U.S. Central Command has recommended permanently dismantling the Gaza pier, according to two U.S. officials. The pier, bedeviled by bad weather and mechanical malfunctions, has been in operation for only about 20 days since it was installed in May. In those 20 days, it has managed to deliver nearly 20 million pounds of aid.
The United States has decided to permanently dismantle the Gaza pier, a U.S. official told CBS News. The pier is currently in port in Ashdod, Israel, and will not be reattached to the shore in Gaza, according to this official, who said “the mission is over.” The decision follows a recommendation by the U.S. Central Command
EXCLUSIVE: Republican Vice Presidential nominee Sen. JD Vance spoke with Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday afternoon in what was the pair's first conversation since Vance was named former President Donald Trump's running mate, Fox News Digital has learned.
Some congressional Democrats have begun circulating a letter to Democratic National Committee members urging them to cancel plans to formalize President Biden’s nomination in an early virtual roll call vote before the Democratic National Convention in August. That vote is expected to be held as soon as July 21. The letter, obtained by CBS News, says,
Only 15 U.S. Senators have been expelled from the chamber in its history – and any push to make Democratic New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez the 16th would entail a serious uphill battle.
Lawmakers have announced multiple probes into the Secret Service over its failure to prevent the shooting. WASHINGTON—The U.S. Secret Service is facing multiple congressional investigations into its actions surrounding a failed assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump on July 13. Bipartisan members of Congress widely condemned the assassination attempt at a campaign rally in Butler,
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