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☆ Israel-Hamas War U.S. to Return Yemen’s Houthi Militia to Terrorism List
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-17 | by ( Michael Crowley | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +6 min

But even the lesser label of specially designated global terrorist group could jeopardize U.S. and Saudi efforts to construct a lasting peace deal to end the conflict. The conflict created a humanitarian catastrophe that Mr. Biden, as a candidate in 2020, vowed to address. Following a debate within the Trump administration, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo designated the Houthis as a foreign terrorist organization and a specially designated global terrorist group in mid-January 2021. In February 2021, less than three weeks after Mr. Biden took office, Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken reversed Mr. Pompeo’s designations. Asked by a reporter last week whether he considered the Houthis a terrorist group, Mr. Biden did not equivocate.

Persons: Biden, Yemen’s, Trump, Jake Sullivan, Tim Lenderking, Mike Pompeo, Antony J, Blinken, Tom Cotton, Mr, ” Mr, Cotton, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, “, ” Organizations: U.S, State Department, Economic, Sana’a Center, Strategic Studies, United Arab Emirates, United Arab, U.S . Agency for International Development, United Nations, Associated Press, Republican, United Locations: Houthi, Yemen, Iran, U.S, United States, Saudi, Gaza, Israel, Davos, Switzerland, Al Qaeda, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Arkansas, United Arab

A classified briefing Tuesday on Ukraine devolved into a shouting match about border security as senators described a tense meeting that did little to break the Senate’s stalemate over whether to include tighter immigration policies in the aid package. The first question instead of asking our panelists, he called on Lankford to give a five-minute talk about the negotiations on border,” Schumer said. “It was just obvious, elephant in the room issue of the administration, in their supplemental request – the second-largest element in the supplemental request is for the border. Schumer said earlier Tuesday that Republicans are free to bring up a border security package as an amendment, and if it can get 11 Democratic votes, it can pass. “They have a golden opportunity if they wanted to do border,” Schumer said.

Persons: Chuck Schumer, Mitch McConnell, GOP Sen, James Lankford of, McConnell, ” Schumer, Arkansas Republican Sen, Tom Cotton, Cotton, “, Joe Biden, …, Chuck Schumer’s, Schumer –, Lindsey Graham of, ”, Lankford, ” Lankford, briefers, Sen, Kevin Cramer, you’ve, Republican Sen, Mitt Romney, ” Romney, ” Sen, Roger Marshall, Vladimir, Putin, Volodymyr, Zelensky, ” Marshall, Schumer, Mark Warner, ” Warner Organizations: Republican, GOP, CNN, Arkansas Republican, Republicans, Department of Homeland Security, DHS, Democratic Locations: Ukraine, Kentucky, James Lankford of Oklahoma, Schumer, Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, North Dakota, Israel, Utah, Kansas, Virginia

☆ There will be no pause in Biden’s headache over the Israel-Hamas war
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-28 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

CNN —A 48-hour extension to the Israel-Hamas truce will not pause the strategic dilemmas and political headaches wracking the Biden administration over the war. That could cause more civilian casualties, like earlier in the war, which included bombing of civilian areas and sieges over Gaza hospitals. The dangers for US personnel were underscored when American officials said Sunday that two ballistic missiles were fired from Houthi rebel-controlled Yemen toward a US warship in the Gulf of Aden. The missing AmericansUS officials watched Hamas’ release of another 11 hostages on Monday – the final day of the original truce deal – especially carefully. The likelihood therefore is that he’ll face a similar or even more intense political headache when the war begins again.

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☆ Biden Hopes to Alter the Trajectory of the War as Hostages Are Released
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-27 | by ( Peter Baker | More About Peter Baker | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +7 min

In seeking to extend the pause and hostage releases, Mr. Biden has American interests to consider as well as those of Israel. Mr. Biden hopes an extension of the pause in exchange for the release of more hostages will result in the rest of the Americans being freed. “We’ll continue to remain personally engaged to see that this deal is fully implemented and work to extend the deal as well,” Mr. Biden told reporters. The release of Avigail gave Mr. Biden a small but emotionally powerful victory amid all the tumult in the region. “She’s been through a terrible trauma,” Mr. Biden said.

