The decision by West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin III not to seek reelection in 2024 amplifies the intense spotlight already on two other red state Democrats: Ohio's Sherrod Brown and Montana's Jon Tester.
Independent 2024 presidential candidate Cornel West criticized Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) for not calling for a cease-fire in the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestinian militant group Hamas. “You say, ‘Brother Bernie, man, this is reaching the point where it's getting pathetic now, man,’” West said in an interview with Status Coup News on Wednesday....
The man who broke into former Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s (D-Calif.) San Francisco home and violently attacked her husband, Paul Pelosi, was found guilty on federal assault and attempted kidnapping charges on Thursday. The jury found David DePape guilty on both counts, according to a spokesperson for the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of...
Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid called for the removal of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday, saying “the time has come” for a new governing coalition in Israel. In a thread on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, Lapid laid out his vision for a “national reconstruction government,” which he said would be led...
Finish officials on Thursday announced plans to close multiple crossings points along the Russian border in an effort to slow the influx of asylum-seekers entering the country. In a news release, the Finish government said it will close four of the nine crossing points along its eastern border, starting at midnight on Friday. The shuttered...
President Biden late Wednesday quipped that California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) could have any job he wants, including potentially being president, a tongue-in-cheek reference to the governor’s much-discussed White House ambitions. “I want to talk about Gov. Newsom. Want to thank him. He’s been one hell of a governor, man,” Biden said at a welcome...
Telecommunication companies in Gaza announced a complete blackout of their services Thursday due to dwindling fuel supply, marking the latest development in an unfolding humanitarian crisis in the region. Jawwal and Paltel, two Palestinian telecommunications providers, announced Thursday that all telecom services in the Gaza Strip have gone out of service because the energy sources fueling the...