Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the State Department is "reviewing the visa status" of pro-Palestinian protesters who occupied Columbia University's main library in Manhattan on Wednesday evening.

Clashes, arrests between student protesters happened after pro-Palestinian demonstrators took over part of the Columbia University main library.

Police arrested dozens of Columbia University students who seized part of the school's main library on Wednesday in one of the biggest pro-Palestinian demonstrations on campus since last year's wave of protests against Israel's war in Gaza.

A key Republican senator said Tuesday he would oppose President Donald Trump’s pick to be U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, casting doubt on the confirmation chances of the controversial nominee who represented defendants charged in the 2021 attack on the Capitol.

President Donald Trump's nominee for U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia Ed Martin is not likely to get the job as a key GOP Senator said he won't support his confirmation.