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UN chief: Aid convoy at Rafah crossing ‘the difference between life and death’

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres visited the Egypt-Gaza border at Rafah early Friday to encourage the transfer of humanitarian aid into the besieged territory amid Israel’s war with Hamas. Guterres said the aid is "the difference between life and death for the people.” Civilians in Gaza have struggled with dwindling medical supplies and fuel reserves...

Israel bombards Gaza ahead of expected ground invasion

Israel kept up its bombardment campaign of Gaza overnight Friday as the country prepares an expected ground invasion in its war with Hamas. Strikes continued in the south of Gaza, an area Israel instructed civilians to flee to in order to avoid strikes in the north. The territory’s government reported that regional hospitals are overflowing,...

Hold Hamas and all of its enablers accountable

One of the things I love most about America is its nearly limitless capacity for charity and empathy. Americans are consistently among the world’s most generous donors to those in need or crisis. And particularly now, no one should shy away from sympathy for and support to Gazans. But one should not confuse sympathy for...

Why the divided states of America would be incapable of uniting in a war crisis

Would America unite again if there were a comparable catastrophic 9/11 attack, foreign war crisis, or Third World War?

Jordan vows to stay in speaker’s race, suggests House may vote through weekend

A defiant Jim Jordan held an early morning press conference on Friday and suggested he would stay in the speaker's race in the face of mounting opposition.

White House bashes GOP plan to shift funds from Gaza aid to Israel Iron Dome: ‘Not Hamas’

The White House pushed back against a GOP proposal to redirect funds aid money for Gaza, arguing the humanitarian aid is vital and that not every Palestinian is part of Hamas.

Republicans respond to Biden’s Oval Office speech that mentioned Ukraine, Hamas-Israel war: ‘Unbelievable’

Some Republicans and others expressed disappointment in Biden's Oval Office speech that highlighted the Hamas-Israel war, the humanitarian crisis in Gaza and Ukraine.

Republicans announce ‘record-breaking’ fundraising haul in effort to grow House majority in 2024

The National Republican Congressional Committee announced a fundraising haul that set a new record for the month of September and the third-quarter in an off-cycle year.

The nation’s cartoonists on the week in politics

Every week political cartoonists throughout the country and across the political spectrum apply their ink-stained skills to capture the foibles, memes, hypocrisies and other...

How to start a world war

We are approaching a pivotal moment in history. The local war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza is one front in a regional war between Israel and Iran. The regional war between Israel and Iran is a proxy for America’s rivalry with Russia and China. So is the European proxy for that rivalry, the war in Ukraine. Add to that the endless standoff with another Chinese ally, North Korea, and the multiplying brush fires across the Sudanic belt of Africa, where Russia is fanning the flames. This is how a world war begins.

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