WASHINGTON (NEWSnet/AP) — House Republicans on Tuesday announced an investigation into federal funding at universities where students have protested the Israel-Hamas war.

This expands an existing effort that has placed scrutiny on how presidents at some of nation’s most prestigious colleges have dealt with reports of antisemitism on campus.

Among the latest steps: The House Committee on Education and the Workforce is requesting that the administrators of Yale, UCLA and the University of Michigan appear at a hearing on May 23 that focuses on how they handled the recent protests.

“We will not allow antisemitism to thrive on campus, and we will hold these universities accountable for their failure to protect Jewish students on campus,” said House Speaker Mike Johnson at a news conference.

Without Democratic support, it is not clear what legislative action House Republicans could enact.

Nationwide, campus protesters have called for their institutions to cut financial ties to Israel and decried how thousands of civilians in Gaza have been killed by Israel following the deadly attack by Hamas on Oct. 7.

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