The Biden administration’s State Department has sanctioned three Israeli settlers and two outposts accused of harassing and attacking Palestinians in the West Bank, marking the second round of sanctions against Israelis accused of “extremist violence.” The State Department identified the settlers as Zvi Bar Yosef, Moshe Sharvit, and Neriya Ben Pazi in a March 14
President Joe Biden told reporters on Friday that Senate majority leader Chuck Schumer’s (D., N.Y.) call for Israelis to vote out Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu came in “a good speech.” “Sen. Schumer contacted my staff, my senior staff, he was gonna make that speech. I’m not going to elaborate on the speech,” Biden told reporters
“Overwhelmingly, I’ve gotten the support of every member,” he also said. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) currently is the Senate GOP whip. He is running for Senate GOP leader to succeed Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) following the latter’s announcement last week that he will step down as leader after holding the top spot for a record
Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday approved a planned operation by the Israel Defense Forces to attack Rafah, Gaza’s southernmost city and home to about half of the region’s 2.3 million residents. “The IDF is prepared for the operation and to evacuate the [civilian] population,” Netanyahu said in a statement after meeting with his
The Fulton County DA was faulted for ‘legally improper’ comments made in mid-January about race. While the judge in former President Donald Trump’s Georgia case allowed District Attorney Fani Willis to remain on the case, he criticized her for making a racially charged speech in mid-January in which she invoked the “race card.” The Jan.
The criminal charges against New Jersey Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez — which include allegations of accepting gifts and cash in exchange for official acts— have prompted a bipartisan attempt in Congress to expand federal law on bribery. The legislation, first reported by CBS News, comes from Democratic Rep. Angie Craig of Minnesota and has the
US lawmakers call for investigation into incident involving Chinese-speaking US customs officer at Chicago airport CHICAGO—U.S. lawmakers are raising concerns and calling for an investigation into a U.S. customs officer who used Chinese Communist Party (CCP) hate propaganda in his official capacity against artists belonging to the New York-based Shen Yun Performing Arts. “Espousing Chinese