Новости за 19.11.2023

Former first lady Rosalynn Carter has died, just two days after entering hospice care. She was 96.

Demonstrators who are seeking a cease-fire solution in the Israel-Hamas war shut down a convention held by the California Democratic Party (CDP) in Sacramento, Calif. The Los Angeles Times reported that protestors barged through a security detail at the event Saturday evening, resulting in delegates and other participants in the convention to be temporarily boxed out...

On March 17, 2022, a Bureau of Prisons employee was diligently inspecting the day's deliveries in the mailroom of USP Thomson, a federal prison in Illinois. As the officer sorted through hundreds of packages and letters addressed to inmates, he began sweating and feeling short of breath. Soon, he was vomiting and had to be...

In a nod to swing state Pennsylvania, turkeys Liberty and Bell will appear at the White House's annual turkey pardoning this week, continuing a decades-long tradition in the nation's capital. Liberty and Bell made their debut on Sunday at a news conference with the National Turkey Federation at the Willard InterContintenal hotel in Washington. The...

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) officially endorsed former President Trump for the 2024 GOP primary at an event honoring service members stationed on the Texas border on Sunday. “Joe Biden is causing a potential terror threat in the United States of America,” Abbott said at an event Sunday. “A president has one ultimate responsibility and...

GOP presidential candidate Chris Christie took aim Sunday at Republican National Committee (RNC) Chair Ronna McDaniel for suggesting that abortion is more than a state’s issue. NBC’s Kristen Welker pressed Christie on “Meet the Press” over McDaniel’s abortion comments on the show last week, where she said “there's a lot of discussion to be had,...

For millions of American renters, these are troubling times. In fact, the times have never been more troubling, given that the typical renter in today’s America is now classified as “rent-burdened,” with 30 percent (or more) of their monthly income going toward housing alone. In a July letter to the Biden administration, 32 economists warned...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) on Sunday released a new ad digging into Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis's (R) six-week ban on abortion as the two governors prepare to debate one another later this month. The ad, released by Newsom and the Campaign for Democracy PAC, railed against the criminalization of women who receive abortions and...

Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) on Sunday called on President Biden to speak out more clearly about civilian casualties in Gaza, when asked whether Biden’s pro-Israel positioning hurts his standing with Democrats. “I don't know if it's hurting the president with fellow Democrats. I do think it's important that the president speak out more clearly...

This age, during which energy has dominated so many economic, geopolitical and other dimensions, may be coming to an end with peak energy.

2024 GOP presidential candidate Chris Christie on Sunday called tech billionaire Elon Musk’s antisemitic post “unacceptable,” as other GOP candidates have dodged the issue. When asked by Kristen Welker on NBC News’s “Meet the Press” for his response to Musk’s tweet, Christie first made a broader point about antisemitism and sharply criticized President Biden, before...

Democrats are already gearing up for Virginia’s 2025 elections after the party’s successful showing earlier this month in the state’s off-year elections. Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D-Va.) announced Monday she is running for governor in 2025, while Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney (D) has reportedly been gathering staff in preparation for a gubernatorial run as well. Democrats are also eager...

Former Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Mike Mullen said that Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s reaction to President Biden calling Chinese President Xi Jinping a dictator was “accurate,” adding that the president should not be calling Xi any names.  “I think the wincing is accurate and I actually think we need to stay away from...

Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) said in a Sunday interview he was “pleased” to see President Biden announce he would take measures to more forcefully combat settler violence in the West Bank, specifically noting his suggestion for a restriction on travel visas. “I was pleased to hear the president say what he said, and I...

Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) on Sunday called on Israel and the United States to release more intelligence on the al-Shifa Hospital, which Israeli forces claimed was being used as a base for militant group Hamas, a notion that the U.S. said it backs. "But here is the key point that I think is so important....

The United States is moving toward imposing new policies restricting entry to the country to “extreme settles” in the West Bank who are “associated with violence,” officials said this weekend. In a Sunday interview on CBS News’s “Face the Nation,” US Deputy National Security Adviser Jonathan Finer expanded on President Biden’s op-ed from Saturday in...

Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) stipulated on Sunday that his call for a humanitarian pause or cease-fire between Israel and Hamas must include the removal of the militant group, along with the release of hostages. In an interview on CNN’s “State of the Union,” Raskin outlined his idea for what he hopes would be a better...

Will your phone start sprouting mold and smelling funny? Not exactly.

GOP presidential candidate Chris Christie said Sunday he would not call for a “freeze” in West Bank settlements amid escalating violence in the region. “No, I would not. No, Kristen, I would not call for a freeze,” he told NBC’s Kristen Welker on “Meet the Press.” “I would not be dictating policy to the Israeli...

For years, as a General Accounting Office report that came out this Halloween confirmed, U.S. consumers have been paying $3-$4 billion more annually for their sugar because of the federal sugar program. That amounts to an annual $40 hidden tax on a family of four, caused by a half-century-old farm bill program that on average doubles...

U.S. and Israeli officials said Sunday that a deal to release dozens of hostages being held by Hamas in Gaza could be closing in the coming days after news broke Saturday night that indicated such a plan was crystalizing. Deputy National Security Adviser Jonathan Finer said on ABC’s “This Week” that “more than dozens” of...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) on Sunday would not condemn tech mogul Elon Musk’s antisemitic post, saying he had not seen its context and that he would be surprised if Musk engaged in antisemitic rhetoric. In an interview on CNN’s “State of the Union,” anchor Jake Tapper pressed DeSantis on whether he would condemn the...

President Biden’s support among Democrats is dwindling over his handling of the Israel-Hamas war, according to a new poll. A new poll by NBC News found that just 34 percent of all voters approved of how Biden is handling the Israel-Hamas war, which has been ongoing since militant group Hamas launched its deadly incursion into southern Israel...

For a long time, Musk has dreamed of setting up a Mars settlement, even going so far as to wish that he might die on the Red Planet “just not on impact.”

Deputy National Security Adviser Jonathan Finer said Sunday there’s a “real concern” over a potential Israeli ground operation in southern Gaza because thousands of civilians have fled there in recent weeks after heeding evacuation orders to do so. Finer said on CBS’s “Face the Nation” that while Israel has the right to expand operations into...