Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) made it clear to House colleagues Tuesday that he will not resign his seat, choosing instead to face an expulsion vote this week which he said “undermines and underscores the precedent we’ve had in this chamber.” Santos is set to face a third expulsion attempt this week after Rep. Robert Garcia...
Apple will end its credit card program with Goldman Sachs in the next 12–15 months, multiple media outlets reported Tuesday, citing sources familiar with the deal. Apple launched the Goldman-backed card in 2019 to consumer fanfare alongside a flashy ad campaign promising a credit card not from a bank, where nearly any Apple customer could...
Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) on Tuesday called on Israel to release all Palestinian prisoners who are held without charges from Israeli prisons, alongside the release of Israeli hostages by Hamas. “Every innocent civilian should be released and reunited with their family, no matter their faith or ethnicity,” Tlaib said in a statement Tuesday. “I will...
Sen. Peter Welch (D-Vt.) called for an “indefinite” cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war, just days after three Palestinian students were shot in the state's most populous city and as the end to the temporary pause in fighting draws near. “The impact of the conflict in the Middle East has reverberated across the world, and we’ve...
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer says he will give a speech on Wednesday addressing the steep rise in antisemitism since the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war.
The presidents of Harvard University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and the University of Pennsylvania are going to testify before Congress next week at a hearing about antisemitism on college campuses. The hearing, announced Tuesday, is scheduled for Dec. 5 and will be held by the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. “Over the...
Rep. Anthony D'Esposito (R-N.Y.) moved to force a vote on expelling Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) Tuesday evening, setting in motion the second effort of the day to oust the embattled lawmaker. D'Esposito called the Santos expulsion resolution sponsored by House Ethics Committee Chairman Michael Guest (R-Miss.) to the floor as a privileged measure, a maneuver...