A commodities trading firm has fired an oil analyst over a widely circulated video of the employee’s confrontation related to the Israel-Hamas war with a person who identified himself as Jewish. Freepoint Commodities said in a statement on Saturday that it was “aware of the recent antisemitic incident reported on social media” and that the...

Democratic Rep. Pramila Jayapal (Wash.) took a rare stance on Wednesday, saying she "couldn't agree more" with Republican Rep. Chip Roy's (Texas) recent criticism of his Republican colleagues over their spending strategy. "Surprisingly, I couldn't agree more with my colleague from Texas," Jayapal wrote in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter. "This Republican...

The United Nations Security Council on Wednesday passed a resolution calling for the release of hostages held by Palestinian militant group Hamas and for urgent humanitarian pauses and corridors to be opened in besieged Gaza. The resolution, which was brought by Malta, passed after several unsuccessful votes on a resolution regarding the Israel-Hamas war last...

2024 GOP presidential candidate Chris Christie criticized fellow Republican candidates Nikki Haley and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis for not more directly taking on former President Trump – who has maintained a sizable lead in the primary for months. “I am the only candidate running against Donald Trump. Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis seem to be...

FBI Director Christopher Wray corrected Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) during a House Homeland Security Committee hearing Wednesday morning, responding to her apparent confusion about his agency's affiliation with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).  During the hearing, where he again highlighted the "heightened threat environment" in the U.S. amid the war in the Middle...

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis (D) is seeking to revoke the bond allowing a defendant in the Georgia racketeering case involving former President Trump to remain free ahead of trial. Willis's office cited defendant Harison Floyd's social media posts in a Wednesday court filing, argueing they were in violation of the bond agreement he...

A quick recap of the day and what to look forward to tomorrow {beacon} Evening Report   © Doug Mills/The New York Times via AP, Pool Biden, Xi hold critical meeting President Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping are meeting Wednesday afternoon, the culmination of months of meetings between U.S. and Chinese officials aimed...

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Israel has released video of what appears to be weapons and military capabilities inside of Gaza's largest hospital, al-Shifa, which Israeli forces raided this week after claiming the medical facility was the site of a major Hamas operation. Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Lt. Col. Jonathan Conricus toured al-Shifa in a video posted to X, the...

President Biden's nominee for a federal judgeship, Sara E. Hill, struggled during her nomination hearing on Wednesday to define basic terms for orders issued regularly by judges.