U.S. to lead ceasefire talks between Lebanon and Israel in D.C.

Washington — The U.S. is convening hastily arranged diplomatic talks next week in Washington, D.C., in an effort to craft a ceasefire in Lebanon, where Israeli troops have been pounding Iranian-backed Hezbollah targets with airstrikes and also killing Lebanese civilians. Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s office is planning the three-way talks, which will be led

Meeks says Democrats floating Trump impeachment don’t ‘have the votes’

Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-N.Y.) on Thursday acknowledged that House Democrats, as the minority party, do not have enough votes to impeach President Trump. Meeks, the ranking member on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, slammed Trump as “incompetent” for his handling of the war with Iran in an interview with CNN’s John Berman. Berman asked the…