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Dutch court orders government to stop exporting F-35 parts to Israel

A Dutch appeals court ruled on Monday that the country should be blocked from exporting F-35 fighter jet parts to Israel over concerns that they are being used in war crimes in the Israel-Hamas war. did. The suspension is one of the strongest European reactions yet to Israel’s war efforts, and comes as the number […]

Congress barrels toward government shutdown deadlines with little progress so far

Lawmakers are once again taking their time finding a way to avoid a government shutdown. House and Senate leaders met in mid-January and passed a short-term extension of last year’s government spending levels, known as the continuing resolution (CR), giving them more time to fast-track an agreement for the remainder of fiscal year 2024. . […]

Biden Aide tells Muslims No ‘Confidence’ in Israeli Government

A senior aide to President Joe Biden told Arab and Muslim Americans in Dearborn, Michigan this week that he had no “confidence” that the Israeli government would agree to a Palestinian state and that the United States regrets the war in Gaza. Told. . Dearborn is a hotbed of extremism and has openly supported Hamas […]

Lobbying World: SIFMA state government alum returns

Kyle Innes Return to the state government relations team. Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) as Managing Director and Associate General Counsel. He previously served as vice chair and assistant general counsel for the industry association’s state government affairs team and later served as deputy director for government affairs at the Financial Industry Regulatory […]

Tech nonprofit’s ‘fact-checker,’ ‘misinformation tiplines’ project received $5.7M from federal government: Report

The tech nonprofit’s “Fact Checker” and “Misinformation Snitting” project received $5.7 million from the federal government in 2021. Daily Caller News Foundation It was reported on Monday. Government spending data reveals that the National Science Foundation: won millions of dollars in grants to Meadan for a project titled “Fact Champ Fact Checker, an Academic and […]

Riots in Senegal as Government Postpones Presidential Election

Senegal’s parliament voted on Tuesday to postpone the Feb. 25 presidential election until Dec. 15, sparking violent protests across the country. Demonstrators interpreted the move as a power grab by President Macky Sall, who is constitutionally barred from running for re-election after his term expires on April 1. Sall is currently serving his second of […]

Jerome Powell says government on ‘unsustainable fiscal path’

Jerome Powell, chairman of the Federal Reserve System’s Board of Governors, said in an interview on “60 Minutes” that the government is on an “unsustainable fiscal path” over the long term, which means “debt is outpacing economic growth.” This means that it is increasing.” . ” Interviewer Scott Perry suggested Powell was concerned about the […]