Meet the Terrorist Overseeing Abbas’s ‘Reformed’ Payment System for Terrorists

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JERUSALEM—Palestinian Authority president Mahmoud Abbas fired his prisoners’ affairs commissioner this week, seemingly demonstrating new seriousness about reforming the system of payments for terrorists that the commissioner oversaw and vocally defended. But Abbas simultaneously replaced the former commissioner, Qadura Fares, with another convicted terrorist and leading proponent of the payments, Raed Abu al-Humus. The incoming

Transcript: Dr. Scott Gottlieb on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan”

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The following is the transcript of an interview with former FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb that aired on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” on Feb. 23, 2025. MARGARET BRENNAN: We turn now to Dr. Scott Gottlieb. He’s a former FDA commissioner and current Pfizer board member. Welcome back, Dr Gottlieb. DR. SCOTT GOTTLIEB: Thanks a

Transcript: Steve Witkoff on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan”

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The following is the transcript of an interview with Steve Witkoff, President Trump’s Middle East special envoy, that aired on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” on Feb. 23, 2025. MARGARET BRENNAN: Joining us now is President Trump’s Special Envoy, Steve Witkoff. He is in Miami Beach this morning. Good morning to you, sir. SPECIAL

Newsom Asks Congress for Nearly $40 Billion for Los Angeles Wildfire Aid

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The governor said the funding would prioritize rebuilding homes, infrastructures, businesses, schools, health care facilities, and churches. California Gov. Gavin Newsom asked Congress to approve nearly $40 billion in relief aid for the Los Angeles area after last month’s destructive wildfires, which could be the nation’s costliest natural disaster in history. In a Feb. 21