Washington Democrat has faced scrutiny over her TikTok ties Sen. Maria Cantwell (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) Sen. Maria Cantwell (D., Wash.), formerly a leading critic of the House’s sell-or-ban bill against TikTok, has announced her support for the legislation now that it includes her proposal to give ByteDance a longer divestment window. In a statement released
Groups led by former VP Pence also call for Iranian foreign minister’s American visa to be revoked Iran’s Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, U.N. secretary-general António Guterres (Spencer Platt/Getty Images) The Biden administration is under pressure from a coalition of outside advocacy groups to cut American funding to the United Nations over the international organization’s appointment of Iran
Bill comes amid fears taxpayer cash will help Hamas rebuild terror tunnels (Ahmad Hasaballah/Getty Images) A measure circulating in the Republican-controlled House would block the Biden administration from spending taxpayer cash to rebuild the war-torn Gaza Strip amid mounting concerns this cash will empower Hamas to reestablish its network of tunnels beneath the territory. The
The White House is weighing an unprecedented declaration of a national climate emergency to crack down on the oil industry and advance President Joe Biden’s climate policies, Bloomberg reported Wednesday. Declaring a national climate emergency would allow the Biden administration to more easily reduce oil exports, offshore drilling, and greenhouse gas emissions, individuals familiar with
The United States on Thursday announced new sanctions on Iran targeting its unarmed aerial vehicle production after its attack on Israel, and President Joe Biden said G7 leaders were committed to acting together to increase economic pressure on Tehran. Biden said the United States and its allies had helped Israel beat back the April 13 missile and drone strike
As I write, Israel has yet to respond to last week’s Iranian drone and missile attack. The situation is fluid, but we do know that President Biden opposes an Israeli response. He’s told Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu not to escalate against Iran. “You got a win,” Biden said to Bibi. “Take the win.” By the
When Sen. Bob Casey cast a deciding vote for the Iran nuclear deal, the Pennsylvania Democrat insisted it would “enhance” Israeli and American national security. Instead, the Obama-era agreement unlocked billions of dollars that helped Tehran fund its “unprecedented” drone attack against Israel last week. In 2015, Casey and fellow Democrat Sen. Chris Coons (Del.)