a mother to Bennett, 2, Elliotte, 4, and Wyatt, 5, and newly born Finnley. 'What are you doing?' Kylie is heard asking her rambunctious children as she tried to nurse her youngest. A follow-up question seemed particularly important: 'Why are you scooting on your butt like that?' Wyatt and Elliotte didn't pay her much attention and continued singing while Bennett became fixated on the camera. 'My hands are high, my feet are low, and this is how I pop see ko,' the two girls are heard singing. 'Pop pop see poo.' Kylie then warns them: 'don't use potty talk, please.' The day also included some phone calls with work colleagues, such as her producer that goes by 'Queen Emma.' 'Ooh, hey, Queen Emma!' Kylie is heard saying. 'No, this is a great time. Wait, she's available right now? Queen Emma, are we back? All right, give me five minutes.' With that, it was time for Jason – the retired Philadelphia Eagles center and Super Bowl champion – to tag in and look after the girls. 'Jason, you're on the clock!' Kyle yelled. 'Girls, mom's gotta go podcast.' The oldest Kelce daughters are seen enjoying an extra-large coloring table Even though she was surrounded by four children, Kylie still managed to take a work call Of course, Jason has his own popular podcast to worry about as well. He and brother Travis have continued doing New Heights, where Jason revealed he's only recently made it out of the house for the first time since the birth of Finnley. 'I was out of the house recently,' Jason said. 'I was not out of the house at all for like a month or two right after the season with a new baby and everything. But we're getting back out there now. We're having some fun.' As Jason told People, Finn's sisters quickly adapted to the new addition. 'They're getting there. I think the older two right away,' he said. 'They love trying to … they like being like mom, and they like being around the newborn. 'Our youngest, Benny, she took some warming up, but she's starting to get there,' he added. Jason has been outspoken about his efforts to improve security around the family home and even went before a zoning board to request specific upgrades, such as a security fence, according to
Yahoo
07-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
University presidents, Republican lawmakers spar over alleged antisemitism on campuses
College presidents faced off with lawmakers on the House Education and Workforce Committee on Wednesday in an at-times contentious congressional hearing examining alleged antisemitism on campus. But the school leaders' concessions and inability to explain why they didn't follow university policies to remove encampment demonstrations fell short of satisfying Republicans.. When pressed by House Republican Conference Chairwoman Lisa McClain "How'd that go?" DePaul University President Robert Manuel responded, "Not very well." "Your apologies are a little hollow," McClain responded. PHOTO: Rep. Lisa McClain speaks at a hearing of the House Committee on Education and Workforce at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. , on May 7, 2025. (Michael Brochstein/Sipa USA via AP) The hearing, aimed at stopping the alleged spread of antisemitism at colleges and universities, featured the presidents of DePaul University, Haverford College and California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. Dr. Jeffrey Armstrong of Cal Poly defended his school and its "vibrant" Jewish community. "We do not tolerate threatening activity," Armstrong said. "We deploy campus police whenever there is the potential for trouble, and they make arrests and file criminal charges when justified. In addition, when alleged antisemitism or harassment occurs, we investigate and impose immediate university discipline," he added. In an exchange with Haverford President Wendy Raymond, Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., admonished Raymond for her university's lack of transparency in identifying the school's disciplinary actions. "For the American people watching, you still don't get it -- Haverford still doesn't get it," Stefanik said. "It's a very different testimony than the other presidents who are here today who are coming with specifics," she added. "So, again, this is completely unacceptable, and it's why this committee stepped in because higher education has failed to address the scourge of antisemitism, putting Jewish students a risk at Haverford and other campuses across the country." PHOTO: College Presidents Testify At House Hearing On Antisemitism On Campuses () MORE: Education Department freezes Harvard's research funding, seeking compliance with Trump administration Stefanik has led the charge against antisemitic conduct and harassment on campuses since the Oct. 7 Hamas attack in Israel. Her question -- does calling for the genocide of Jews constitute as hate speech on