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☆ Saudi crown prince says normalization with Israel gets 'closer' every day
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-21 | by ( Nadeen Ebrahim | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Abu Dhabi, UAE CNN —Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) said that his country was moving “closer” each day toward reaching a normalization deal with Israel, the first time he has publicly acknowledged the process. We’re gonna see how it goes.”The Biden administration has for several months been in talks with Saudi Arabia on the matter, according to US officials. Saudi Arabia has been strengthening its ties with China as Washington’s rivalry with the Asian nation heats up. “We are the biggest buyer of American armored manufacturing,” he said, adding that Saudi Arabia is “critical” to US arms exports. Saudi Arabia is in the process of changing laws to make them “more realistic” for Saudis, he said.

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☆ At First Debate, a Glimpse of Trumpism Without Trump
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-24 | by ( Lisa Lerer | More About Lisa Lerer | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Yet the former president’s absence created an opening, if an illusory one, for a broader array of conservative positions. Republicans have long discussed the far-off notion of what Trumpism without Mr. Trump would look like. Since his rise eight years ago, Mr. Trump has sucked the oxygen out of Republican gatherings, from the halls of Congress to the fairgrounds of Iowa. The manufactured environment of the debate seemed to remind Republicans what it was like to breathe, politically speaking, in Trumpless rooms. Former Vice President Mike Pence supported a federal ban.

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Here are six takeaways from the first 2024 Republican presidential primary debate:Taking shots at RamaswamyWith Trump absent from Wednesday’s debate, the the early target of most of the debate participants was not DeSantis or South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott or any candidate who has ever held elected office before. DeSantis clarified: “Well, statewide.” Asked if he would support a federal six-week abortion ban, DeSantis talked about his electoral victory in Florida. And no one clearly stated they would sign a six-week federal abortion ban – even if they’d approved such laws as governors. At one end of the spectrum stood Haley, who sparred with Pence over the possibility of passing a federal ban. Ahead of the debate, Republican strategists argued that this was the approach Scott wanted to take because it’s his authentic self.

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☆ Tucker Carlson just moved from one mercurial media boss to another
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-10 | by ( Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert | Azmi Haroun | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Tucker Carlson announced Tuesday his plans to bring his prime time show to Twitter. Tucker Carlson is picking up his megaphone again, but it's unclear how much he'll poke the bear on Twitter under Elon Musk. "I'm stuck with Fox," a text from Carlson to Brett Baier reads. Meanwhile, Carlson's former boss, Rupert Murdoch, reportedly made the decision to oust him, according to the Los Angeles Times. Musk has said that Carlson would be considered a content creator and that he had no hand in Carlson's production deal.

☆ Buttigieg shuts down Fox News host Bret Baier's questions about his diplomatic travel with Chasten: 'Why is it any different when it's me and my husband?'
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-06 | by ( Nicole Gaudiano | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Pete Buttigieg called out Fox News host Brett Baier for applying a double standard to his marriage. "That's quite a spin to put on it," said Buttigieg, who led a presidential delegation in April to the Invictus Games, a sporting competition for wounded veterans. When Baier asked whether Chasten's trip was reimbursed, Buttigieg responded, "Of course not!" The diplomatic protocol on a presidential delegation, he said, has long been that the principal is accompanied by their spouse. Buttigieg, a veteran who served as a Navy intelligence officer in Afghanistan, said leading the presidential delegation was "one of the great honors of my time in this job."

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