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☆ Opinion | Maximizing Profits at the Patients’ Expense
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-28 | by ( ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

To the Editor:Re “Patients Hit With Big Bills While Insurers Reap Fees” (front page, April 7):Chris Hamby’s investigation uncovers the hard truth for patients who receive care from providers outside their insurance network. While most of us try to save out-of-pocket costs by using in-network health professionals and hospitals, it’s not always possible. Health price transparency is improving, but it’s outrageous that even two years after the No Surprises Act passed, everyone except the patient knows the price of a procedure or doctor’s visit in advance, leaving patients unpleasantly surprised. The writer is senior director of Health Care Campaigns for U.S. PIRG. To the Editor:This is just the latest example of the schemes deployed by insurers to maximize profits by cutting reimbursements to physicians and shifting medically necessary health care costs onto patients.

Persons: Chris Hamby’s, it’s, unpleasantly, Patricia Kelmar Alexandria Organizations: Bills, Health, U.S Locations: Va

☆ Election Updates: Trump wins Pennsylvania primary, but remains haunted by Haley
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-24 | by ( Chris Cameron | Anjali Huynh | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +6 min

That exceeds the margin of 81,660 votes by which Mr. Biden won the state in the 2020 election. Tomorrow, Mr. Biden will head to Syracuse, N.Y., for a White House event, while Mr. Trump will head back to court. It remains unclear whether his decision to bypass any reconciliation with Ms. Haley will matter as November approaches. Mr. McCormick won an unopposed Republican primary for Senate in Pennsylvania, pitting him against Mr. Casey, the Democratic incumbent. Mr. Trump helped sink Mr. McCormick’s first run when he backed a rival candidate, the celebrity physician Dr. Mehmet Oz.

Persons: Biden, Donald J, Trump, Nikki Haley, Trump’s, Mr, Kamala Harris, Drew Barrymore, David McCormick, Bob Casey, Summer Lee, ‘ Scranton Joe ’ Biden, Haley holdouts, Dean Phillips, Haley, Lee, Bhavini Patel, Lee’s, Alexandria Ocasio, Cortez, Jeff Swensen, McCormick, Casey, McCormick’s, Mehmet Oz, Dr, Oz, Oz eked Organizations: Republican, North, Unions, Democratic, South, Credit, The New York, Trump, Senate, Mr Locations: Manhattan, New York, Syracuse, N.Y, Pennsylvania, Gaza, Scranton, Pa, South Carolina, G.O.P, Wisconsin , Rhode Island , Connecticut, Michigan, Pittsburgh, Cortez of New York, Israel

☆ How one 'Squad' member avoided an avalanche of pro-Israel money
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-24 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

When Summer Lee ran for Congress in 2022, she had to battle a wave of pro-Israel spending. AdvertisementGoing into this year, Rep. Summer Lee seemed likely to be a top target for pro-Israel groups. Both AIPAC and another key pro-Israel group, Democratic Majority for Israel (DMFI), opted to stay out of the primary. Pro-Israel groups spent money against Lee not just in the primary, but in the general election as well. Meanwhile, progressive groups supporting Lee spent nearly $710,000, and on Sunday, Ocasio-Cortez came to Pittsburgh to rally with Lee.

Persons: Summer Lee, Lee, —, Bhavini Patel, Mark Mellman, Sen, Bernie Sanders's, Alexandria Ocasio, Cortez —, That's, o6e7abRSr2 —, Patel, Jeff Yass, Cortez, Lee —, Joe Biden —, Biden, who've Organizations: Service, Democratic, American Israel Public Affairs Committee, Israel, Washington Post, Rep, AIPAC, Pennsylvania, House, Democratic Socialists of America, o6e7abRSr2 — AIPAC, Democratic Party, GOP, Law Locations: Israel, Pittsburgh, Alexandria, Squirrel Hill, Gaza, Emboldening

☆ Opinion | How Progressives Won Over the Democratic Center
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-23 | by ( Mara Gay | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

That certainly seemed to be the view of Democratic leaders, who seemed intent on making “the squad,” as the progressive caucus is known, a group of permanent outsiders. Five years later, Ms. Pelosi has stepped down from the leadership position she long held. The House progressive caucus has grown to nearly 100 members and has become a significant force within the party. Representative Hakeem Jeffries of New York, the new minority leader, isn’t a member of the progressive caucus. (He left the caucus when he became leader of the House Democrats.)

