33 are arrested at George Washington University as DC mayor's congressional hearing is canceled

The House oversight committee has canceled a hearing with the District of Columbia's mayor over a university pro-Palestinian encampment shortly after 33 protesters were arrested. Police cleared the George Washington University tent encampment Wednesday after dozens of protesters had left the site and marched to the university president's home. The Metropolitan Police Department says arrests were made for assault on a police officer and unlawful entry and pepper spray was used against proters trying to break police lines. Mayor Muriel Bowser and police Chief Pamela Smith were preparing to testify about the district's handling of the protest at a House hearing on Wednesday afternoon before it was canceled.