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☆ It may look like Trump scared NATO back into readiness — but it's probably all down to Putin
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-23 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

NATO states' increased defense spending in recent years has little to do with Trump, experts told BI. NATO spending has indeed accelerated since Trump entered politics. It ain't what you do, it's the way that you do itTrump's demands of NATO allies also weren't a departure from existing US policy. Threatening partners is "bananas"Trump's transactional take on NATO collective defense is ultimately reasonable, Bury said — but encouraging other countries to attack NATO allies is "bananas." AdvertisementIf US allies are spending more money on NATO defense, it's not because Trump is goading them, but because they're concerned about increasing global instability.

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☆ Trump urges IVF protection in Alabama after embryo ruling stokes panic
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-23 | by ( Kevin Breuninger | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

"Today, I am calling on the Alabama Legislature to act quickly to find an immediate solution to preserve the availability of IVF in Alabama," Trump wrote in a Truth Social post. The Alabama Supreme Court ruled last Friday that "unborn children" are included in a state law allowing for wrongful death lawsuits by the parents of deceased children. Trump's post followed waves of criticism from President Joe Biden and other Democrats, who say the Republican ex-president's involvement in canceling longstanding abortion rights laid the foundation for the Alabama ruling. At least three IVF clinics in the state paused their fertility treatments following the ruling, out of concern about their legal exposure. Democrats accuse Republicans of seeking to further erode abortion access and threaten related rights, pointing to the Alabama ruling as evidence.

Persons: Donald Trump, Alabama's, Trump, Joe Biden, Roe, Donald Trump's, Wade, Biden, Julie Chavez Rodriguez Organizations: Christian Media, The Gaylord, Center, Alabama Legislature, Alabama, Republican, Centers for Disease Control, Biden, The New York Times, Republican Party, Republicans, Conservatives, Great Republican Party Locations: Nashville , Tennessee, Alabama, Alabama's Constitution, America

He found a house for Hunter Biden’s new family, paid divorce costs to Mr. Biden’s ex-wife and helped resolve a paternity lawsuit from a third woman. He footed the bill for Mr. Biden’s security, back taxes and car payments, facilitated the publication of a memoir and the launch of an art career, and provided emotional support as Mr. Biden dealt with scrutiny from prosecutors and political adversaries. In recent years, no one has been more influential in helping Hunter Biden rebuild his life after a devastating battle with addiction than the Hollywood lawyer Kevin Morris. But Mr. Morris’s role has now become a flashpoint of its own. His influence in shaping an aggressive legal and public relations defense for the president’s son against criminal indictments and Republican attacks has rankled President Biden’s advisers inside and outside the White House.

Persons: Hunter, Biden’s, Biden, Hunter Biden, Kevin Morris, Donald J, Trump Organizations: Hollywood, Republican

CNN —Russian authorities on Tuesday launched criminal proceedings against Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas, charges the leader of the Baltic state alleged were politically motivated. The Kremlin accused Kallas, Estonian Secretary of State Taimar Peterkop and Lithuanian Culture Minister Simonas Kairys of destroying or damaging monuments to Soviet monuments in memory of Soviet soldiers, Russia’s state-run Tass news reported. Shortly after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine nearly two years ago, Kallas announced that Estonia would remove all of the country’s Soviet monuments from public spaces. A report by the Estonian Foreign Intelligence Service said Russia may consider doubling the number of troops stationed on its border with the Baltic countries and increasing those on its frontier with Finland, which joined NATO last year. Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna also on Tuesday delivered his annual foreign policy speech, which included fiery anti-Russian remarks and a full-throated backing for Ukraine.

Persons: Kaja Kallas, Kallas, Peterkop, Simonas, Dmitry Peskov, ” Kallas, ”, Vladimir Putin, Margus Tsahkna, Joshua Berlinger Organizations: CNN, Estonian, Kremlin, State, Lithuanian Culture, Russia, Soviet Union, European Union, NATO, Estonian Foreign Intelligence Service, Ukraine Locations: Baltic, Estonian, Ukraine, Estonia, Russia, Siberia, Soviet, Finland, “

☆ New Yorkers voting to replace ex-Rep. George Santos in crucial special election
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-13 | by ( Kevin Breuninger | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Voting signs are seen outside city hall for New York's 3rd Congressional District special election in Glen Cove, N.Y., on Sunday, February 4, 2024. Democrat Tom Suozzi, who previously represented New York's 3rd Congressional District, is facing off against Republican Mazi Pilip, in a special election to fill the seat left vacant by Santos' ouster. Democrats might typically hold an advantage in a special election to replace a disgraced Republican who has been denounced by his own party. Including the seat most recently held by Santos, Republicans represent all four Nassau County-area congressional districts. So it's no surprise that national Republicans are working to keep Santos' district red and avoid further narrowing the party's already razor-thin majority in the House.

Persons: George Santos, Tom Suozzi, Republican Mazi Pilip, Santos, Biden, it's, Suozzi, Pilip Organizations: New York's, Congressional, Republican ex, Republican, The New York Times, