The White House, State Department, and Pentagon say they do not know what Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was talking about when he said this week that Secretary of State Antony Blinken was working to remove “bottlenecks” holding up weapons shipments to Israel. But one U.S. official offered an explanation for the Israeli leader’s accusation.
‘Ukraine can and does have the right to fire back to defend themselves,’ says Pentagon spokesman. Ukrainian forces have the Biden administration’s consent to use U.S.-donated weapons to strike anywhere inside Russia’s borders that Russian troops are using as a launch point for attacks on Ukrainian territory. Pentagon press secretary and U.S. Air Force Maj.
Advancing American Freedom released its blueprint to preserve the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017. Mike Pence’s foundation is launching a $10 million campaign to defend Trump-era tax cuts that are set to expire after next year. The former vice president is encouraging conservatives not to stray from the fight ahead of the presidential
Federal agents raid Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao’s home, other locations in city Federal agents raid Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao’s home, other locations in city 03:58 FBI agents conducted an early-morning raid on the home of Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao Thursday morning, one of several federal raids on other properties in the city. Agents served warrants
Federal agents raid Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao’s home, other locations in city Federal agents raid Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao’s home, other locations in city 03:58 FBI agents conducted an early-morning raid on the home of Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao Thursday morning, one of several federal raids on other properties in the city. Agents served warrants
Prosecutor cites lack of evidence, lack of criminal history, and internal discipline at Columbia in decision to dismiss trespassing cases A demonstrator breaks the windows of the front door of a building at Colombia (Alex Kent/Getty Images) MANHATTAN—The Manhattan district attorney’s office, led by anti-Trump prosecutor Alvin Bragg, dismissed trespassing charges against 30 Columbia University
California’s supreme court on Thursday kicked a qualified anti-tax voter initiative off November’s ballot, siding with Gov. Gavin Newsom (D.) and Democratic legislative leaders who filed an emergency petition to block it. Initiative backers are decrying the state supreme court ruling as an “absolute travesty” and blow to California’s tradition of voters deciding policy through