The New York City mayor has claimed police arrested protesters after non-student elements escalated the situation

Columbia University has threatened expulsion to pro-Palestinian demonstrators who occupied Hamilton Hall overnight.

President Joe Biden condemned Tuesday the student-led occupation of a Columbia University academic building, after protesters’ takeover of Hamilton Hall put the school on lockdown. The latest escalation in the students’ demonstration against the war in Gaza also drew censure from Gov.

Hundreds of NYPD officers acted after the school’s president said there was no other way to ensure safety and restore order on campus and sought help from the department.

Columbia University said Tuesday afternoon that student protesters who occupied Hamilton Hall overnight face expulsion. In a new statement Tuesday, the school said this is no longer a debate about the students' reasons,

Mayor Eric Adams and other New York City officials have blamed "outside agitators" for escalating pro-Palestinian protests at Columbia University and influencing students. CBS New York investigative reporter Tim McNicholas has been asking the city for specifics on what that means.

NYPD Chief of Patrol John Chell and Deputy Commissioner of Operations Kaz Daughtry join 'The Bottom Line' to break down sweeping through anti-American and anti-Israel mobs at two major college campuses in NYC.

The first sign that the weeks-long standoff at Columbia University was nearing a dramatic finale came after dusk when New York City police officers clad in riot gear began massing south of the east gate of the venerable Ivy League school.