Persons: Alexandria Ocasio, Cortez, Ayanna Pressley, ” Nancy Pelosi, Maureen Dowd, ” Ms, Pelosi, “, Trump, Steny Hoyer, Hakeem Jeffries, isn’t Organizations: Alexandria, Democrats, America, Democratic Party, Democratic, House Democrats Locations: New York

☆ 20 Years Later, a Jury Weighs Claims of Abuse at Abu Ghraib
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-23 | by ( Mattathias Schwartz | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

The journalist said he was left naked overnight in a cold prison cell with a bag over his head, chained by his wrists to a pipe. The fruit vendor said he was forced to take off his clothes and masturbate, while his captors watched and took photos. The middle-school principal said he was told he would be raped, and that his family would be brought to the prison and raped as well. At a federal courthouse in Alexandria, Va., a jury listened last week to the accounts of three Iraqis who were arrested by U.S. forces after the 2003 invasion of Iraq and then held at Abu Ghraib prison.

Organizations: U.S Locations: Alexandria, Va, Iraq, Abu Ghraib

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves after hours: Nucor, Cleveland-Cliffs, Cadence Design Systems, Globe Life and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-22 | by ( Sarah Min | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

First-quarter earnings of $3.46 per share fell below the FactSet consensus estimate of $3.67 in earnings per share. Alexandria Real Estate Equities — The stock advanced 1.2% after Alexandria surpassed first-quarter revenue expectations. The life sciences REIT posted revenue of $769.1 million, above the FactSet consensus estimate of $764.4 million. Packaging Corporation of America — The stock fell 1.8% in extended trading even as the maker of containerboard posted first-quarter earnings that topped estimates. Medpace — Shares dropped 4.3% after Medpace's first-quarter revenue missed estimates.

Persons: Crane, containerboard, Calix, FactSet, Simpson, Medpace, Medpace's, TrustCo, Darla Mercado Organizations: Cliffs, Cadence, Cadence Design Systems, FactSet, Globe, Crane, Alexandria Real, Packaging Corporation, America, Packaging Corp, Simpson, TrustCo Bank Corp, NY Locations: Cleveland, Alexandria, FactSet .

☆ Progressive Allies Rally With Pittsburgh Congresswoman as Primary Looms
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-21 | by ( Anjali Huynh | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

A high-energy crowd rallied on Sunday in Pittsburgh to support Representative Summer Lee, a left-leaning congresswoman whose primary on Tuesday is a high-profile test whether she can stave off a challenge aimed in part at her stance over the war in Gaza. Headlining the event were Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York, the progressive lawmaker, and Justin Jones, the Tennessee state representative who rose to stardom when he was briefly ousted for protesting inaction on state gun legislation. Speakers framed Ms. Lee’s race, in Pennsylvania’s 12th District, as crucial to building a movement for working people and to fighting what they cast as billionaire influence in the race. The rally with several hundred supporters drew a small group of protesters who held signs outside the headquarters of the Pittsburgh Federation of Teachers to criticize Ms. Lee and Ms. Ocasio-Cortez’s stances on the war in Israel and Gaza. Ms. Lee’s primary is one of the first down-ballot electoral tests of the Israel-Gaza conflict this year.

Persons: Summer Lee, Alexandria Ocasio, Cortez, Justin Jones, Ms, Lee Organizations: Pittsburgh Federation of Teachers Locations: Pittsburgh, Gaza, Cortez of New York, Tennessee, Pennsylvania’s 12th, Israel, Lee’s

☆ Mike Johnson and progressives are strange bedfellows on Israel and Ukraine aid
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-18 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

House Speaker Mike Johnson is splitting Ukraine and Israel aid into separate votes. AdvertisementHouse Speaker Mike Johnson's unconventional plan to hold separate votes on Israel and Ukraine aid is designed primarily to appease House Republicans who don't want to vote for more aid to Ukraine. But it's also garnering applause from an unusual place: progressive Democrats who don't want to vote for more Israel aid. "I think it is a great plan," said Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota, who supports Ukraine aid but won't vote for unconditional Israel aid. Related storiesThat's led some progressives to refuse to get on board with the Senate-passed bill, even if they support Ukraine aid.

