Putin signs bill revoking nuclear test ban treaty ratification

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday signed a bill revoking his ratification of the global Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty 23 years ago. Putin said that rescinding the treaty’s ratification would “mirror” the United States’ stance. President Clinton signed the treaty in 1996 but Washington has not ratified the nuclear test ban, nor have China, […]

Blinken to return to Middle East amid Israel-Hamas War

Secretary of State Antony Blinken is heading back to the Middle East in a diplomatic effort to prevent the Israel-Hamas war from escalating into a wider regional conflict. Blinken was departing Thursday to arrive in Tel Aviv on Friday. Last month, in the days immediately after Hamas’ massive October 7 surprise attack on Israel, Blinken […]

Donald Trump Jr to continue testifying at business fraud trial

Donald Trump Jr. was set to take the stand for a second day Thursday at business fraud trial of his father, the former President, and their real estate company. Trump Jr. is the first of the former President’s three adult children who’ve been called to testify in New York State Supreme Court. His brother, Eric, […]

Biden calls for humanitarian pause to get hostages out of Gaza

President Biden on Wednesday night said he believed there should be a humanitarian pause in the Israel-Hamas war to get the hundreds of hostages out of Gaza. “I think we need a pause,” Biden said after being interrupted by a heckler at a campaign event in Minnesota, adding that a pause “means give time to […]

House rejects effort to expel George Santos

House lawmakers Wednesday evening overwhelmingly rejected a measure to expel legally embattled freshman Rep. George Santos (R-NY) by a vote of 179-213. Under the Constitution, expulsion requires a two-thirds vote in favor, meaning nearly 80 Republicans would have had to vote with all 212 Democrats to expel Santos. Instead, 135 Republicans and 31 Democrats voted […]

Internet connectivity being restored in Gaza following blackout

Internet connectivity was being restored in the Gaza Strip after an hours-long blackout, the monitoring site Netblocks said Wednesday. Earlier in the day, internet and phone networks inside the territory were completely down for hours, according to Paltel, the Palestinian Telecommunications Company. Netblocks had referred to the shut-off as a “new internet blackout with high […]

House Ethics Committee to announce “next course of action” on George Santos

House Ethics Committee leaders said Tuesday they plan to announce their “next course of action” in their investigation into legally embattled Rep. George Santos (R-NY) by November 17. The committee launched an investigation into alleged misconduct by Santos back in March. A special legislative subcommittee has been looking into “whether Representative George Santos may have: […]

Schumer forwarding more military nominations despite Tuberville block

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) moved forward with three more military nominations on Tuesday despite a months-long block on confirmations by Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL). Schumer filed cloture on the nominations of Adm. Lisa Franchetti for Chief of Naval Operations, Air Force Vice Chief of Staff Gen. David Allvin for Chief of Staff of […]

Biden Administration plans to announce anti-Islamaphobia strategy

The Biden Administration is getting ready to announce a long-awaited national strategy to combat Islamaphobia, the Associated Press reported Wednesday. The announcement had originally be scheduled for last week but was delayed after President Biden met with Muslim leaders, due in part to concerns from the Muslim American community regarding the Administration’s verbose support for […]

Donald Trump Jr to testify in business fraud trial

Donald Trump Jr. on Wednesday was set to be the first of three of the former President’s adult children to testify in their father’s and his real estate company’s business fraud trial. New York State Attorney General Letitia James filed suit in September 2022 against former President Trump, his companies and its officers including Trump’s […]

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