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Four types of House Republicans have been revealed by the fight for Speaker
The US House of Representatives will elect a new Speaker of the House on Tuesday after Republicans voted to oust current Speaker Kevin McCarthy. Republican Steve Scalise beat Jim Jordan by a margin of 114-99. This comes after Jordan dropped out of the race last week when Republicans voted to remove him after losing three…
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The White House is curtailing the state dinner for Australia due totumultuous times
US Vice President Joe Biden and Australian Prime Minister Albanese will hold talks in Washington on Wednesday. During the meeting, Biden will tell the PM that the US would fulfil the promise of delivering nuclear-powered submarines to Australia as part of the ‘AUKUS’ agreement among the US, Britain and Australia. The talks will include discussions…
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A lawmaker aims to simplify the process as the House GOP struggles to pick a speaker
US Speaker of the House Steve Scalise has said that Republicans have pledged to support the candidate that wins the majority of the votes on the House floor when they meet on Tuesday to vote for a speaker. This will be the third election of its kind this month. Earlier, Majority Leader Steve Scalise was…
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9 Republicans are vying for the same position in the House
US Representative Sam Flood has said that his party, the House Freedom Caucus, was able to united behind Speaker Kevin McCarthy in January. “In a month we’ll expect whoever the speaker is todeliver votes for the National Defense Authorization Act or the Farm Bill,” Flood added. He further said that it was able to unite…
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Gaza officials say more than 5,000 people have been killed by Israeli strikes
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has said that Hamas “won’t compromise on its demands and will continue to attack” Israel. He added that the Palestinian Authority is ready to allow humanitarian aid to enter Gaza if Israel grants a “humanitarian ceasefire”. Meanwhile, Israel said that it has struck over 320 targets in Gaza, most of which…
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This Jewish studies professor felt like an isolated person because of his call for empathy
Talking about the ongoing conflict between Palestine and Israel, Janet Lucas, a US-based professor, said, “There are times when I sit in the middle, because I can see both sides of it.” “I believe we support Israel, but I don’t think we can do that much,” she added. Lucas also called on the US to…
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Americans are weary of Foreign Conflicts
US President Joe Biden on Monday said the country will not allow Iran’s nuclear programme to “threaten our way of life”, adding that the US doesn’t want the country to become “a nuclear state”. Biden said this in his annual State of the Union message. “I don’t want the world to know that we don’t…
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There is controversy over student support for Hamas
Many American Jews are far more critical of Israel than their forebears and have turned to groups such as IfNotNow or Jewish Voice for Peace, which staged protests in US Capitol demanding a cease-fire and accusing Israel of planning genocide. In Los Angeles, Rabbi Sharon Brous, a well-known progressive activist, described from the pulpit her…
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To Win the War, Defeat Hamas and Stop Settlements
While addressing the nation, US President Donald Trump said that he has decided to recognise Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. “We’ve decided to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel,” he added. Earlier, Trump had announced that the US would be moving its embassy in Israel to Jerusalem from Tel Aviv.
