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The US Privacy Groups haveUrge the Senate to stay out of the Spying Powers issue
Twenty groups including the Brennan Center for Justice, American Civil Liberties Union and Asian Americans Advancing Justice have opposed plans to extend the Section 702 surveillance program. They said extending the program by amending “must pass” legislation would show ” blatant disregard for civil liberties and civil rights of the American people”. The program is…
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The House censured Tlaib, and she was condemned at home
Palestinian-American Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib, who was one of 10 members of US House of Representatives who voted against a resolution to condemn Hamas during the Israel-Gaza conflict, said that her vote was for freedom, human rights and peaceful coexistence. She added that she saw it as “an aspirational call for freedom, human rights and peaceful…
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Palestinians are not just numbers with the rising death toll in Gaza
US Democratic congresswoman Rashida Tlaib has been censured by her party’s House members for “calling for the destruction of the state of Israel”. The resolution accused Tlaib of calling for “the killing of Israeli civilians” in the conflict between Israel and Hamas. Tlaib said that she saw the call as being for free and peaceful…
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The idea of the Palestinian Authority running Gaza was pushed back by Netanyahu
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu has said that Israel won’t accept any deal to transfer authority to Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas in Gaza. “Abbas has not condemned Hamas for the…attacks,” Netanyahu said. However, Netanyahu added, “Any agreement to installAbbas as new president in Gaza would make Netanyahu look weak in the eyes of many Israelis.”
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Netanyahu is pushing back against the idea of a Palestinian Authority running Gaza
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said that the Israeli Army would be the only force to take military responsibility for the Gaza Strip after the war with Hamas is over. Netanyahu added that a consolidation of Israel’s occupation in the West Bank, Gaza and East Jerusalem would not bring security to anyone.
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The Democratic strongholds on Tuesday were the suburbs
Kentucky has approved a ballot measure that would allow abortion up to the 14th week of pregnancy. The amendment will require state legislation to be signed by the Governor. Kentucky is one of the states with the highest per capita abortion numbers in the country. Earlier this year, Kentucky also approved a referendum to allow…
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The debate about ‘From the River to the Sea’ raged in congress and on campuses
Calling the phrase ‘Palestine will be free from the river to the sea’ a “Hamas call to annihilate Israel”, the US-based Anti-Defamation League said that claiming it’s a rally of coexistence “gives cover to terror”. It added that the phrase is “aspirational call for freedom, human rights, and peaceful coexistence, not death, destruction, or hate”.
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The possible end to the war in Gaza is being laid out by blinken
The Palestinian Authority told the US administration that it is open to a governance role in post-Hamas Gaza if the US commits to a full-fledged two-state solution to end the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Palestine Liberation Organisation’s (PLO) Senior Director for International Affairs, Mahmoud al-Sheikh said. The Palestinian Authority also wants an American proposal that would force…
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The New York Times described the current situation in the Middle East
The Palestinian Authority (PPA) has said that it is open to a governance role in post-Hamas Gaza after Israel completes its military operation to destroy Hamas, an official of its parent, the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) said. US officials have said the Palestinian Authority must play a central role in Gaza after Israel completes its…
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The legislature in Michigan limits #RestoreRoe to abortion rights
Ohio voters approved a ballot initiative that puts protections for reproductive health decisions in the state constitution, including at least until fetal viability. This comes a year after the US Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade ruling that allowed abortion rights. The amendment represents voters in red states, who have passed abortion protections, said Kelly…
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The GOP presidential hopefuls meet in Miami for a debate without Trump
During a question-answer session during the third Republican primary debate, US Sen Vivek Ramaswamy said his footwear was a subject of discussion between ex-UN Ambassador Nikki Haley and ex-US President Donald Trump’s son Haley Ramrish during a discussion about foreign policy. Ramaswamy added that both Haley and DeSantis had recently been criticised over their footwear.
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The debate was tense with Haley and DeSantis taking the lead roles
The third debate between US President Donald Trump and Republican presidential candidates was held on Wednesday in Miami, Florida. The five candidates who took part in the debate were Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, Nikki Haley, Tim Scott, Chris Christie and Vivek Ramaswamy. During the debate, Trump called Haley a “fantastic person”, while DeSantis said, “She…
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In the 2023 elections, abortion rights win big
Ahead of the general election, Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear said that if he wins the elections, he will beKentucky’s first Black Republican Governor in the US since Reconstruction. Beshear is running against Democrat Adam Andrzejewski. If elected, Beshear would be Kentucky’s first Black Governor and the first Black Republican Governor in the country since Reconstruction.