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What Biden is asking forBiden's emergency request to Congress included aid for Ukraine, Israel and other U.S. allies, along with $14 billion to bolster the immigration system and border security. “It is unanimous that our broken immigration system is in dire need of reform,” Mayorkas said. Republicans have made clear that will not be addressed in this package, which they want to be more narrowly focused on border security measures. Republicans argue that Ukraine aid could be a tough sell to some of their voters, and the border policy is the compromise. It’s border security for Ukraine aid.”So far, leaders in both parties have encouraged the talks.

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Linking Ukraine’s military assistance to U.S. border security interjects one of the most divisive domestic political issues — immigration and border crossings — into the middle of an intensifying debate over wartime foreign policy. Failure risks delaying U.S. military aid to Kyiv and Israel, along with humanitarian assistance for Gaza, in the midst of two wars, potentially undermining America's global standing. Rather than approve Biden’s request, which includes $61 billion for Ukraine, Republicans are demanding something in return. Democrats call these essentially nonstarters, and the border security talks are going slowly. Other Republicans, led by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, a Donald Trump ally, have drawn an even deeper line against Ukraine aid.

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☆ Is the U.S. Ready for War?
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-20 | by ( Andy Kessler | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +1 min

Wonder Land: For Hamas in Israel and Putin in Ukraine, killing the innocent is now part of the plan. Hamas terrorists used motorcycles and paragliders. Israeli soldiers use sophisticated Iron Dome antimissile systems and, to close off tunnels, “sponge bombs” that work like spray foam sealant from Home Depot . Is the U.S. ready for that kind of war? Current wars have exposed the Pentagon’s “brittleness and lack of resiliency, and that’s in part going back to the drawdown during the Clinton era.”

Persons: Putin, Mark Kelly Ukraine’s, Arkansas Sen, Tom Cotton —, “, ”, Clinton Organizations: Zuma, Home, Arkansas, 101st Airborne Division, Armed Services Committee, Defense Department Locations: Israel, Ukraine, U.S, Iraq

[1/2] A view shows smoke in the Gaza Strip as seen from Israel's border with the Gaza Strip, in southern Israel October 18, 2023. REUTERS/Amir Cohen/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsWASHINGTON/BAGHDAD, Nov 9 (Reuters) - A defective drone in Iraq may have helped keep America from being dragged deeper into a widening Middle East conflict. The possibility of a major strike that draws America into a conflict is "a very realistic concern," he said. "I think they are calibrating the attacks to harass rather than kill en masse U.S. troops," he said of Iraqi and Syrian militias. "We had rocket attacks, mortar attacks, before we got hit with the big bomb," he said.

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☆ U.S. Forces Under Fire in Middle East as America Slides Towards Brink
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-09 | by ( Nov. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +10 min

By Phil Stewart, Idrees Ali and Ahmed RasheedWASHINGTON/BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A defective drone in Iraq may have helped keep America from being dragged deeper into a widening Middle East conflict. The possibility of a major strike that draws America into a conflict is "a very realistic concern," he said. "I think they are calibrating the attacks to harass rather than kill en masse U.S. troops," he said of Iraqi and Syrian militias. Iran says it had no role in Hamas' Oct. 7 raid on Israel, though it has welcomed the attack. "We had rocket attacks, mortar attacks, before we got hit with the big bomb," he said.

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☆ Senate Republicans Demand U.S. Border Clampdown as Condition for Ukraine Aid
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-06 | by ( Michelle Hackman | Lindsay Wise | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Illegal border crossings have reached records over the past two years. The one-page proposal, put forward by a group of Republican senators including Sens. James Lankford (R., Okla.), Lindsey Graham (R., S.C.) and Tom Cotton (R., Ark. ), represents the opening bid in negotiations with Senate Democrats and the White House, which has signaled some openness to immigration-policy changes. Biden’s request included money for border operations, but didn’t include any policy changes.

Persons: Gregory Bull, Biden’s, James Lankford, Lindsey Graham, Tom Cotton Organizations: Associated Press WASHINGTON, Senate Republicans, Senate Democrats, White Locations: Israel, Ukraine, Sens

☆ US Senate Republicans unveil border plan as House Ukraine bill looms
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-06 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

2 Senate Republican John Thune told reporters that Johnson's plan has "a lot" of support among Republicans in the Senate, adding: "It'd be strong." The Republican-controlled House passed HR-2 in May, but the bill has gone nowhere in the Democratic-led Senate. Among other things, the Senate Republican proposal would resume construction of a border wall -- former President Donald Trump's signature goal -- in addition to deeming large numbers of migrants ineligible for asylum. Republican border provisions face broad opposition from Democrats in Congress and from President Joe Biden. He told reporters that a bill linking Ukraine aid to border security would come soon.