Persons: Mike Johnson, —, Mike Johnson's, it's, Ilhan Omar, Minnesota, Omar, Biden, Israel, Alexandria Ocasio, Cortez, Ro Khanna, Johnson, Khanna, Marjorie Taylor Greene, Abigail Spanberger Organizations: Service, Israel, GOP, Democratic Senate, Democrats, Republicans, Democratic, Senate, Republican, California, House Republicans Locations: Ukraine, Israel, Gaza, Alexandria, Taiwan, Virginia

☆ These 13 House Democrats voted against a resolution to condemn Iran's attack on Israel
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-18 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The House voted on Thursday to condemn Iran's recent missile and drone attack on Israel. 13 progressive House Democrats — and one Republican — voted against it. AdvertisementThe House of Representatives on Thursday voted to condemn Iran's recent missile and drone attack on Israel. 13 progressive House Democrats voted against the resolution along with Republican Rep. Thomas Massie, a non-interventionist libertarian who often opposes these types of resolutions. Here are the 13 House Democrats who voted against the resolution:

Persons: Democrats —, Republican —, —, Thomas Massie, Republicans teed, Alexandria Ocasio, Cortez Organizations: Democrats, Republican, Service, Republican Rep, Republicans, Israel, Democratic Rep Locations: Israel, Iran, Iranian, Syria, Alexandria, Cortez of New York, Gaza

☆ Ocasio-Cortez Never Steered Money to a Key Arm of Her Party. Until Now.
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-12 | by ( Shane Goldmacher | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has made her first-ever contribution to the campaign arm of House Democrats — a $260,000 donation that is a milestone in the New York Democrat’s long and complicated relationship with her own party’s political establishment. In an interview, Ms. Ocasio-Cortez said her decision to give to the campaign arm, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, was driven primarily by the dire threat of Republicans staying in power. She feared a Republican-controlled House would not certify a potential re-election of President Biden this fall. “The entire country saw a terrorist attack on the United States Capitol that was predicated on not certifying the duly submitted results of a presidential election,” Ms. Ocasio-Cortez said of the riot on Jan. 6, 2021. She arrived on Capitol Hill as the youngest woman ever elected to the House and as an instant insurgent instigator who protested that fall in the office of the incoming House speaker, Nancy Pelosi, before even being sworn in.

Persons: Alexandria Ocasio, Cortez, Democrats —, Ocasio, Biden, ” Ms, Ms, Joseph Crowley, Nancy Pelosi Organizations: Democrats, Democratic Congressional, Republican, United States Capitol, Democratic, Bronx, Capitol Locations: York, Queens

☆ Not even AOC is calling for Sonia Sotomayor to retire
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-11 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewIn recent weeks, progressive figures have grown louder in calling for Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor to consider resigning from the Supreme Court. Advertisement"I'm not in favor of telling people when they should retire," said Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota. AdvertisementHanging over the discussion is the late Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who died in 2020 just months before the end of the Trump administration. Advertisement"Taking into account what happened to Ruth Bader Ginsburg, I get it," said Rep. Jimmy Gomez of California. "Ruth Bader Ginsburg was ill. We knew she had cancer.

Persons: —, Justice Sonia Sotomayor, who's, Ro Khanna, Ilhan Omar, Ilhan Omar of Minnesota, Alexandria Ocasio, Cortez, Sotomayor, Donald Trump, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Trump, Ginsburg, Obama, Amy Coney Barrett, Roe, Wade, Democratic Sen, Richard Blumenthal, Jimmy Gomez, Dolores Huerta, Gomez, Ginsburg —, I'm, Justice Ginsburg, Chuy Garcia, Dean Phillips, Minnesota —, Joe Biden, Phillips Organizations: Service, Justice, Latina, Democratic, California, Business, Huffington, Senate, NBC News, Democrat Locations: Ilhan Omar of, Alexandria, Cortez of New York, —, Jimmy Gomez of California, Illinois

