Politics Mar 29 WATCH: Joe Lieberman remembered at memorial service in Connecticut hometown Vice President Al Gore and other politician dignitaries remembered the late Joe Lieberman as a “mensch” who both bridged partisan political divides and wasn’t afraid to go against mainstream political currents.
World Mar 28 Palestinian Authority announces a new Cabinet amid calls for reform The Palestinian Authority has announced the formation of a new Cabinet as it faces international pressure to reform. President Mahmoud Abbas, who has led the PA for nearly two decades, announced the new government in a presidential decree on Thursday.
World Mar 28 UN top court orders Israel to open more land crossings for food and water into Gaza The International Court of Justice issued two new so-called provisional measures in a case brought by South Africa accusing Israel of acts of genocide in its military campaign launched after the Oct. 7 attacks by Hamas.
Politics Mar 28 WATCH: Pentagon holds briefing as Philippines warn of countermeasures against China at sea The Philippine president said Thursday that his government would take action against what he called dangerous attacks by the Chinese coast guard and suspected militia ships in the disputed South China Sea, saying “Filipinos do not yield.”…
Politics Mar 27 Lawyer John Eastman should lose state law license for efforts to overturn 2020 election, judge says Eastman faced 11 disciplinary charges in the state bar court stemming from his development of a dubious legal strategy aimed at having then-Vice President Mike Pence interfere with the certification of President Joe Biden's victory.
Politics Mar 27 Former Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman, Democrats' VP pick in 2000, dead at 82 Lieberman came tantalizingly close to winning the vice presidency in the contentious 2000 presidential contest that was decided by a 537-vote margin victory for George W. Bush in Florida after a drawn-out recount, legal challenges and a Supreme Court decision.
World Mar 27 Netanyahu says civilians in Rafah can 'just move' away from an Israeli ground invasion Speaking Wednesday to a bipartisan U.S. Congressional delegation visiting Israel, Netanyahu said people sheltering in Rafah – now more than half of Gaza’s 2.3 million population – will be able to move away from the fighting.
Politics Mar 27 WATCH: White House holds briefing as talks resume on bringing Israeli officials to the U.S. “So we’re now working with them to find a convenient date that’s obviously going to work for both sides," said press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre.
Politics Mar 27 Texas law allowing state arrest of migrants remains on hold after latest court ruling The 2-1 ruling late Tuesday from a three-judge panel of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will likely prevent enforcement of the law until a final decision on its merits, either by the 5th Circuit or the U.S. Supreme…
World Mar 26 China to challenge Biden's electric vehicle plans at the World Trade Organization The Chinese Commerce Ministry said Tuesday that the U.S. formulated discriminatory policies for new energy vehicles in the name of responding to climate change.