campus? -- became the highlight of the Education and Workforce Committee's historic Dec. 5, 2023, hearing with the presidents of Harvard University, the University of Pennsylvania, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology on combating antisemitism. But the hearing, called "Beyond the Ivy League," is a stark contrast from those featuring the schools on which the committee had typically focused its ire. This time, the university presidents prepared for Stefanik's grilling. The congresswoman asked if calling for the genocide of Jews is "protected speech" on Haverford's campus. "No, of course not," Raymond replied. "And what disciplinary action has been taken or would be taken if someone made that call?" Stefanik interjected. "Representative, there have been no such calls, and we would use all of our disciplinary actions to follow through on any such call," Raymond said. "I would never expect that to happen at Haverford, and if it would, we would deal with that swiftly." McClain told ABC News after her questioning in the hearing that it isn't Congress' job to get any of the presidents fired but that she thinks it should be "considered." "All options are on the table," McClain said. "Actions speak louder than words, right?" McClain added. "There has to be consequences to one's actions. And that's what's not happening at these universities. It's lip service." All the presidents distanced themselves from the answers made in the Harvard hearing and apologized to their respective Jewish communities for their inaction. "To our students, our parents, our faculty, our staff, our alumni and our friends, I am deeply sorry," Manuel said. "I know there are areas where we must and will do better." Manuel also spoke directly to two of his students who were harassed on campus last fall, including Michael Kaminsky, a junior who was in attendance at the hearing on Wednesday and said at a news conference on Capitol Hill on Tuesday that he was injured during an assault for being a Jewish American. "What happened to them was a hate crime. No one should ever be attacked because of who they are. I am sorry for the pain they experienced," he said. PHOTO: President of Haverford College Wendy Raymond and President of DePaul University Robert Manuel testify during a hearing before the House Education and Workforce Committee at the Rayburn House Office Building, on May 7, 2025, in Washington, D.C. () MORE: More than 25 protesters arrested after taking over University of Washington building The hearing was the committee's ninth congressional event dedicated to antisemitism since Oct. 7. Despite more than a year of oversight, Chairman Tim Walberg, R-Mich., said universities continue to be infested with antisemitism. Walberg slammed the presidents testifying on Wednesday, especially Haverford College, saying, "The Haverford administration has consistently refused to act against severe antisemitic harassment on campus. It has refused to even condemn these incidents of harassment or hostility in a clear, unequivocal statement, much less to meaningfully discipline the students responsible for these incidents." However, the liberal arts school has taken steps to address antisemitism in all its forms, argued Raymond, who repeatedly denounced hate speech on her campus. "I hear you and acknowledge that we can do better and I can do better," Raymond said. "To our Jewish students, some of you who are here today, I wish to make it unmistakably clear that you are valued members of our community and on our campus. I am sorry that my actions and my leadership let you down. I remain committed to addressing antisemitism and all issues that harm our community members. I am committed to getting this right," Raymond added. McClain blasted the "hollow" apologies. "Why did it take them this long to apologize, No. 1, and why did it take them this long to change their policies?" McClain told ABC News. "If they were truly sorry, it should have happened long, long ago." She warned colleges and universities that fostering antisemitism on campus could lead to monetary consequences, including the loss of federal funding. "The only thing that these universities respect is the dollar," McClain said. "I know it shouldn't be like that, but that gets their attention." PHOTO: Rep. Elise Stefanik speaks during a hearing before the House Education and Workforce Committee at the Rayburn House Office Building, on May 7, 2025, in Washington, D.C. () MORE: Department of Education lays off nearly 50% of its workforce Meanwhile, Democrats claimed the dismantling of the Department of Education's civil rights divisions, which conducts investigations on the issues the committee is bringing up in its hearings, runs counter to Republicans' work to eliminate antisemitism on college campuses. "We have in place systems to hold universities who receive