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US moving toward imposing travel ban on West Bank settlers associated with violence against Palestinians

The United States is moving toward imposing new policies restricting entry to the country to “extreme settles” in the West Bank who are “associated with violence,” officials said this weekend. In a Sunday interview on CBS News’s “Face the Nation,” US Deputy National Security Adviser Jonathan Finer expanded on President Biden’s op-ed from Saturday in...

Raskin says call for cease-fire, pause should include deal to free hostages, remove Hamas

Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) stipulated on Sunday that his call for a humanitarian pause or cease-fire between Israel and Hamas must include the removal of the militant group, along with the release of hostages. In an interview on CNN’s “State of the Union,” Raskin outlined his idea for what he hopes would be a better...

Does your smartphone expire? Sort of

Will your phone start sprouting mold and smelling funny? Not exactly.

Christie says he would not call for a ‘freeze’ in West Bank settlements amid escalating violence

GOP presidential candidate Chris Christie said Sunday he would not call for a “freeze” in West Bank settlements amid escalating violence in the region. “No, I would not. No, Kristen, I would not call for a freeze,” he told NBC’s Kristen Welker on “Meet the Press.” “I would not be dictating policy to the Israeli...

The sugar lobby’s up to its old tricks again 

For years, as a General Accounting Office report that came out this Halloween confirmed, U.S. consumers have been paying $3-$4 billion more annually for their sugar because of the federal sugar program. That amounts to an annual $40 hidden tax on a family of four, caused by a half-century-old farm bill program that on average doubles...

US, Israeli officials say deal to release dozens of hostages could be near in coming days

U.S. and Israeli officials said Sunday that a deal to release dozens of hostages being held by Hamas in Gaza could be closing in the coming days after news broke Saturday night that indicated such a plan was crystalizing. Deputy National Security Adviser Jonathan Finer said on ABC’s “This Week” that “more than dozens” of...

DeSantis dodges on Musk’s antisemitic post:  ‘I’ve never seen him indulge in any of that’

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) on Sunday would not condemn tech mogul Elon Musk’s antisemitic post, saying he had not seen its context and that he would be surprised if Musk engaged in antisemitic rhetoric. In an interview on CNN’s “State of the Union,” anchor Jake Tapper pressed DeSantis on whether he would condemn the...

Biden’s support among Democrats erodes on handling of Israel-Hamas war

President Biden’s support among Democrats is dwindling over his handling of the Israel-Hamas war, according to a new poll. A new poll by NBC News found that just 34 percent of all voters approved of how Biden is handling the Israel-Hamas war, which has been ongoing since militant group Hamas launched its deadly incursion into southern Israel...

Could Musk’s Mars colony be a base for asteroid miners?

For a long time, Musk has dreamed of setting up a Mars settlement, even going so far as to wish that he might die on the Red Planet “just not on impact.” 

Voting begins in Argentina’s presidential runoff, may send Trump-admiring populist Milei into presidency

Voters flocked to the polls Sunday in Argentina’s presidential runoff election. Sergio Massa is running against Trump-admiring populist Javier Milei.

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