Biden withdraws nominee who said Dem leader was 'bought' by pro-Israel groups
President Biden on Tuesday dismissed the Ivy League law professor put forth as a candidate for an international human rights organization over comments that appeared to invoke antisemitic tropes in criticizing House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.). State Department Spokesperson Ned Price said that the administration was not previously aware of the comments made by James Cavallaro accusing Jeffries of being “Bought. Purchased. Controlled” by pro-Israel lobbying groups. “We were not aware of the statements and writings,” Price said in a briefing with r
Read MoreFive reasons DeSantis may not be another Jeb Bush
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has become an early favorite to secure the Republican Party’s 2024 presidential nomination. But as his name is bandied about as a leading contender, strategists, donors and political observers have thrown out the cautionary tale of another Florida governor who tired to take on former President Trump: Jeb Bush, who despite a famous surname and donor support won little traction in the 2016 GOP primary. Here are some reasons why DeSantis might be different. He’s starting from a stronger position It may be
Read MoreUS intercepts four Russian war plans near Alaska
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Read MoreFeinstein announces retirement at end of term
Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) on Tuesday announced that she will not seek a sixth term in office and will retire from the Senate at the end of 2024, officially creating an open primary battle to replace the trailblazing senator. “I am announcing today I will not run for reelection in 2024 but intend to accomplish as much for California as I can through the end of next year when my term ends," Feinstein said in a statement. “I campaigned in 2018 on several priorities for California and the nation: preventing and combating wildfires, mitigating the effects of reco
Read MoreAdministration scrambles to quell Congress’s frustration over balloon, UFOs
Senior administration officials updated senators Tuesday on the three unidentified aerial objects shot down over the United States and Canada last weekend in a scramble to quell frustrations expressed by lawmakers about a lack of timely information about the UFOs and a Chinese spy balloon shot down off the coast of South Carolina earlier this month. Senators say they didn’t get much information from Tuesday morning’s briefing because the U.S. military has yet to recover the vehicles shot down over Alaska, Canada and Lake Huron. But they said they were satisfied the administration
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