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White House presses Senate Democrats to support border security bill
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on Monday urged senators to pass a border security bill expected to come up for a vote this week after Republicans blocked the measure earlier this year. "This bipartisan border legislation would ...The Hill - Politics -
Schumer Announces Senate Will Vote Again on Border Bill
The bipartisan border enforcement compromise, blocked by Republicans in February, is all but certain to be thwarted again. Democrats aim to tag the G.O.P. as the culprit in its failure.The New York Times - Top stories - Senate -
FDIC Chairman Martin Gruenberg to Resign
Gruenberg bowed to pressure to resign after an external investigation found widespread sexual harassment at the agency. He plans to stay until a successor is confirmed.The Wall Street Journal - World -
As New Yorkers Turn on Mayor Adams, Prominent Democrats Join the Pile-On
Former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo and Jumaane Williams, New York City’s public advocate, criticized the mayor over his management of public housing and campus protests.The New York Times - Top stories - New York -
Democratic donors warn Biden that Gaza stance threatens re-election bid
Fears grow that party split on Israel-Hamas war could favour Trump in November voteFinancial Times - Business - Joe Biden -
The power — and limit — of abortion for Democrats in 2024: From the Politics Desk
Abortion remains a powerful force for Democrats in the 2024 election. But it also has limits — at least in the context of the showdown between Biden and Trump.NBC News - Top stories - Abortion -
Democrats Criticize N.Y.C. Parents Who Questioned Transgender Athlete Policy
Over a dozen Democratic elected officials criticized a parent group that asked for a review of rules that let students play on sports teams that align with their gender identity.The New York Times - Top stories -
Trump's allies are drawing up detailed proposals to implement the presumptive Republican presidential nominee's plans for an unprecedented immigration crackdown, according to people involved in the effort.
Trump’s allies are drawing up detailed proposals to implement the presumptive Republican presidential nominee’s plans for an unprecedented immigration crackdown, according to people involved in the effort.The Wall Street Journal - World -
How much money the U.S. spends on war
American military spending reached $916 billion in 2023, which accounts for more than a third of the world's total military expenditure.CNBC - Business -
Divisions in Israel's war cabinet over future of Gaza
NBC News International Correspondent Raf Sanchez reports from Tel Aviv on the growing rift inside Israel’s war cabinet about what the government in Gaza will look like after the war.NBC News - Politics - Israel -
May 16, 2024 - Russia's war in Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin has met Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Beijing, emboldened by the survival of his wartime economy and Russia's advances in Ukraine.CNN - Top stories - Ukraine -
Key weeks ahead for Russia’s war in Ukraine
Russia has launched a push north of Kharkiv but its ultimate goal is so far unclear.BBC News - Top stories - Ukraine -
May 16, 2024 Israel-Hamas war
Israel called South Africa the "legal arm" of Hamas on Thursday after it accused Israeli forces, in remarks at the International Court of Justice, of failing to protect civilians in the southern Gaza city of Rafah.CNN - Top stories - Israel -
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The war over nursing homes is heating up
Staffing mandates are just the beginningMarketWatch - Business -
Revolutionary War barracks, chewed-on ammunition unearthed in Virginia
The barracks included chimney bricks, officers' jewelry and musket balls that soldiers chewed on because of their sweet taste.CBS News - Top stories -
In the fog of forever war, the US no longer recognizes alternatives
Our never-ending proactive foreign policy has normalized war-making, with its significant costs and brutal realities.The Hill - Politics -
'American Civil Wars' Review: The Era of Continental Divides
In the mid-19th century, Mexico and Canada were both gripped by internal conflicts. The conflagration of war in the U.S. soon followed.The Wall Street Journal - World -
May 17, 2024 Israel-Hamas war
The Israeli military said Friday it recovered the bodies of three hostages — Shani Louk, Amit Bouskila, and Itshak Gelernter — in the Gaza Strip.CNN - Top stories - Israel -
May 19, 2024 - Israel-Gaza news
An Israeli airstrike on a refugee camp in central Gaza has killed at least 35 people, including seven children, according to hospital officials. Meanwhile, Israeli war cabinet divisions are spilling into the open.CNN - Top stories - Israel -
Singer Libianca on the pressure to take sides in Cameroon war
The star of viral hit People talks to the BBC about getting death threats for waving a Cameroonian flag.BBC News - Top stories -
