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The Memo: Trump, Biden battle over credit for Israel-Hamas deal

It took more than 15 months for a ceasefire agreement in Gaza to be reached and potentially sustainable. But it didn't take long for a political battle to erupt in Washington over who deserved the credit. “The EPIC ceasefire agreement could only have been achieved as a result of the historic victory in November,” President-elect […]

Biden Takes Undue Credit for Israel-Hamas Ceasefire

Claim: President Joe Biden began his farewell address by praising the success of the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. Verdict: Mostly false. A ceasefire was reached, but Biden's State Department acknowledged that President-elect Donald Trump's team was “absolutely critical” to reaching the deal. For months, the Biden administration has been unable to reach a cease-fire […]

Biden Claims Credit for Ceasefire, but Trump’s Special Envoy Reportedly Led Talks

While President Joe Biden claimed credit for the cease-fire deal between Israel and Hamas, President-elect Donald Trump's Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff reportedly led key negotiations last week. At a news conference Wednesday, Biden praised national security officials who had been unable to reach a deal for months, but one reporter asked whether Biden or […]

Biden on if Trump will get credit over him for ceasefire deal: 'Is that a joke?'

President Biden brushed aside questions about who took credit for the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas signed on Wednesday. “Are you kidding me?” Biden said when asked by reporters whether he or President-elect Trump would be judged more favorably on the deal that could end the 15-month conflict in Gaza. President Trump publicly celebrated […]

Democrats prepare for Affordable Care Act tax credit fight

Click here for more news from The Hill {beacon} health care health care Full text   Lawmakers ask FTC to release updated report on pharmacy benefit managers A bipartisan group of bicameral senators is asking the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to vote in favor of releasing a preliminary staff report on pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs). […]