Israeli Official to Biden: Focus On Toppling Hamas Not Netanyahu
A senior Israeli official said on Tuesday that President Joe Biden should move away from focusing on toppling Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and refocus on Hamas. The source was speaking in regard to a Monday report saying that U.S. intelligence agencies “expect” the Israeli prime minister’s coalition government to collapse. Netanyahu said Monday regarding […]
Mulvaney Rips Gen. Kelly’s Trump-Hitler Talk as ‘Outrageous’
Mick Mulvaney, who wore several hats in Donald Trump’s first administration, had stern words for former White House chief of staff Gen. John Kelly on Tuesday, blasting his former colleague’s “outrageous” assertions that Trump spoke highly of Adolf Hitler. Kelly, Trump’s chief of staff from July 2017 to January 2019, told a CNN anchor that […]
14 Dems Join GOP Resolution to Condemn Biden on Border
Fourteen Democrats voted with House Republicans to pass a resolution Tuesday condemning President Joe Biden’s immigration policies. Specifically, the non-binding resolution blasts Biden — also naming Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas — for refusing to use executive action on the border. The resolution, introduced by Rep. Monica De La Cruz, R-Texas, passed 226-193. It’s the […]
Cuellar Initiates New Border Security Group for Democrats
Texas Rep. Henry Cuellar initiated a Democratic working group on border security on Tuesday in an effort to counter the Republican narrative that Democrats are unwilling to deal with the issue, The Texas Tribune reported. “It’s important for Democrats to talk about strong border security and still be respectful of immigrants’ rights,” Cuellar told reporters. […]
Taiwan’s Vice President-elect on ‘Personal Trip’ to US; China Objects
Taiwan’s vice president-elect and former de facto ambassador to Washington, Hsiao Bi-khim, is in the United States this week for a private visit, a senior Taiwanese official and a U.S. spokesperson said Tuesday, a trip China said it “firmly opposes.” China claims democratically governed Taiwan as its own territory, despite Taiwanese objections, and has been […]
New Terror Threat in Europe Tied to Israel-Hamas War
European authorities say they have prevented several terror plots from unfolding, some of which involved suspects pretending to be refugees, The Wall Street Journal reported. Two separate groups of Afghan and Syrian refugees carrying guns and ammunition, including Kalashnikov rifles, were arrested by police in Austria and Bosnia in a previously unreported investigation in December. […]
Ark. Stops Offering ‘X’ as Alternative to Male and Female on Driver’s Licenses and IDs
Arkansas will no longer allow residents to use “X” instead of male or female on state-issued driver’s licenses or identification cards, officials announced under new rules Tuesday that will also make it more difficult for transgender people to change the sex listed on their licenses and IDs. The changes announced by the Department of Finance […]
New York Forking Over $387 Per Migrant Each Day
New York is spending an average of $387 each day to house and feed each of the 64,800 illegal immigrants in its care, the latest data from City Hall shows. The cost to shelter migrants each day in taxpayer-funded housing is now more than $25 million a day, as the New York Post reports. Mayor […]
N.Y. AG James Questions Trump Cash Reserves in Appeals
Democrat New York Attorney General Letitia James told a New York appeals court she is concerned former President Donald Trump doesn’t have enough cash to cover the $464.5 million judgement in his civil fraud trial. In a court filing Monday night with the Supreme Court of the State of New York Appellate Division, CNBC reported […]
Army National Guard Restarts Reenlistment Bonuses
The Army National Guard resumed the practice of offering bonuses to reenlisting service members one week after suspending the program due to a lack of funds. In a memo at the beginning of the month, the service announced that it was suspending reenlistment incentives after a miscalculation caused planners to miscount the amount of funding that […]