Former CIA Director David Petraeus called the Iranian attack on Israel a “very big deal,” in an interview Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union.” “Well, it is significant. It's a very big deal. And I think Israel will have to take some action in response,” Petraeus said. “I think it's very clear that the...
President Biden is hoping to avoid an all-out eruption in the Middle East after Iran sent hundreds of missiles and drones, nearly all of them intercepted, toward Israel in retaliation for an attack on an Iranian facility in Damascus that took out a top general. Biden now has to convince Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu...
House Republicans are facing mounting pressure to pass a Senate foreign aid bill, following the Iranian drone strikes targeting Israel over the weekend. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and House coalitions are calling on Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) to hold a vote on the Senate-passed national security supplemental...
Story at a glance The United States is facing a shortage of obstetrician-gynecologists that is only expected to worsen moving forward. There were about 50,800 OB-GYNs practicing in the U.S. in 2018, already too few to meet the country's rising demand. Roughly 3,000 fewer OB-GYNs will be practicing in the country by 2030, while the...
The leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) warned Sunday that the Iranian attack on Israel risks an "uncontrollable regional escalation." "With its actions, Iran has further stepped toward the destabilization of the region and risks provoking an uncontrollable regional escalation. This must be avoided. We will continue to work to stabilize the situation and...
Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) said on Sunday that last week’s Arizona Supreme Court ruling banning nearly all abortions in the state is a result of actions former President Trump took while in office. “Let me start by saying this has been a disaster for women in Arizona. They've lost a fundamental right to abortion, and...
Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio) said Sunday that the U.S. should focus more on itself and its closest allies, like Israel, instead of sending more aid to Ukraine. Vance has been opposed to sending additional aid to Ukraine in its war against Russia, writing in a New York Times op-ed on Friday that more funding for...
Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) said that Iran's aerial assault on Israel shows how the U.S. is "not standing firmly with Israel." Fetterman reiterated on Sunday's "State of the Union" on CNN that there should not be conditions on sending additional aid to Israel and called again for the U.S. to stand with its ally in...
Republicans chastised President Biden's "don't deterrence" following an attempted Iranian strike on Israel Saturday, arguing the president's "weakness" led to the attack.