☆ Boeing spent $500,000 more than it previously disclosed on personal private jet trips for top executives
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-11 | by ( Chris Isidore | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

The air travel is part of what are known as perquisites, or perks granted the executives, which also include ground transportation, lodging and meals during personal travel. The upward adjustment means that Boeing spent at least $734,000 in 2022 and $306,000 in 2021 on these executives’ personal air travel, according to figures provided. And 2023 personal air travel costs for the four came to $872,000. That review resulted in a newly reported cost of personal travel that was $546,000 more in 2022 and 2021 than previously disclosed. Boeing did not have any comment on the costs of the executives’ personal air travel beyond the information in the filing.

Persons: Dave Calhoun, Calhoun, Brian West, Stan Deal, Theodore Colbert, Max, ousters Organizations: New, New York CNN, Boeing, Colbert, Securities and Exchange Commission, Max, Alaska Airlines, Deal, Airplanes Locations: New York, Alexandria , Virginia

☆ It pays to leave Congress: Democrat who resigned mid-term is getting a $131,000 pay bump to run a performing arts center
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-10 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewAt the beginning of February, Rep. Brian Higgins officially resigned from Congress to take a job as the president of a local performing arts center. It was a curious move for the New York Democrat, who had served in the House for 19 years. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Just weeks later, Higgins was named president and CEO of Shea's Performing Arts Center, which includes a historic theatre first built in 1926. And it makes it more difficult for potential candidates who aren't independently wealthy to run for Congress in the first place.

Persons: —, Brian Higgins, Higgins, Kevin McCarthy's, That's, Daniel Schuman, Alexandria Ocasio, Cortez Organizations: Service, New York Democrat, Democrats, Business, Shea's Performing Arts Center, POPVOX Foundation, Democratic, Cortez of New York Locations: Washington, Shea's, Buffalo, Alexandria, Cortez of New

☆ AOC says there's an 'upside' to the anti-Biden movement over Israel
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-09 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Uncommitted voters have been refusing to vote for Biden over his support for Israel's war in Gaza. AOC says she's voting for Biden this year — but also sees an "upside" to the uncommitted movement. AdvertisementRep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is not an uncommitted voter herself — but she wants Democrats to recognize the "upside" of the movement. Rep. Rashida Tlaib, who represents the majority-Arab Michigan city of Dearborn, endorsed the movement and cast an uncommitted ballot herself. Other progressives like Ocasio-Cortez have taken a slightly different approach, praising the movement for raising the issue while continuing to support Biden personally.

Persons: Biden, —, Alexandria Ocasio, Cortez, Stephen Colbert, Joe Biden's, Rashida Tlaib, Layla Elabed Organizations: Service, New York Democrat, Democratic, Muslim American, Democratic Party Locations: Gaza, Alexandria, Israel, Michigan, Wisconsin, Arab Michigan, Dearborn, Cortez

☆ 7 times a total solar eclipse revolutionized science
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-06 | by ( Jenny Mcgrath | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

In the middle of the afternoon, day will shift to night, as a total solar eclipse touches 15 states. We know now what causes a total solar eclipse. Here are seven times a total solar eclipse has helped advance human science. Culture Club/Bridgeman via Getty ImagesOn March 14, 189 BCE, a total solar eclipse swept over what is now northern Turkey. Corbis via Getty ImagesGemini 12 astronauts Jim Lovell and Buzz Aldrin were the first humans to see a total eclipse from space.

