White House slams ‘unhinged’ Trump for calling Hezbollah ‘very smart’ GOP presidential rival Ron DeSantis also slammed the former president for his comments The Independent UK · Oct 12, 2023
Dysfunction in Washington leaves Middle East without key US diplomats Having no US ambassador to Israel in place and Republicans holding up military promotions is a threat to democracy, experts say The Guardian - US · Oct 12, 2023
Kushner says Chuck Schumer told family friends ‘Jared’s going to jail’ Trump son-in-law says his mother called him to say top Democrat upset her with remarks to ‘our friends on the Upper East Side’ The Guardian - US · Oct 12, 2023
White House walks back Biden’s claim he saw children beheaded by Hamas US president spokesperson says comments were based on news reports and claims of Israeli officials. Al Jazeera · Oct 12, 2023
White House walks back Biden comments that he had seen pictures of beheaded Israeli children Biden says he has seen ‘confirmed pictures of terrorists beheading children’ The Independent UK · Oct 12, 2023
Hamas attack ‘deadliest day for Jews since the Holocaust’, says Biden, as Israeli jets pound Gaza US president decries ‘campaign of pure cruelty’ and warns Iran to tread carefully as Israel conducts significant airstrikes on Palestinian enclave The Guardian - AU · Oct 12, 2023
River Forest girl honored at White House for advocacy in disability rights Anja Herrman, 17, was among 15 teen girls from across the country honored for various issues to celebrate Wednesday’s designation by President Joe Biden as International Day of the Girl. Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 12, 2023
Biden says US ‘working on every aspect of hostage recovery’ after at least 17 Americans taken by Hamas President is promising that the US will do ‘everything in our power’ to bring American hostages home The Independent UK · Oct 11, 2023
White House to withdraw Amtrak nominee to lift Senate blockade - Roll Call The White House is withdrawing one of its six nominees to the Amtrak board of directors to be replaced by a yet-to-be-named candidate. Roll Call · Oct 11, 2023
Critics Question White House Decision Amidst CAIR’s History Of Antisemitism Controversy Surrounds Inclusion of CAIR in US Strategy on Antisemitism Zenger · Oct 11, 2023
White House slams Squad members’ ‘repugnant’ comments on Israel attack ‘There are not two sides,’ said White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre The Independent UK · Oct 11, 2023
Jim Jordan is a conservative hellraiser in the House. Now he’s Trump’s top choice for speaker Eric Garcia chronicles how the Ohio Republican, once called a ‘legislative terrorist’ who helped Trump try to overturn the 2020 election, is now trying to replace Kevin McCarthy after Steve Scalise bows out The Independent UK · Oct 11, 2023
White House condemns car-ramming incident at Chinese consulate in San Francisco Unnamed driver who crashed car into consulate building was shot by police and later died in hospital The Guardian - US · Oct 10, 2023
Biden pledges military aid, political support for Israel amid Gaza war US president strongly rebukes Hamas and offers unqualified backing for Israel’s ‘duty to respond’ to attacks. Al Jazeera · Oct 10, 2023
The Independent UK · Oct 10, 2023 White House condemns a violent crash at the Chinese Consulate in San Francisco The White House is condemning a violent crash at the Chinese Consulate in San Francisco that ended with police fatally shooting a man
The Independent UK · Oct 10, 2023 Trump’s election interference trial explained: Everything to know about the case as new evidence revealed A sprawling Justice Department probe into the former president and his allies yielded four criminal charges in a stunning indictment outlining a path to power at whatever cost, Alex Woodward reports
Salon · Oct 10, 2023 Biden interview sinks Trump narrative Analyst calls Biden's interview with special counsel “what people do when they’re not hiding anything”
The Guardian - US · Oct 10, 2023 US opinion divided amid battle for narrative over Hamas attack on Israel Groups express opposing views over root cause of the attack, alongside differences over whether Gaza is still occupied
Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 10, 2023 Biden interviewed as part of special counsel investigation into handling of classified documents Investigators looking into how classified documents from President Biden’s time in the Senate and as vice president appeared at his home and office met with him Sunday and Monday at the White House.
The Independent UK · Oct 10, 2023 Biden has been interviewed by special counsel investigating classified documents found at his home Interview with the president is a sign that the investigation is nearing an end
The Independent UK · Oct 9, 2023 White House spokesperson chokes up over ‘horrifying’ Israel attack John Kirby became emotional during Jake Tapper interview over scenes of Hamas violence
The Independent UK · Oct 9, 2023 At least 11 Americans killed as Israel orders siege of Gaza ‘We believe it is likely that American citizens may be among those being held by Hamas,’ Biden says
France 24 · Oct 7, 2023 🔴 Live: More than 700 Israelis killed, more than 100 held 'prisoner' in war with Hamas The Israeli death toll from Hamas’s unprecedented incursion into Israel on Saturday has risen to 700, Israeli officials said on Sunday. Israel's army said it aims to evacuate all Israelis living close to the Gaza Strip within 24 hours as it deployed tens of thousands of soldiers to fight Palestinian…
The Independent UK · Oct 7, 2023 White House official accuses GOP senator JD Vance of ‘shameful lies’ after he blamed Biden for Hamas attack Top Republicans falsely accused Biden administration of funding Hamas after US reached deal with Iran to release frozen oil money in exchange for US prisoners
The Guardian - US · Oct 7, 2023 Chicago’s plan to hire controversial firm to house migrants alarms critics GardaWorld has been investigated for safety violations and was also hired by Florida to assist in that state’s migrant removal program