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The request to Congress would cover a year, according to another person familiar with the administration’s expected request. Lew, a Treasury Secretary under former President Barack Obama, was nominated by Biden last month after former Ambassador Tom Nides left the post in July. Political Cartoons View All 1211 ImagesThe White House could make a formal request for the foreign war aid as soon as this week. Some Republicans have criticized Lew for his role in the Obama White House as it negotiated the Iran nuclear agreement in 2015, among other foreign policy moves under Obama, and that opposition could slow his nomination. “Our ability to support Israel at this pivotal moment is significantly hamstrung by the fact that we don’t have a U.S. ambassador on the ground," Murphy said.

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☆ Trump vows to strip student visas from 'anti-Semitic foreigners' at US colleges if he wins the 2024 election
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-17 | by ( Ayelet Sheffey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Trump said he would revoke student visas of "anti-Semitic foreigners" if he wins a second term. The war between Israel and Hamas has prompted calls to get humanitarian aid to Palestinian civilians. Last week, Israel officially declared war against Palestinian militant group Hamas after the group attacked several towns in southern Israel. "Under the Trump administration, we will revoke the student visas of radical anti-American and anti-Semitic foreigners at our colleges and universities and we will send them straight back home." "In the long run, the best way to aid the Palestinian people is for Hamas to be completely destroyed."

Persons: Trump, —, Donald Trump, Israel, Sen, Marco Rubio, Joe Biden, Ron DeSantis, Joe Biden's, Bill Ackman, wouldn't, Les Wexner, Jon Hunstman's, Biden, GOP Sen, Tom Cotton Organizations: Service, Palestinian, Hamas, Florida Gov, NYU, Harvard, Former Utah, University of Pennsylvania, Democratic, GOP, House Democrats Locations: Gaza, Israel, Iowa, Egypt, Palestine

☆ Republicans are already trumpeting their opposition to accepting Palestinian refugees, even before Israeli forces enter Gaza
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-16 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

AdvertisementAdvertisementThe conflict between Israel and Hamas has only been raging for 10 days, but Republicans are already preemptively declaring that they oppose accepting Palestinian refugees. "No Gaza refugees in the United States," Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida wrote on Twitter on Monday. Rep. Andy Biggs of Arizona claimed on Twitter that Democrats are pushing to "take in a million Palestinian refugees," calling the notion "absurd." AdvertisementAdvertisementDemocrats writ large have not discussed the prospect of accepting refugees from Palestine, aside from some progressive lawmakers. Some Republicans have argued not just that the US doesn't have the capacity for more refugees, but that the Palestinian refugees themselves are undesirable.

Persons: Ron DeSantis, —, Tom Tiffany of Wisconsin, Andy Ogles, Tennessee —, Tiffany, Matt Gaetz, Andy Biggs, Biggs, Jamaal Bowman, Sen, Tom Cotton of Organizations: Republicans, Florida Gov, Service, Hamas, Republican, Palestinian Authority, Senate, Twitter, Monday, New York, Progressives Locations: Israel, Tennessee, United States, GAZA, Florida, Arizona, Palestine, Gaza, York, New York, Iran, Tom Cotton of Arkansas, Iowa, resettling, Afghanistan

☆ Wake Up, Washington
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-10 | by ( The Editorial Board | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Journal Editorial Report: Paul Gigot interviews U.S. Senator Tom Cotton. Images: Zuma Press Composite: Mark KellyAt least 11 Americans were among the hundreds killed in the weekend attack in Israel, which has begun striking back at Hamas. The invasion, planned with an assist from Iran, ought to wake up both parties in Washington. The world is awash in threats that will inevitably wash up on our shore if America doesn’t get its act together.

Persons: Paul Gigot, Tom Cotton, Mark Kelly, America doesn’t Locations: Israel, Iran, Washington, America

The Hamas terrorist attack on Israel is reprehensible. Israel is under heavy attack right now by Hamas and taking action to defend itself and its people. Israel has every right to defend itself.”Sen. Jon Tester, Montana Democrat“I strongly condemn the terrorist attacks launched by Hamas against our ally Israel. I will continue to closely monitor the situation.”Sen. Maggie Hassan, New Hampshire Democrat“Hamas’s terrorist attack on Israel is nothing short of horrifying. Israel has every right to defend itself from this unjust war.”Sen. Ron Wyden, Oregon Democrat“The terrorist attack on Israel is appalling.

