European Union to call for humanitarian corridors in Gaza
European Union leaders were set Thursday to call for humanitarian corridors in Gaza as well as airstrike pauses to allow aid to get through amid the Israel-Hamas war. The call for the corridors and the fighting pause were on the docket as leaders from the EU’s 27 member nations were gathering for a summit in […]
FBI, DHS update U.S. terror bulletin amid Israel-Hamas war
The FBI and the Department of Homeland Security on Wednesday issued a bulletin updating warnings of heightened terrorism threats inside the U.S. “The terrorism threat in the Homeland has remained heightened throughout 2023, but recent events have increased the possibility of potential attacks against individuals and institutions in response to developments in the Middle East,” […]
House elects Mike Johnson as Speaker
The House of Representatives voted for Republican Conference Vice Chair Mike Johnson (R-LA) for Speaker on Wednesday afternoon. The vote was 220-209. There were 429 House members present for Wednesday’s vote, meaning Johnson needed no less than 215 votes to win the Speaker’s gavel. Rep. Brandon Williams (R-NY) was the 215th vote. No other Republicans […]
Judge Engoron accuses Trump of violating gag order again
New York State Supreme Court Judge Arthur Engoron on Wednesday fined former President Trump $10,000 for violating a gag order in his business fraud trial. The fine was levied after Engoron said he was under the impression that Trump had again disparaged his law clerk—the reason the gag order was imposed in the first place—though […]
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried to testify at his fraud trial
Attorneys for FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried told a New York federal judge Wednesday that the their client will take the witness stand as part of the defense case in his ongoing multibillion-dollar fraud trial. The move comes after Bankman-Fried’s defense team was able to secure him with an adequate supply of his ADHD medication. The defense […]
Global concerns top Australian PM Albanese’s White House state visit
President Biden and First Lady Dr. Jill Biden formally welcomed Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and his partner Jodie Haydon to the White House Wednesday for the fourth state visit of Biden’s Administration. Albanese has been in the U.S. since his flight landed Sunday. He visited Arlington National Cemetery on Monday to commemorate how Americans […]
Russian parliament backs withdrawing from nuclear test ban
The upper house of Russia’s parliament, the Federation Council, voted Wednesday to endorse a bill rescinding ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty; the lower house approved the bill last week. The Kremlin calls the parliament’s action a move to establish parity with the United States, which signed but has not ratified the nuclear […]
U.N. says nearly 600,000 people living in its shelters in Gaza
The United Nations Palestinian refugee agency (UNRWA) in Gaza said Wednesday that nearly 600,000 people have been internally displaced and are sheltering in 150 of its facilities. “Our shelters are FOUR times over their capacities—many people are sleeping in the streets as current facilities are overwhelmed,” the UNRWA wrote Wednesday on social media. Civilians in […]
Qatar Prime Minister hopeful of breakthrough soon in hostage negotiations
Qatar’s Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani said Wednesday that he’s hopeful for a breakthrough soon in hostage negotiations with Hamas. “If we will be able to get along between the two parties, I think we will see some breakthrough hopefully soon,” Al Thani noted during a news conference with […]
House Republicans tap Mike Johnson as 4th Speaker nominee
On Tuesday night, the House GOP nominated Republican Conference Vice Chair Mike Johnson (R-LA) as its latest choice for Speaker. Johnson is now the fourth nominee in the three weeks since Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) was ousted from the leadership position, and previous contenders found it increasingly difficult to secure the needed 217 votes on […]
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