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Republicans will debate without Trump for the third time
The first US presidential debate to be held without President Donald Trump will be held on Wednesday, according to the CNN. The candidates are Nikki Haley, Ron DeSantis, Chris Christie, Tim Scott, Vivek Ramaswamy and Vivek Ramaswamy. They have qualified for the debates under rules set by the US Republican National Committee.
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Again, abortion rights win big in elections
US President Donald Trump has criticised Arizona lawmakers for passing an amendment to the state constitution that bans most abortions after the 15th week of pregnancy. Trump claimed that the amendment would make it more difficult for women in Arizona to get abortion care. He added that it was a “total travesty” of the Constitution…
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The third GOP debate takes place in Miami
The third debate for the Republican presidential nomination took place in Miami, Florida, on Tuesday night. South Carolina Governor and former US ambassador to the UN Tom Haley will face off against US Sen Tim Scott from Nevada. Under criteria set by the Republican National Committee, candidates needed to have at least 70,000 unique donors…
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In the election in 2023 Abortion rights will win big
Democrats took control of the state Senate and flipped the state House of Delegates in West Virginia, which means there will be a divided government. Virginia is the only state that hasn’t restricted abortion in response to the Supreme Court decision last year. Ohio voters approved a Ballot Initiative in 2015 that would include abortion…
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Again, abortion rights won big in the elections
Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear, aDemocrat, won re-election after facing a challenge from the state’s Republican attorney general, Daniel Cameron, who opposes abortion rights and has defended Kentucky’s strict abortion laws in court. Steve Beshear was the Governor of Kentucky from 2007 to 2015. He was a relative newcomer to Kentucky politics, having been involved in…
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The GOP candidates will meet at a debate in Miami tonight
The candidates for the Republican presidential nomination will debate on Tuesday in Miami. Only five candidates met the Republican National Committee’s qualifying rules this time around, including former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and businessman Vivek Ramaswamy. Former US President Donald Trump skipped the first two presidential debates and held counter-programming.
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Hamas is attempting to create a permanent state of war
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu and his family have sued Israel to secure the release of his grandchildren and daughter-in-law who were taken by Hamas during Israel’s Operation Protective Edge. In 2011, Netanyahu had agreed to a swap with Hamas for the release of captive Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit, who was held by Hamas in Gaza…
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There is a river to the sea, that the house Censures, and it belongs to Rashida Tlaib
US Democratic Senator Bernie Sanders on Sunday urged Israel to “change its strategy” amid the conflict between Israel and Hamas. Sanders said he would support a cease-fire with Hamas if it first agrees to releasing Palestinian prisoners. He also urged temporary humanitarian pauses to facilitate aid deliveries to the Gaza Strip, echoing the Biden administration.
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Democrats are under pressure from the left to call for Cease-Fire
US Senator Richard Durbin has said that it isn’t possible to have a cease-fire with Hamas that is so focused on “chaos anddestruction” of Israel. He added, “It’s not possible…to have a cease-fire with a group like Hamas that’s so focused on chaos and destruction of the state of Israel.” US President Joe Biden has…
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The first polls close in the off-year election
In the US, voters will decide a proposed constitutional amendment that would enshrine Abortion and other reproductive rights into the state’s constitution. The amendment, which has been put forward by the Republican Party in the state, proposes to ban abortions once a fetal heartbeat is detected. The amendment would replace Ohio’s current law that prohibits…
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People of Ohio will be able to vote on a right to abortion
Ohio voters will vote on Tuesday on a constitutional amendment that would protect the state’s right to an abortion. The amendment was placed on the ballot by Republicans to make it harder to amend the state constitution in order to overturn the law against abortion in the fall. The amendment requires parental consent before minors…
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Biden speaks out against the limits of US use in two conflicts
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday said that his country refuses a temporary cease- fire that does not include the return of its soldiers and hostages. “We’re continuing full force,” he added. Earlier, US Deputy National Security Adviser Tony Blinken had said that a cease-fire would allow Hamas to “regroup and repeat what it did…