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Biden gave a speech about the Israel- Hamas and Russia-Ukraine Wars
US Vice President Joe Biden said, “Iran is supporting Hamas and other terrorist groups in the region…Iran is supporting Russia in Ukraine, and it’s supporting Hamas and other terrorist groups in the region.” Biden added, “You’re all Americans, I want you to know that Israel is a great nation not to be blind by hatred…
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Progressives feel abandoned by their Left-Wing allies in Israel
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu has said that Israel does not have a problem with a terrorist attack on its territory. He added that Israel does not care about Palestinians in Gaza. Netanyahu’s comment came after a Hamas suicide bomber killed 30 people at a Passover Seder in the city of Netanya earlier this month, the…
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The Israelis think the U.S. has constraints on action
Speaking from the Oval Office, US President Joe Biden said that the conflict between Israel and Hamas in the Middle East is a threat to the entire Middle East. “Therefore, I’ll be sending an urgent budget request to the Congress to fund America’s national security needs,” he added. Biden’s remarks came after Israeli PM Benjamin…
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Biden has an Unspoken message for Israel
The US is facing a shortage of ambassadors in the Middle East due to the recent Israel-Hamas conflict, an official said. The US has no ambassador to Egypt, Kuwait, Oman and the West Bank, the official added. Earlier this year, Vice President Joe Biden said that the US would not have a Ambassador to Israel…
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House Republicans are looking for a way out of Speaker debacle
Jim Jordan, the Republican Party’s nominee to be the next Speaker of the US House of Representatives, has failed to secure enough votes for the post. Jordan had won the nomination in an internal caucus vote but failed to secure a majority on the House floor. The same majority vote would be needed for a…
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A State Department official has resigned
On US President Joe Biden’s trip to Israel, Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni said that Biden should “stay in Israel for a long time and not come back as a tourist.” She added, “There is an alternative way…and that is a two-state solution.” In his speech, Biden had said, “I believe there is a way…to…
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The Gaza aid deal is in the first part of the report
US Vice President Joe Biden on Thursday said that Israel should allow humanitarian aid into Gaza amid a conflict with Hamas. “If Hamas doesn’t let it get through or just confiscates it, then it’s going to end,” Biden added. Biden’s comments came as he arrived in Tel Aviv for a two-day visit to Israel and…
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Biden has an unspoken message for Israel
US Vice President Joe Biden on Wednesday visited Israel to discuss Israel’s military operation in the Gaza Strip. He met Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other leaders and also discussed the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas. Biden is the first US Vice President to visit the country since the beginning of the conflict.
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After a couple of weeks of chaos, the House will vote on Jim Jordan as speaker
The US House of Representatives will hold a public vote on former Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s nomination to be the next Speaker of the House. Former Speaker Steve Scalise, who withdrew his name from the race shortly before the vote, said the strategy from Jordan’s allies has “backfired sharply”. He added, “The strategy from Jordan allies…backfired…
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Biden was angry over the blast in Gaza during his visit to Israel
US President Joe Biden arrived in Israel on Friday for a 10-day trip as part of the US-led mediation efforts to end the conflict between Israel and Hamas that has killed over 3,000 people in Gaza. Biden said that he will raise concerns about the humanitarian situation in Gaza during his meetings with Israeli PM…
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Bankman- Fried was a bad friend as well
Nishad Singh, the political advisor of ex-FTX Capital’s CEO Gabe Bankman-Fried, told a US court that Bankman-Fried appeared “on edge” and ” grinding his teeth” when they met in May 2017. Singh added that Bankman-Fried seemed to be on “edge” as he was grinding his teeth and closing his eyes. He also said that Bankman-Fried…
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Biden was upset by the Gaza blast while he was in Israel
US President Joe Biden on Wednesday announced that he will be visiting Israel later this week. The announcement came hours after the Israeli military said that it had carried out a “surgical strike” against Hamas in the Gaza Strip. Meanwhile, Gaza health officials said that over 200 people were killed in Gaza in the past…
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After two weeks of turmoil, the House will vote on Jim Jordan for speaker
US House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries said that Democrats would team with Republicans to elect a speaker only if they agreed to change the House rules to allow “governance by consensus”. Jeffries said Democrats would team withRepublicans to elect Speaker only if they agreed to change the rules. The House is holding a public vote…
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We have to call out the threat of science in Argentina
Argentine Presidential candidate Luis Guillermo Milei has said that 30 years of basic research over the last 30 years has been a parasitic activity conducted at the expense of the state and the people. As per Milei, the research has had “no impact” on the country. He has won 30% of the vote in the…
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Gazans flee to South as Israel calls for more than one million people to leave
Israel’s Foreign Minister Avigdor Liberman said that the Israeli government will ask Hamas to end rocket fire into Israel. “If Hamas does not end the rocket fire…we’ll ask for a ceasefire,” he added. This comes after the US said that it was working with Israel and Egypt to facilitate the evacuation of US citizens from…
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Jim Jordan is trying to become a speaker
The Republican Party in the US’ House of Representatives is set to nominate Majority Leader Steve Scalise as its candidate for Speaker of the House today. The party had earlier nominated Scalise as “speaker designate” but the nomination failed to garner the necessary votes. This comes after Representative Jim Jordan challenged Scalise for the nomination…