Новости за 29.10.2023

President Biden briefed Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Sunday about the United States’ efforts to avoid escalating conflicts in the Middle East. The White House said that Biden spoke with Sisi to brief him on what the U.S. is doing to deter regional actors from expanding the conflict in Gaza and what efforts are...

President Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke Sunday morning about efforts to locate and secure the release of more than 220 Israeli hostages and about efforts to “significantly increase” the flow of humanitarian assistance into Gaza. “The President and Prime Minister discussed ongoing efforts to locate and secure the release of hostages, to...

From striking workers to politicians sparring over spending, adults are confronting systems, demanding to be heard and calling for change. Kids, too, are reaching their breaking points, as evidenced by rising school absences, lower test scores, mental health struggles and so much more. Kids don’t need a picket line to walk or a megaphone to...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu this weekend blamed his intelligence officials for not warning him ahead of the deadly attack by Hamas on Oct. 7 – but just 10 hours later, he retracted those remarks and issued an apology. “I was wrong,” Netanyahu wrote on X, formerly Twitter, on Sunday. “Things I said following the...

The United States is "prepared" to support a humanitarian pause in the fighting between Israel and militant group Hamas in an effort to free the hostages being held in Gaza, National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said Sunday. ABC's Martha Raddatz asked Sullivan on "This Week" how Israel can both eliminate Hamas and secure the release...

Jared Kushner, the son-in-law and ex-adviser to former President Trump, suggested Sunday Saudi Arabia is "safer" for American Jews than college campuses following a flurry of protests over the Israel-Hamas war across the nation. "One of the ironies is that, as an American Jew, you're safer in Saudi Arabia right now than you are on...

Actor and former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) said Sunday that he would like to see Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) make a bid for the White House. NBC's Kristen Welker asked the former California governor on "Meet the Press" if there was any candidate in the 2024 presidential field that he feels could "bring the...

Former Democratic National Committee Chair Donna Brazile panned Dean Phillips’s 2024 challenge to President Biden and underscored her confidence that Democrats would rally behind Biden's reelection campaign. Brazile said she wasn’t sure what Phillips’s “game plan” was, noting the uphill challenge that Phillips would have in order to launch any real challenge to unseat the...

Retired U.S. Gen. Robert Abrams said Israel's mission to destroy militant group Hamas while also protecting the lives of Palestinians in Gaza is "nearly impossible," calling it a "very difficult task." "I think it's going to be what I would consider nearly impossible, to destroy Hamas, to eliminate their capability to do harm to Israel...

CNN's Jake Tapper suggested that Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's (R-Ga.) move to censure Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) is hypocritical, pointing to the criticism that the Georgia Republican has received over her own comments. “She got a lot of criticism from fellow Democrats and you might be sitting there thinking okay, I can see why that...

Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) on Sunday said she has "no idea" how Rep. Dean Phillips (D-Minn.)'s newly announced presidential bid is different than President Biden's campaign, reiterating her support for the incumbent. "Listen, my colleague Dean Phillips — everyone's got the right to run — but I'm sorry, I have no idea what he is...

A single amendment to securities laws that could be a potent legislative check on the overzealous use of regulatory power by the Securities and Exchange Commission.

NBC's "Meet the Press" moderator Kristen Welker on Sunday sparred with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis over the renewed debate over Maine's gun laws in the wake of last week's mass shooting that left 18 people dead and dozens injured. Asked to respond to newly elected Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.)'s argument that "the problem is the...

The United States is emphasizing that Hamas's move to use Palestinian civilians as human shields in Gaza does not excuse Israel from its responsibility to protect civilians. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan told CBS's Margaret Brennan on "Face the Nation" that the U.S. is "very focused" on how militant group Hamas is using civilians as...

Republicans are watching eagerly as primary challenges pile up against President Biden, hoping the Democratic infighting and agitation about his candidacy will weaken his stature in November. Earlier in the 2024 cycle, Republicans were preoccupied with their own front-runner’s flaws, frantic that former President Trump as the likely nominee would go into the general election...

A failure to give schools more time and money would be like quitting a race just when you get to the starting line.

Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio) said Sunday he would not support military action against Iran on its own soil right now as threats continue to increase on U.S. troops in the Middle East. CBS's Margaret Brennan asked Vance on "Face the Nation" if he would authorize the use of force by President Biden against Iran as...

Israel winning the war against Hamas, and by extension against Iran, may offer the best pathway to winning and securing lasting regional peace.

NBC "Meet the Press" moderator Kristen Welker pressed Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) over reports of him not condemning neo-Nazi protests, which came to light in a recent op-ed by Randy Fine, the only Jewish Republican in the Florida state legislature. DeSantis, who has been vocal in his support of Israel's right to defend itself...

National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said Sunday that the end game in Gaza is "ultimately" up to Israel as it escalates its operations into the territory without a clear military objective on what it seeks to accomplish aside from the eradication of Hamas. CBS's Margaret Brennan pressed Sullivan on what milestones Israel needs to pass...

GOP presidential candidate Chris Christie said Sunday that former President Trump's Jan. 6 federal case is more difficult now that his former chief of staff Mark Meadows has accepted an immunity deal. "Donald Trump is not going to be able to beat Joe Biden from a courtroom in Washington, D.C., while he's fighting his indictment...

GOP presidential candidate Chris Christie said Sunday that he backs former Vice President Mike Pence's decision to drop out of the 2024 Republican primary race. "I want to say that Mike, you know, ran a tough race, a good race. It was very difficult for him. I think he made the right decision for he...

Newly elected Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) suggested on Sunday he is open to a. short-term stopgap measure to the keep the government funded past the Nov. 17 deadline set under the previous funding measure. Asked on Fox News's "Sunday Morning Futures," if he would consider a short-term funding bill, Johnson said, "I've talked with my...

Soon, AI will come to shape our daily experiences as consumers, workers and citizens. But regulation could constrain its vast potential to improve life. The future need not be dystopian.

Newly elected Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said Sunday he "isn't afraid" of changing the rule of vacating Speakership, a move that gained support from several GOP lawmakers following the historic ousting of former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) earlier this month. McCarthy was removed from the top spot in a 216-210 vote on what’s known as a “motion...