Rep. Austin Scott tosses his hat into Speaker race

Rep. Austin Scott (R-GA) submitted his name into the race for Speaker of the House on Friday, where he’ll contend against House Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan (R-OH). Scott’s candidacy emerged as House Republicans were meeting behind closed doors again Friday morning to try to select a new nominee for Speaker in the wake of House Majority […]

Kaiser Permanente resumes talks with healthcare workers

Healthcare giant Kaiser Permanente resumed talks with union workers on Friday, more than a week after the employees went on strike. Contract negotiations had broken down on October 4, sparking a strike of one to three days in various states and DC by 75,000 nurses, medical technicians and support staff who are members of the […]

Iran’s Foreign Minister warns of “new fronts” if Israeli “war crimes” continue

During a visit to Beirut Friday, Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said that new fronts could open if Israel continues its “war crimes and humanitarian siege on Gaza.” In response to Hamas’ massive surprise attack on Israel on Saturday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared a “complete seige” of Gaza, cutting off electricity, food, fuel […]

Blinken adds Bahrain to his travel itinerary

Secretary of State Antony Blinken was set to travel to Bahrain on Friday, adding another stop to his multinational trip through the Middle East amid the Israel-Hamas war. Blinken was visiting Doha, Qatar on Friday morning, hours after that country and the United States agreed to cut off Iran from $6 billion in funds that […]

Israeli military orders Gaza residents to evacuate ahead of ground war

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) dropped leaflets on Gaza, ordering residents to flee within 24 hours, ahead of an expected ground operation in the territory. “You have to vacate your homes immediately and head to the south of Wadi Gaza,” the leaflet said, according to postings on social media. On Friday civilians were reportedly fleeing […]

U.S. & Qatar cut off Iran from unfrozen $6 billion funds

The U.S. and Qatar have agreed to stop Iran from being able to tap an unfrozen $6 billion following Hamas’ attack on Israel, Deputy Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo told House Democrats on Thursday. The Iranian funds were unfrozen last month as part of a prisoner swap for five wrongfully detained Americans. After being moved to […]

Netanyahu to meet with Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin

The Pentagon said Thursday that Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was set to meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday. Austin is currently in Brussels, attending a meeting of NATO member nations’ defense ministers. In its announcement, the Pentagon did not specify whether Austin would travel to Israel for his Friday meeting with the […]

International Olympic Committee suspends Russia’s national committee

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced Thursday that it has suspended the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) amid Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine. In a statement, the IOC said a unilateral decision had been made last week after concluding that Russia had “violated the territorial integrity” of the National Olympic Committee (NOC) of Ukraine when Russia […]

White House helping Americans depart Israel as death toll rises to at least 27

National Security Council Strategic Communications Coordinator John Kirby said Thursday that the number of Americans killed amid the Israel-Hamas war had risen to 27. “I’ll start with the saddest of news. We can now update the number of Americans that have been killed to 27,” Kirby said during the daily White House press briefing, “and […]

Superseding indictment accuses Bob Menendez of acting as foreign agent

Federal prosecutors on Thursday slapped Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) with a superseding indictment, accusing the U.S. Senator of acting as a foreign agent by accepting bribes on behalf of a foreign government—Egypt. Prosecutors in the Southern District of New York initially indicted Menendez, his wife Nadine Menendez, and three businessmen in September, accusing the couple […]

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