Persons: —, China's emporer, Edmond Halley, De, Anaxagoras, Hipparchus, Nicaea, Edmond, Halley, Isaac Newton's, Norman Lockyer, Pierre Jules César Janssen, Janssen, Lockyer, James Craig Watson, Vulcan, Albert Einstein, Einstein, Corbis, Jim Lovell, Buzz Aldrin Organizations: Service, Business, Getty, Alexandria . Culture Club, Bridgeman, Science, Society Picture Library, Sun, Mercury, Wallops, Smithsonian Magazine, NASA Locations: Ireland, China, Alexandria, Turkey, Egypt, England, India, French, Guntur, Brazil, Principe, Africa, Virginia, Peru

☆ Snap's courting of political advertisers is set to bring it a much-needed 2024 revenue boost
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-04 | by ( Lara O'Reilly | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Analysts at the World Advertising Research Center forecast Snap's ad revenue will grow by 13.7% to $5.2 billion this year, up from a 0.1% increase in 2023. The biggest year-over-year growth is set to come from political and advocacy advertisers in the US, ahead of the November presidential election, WARC said. Beyond the political ad boost, Snap's expected return to double-digit revenue growth will be driven by the platform leaning on artificial intelligence for ad optimization, an improved content experience, and user growth, according to WARC. To be sure, with US political ad spend forecast to exceed $12 billion in 2024, according to Emarketer, Snap will be a drop in the ocean for most political advertisers. Traditional media still takes the lion's share of political ad dollars.

Persons: WARC, Snap's, Biden, Alexandria Ocasio, Alex Brownsell, Brownsell, That's, Liz Bennett, Bennett, Danielle Butterfield, Butterfield, TikTok doesn't, It's, Seat's Bennett, Jason Poinsette, Evan Spiegel Organizations: Advertising Research, Business, Republican National Committee, Google, ESPN, Meta, USA Locations: Alexandria, Texas, Los Angeles

☆ 2 Men Charged With Supplying Drugs That Killed Cecilia Gentili
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-01 | by ( Liam Stack | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Two men have been charged with providing fentanyl-laced heroin that killed Cecilia Gentili, a prominent transgender activist and actress who was found dead in her Brooklyn home in February. The indictment accused Michael Kuilan, 44, and Antonio Venti, 52, of supplying Ms. Gentili with the drugs, according to an announcement Monday by federal prosecutors in New York. It was the first time that officials have disclosed Ms. Gentili’s cause of death. Ms. Gentili was a well-known community leader, activist and actress on the critically acclaimed television show “Pose.” Her death, at age 52, was met with an outpouring of grief from the L.G.B.T.Q. community, and she was mourned by New York elected officials, including Gov.

Persons: Cecilia Gentili, Michael Kuilan, Antonio Venti, Gentili, Kathy Hochul, Eric Adams, Alexandria Ocasio, Cortez Organizations: New York, Gov, Roman Catholic Archdiocese Locations: Brooklyn, New York, St, Patrick’s

☆ Woman Who Was Charged With Murder After Abortion Sues Texas Prosecutor
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-30 | by ( Anna Betts | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

A woman in Texas who was falsely charged with murder over a self-induced abortion in 2022 has filed a lawsuit against the local prosecutor’s office and its leaders, seeking more than $1 million in damages. Lizelle Gonzalez was arrested in April 2022 in Starr County, near the southeastern border with Mexico, and charged with murder after using the drug misoprostol to self-induce an abortion, 19 weeks into her pregnancy. Self-induced abortions can refer to those performed outside of professional medical care, including the use of abortion pills. Under Texas law at the time, abortions after six weeks were illegal, but pregnant women are exempt from criminal prosecution. (Health care professionals who provide abortion procedures and medication, and others who help someone get an abortion, can still be liable.)

Persons: Lizelle Gonzalez, Ms, Gonzalez, Lizelle Herrera, Gocha Ramirez, Alexandria Lynn Barrera Locations: Texas, Starr County, Mexico

Talks on Luring NHL’s Capitals and NBA’s Wizards to Virginia Are Over, City of Alexandria SaysThe city of Alexandria says negotiations to lure the NHL’s Washington Capitals and NBA’s Washington Wizards to northern Virginia have “ended” and the proposal to create a development district with a new arena for the teams “will not move forward.”

