***THE DAILY PUBLIC SCHEDULE IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE*** SECRETARY ANTONY J. BLINKEN 11:15 a.m. LOCAL Secretary Blinken meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem. (CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE) 12:15 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Blinken meets with Israel Defense Force Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi in Jerusalem. (CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE) 1:30 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Blinken meets with Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant in
The U.S. House of Representatives delivered a blow to Republican speaker Mike Johnson when it voted on Tuesday against impeaching President Joe Biden’s top border official. In a 214-216 vote, the House blocked a committee’s impeachment charges against Homeland Security secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. Four Republicans bucked their leadership, joining Democrats in opposing the charges against
The measure would have given $17.6 billion in assistance to Israel, but faced an uphill battle in the Senate and a threatened veto by President Biden. The House failed to pass a standalone bill on Feb. 6 that would have given $17.6 billion in assistance to Israel amid its latest conflict with the terrorist group
‘President Trump’s history of support for the men and women of Law Enforcement is unmatched,’ said IUPA President Sam Cabral. The International Union of Police Associations (IUPA) announced on Tuesday that it’s endorsing former President Donald Trump for president in the 2024 election. In announcing its endorsement, the group called President Trump’s support for law
Four Republicans voted with Democrats to tank the effort in a defeat to Speaker Mike Johnson. House Republicans failed Tuesday in their effort to impeach Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas for refusing to enforce multiple U.S. immigration laws after two hours of hard-hitting floor debate, despite earlier in the day having won a key
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I., Vt.) equated Israel’s actions in Gaza with the “war crimes” committed by Vladimir Putin in Ukraine and slammed pro-Israel lobbying groups for “spending enormous sums of money right now to influence our political system.” The former Democratic presidential candidate also likened Israel’s “terrible human rights” record to the repressive governments of
New York City Mayor Eric Adams defended the city’s sanctuary status amid calls to reform the policy amid a pattern of crimes committed by illegal immigrants. Amid what New York City police officials say is a “wave of migrant crime” washing over the Big Apple, Mayor Eric Adams insists on maintaining New York’s sanctuary city