Controversy continues to rage over Israel's decision to raid Gaza's Shifa Hospital. Israel claims that the hospital hid a Hamas command center, as yet unconfirmed. But Israel has shown that the hospital was used to hide hostages and store weapons. The complex also housed an extensive tunnel network. Amid heavy civilian casualties in Gaza, however, some say Israeli forces should not have entered the hospital.
Canada, which is overwhelmingly dependent on the United States for trade revenues and the defense of its sovereignty, seems determined to provoke a North American trade imbroglio.
A Senate committee on Monday subpoenaed the CEOS of Big Tech companies to testify before Congress about efforts to protect children online. Sens. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), the chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), the ranking member of the committee, announced that they issued subpoenas to the CEOs of Discord, Snap and...
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on Monday pushed back on concerns about President Biden’s age as he turned 81, arguing he should be judged by his experience. “What we say is we have to judge him by what he’s done, not by his numbers,” Jean-Pierre told reporters at a briefing. “I would put the...
A federal appeals court issued a ruling on Monday deeming only the U.S. government, not private citizens and civil rights groups, can sue under the Voting Rights Act, a decision that would deal a major blow to the anti-discriminatory protections included in the landmark law. The ruling, issued by the U.S. Court of Appeals for...
Democratic Rep. Tony Cárdenas (Calif.) will not run for reelection in 2024 after nearly three decades in public service, according to the congressman's office. A staffer with Cárdenas's office confirmed a Los Angeles Times report on Monday about the California Democrat's decision. Cárdenas told the Times it will be the first time in 28 years...
President Biden will celebrate his 81st birthday with his family on Nantucket, with a side of coconut cake, the White House says. The president and first lady Jill Biden will travel to the Massachusetts island on Tuesday, the day after his birthday, and remain there through the Thanksgiving holiday. Joe Biden spent his birthday on Monday...
Since taking office during the peak of the global COVID-19 pandemic, President Biden has steered America through one of the most tumultuous global economic upheavals in modern history. While some economists doubtedBiden and the Democrats’ approach to economic recovery, the long sought-after “soft landing” is within arm’s reach. And yet, after the passage of multiple landmark bills...
A Texas state senator is seeking to block a wave of local anti-abortion measures — in particular, a rising number of bans that seek to bar women seeking an out-of-state procedure from traveling through specific counties. State Sen. Nate Johnson (D) introduced a bill that would prohibit such bans Monday on the heels of a Republican-led...