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WATCH — Biden Shifts the Goalposts: ‘Degrading,’ Not ‘Defeating,’ Hamas

In an apparent shift in U.S. policy on the Gaza war, State Department Deputy Spokesman Vedant Patel told reporters at a briefing Tuesday that the U.S. shares the goal of “degrading” Hamas, and that the word “defeat” is not appropriate. He said he is avoiding the use of On Monday, National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan […]

McCarthy: Republicans aren’t moving goalposts in debt negotiations

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (Republican, Calif.) said Sunday that Republicans are not going to move the goalposts in negotiations with the White House over the debt ceiling. “We never offered anything different than what we’ve been talking about,” McCarthy said on Fox News Channel’s “Sunday Morning Futures,” shortly before he spoke to President Biden about […]