Новости за 12.05.2024

Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) criticized former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Sunday over her remarks last week that most of the students participating in pro-Palestinian campus protests across the country are ignorant and ill-informed. Clinton said Thursday that the students, who have taken over hundreds of college campuses in protest of the Israel-Hamas...

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) said Sunday it estimated that about 300,000 people have fled Rafah ahead of a potential full-scale Israeli invasion. “Over the last week, @UNRWA estimates around 300,000 people have now fled #Rafah, as the forced and inhumane displacement of Palestinians continues. There is nowhere safe to go. There...

Employees at an Apple store in a Baltimore suburb voted to authorize a strike on Saturday, setting up what could be the first work stoppage at any Apple retail store in the country. The Towson, Md., employees claim the tech giant isn’t bargaining in good faith as they negotiate a union contract. The group of about...

Dozens of students walked out of the Duke University commencement ceremony ahead of Jerry Seinfeld’s scheduled speech Sunday, apparently in protest of the Jewish comedian’s support for Israel, according to news reports and videos circulated on social media. As Seinfeld received his honorary degree, before beginning his commencement speech, the graduating students rose from their...

A quarter of a century on, there is little sense of optimism anywhere in the parliament.

Greens and blues, reds and purples — when it comes to the northern lights, what causes all the different colors?

Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) took aim at President Biden’s stance on Israel on Sunday, slamming him for the administration’s position on Rafah and its decision to pause some military shipments to the country. Cotton defended Israel’s actions in Rafah that have set the stage for a potential full-scale invasion into the city — where more...

Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Sunday rejected the accusation the U.S. is attempting to avoid holding Israel accountable for its military campaign amid criticism over the State Department's recent report on Israeli war conduct. In a highly anticipated report released last week, the State Department concluded it was “reasonable to assess” Israel violated international humanitarian law...

The Biden campaign is enlisting former President Obama, George Clooney and Julia Roberts for a star-studded major fundraiser in Los Angeles next month, according to a campaign official. As part of the fundraiser, Clooney and Roberts will participate in a contest that will be run across social media, digital ads, emails and texts. The Biden...

The bill codifies a definition of antisemitism that is hostile to both Palestinian rights and Jewish safety.

White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan on Sunday maintained President Biden's threat to withhold offensive weapons from Israel does not mean the U.S. intends to "abandon" Israel. Sullivan, speaking with ABC News anchor George Stephanopoulos, warned of "significant" civilian casualties in the southern Gaza city of Rafah. It comes days after President Biden threatened...

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) accused Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) of being “owned by the Democrats” in a Sunday interview. Asked why she thinks Johnson would not “defund Jack Smith,” referring to the special counsel who brought two indictments against President Trump, Greene said, “Mike Johnson is owned by the Democrats and that proved to...

Economists are now strangely silent while watching public policies unfold that are neither equitable nor efficient.

A photo finish could be in store in Maryland this week as Rep. David Trone (D-Md.) and Prince George's County Executive Angela Alsobrooks (D) fight for supremacy in what has turned into potentially the bloodiest primary on the Senate map this year. Trone, the co-owner of Total Wine, had been buoyed for much of the...

Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) doubled down on his criticism of the U.S. report on Israeli war conduct released last week. The State Department released a report late Friday night concluding it was “reasonable to assess” Israel has violated international humanitarian law in its war conduct in Gaza. However, the report fell short of stating a determinative finding...

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) clashed with NBC News anchor Kristen Welker after he maintained Israel should do "whatever it takes" to defeat Palestinian militant group Hamas in Gaza, while comparing Israel's wartime conduct to the U.S. dropping atomic bombs in World War II. "Here's what I would say about fighting an enemy who wants to...

As government privatization is on the rise, so are claims of secrecy regarding what used to be public data.

Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) said Sunday that the U.S. has "no obligation" to hand over a blank check to any of their allies after the Biden administration said it would be narrowing some bomb shipments to Israel. Murphy pushed back on Sen. John Fetterman's (D-Penn.) recent comments about supplying aid to Israel on CNN's "State...

A huge spike in crime, including a whopping 29 percent surge in murders, occurred during the pandemic in 2020 while Trump was president.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Sunday the U.S. has not seen any plans from Israel over how the country will protect civilians or the future of Gaza after the war. CBS's Margaret Brennan asked Blinken on "Face the Nation" about the U.S. holding back high payload bombs to Israel, among recent concerns about the Israeli military...

House Foreign Affairs Committee Chair Michael McCaul (R-Texas) on Sunday argued Israel's invasion of Rafah is the final step in completing its military campaign in Gaza as President Biden threatens to halt weapons in the case of a full-scale invasion. "Now, of course, you want the conditions with humanitarian to be in place. Of course,...

Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio) responded to former President Trump's recent remarks about Jewish Americans who voted for President Biden, suggesting that it was a "reasonable argument" for him to make. CNN's Dana Bash pressed Vance on recent remarks by the former president, where Trump again attacked Jewish Americans for considering voting for Biden instead of...

Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio) said Sunday that his past remarks about former President Trump ahead of the 2016 election were "wrong." CNN's Dana Bash pressed Vance on a tweet that he posted in 2016 when the "Access Hollywood" tape of Trump resurfaced that stated, "Fellow Christians, everyone is watching us. When we apologize for this...

There are two new COVID-19 variants circulating, posing a threat to a summer surge. Is your last vaccine dose still protecting you?

Sen. Chris Coons (D-Del.) on Sunday pushed back against criticism of the Biden administration's review of Israel's war conduct in Gaza, arguing President Biden has "taken forceful action." In an interview on ABC News's "This Week," co-anchor Martha Raddatz referenced Sen. Chris Van Hollen's (D-Md.) comment last week that the U.S.'s review of Israel's war...