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U.S. President Joe Biden lholds a bilateral meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on the sidelines of the 78th U.N. General Assembly in New York City, U.S., September 20, 2023. As president, Biden has frequently stressed support for independent Israeli and Palestinian states. Having returned to office in late December, Netanyahu opposes Palestinian statehood anytime soon and has approved thousands of new housing units for West Bank settlers. "If President Biden can stand with Ukraine for as long as it takes, I hope President Biden can stand with Israel for as long as it takes," said Republican Senator Tom Cotton, a foreign policy hawk, on Fox News' "Sunday Morning Futures." "Biden is not in love with Bibi Netanyahu," he said, using the prime minister's nickname.

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☆ No Republican senator has called on Menendez to resign — but they're happy to use his scandal to bludgeon Democrats
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-30 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

No Republican senator has publicly called for Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez to resign. But the GOP's Senate campaign arm has been using the scandal to hit vulnerable Democrats. AdvertisementAdvertisementNot a single Republican senator has called for Sen. Bob Menendez to resign in the wake of his latest indictment. On Monday, when Democratic Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania was still the only senator who had called for Menendez to resign, the committee pointed out the silence of most Democrats. "That's for Democrats to decide," replied Sen. Steve Daines of Montana, the NRSC chairman, when asked by Insider on Thursday if he believed Menendez should resign.

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☆ Opinion | Senate Leaders Need to Break With Menendez Now
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-26 | by ( Michelle Goldberg | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

Hopefully, Democratic leaders in the Senate will do the right thing, and this column will be obsolete by the time you read it. Every other Democratic senator — especially the Senate majority leader, Chuck Schumer — should join them. (Menendez knows this as well as anyone, having been charged with corruption once before but spared by a hung jury.) While he is entitled to another fair trial, he is not entitled to a seat in the United States Senate. Republicans, of course, understand that his presence in the Senate works to their advantage, which is why the right-wing senator Tom Cotton of Arkansas declared that Menendez should stay put.

Persons: Robert Menendez, —, Chuck Schumer —, Menendez, he’s, ”, ” —, Tom Cotton of Organizations: Democratic, Department of Justice, United States Senate, Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Monday, Democratic Party Locations: New Jersey, Egyptian, Cuba, New York, America, U.S, Tom Cotton of Arkansas

CNN —The Iranian government now has access to $6 billion of their funds to be used for humanitarian purposes as a part of a wider deal that allowed five Americans who had been imprisoned in Iran to go free. Sources told CNN the funds came from oil sales that were allowed and placed into accounts set up under the Trump administration. The money is now available to the Iranian government for purchase of non-sanctionable items such as food and medicine. Kirby said that statement was “flat out wrong.”“This is not a payment of any kind, it’s not ransom, these aren’t US taxpayer dollars, and we haven’t lifted a single one of our sanctions on Iran – Iran will be getting no sanctions relief,” Kirby said. “The money will then go to qualified vendors to purchase and deliver the food, the medical supplies, into Iran.

Persons: Biden, John Kirby, Trump, Antony Blinken, Ebrahim Raisi, Kirby, ” Kirby, “, ”, Trita, Republican Sen, Tom Cotton of, Mike Pence –, Pence, Sen, Tim Scott, Blinken, Janet Yellen Organizations: CNN, Qatar, Republicans, State Department, Ukraine, Biden, US Treasury Department, Qatari National Bank, Quincy Institute, Republican, House, Tehran – Locations: Iran, South Korea, Qatar, Europe, White, Doha, Washington ,, Tom Cotton of Arkansas, Tehran, China, United States

☆ These 6 senators made more money from selling books than from their day jobs last year
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-15 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Senators raked in hundreds of thousands of dollars from book sales in 2022, disclosures show. Raphael Warnock, Ted Cruz, Elizabeth Warren, Tim Scott, and others. In fact, a handful of senators made far more from book sales than their congressional salaries in 2022, according to recently-filed financial disclosures. Other senators reported significant windfalls from book sales in 2022 as well. Sen. Raphael Warnock disclosed details of his book tour on his 2022 financial disclosures.