federal money -- to hold them accountable for discrimination that occurs on the basis of religion," said Rep. Mark Takano, D-Calif., who later stormed out of the hearing during Stefanik's questioning. Ranking member Bobby Scott, D-Va., said the department has a backlog of 12,000 open civil rights cases but that the agency has slashed half its staff and shuttered regional civil rights offices across the country. "One is left to wonder how can OCR carry out its important responsibilities with half the staff?" Scott asked. Jewish Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Ore., said she can no longer pretend the antisemitism crusade is a "good faith" effort by her Republican colleagues on the committee. "Instead of engaging with this topic genuinely and constructively, we have another performative hearing," Bonamici said. "It's another chapter in the majority's battle against higher education." University presidents, Republican lawmakers spar over alleged antisemitism on campuses originally appeared on
07-05-2025
- Politics
University presidents, Republican lawmakers spar over alleged antisemitism on campuses
College presidents faced off with lawmakers on the House Education and Workforce Committee on Wednesday in an at-times contentious congressional hearing examining alleged antisemitism on campus. But the school leaders' concessions and inability to explain why they didn't follow university policies to remove encampment demonstrations fell short of satisfying Republicans.. When pressed by House Republican Conference Chairwoman Lisa McClain "How'd that go?" DePaul University President Robert Manuel responded, "Not very well." "Your apologies are a little hollow," McClain responded. The hearing, aimed at stopping the alleged spread of antisemitism at colleges and universities, featured the presidents of DePaul University, Haverford College and California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. Dr. Jeffrey Armstrong of Cal Poly defended his school and its "vibrant" Jewish community. "We do not tolerate threatening activity," Armstrong said. "We deploy campus police whenever there is the potential for trouble, and they make arrests and file criminal charges when justified. In addition, when alleged antisemitism or harassment occurs, we investigate and impose immediate university discipline," he added. In an exchange with Haverford President Wendy Raymond, Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., admonished Raymond for her university's lack of transparency in identifying the school's disciplinary actions. "For the American people watching, you still don't get it -- Haverford still doesn't get it," Stefanik said. "It's a very different testimony than the other presidents who are here today who are coming with specifics," she added. "So, again, this is completely unacceptable, and it's why this committee stepped in because higher education has failed to address the scourge of antisemitism, putting Jewish students a risk at Haverford and other campuses across the country." Stefanik has led the charge against antisemitic conduct and harassment on campuses since the Oct. 7 Hamas attack in Israel. Her question -- does calling for the genocide of Jews constitute as hate speech on campus? -- became the highlight of the Education and Workforce Committee's historic Dec. 5, 2023, hearing with the presidents of Harvard University, the University of Pennsylvania, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology on combating antisemitism. But the hearing, called "Beyond the Ivy League," is a stark contrast from those featuring the schools on which the committee had typically focused its ire. This time, the university presidents prepared for Stefanik's grilling. The congresswoman asked if calling for the genocide of Jews is "protected speech" on Haverford's campus. "No, of course not," Raymond replied. "And what disciplinary action has been taken or would be taken if someone made that call?" Stefanik interjected. "Representative, there have been no such calls, and we would use all of our disciplinary actions to follow through on any such call," Raymond said. "I would never expect that to happen at Haverford, and if it would, we would deal with that swiftly." McClain told ABC News after her questioning in the hearing that it isn't Congress' job to get any of the presidents fired but that she thinks it should be "considered." "All options are on the table," McClain said. "Actions speak louder than words, right?" McClain added. "There has to be consequences to one's actions. And that's what's not happening at these universities. It's lip service." All the presidents distanced themselves from the answers made in the Harvard hearing and apologized to their respective Jewish communities for their inaction. "To our students, our parents, our faculty, our staff, our