The Technocrat Who’s Taking Control of Putin’s War Effort
Andrei R. Belousov, an intellectual with no military experience, is known for backing a state-dominated economy.The New York Times - World -
Devastation in Gaza as Israel wages war on Hamas
Gaza faces a "dire" food situation as barely more than 300 aid trucks have entered the strip since Israel began its offensive in Rafah, a UN agency said in a report published Friday. Follow live updates.CNN - Top stories - Israel -
With I.C.C. Arrest Warrants, Let Justice Take Its Course
The request for International Criminal Court arrest warrants promotes the idea that the basic rules of international humanitarian law apply to all.The New York Times - Top stories -
Israel’s leaders put on the spot over Gaza war
Application by ICC prosecutor for arrest warrant for Benjamin Netanyahu loaded with symbolic and practical implicationsFinancial Times - Business - Israel -
How China Is Beating the West in the Minerals War
Despite years of efforts by the West to make a dent, Chinese mining companies are becoming more dominant, not less.The Wall Street Journal - World - China -
Member of Israel's War Cabinet says he'll quit the government June 8 unless there's a new war plan
A popular centrist member of Israel’s three-man War Cabinet has threatened to resign from the government if it doesn’t adopt a new plan for the war in Gaza in the next three weeksABC News - World - Israel -
Israeli War Cabinet member says he'll quit unless new war plan adopted
The announcement escalates a divide within Israel's leadership.CBS News - World - Israel -
Amal Clooney is one of the legal experts who recommended war crimes charges in Israel-Hamas war
Amal Clooney is one of the legal experts who recommended that the chief prosecutor of the world's top war crimes court seek arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and leaders of the militant Hamas groupABC News - Entertainment - Israel -
Amal Clooney is one of the legal experts who recommended war crimes charges in Israel-Hamas war
Amal Clooney is one of the legal experts who recommended that the chief prosecutor of the world's top war crimes court seek arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and leaders of the militant Hamas groupABC News - World - Israel -
Amal Clooney played key role in decision on war crimes charges in Israel-Hamas war
Amal Clooney is one of the legal experts who recommended that the chief prosecutor of the world’s top war crimes court seek arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and leaders of the militant Hamas group.NBC News - Top stories - Israel -
Modi's strongman rule raises questions about India's 'democratic decline' as he seeks a third term
India has witnessed signs of democratic backsliding that has become apparent during the Modi era, observers and critics say.CNBC - Business -
Black men grapple with election choices: 'We haven't heard anything from a Democrat or Republican'
In Detroit, a civic group led by Black men grapples with the disconnect between their community and the party politics of the presidential campaign.NBC News - Top stories -
GOP fighting, 50-hour Democratic filibuster kill push to make amending Missouri Constitution harder
Missouri Republican lawmakers have failed to pass a proposal to make it harder to amend the state constitutionABC News - Health -
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Democratic Senate campaign chair Sen. Gary Peters says he takes polls "with a grain of salt"
Sen. Gary Peters of Michigan, the chair of the Democratic Senate Campaign Committee, tells "Face the Nation" that he believes Democrats can be elected to the Senate from Arizona and Florida. "I take every poll with a grain of salt," Peters said.CBS News - Top stories -
Biden calls ICC prosecutor’s request for Netanyahu arrest ‘outrageous’ as Israeli PM says he is ‘disgusted’ – live
US president says ‘there is no equivalence – none – between Israel and Hamas’; Netanyahu rejects request for warrant to arrest him. ICC prosecutor seeks arrest warrants for Israeli PM and Hamas officials for war crimesThe Republican leaders of the ...The Guardian - World - Israel -
The White House says FDIC chairman to step down following report on agency's toxic workplace culture
The chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation will step down from his post once a successor is appointedABC News - Top stories -
Senate Democrats revive bipartisan border security bill as GOP vows to block it again
Senate Democrats are planning to force a vote this week on the bipartisan border security package that Republicans blocked earlier this year.NBC News - Top stories -
Key Senate Democrat doesn't plan to probe Justice Alito over upside-down flag
Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Dick Durbin won't investigate Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito over an upside-down U.S. flag at his home in January 2021.NBC News - Top stories