Persons: Sens, Raphael Warnock, Ted Cruz, Elizabeth Warren, Tim Scott, hasn't, Democratic Sen, Raphael Warnock —, Republican Sen, Tammy Duckworth, Tom Cotton, Tim Scott of, Elizabeth Warren of, Independent Sen, Bernie Sanders, JD Vance, Mazie Hirono, Amy Klobuchar, Cruz, Warnock, Sen, Warren Organizations: Service, American, Democratic, Republican, Illinois, Independent, Vermont Locations: Wall, Silicon, States, Washington, Ted Cruz of Texas, Arkansas, Tim Scott of South Carolina, Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, Ohio, Minnesota, Texas, Georgia

Weeks later, Mr. Trump is the former President Trump. Instead, in a brief televised address shortly before 2:30 a.m., Mr. Trump furiously laid down his postelection lie. For weeks, Mr. Trump had been peppering him with tips of fraud that, upon investigation by federal authorities, proved baseless. The cavalry “is coming, Mr. President,” Kylie Kremer tweeted to Mr. Trump on Dec. 19. On Jan. 15, Mr. Trump acquiesced to an Oval Office meeting with Mr. Lindell, who arrived with two sets of documents.

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☆ Why Republican lawmakers are going after Target
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-13 | by ( Nathaniel Meyersohn | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

In singling out Target, GOP lawmakers and right-wing social media personalities are sending a larger warning to corporate America to roll back recent diversity and inclusion policies, analysts say. Target first began its diversity initiatives 20 years ago and added new policies in 2020. Such efforts to curb gun violence have run into fierce pushback from Republican lawmakers who oppose both gun restrictions and corporations taking on social roles. Now, Republicans are stepping up their scrutiny on companies’ diversity efforts in the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision on affirmative action in college admissions. It is also likely to invite legal challenges to corporate DEI programs, as Cotton’s letter to Target foreshadows.

Persons: ”, Julian Zelizer, isn’t, ” Zelizer, Brandon Bell, Getty Images Arkansas Sen, Tom Cotton, Cotton, Andra Gillespie, “, He’s, Sen, Matt Walsh, George Floyd, “ It’s, Brian Cornell, Bud, They’ve, Chick, Bud Light, Ron DeSantis Organizations: New, New York CNN, Target, Princeton University, CNN, GOP, Walmart, Democratic, Getty Images Arkansas, Republican, Equity, Emory University, Republicans, Twitter, America Corporate America, ”, Disney, Nike, Companies, Florida Gov, America, Facebook, Corporate America, Dick’s Sporting Goods, Citigroup, Black, Fortune Locations: New York, America, Black, Cotton’s, Arkansas, Minneapolis, Emplifi, Parkland , Florida, El Paso , Texas, Dayton , Ohio

☆ Tom Cotton demands briefing on the cocaine found at the White House
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-05 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A small amount of cocaine was found at the White House in an area heavily trafficked by visitors. Sen. Tom Cotton just sent a letter to the Secret Service demanding a briefing on the matter. "Congress and the American people deserve to know how cocaine got into the White House," he said. Cotton gave the agency until 5pm on Friday to respond to the questions, which centered around security procedures at the White House. "If the Secret Service discovers the identity of the individual who brought illicit cocaine into the White House complex, will they make an arrest under this provision?"

Persons: Sen, Tom Cotton, —, Cotton Organizations: White, Secret Service, Service, Arkansas Republican, Wing, New York Times Locations: Arkansas

☆ Chinese state media rebuke Mark Zuckerberg over reported plan to sell Quest headsets
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-05 | by ( Rohan Goswami | In Rohangoswamicnbc | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive officer of Meta Platforms Inc., speaks during the virtual Meta Connect event in New York, US, on Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2022. for a virtual future. A Chinese state-controlled media outlet published a harsh critique of Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Wednesday, accusing the billionaire of essentially "shooting himself in the foot" when it came to the Chinese markets. The editorial, translated from Mandarin, said that Zuckerberg's past criticisms of Chinese companies, including ByteDance's TikTok, essentially amount to self-sabotage of his efforts to sell in China. Zuckerberg has been a critic of both specific China-based companies and widespread Chinese corporate espionage. "I think it's well documented that the Chinese government steals technology from American companies," Zuckerberg testified before Congress in 2020.

Persons: Mark Zuckerberg, Meta, Tencent, ByteDance's, Zuckerberg, Tim Cook, Elon Musk, Sen, Tom Cotton, Sundar Pichai, Apple's Cook, Pichai Organizations: Meta, Inc, Street Journal, Apple, Tesla, Google, Microsoft, Department of Justice, Department of Homeland Security Locations: New York, Beijing, China

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