Washington — President Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke Thursday for the first time since an Israeli strike in Gaza killed seven aid workers, including one American, from the World Central Kitchen charity. The White House confirmed Monday afternoon that the two spoke by phone. Mr. Biden on Tuesday said he was “outraged
Washington — President Biden told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that the Israeli strike that killed seven aid workers in Gaza was “unacceptable,” and said U.S. policy toward the conflict going forward would depend on Israel’s actions to relieve the ongoing humanitarian crisis, the White House said. The two leaders spoke for the first time
Washington — The Israeli government approved the opening of three aid corridors that were specifically requested by President Biden in a Thursday call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, CBS News has learned. Mr. Biden told Netanyahu that the Israeli strike that killed seven aid workers in Gaza was “unacceptable,” and warned that U.S. policy
Washington — The government’s chief human resources agency issued a new rule on Thursday making it harder to fire thousands of federal employees, hoping to head off former President Donald Trump ‘s promises to radically remake the workforce along ideological lines if he wins back the White House in November. The Office of Personnel Management
Biden, Netanyahu to speak following strike on World Central Kitchen workers – CBS News Watch CBS News President Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will speak Friday for the first time since seven World Central Kitchen workers were killed by an Israeli airstrike. Nancy Cordes has more on the growing rift between the two
Hundreds of Jan. 6 defendants accused of assaulting police officers – CBS News Watch CBS News A CBS News review has found that hundreds of Jan. 6 defendants have been accused of assaulting members of law enforcement during the attack on the U.S. Capitol. Former President Trump’s comments praising them as “patriots” and calling them
Trump gag order expanded in hush money case Trump pays $175 million bond in fraud case, judge expands gag order in hush money case 03:19 Washington — The judge overseeing former President Donald Trump’s criminal case in New York rejected his last-minute bid to delay the start of the trial until after the U.S. Supreme