alumni and our friends, I am deeply sorry," Manuel said. "I know there are areas where we must and will do better." Manuel also spoke directly to two of his students who were harassed on campus last fall, including Michael Kaminsky, a junior who was in attendance at the hearing on Wednesday and said at a news conference on Capitol Hill on Tuesday that he was injured during an assault for being a Jewish American. "What happened to them was a hate crime. No one should ever be attacked because of who they are. I am sorry for the pain they experienced," he said. The hearing was the committee's ninth congressional event dedicated to antisemitism since Oct. 7. Despite more than a year of oversight, Chairman Tim Walberg, R-Mich., said universities continue to be infested with antisemitism. Walberg slammed the presidents testifying on Wednesday, especially Haverford College, saying, "The Haverford administration has consistently refused to act against severe antisemitic harassment on campus. It has refused to even condemn these incidents of harassment or hostility in a clear, unequivocal statement, much less to meaningfully discipline the students responsible for these incidents." However, the liberal arts school has taken steps to address antisemitism in all its forms, argued Raymond, who repeatedly denounced hate speech on her campus. "I hear you and acknowledge that we can do better and I can do better," Raymond said. "To our Jewish students, some of you who are here today, I wish to make it unmistakably clear that you are valued members of our community and on our campus. I am sorry that my actions and my leadership let you down. I remain committed to addressing antisemitism and all issues that harm our community members. I am committed to getting this right," Raymond added. McClain blasted the "hollow" apologies. "Why did it take them this long to apologize, No. 1, and why did it take them this long to change their policies?" McClain told ABC News. "If they were truly sorry, it should have happened long, long ago." She warned colleges and universities that fostering antisemitism on campus could lead to monetary consequences, including the loss of federal funding. "The only thing that these universities respect is the dollar," McClain said. "I know it shouldn't be like that, but that gets their attention." Meanwhile, Democrats claimed the dismantling of the Department of Education's civil rights divisions, which conducts investigations on the issues the committee is bringing up in its hearings, runs counter to Republicans' work to eliminate antisemitism on college campuses. "We have in place systems to hold universities who receive federal money -- to hold them accountable for discrimination that occurs on the basis of religion," said Rep. Mark Takano, D-Calif., who later stormed out of the hearing during Stefanik's questioning. Ranking member Bobby Scott, D-Va., said the department has a backlog of 12,000 open civil rights cases but that the agency has slashed half its staff and shuttered regional civil rights offices across the country. "One is left to wonder how can OCR carry out its important responsibilities with half the staff?" Scott asked. Jewish Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Ore., said she can no longer pretend the antisemitism crusade is a "good faith" effort by her Republican colleagues on the committee. "Instead of engaging with this topic genuinely and constructively, we have another performative hearing," Bonamici said. "It's another chapter in the majority's battle against higher education."
07-05-2025
- Politics
GOP lawmakers berate Haverford College president for not discussing discipline for antisemitism
WASHINGTON -- The president of Haverford College was berated by Republican lawmakers in a congressional hearing on campus antisemitism Wednesday, with some suggesting the school should lose federal funding because of her refusal to discuss student discipline in the wake of pro-Palestinian protests. Wendy Raymond appeared alongside two other college presidents on Capitol Hill but was singled out as the only one who would not detail punishments for students and faculty accused of anti-Jewish bias. Asked repeatedly, Raymond said her institution does not publicize the outcomes of disciplinary processes. 