Persons: ” Organizations: NHL’s Capitals, NBA’s Wizards, Washington Capitals, NBA’s Washington Wizards Locations: Virginia, City, Alexandria

☆ RFK Jr.'s expected VP pick is a Silicon Valley lawyer who's given thousands to Democrats — including AOC's 2020 primary challenger
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-26 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

RFK Jr. is set to announce Nicole Shanahan, a Silicon Valley lawyer, as his VP pick. She's contributed thousands of dollars to Democratic candidates since 2018. A Silicon Valley lawyer and philanthropist, Shanahan is currently the president of Bia-Echo, a private foundation that funds programs related to women's reproductive longevity, criminal justice reform, and the environment. Khanna, whose district encompasses much of Silicon Valley, has received $17,800 from Shanahan since 2019. Here are all of the federal Democratic candidates and groups who have received money from Shanahan since 2018:Advertisement

Persons: Nicole Shanahan, She's, Pete Buttigieg, Marianne Williamson, Ro Khanna, —, Robert F, Kennedy Jr, Shanahan, Sergey Brin, Kennedy, Abigail Spanberger, Alexandria Ocasio, Cortez, Shanahan's, Joe Biden, Khanna, he'd, Williamson, Michelle Caruso, Cabrera, Ocasio Organizations: RFK Jr, Democratic, Service, Google, Rep, Biden Victory Fund, Democratic National Committee, Shanahan, Republican Locations: Bia, California, Virginia, Alexandria, Cortez of New York, Silicon Valley, Iowa

☆ This biotech startup is finding new cancer drugs with $75 million from General Catalyst. Here's the pitch deck Georgiamune used to raise its Series A.
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-26 | by ( Rebecca Torrence | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Then, at the Georgia Cancer Center at Augusta University, he began the research that would eventually spin off into his first startup, Georgiamune. The same month, Georgiamune also got FDA clearance to begin human clinical trials for its first cancer drug candidate. Georgiamune's primary drug target works to solve a problem posed by another type of cancer drug on the market, called checkpoint inhibitors. For a Series A biotech startup, Georgiamune has an unusually extensive pipeline, with nine biological targets identified internally, all of which use different mechanisms of action than existing drugs. AdvertisementHere's the 21-slide pitch deck Georgiamune used to raise a $75 million Series A co-led by General Catalyst.

Persons: —, Samir Khleif, King, Khleif, Catalyst, CJNV BioVenture, Georgiamune, doesn't, Amy Abernethy, Khleif's, General Catalyst Organizations: Service, King Hussein Cancer Center, Georgia Cancer Center, Augusta University, Business, Parker Institute for Cancer, Mubadala, Alexandria Venture Investments, Catalio Capital Management, Verition Fund Management, Bicara Therapeutics, Therapeutics, General Locations: Jordan, Verily

☆ Formal talks to end war in Sudan may restart in mid-April, US special envoy says
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-26 | by ( Jennifer Hansler | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Formal talks aimed at ending the war in Sudan may restart in mid-April, US Special Envoy for Sudan Tom Perriello said Tuesday, as the conflict nears its one-year mark. Perriello told reporters that the formal talks are not expected to start until after Ramadan, with a potential date of April 18. The war has claimed thousands of lives, displaced millions, and triggered “the world’s largest hunger crisis,” according to the UN. “We are trying to figure out what combination of actors and incentives can get this war to an end,” he added. He also noted that reports of Islamist extremists returning to Sudan ratchets up the urgency of bringing the war to an end.

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☆ Marjorie Taylor Greene's threat to oust Mike Johnson could backfire and allow Congress to pass more Ukraine aid
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-25 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Marjorie Taylor Greene is threatening to oust Mike Johnson from the speakership. It could actually backfire on her — and make it more likely that Ukraine aid gets passed. Democrats could easily save Johnson, and many have named a vote on Ukraine aid as their price. So by filing her resolution on Friday in protest of Johnson's handling of government funding, Greene just handed a whole lot of leverage to House Democrats. Or it could mean individual votes on Ukraine and Israel aid, as Johnson has indicated he would like to see.

