The European Union urged Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, to be “very vigilant” about removing “illegal content” and disinformation from its platforms, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas. Thierry Breton, the EU’s commissioner for Internal Market, sent a letter Wednesday to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg about...
A number of Democrats facing battleground Senate races are calling on President Biden to again freeze $6 billion in Iranian funds following Hamas’s attack on Israel. Since Hamas launched fatal attacks on Israel Saturday, many lawmakers have questioned the Biden administration for its decision to unfreeze $6 billion in frozen Iranian funds as part of a...
Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) put his support behind Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) on Wednesday amid criticism over her flying a Palestinian flag outside her Capitol Hill office and a statement she made about the war. Criticism has mounted against Tlaib after the Palestinian militant group Hamas attacked Israel on Saturday, starting a war that has...
The State Department increased its travel advisory for Israel on Wednesday, urging Americans to “reconsider travel” to the country as its war with Hamas in Gaza intensifies. Hamas militants launched a wide-scale attack on Israel on Saturday. Military actions between the nation and the militant group have continued since then, leaving more than 1,200 Israelis...
The Biden administration has not removed the option of refreezing $6 billion in assets released to Iran last month, as officials look for links between Iran and the Israel attack.
Democratic leadership in Congress is giving members of the far-left "Squad" a pass on their reactions to the Hamas attacks, which drew sharp criticism from the White House.
The U.S. State Department said it is exploring ways to facilitate getting U.S. citizens out of Israel if they want to evacuate, even though flights may not fly directly to U.S.
President Biden warned Iran to "be careful" after his administration denied the country had any involvement with the attacks by Hamas against Israel over the weekend.