'I suppose it's your First Amendment right to be evasive, but it's also our right to decide that such institutions are not deserving of taxpayer money,' said Republican Rep. Bob Onder of Missouri. Also appearing before the House Committee on Education and the Workforce were Jeffrey Armstrong of California Polytechnic State University and Robert Manuel of DePaul University. It was the latest in a series of hearings scrutinizing university presidents over their responses to allegations of anti-Jewish bias in the wake of Hamas' Oct. 7, 2023, attacks on Israel and a wave of protests that swept the nation's campuses. Unlike others that featured leaders of Harvard, Columbia and other elite institutions — with stumbles that later contributed to their resignations — this one intentionally focused on lesser-known schools. Republicans sought to look beyond the Ivy League to underscore the pervasiveness of antisemitism on U.S. campuses. The committee's leaders aimed to choose a diverse mix of colleges. Haverford is a small liberal arts school outside Philadelphia, founded by Quakers. DePaul is a Catholic university with an urban campus in Chicago. Cal Poly is a campus of 22,000 students in San Luis Obispo. For more than three hours, Republicans grilled the presidents over reports of anti-Jewish harassment on their campuses, ranging from social media posts to the physical attack of two Jewish students at DePaul. Democrats denounced the hearing, calling it political theater that does little to fight discrimination. The trio of presidents mostly struck a deferential tone, acknowledging some missteps while highlighting work to make students feel safer. Raymond and Manuel apologized for shortcomings, while Armstrong said 'we have to do better' holding people accountable for prejudice. But while the presidents of Cal Poly and DePaul shared information on disciplinary action against antisemitism, Raymond refused. 'We do not talk about those numbers publicly,' she said when pressed on the question. She acknowledged some action had taken but declined to go further. It drew a searing rebuke from Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., known for orchestrating fiery exchanges with former presidents of Harvard and the University of Pennsylvania that contributed to their resignations last year. 'Respectfully, president of Haverford, many people have sat in this position who are no longer in their positions as presidents of universities for their failure to answer straightforward questions,' Stefanik said. Stefanik questioned Raymond over a professor's social media post describing the Hamas attacks as 'imprisoned people breaking free from their chains.' Raymond called it repugnant but refused to discuss individual cases. DePaul's president faced scrutiny over his handling of a pro-Palestinian encampment. Protesters took over a campus quad at the Chicago university for 17 days, causing $180,000 in property damage, according to the school. Police cleared the encampment and said they found knives, a pellet gun and other weapons. 'My question is, if there is another encampment, are you taking it down that next day?' asked Rep. Mary Miller, R-Ill. 'Yes,' Manuel said. Other Republicans endorsed the idea of funding cuts for schools that refuse to disclose punishments, saying Congress should explore the issue. Rep. Ryan Mackenzie of Pennsylvania said it should be a baseline for receiving funding. Republicans began the series of hearings in late 2023 and have routinely called education leaders to Capitol Hill to testify. Those called include chiefs of Harvard, Columbia, Penn, Northwestern University and the University of California, Los Angeles. The Trump administration has separately frozen billions of dollars in grants to colleges targeted by a federal antisemitism task force. Those targeted include Columbia, Penn and Harvard, which is suing to restore $2.2 billion in grants. The Education Department doubled down last week, saying Harvard is no longer eligible for new grants.
Yahoo
06-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Jewish faculty decry Republican panel members ahead of antisemitism hearing
A number of Republican legislators set to grill university presidents in a congressional hearing on antisemitism this week are associated with calls for Jews to convert to Christianity, have quoted Adolf Hitler, or have reportedly threatened to burn a synagogue to the ground. A group of Haverford professors, most of them Jewish, has raised concerns about the legislators, pointing to statements they have made in the past and antisemitic incidents in their districts that the professors say they have not forcefully condemned. On Wednesday, the US House committee on education and workforce will question the presidents of Haverford College, in Pennsylvania, DePaul University, in Chicago, and California Polytechnic State University, in San Luis Obispo, in a reprise of contentious showdowns between legislators and university administrators that last year played a part in the resignations of several university presidents. In a memo shared exclusively with the Guardian, the faculty at Haverford have questioned the credibility of several members of the committee. The faculty have requested anonymity to avoid retaliation. In the memo, they write that the committee's chair, Republican representative Tim Walberg of Michigan, is associated with the Moody Bible