Oct 14 Biden urges Palestinian and Israeli leaders to allow humanitarian aid to the region By Matthew Lee, Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press President Joe Biden on Saturday spoke with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, urging the leaders to allow humanitarian aid to the region and affirmed his support for efforts to protect civilians. Continue reading
Oct 14 Blinken calls for protecting civilians as Israel masses ground troops on Gaza border By Matthew Lee, Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken called Saturday for protecting civilians in the Gaza Strip and Israel as he intensified his diplomatic outreach across the Middle East and beyond to rally an international response to prevent the Israel-Hamas war from… Continue reading
Oct 13 Palestinians in Gaza face an impossible choice — stay home under airstrikes, or flee under airstrikes? By Isabel DeBre, Fatima Shbair, Associated Press Some of the people affected by the evacuation order don't have the means to flee. Doctors say they can't evacuate the sick and wounded from hospitals. And some who did heed the order were apparently killed in Israeli strikes on… Continue reading
Oct 13 U.S. oil production hits all-time high, conflicting with efforts to curb climate change By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press United States domestic oil production has hit an all-time high last week, contrasting with efforts to slice heat-trapping carbon emissions by the Biden administration and world leaders. Continue reading
Oct 13 Watch 4:08 GOP picks Jim Jordan as latest House speaker candidate, but unclear if he can win By Lisa Desjardins, Matt Loffman, Alexa Gold House Republicans have a new nominee for speaker ten days after Kevin McCarthy was ousted and less than 24 hours after their last pick stepped aside. Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan got enough votes in the behind-closed-doors meeting of the GOP… Continue watching
Oct 13 Arizona tribe is protesting the decision not to prosecute Border Patrol agents for fatal shooting By Associated Press The tribe's executive office called the decision not to file charges "a travesty of justice." Raymond Mattia was shot the night of May 18 outside a home in the reservation's Menagers Dam community near the U.S.-Mexico border. Continue reading
Oct 13 Watch 11:31 Brooks and Capehart on the Israel-Hamas war and U.S. support New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Geoff Bennett to discuss the week in politics, including the war between Israel and Hamas, President Biden pledging U.S. support and the uncertainty surrounding the selection… Continue watching
Oct 13 Biden says addressing the growing humanitarian crisis in Gaza is a priority By Associated Press Biden said he’s directed his team to work with the governments in Israel, Egypt, Jordan, and other Arab nations and the United Nations to surge humanitarian relief to those impacted by the war. Continue reading
Oct 13 Blinken and Austin assure U.S. support for Israel as potential ground offensive in Gaza looms By Lolita C. Baldor, Matthew Lee, Associated Press There is no indication the U.S. is trying to prevent an expected Israeli ground offensive in Gaza that could worsen a humanitarian crisis for the 2.3 million Palestinians trapped in the blockaded territory. Continue reading
Oct 13 Republicans nominate Jim Jordan for House speaker, putting job within the Trump ally's reach By Lisa Mascaro, Kevin Freking, Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press Republicans have chosen Jim Jordan as their new nominee for House speaker during internal party voting. Friday's vote puts the staunch ally of Donald Trump within reach of the speaker's gavel. Continue reading