Persons: Marjorie Taylor Greene, Mike Johnson, Johnson, —, Greene, Johnson —, Abigail Spanberger, Matt Gaetz, Kevin McCarthy, Joe Biden, McCarthy, Alexandria Ocasio, Cortez, doesn't, Hakeem Jeffries, Mike McCaul Organizations: Service, Marjorie Taylor Greene of, House Democrats, GOP, Senate, Democratic, Republican, House Republicans, Rep, CNN, House Foreign Affairs Committee, CBS Locations: Ukraine, Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, Georgia, Johnson, Israel, Virginia, Florida, Alexandria, Cortez of New York, Cortez

☆ How Donald Trump, Joe Biden and grassroots liberals could upend Democratic politics in one of the country’s bluest states
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-24 | by ( Gregory Krieg | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +17 min

Menendez announced Thursday that he would not run for reelection in the Democratic primary but again left open the possibility of an independent bid this summer. New Jersey Rep. Andy Kim greets supporters outside the Bergen County Democratic convention in Paramus on March 4, 2024. “Corrupt systems like the ‘county line’ in New Jersey (is) an enemy because that dissuades folks from actually getting involved. Kim speaks to delegates during the Bergen County Democratic convention in Paramus, New Jersey, on March 4, 2024. In Camden County, where the local boss keeps a tighter grip, video of another Senate candidate, progressive Patricia Campos-Medina, being blocked from entering the county Democratic convention went viral.

Persons: Andy Kim, Donald Trump, Joe Biden, Tammy Murphy, Kim, Murphy, Sen, Bob Menendez, Menendez, Phil Murphy, Seth Wenig, Olivia Liu, –, Trump, ”, Julia Sass Rubin, Rubin, ” Rubin, Sue Altman, ” Altman, Goldman Sachs, Cori Bush, Ezra Levin, Levin, ” Levin, isn’t MAGA, don’t, we’ll, Altman, Zahid Quraishi’s, ” “ I’m, ” Kim, “, Kim’s, Alexandra Altman, Katey Sabo, Matt Platkin, Platkin, Governor Murphy, ” Murphy, Mahen Gunaratna, Patricia Campos, Rachel Hodes, ” Hodes, Steven Fulop, ” Fulop, “ I’ve Organizations: Jersey City , New Jersey CNN, Democratic, Garden State, Democrats, Capitol, New, . New, . New Jersey Rep, Bergen County Democratic, Tammany Hall of, New Jersey Democratic, ”, Asbury Park Press, USA, Though New, Though New Jersey Democrats, Congressional, Democratic National Committee, Justice Democrats, Democratic Party, Families Alliance, CNN, –, Hoboken Democrats –, Hudson County Democratic Organization, Hoboken Democratic, Hoboken Democrats, Jersey City, Senate, New Jersey Republicans Locations: Jersey City , New Jersey, Trenton, South Jersey, New Jersey, Garden, ., . New Jersey, Bergen County, Paramus, Siberia, Long Branch , New Jersey, Rutgers, enmesh, Though, Though New Jersey, Alexandria, Cortez, New York, Missouri, Paramus , New Jersey, Jersey, Kim’s, Morris, Atlantic, Camden County, Medina, Hoboken

☆ Why this is a wild week for Trump even by his standards
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-24 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

But exemplifying the roller-coaster nature of his public career, Trump is also soon poised for a massive financial windfall. The case, related to payment to an adult film star ahead of the 2016 election, could lead to Trump being a convicted felon by November’s election. His legal team said last week the bond amount was a “practical impossibility” for Trump, whose wealth is tied up in skyscrapers and golf resorts. Trump’s legal team has also said he shouldn’t be required to sell assets to meet the deadline since doing so would create a fire sale devastating to his business. The White House has done its best not to comment on the case, to avoid giving Trump more political ammunition.

Persons: Donald Trump’s, impeachments, Trump, he’s, Joe Biden, It’s, Letitia James, Jean Carroll, James, subpoenaing Trump, –, litigator Mitchell Epner, ” Epner, Fredricka Whitfield, Biden, Arthur Engoron, ” Trump, Alexandria Ocasio, Cortez, Donald Trump, Juan Merchan, Michael Cohen, Trump’s, there’s Organizations: CNN, Trump, Republican Party, Trump Organization, New York, New, Biden White, , New York, Republican, ”, The New, The New York Democrat, Trump Media, Technology Group, Southern, of, White Locations: New York, Manhattan, Westchester County , New York, ,, Alexandria, “ State, The New York, of New York, Lago, America

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