Institute, which, according to the memo, 'trains students to convert Jewish people to Christianity'. Representative Mark Harris of North Carolina, it notes, once said that until Jews and Muslims accept Jesus Christ 'there'll never be peace in their soul or peace in their city'. The faculty also condemned committee member Mary Miller of Illinois, who in a speech outside the US Capitol the day before the January 6 attack, quoted Hitler and said he was 'right on one thing' when he said that whoever 'has the youth has the future'. (Miller later apologized.) The memo notes that several members of the committee hail from districts with a history of neo-Nazi incidents. It points to Appalachian State University in North Carolina – in a district committee member Virginia Foxx has represented for two decades – where, in recent years, antisemitic groups have distributed promotional materials, scratched swastikas and racist slurs on to the car of a Jewish student, and spray-painted swastikas and covered campus spaces with antisemitic stickers. The university, the memo notes, is not among those facing congressional investigations, which are instead focused on pro-Palestinian speech. The memo also criticises representative Mark Messmer of Indiana for making 'no visible statements critical of Nazi and white supremacist antisemitism' in his district and state, and New York's Elise Stefanik for backing a political candidate who praised Hitler as 'the kind of leader we need today'. (The candidate, Carl Paladino, apologized but suggested that his comment was taken out of 'context'.) And it calls out Representative Randy Fine of Florida, a Republican Jewish congressman who reportedly threatened to burn his own synagogue 'to the ground' for hiring an LGBTQ+ staff member. The Guardian has reached out to all of the committee members named in this story for comment. It's not the first time Jewish scholars have accused those leading the fight over antisemitism on campuses of being compromised on the issue. In March, Jewish Voice for Peace's academic council published a report arguing that Project Esther – a rightwing blueprint for undermining pro-Palestine solidarity in the US – 'repeats and fortifies antisemitic tropes' by promoting the antisemitic conspiracy theory that powerful Jews are controlling social justice movements. At Haverford, Jewish students and faculty have signed separate statements accusing the committee of 'weaponising our pain and anguish' and saying that their voices 'have absolutely not been represented in the current public discussion of antisemitism'. 'We reject the premise of the hearings as being at all concerned with antisemitism,' said Lindsay Reckson, a literature professor and one of the authors of the faculty statement. 'They are political theater aimed at intimidating college administrations into sacrificing their commitment to academic freedom, and an effort to silence and police pro-Palestinian voices on campus – including many Jewish voices.' The memo comes as Jewish scholars and students have increasingly condemned the Trump administration's actions in the name of fighting antisemitism. In a letter to Haverford's president, Wendy Raymond, ahead of her congressional testimony, the committee references 'antisemitic incidents' on campus, including the disruption of an antisemitism workshop by the Anti-Defamation League last October, and a talk, the same month, which the committee says 'whistleblowers' reported as promoting 'a culture of antisemitic discrimination'. What the letter doesn't say is that the protest against the ADL was staged entirely by Jewish students and that the lecture was by Rebecca Alpert – a rabbi as well as a professor of religion. 'To them, Jewish students means Zionist Jewish students,' said Ellie Baron, a senior at Haverford. Alpert, a self-described anti-Zionist, told the Guardian that she was 'astonished' the committee described her talk – about the difference between Judaism and Zionism – as antisemitic. 'In my mind, it's antisemitic to call a scholarly presentation by a rabbi antisemitism,' she said. The conflation of criticism of Israel with antisemitism championed in congressional investigations has also muddled discussion over real antisemitism, Jewish faculty warn. 'It's not that antisemitism doesn't exist. We know it does,' said Joshua Moses, an anthropology professor at Haverford, who said he experienced it personally but stressed that the suffering in Gaza and the arrests of foreign students for their pro-Palestinian advocacy are more pressing concerns at the moment. 'If there's antisemitism, I want to hear about it, let's figure out how to address it, but let's also look at who's most at risk and who's most suffering at this point.' He added: 'I don't feel unsafe. But if I did, this congressional committee is not the place I would go to.'
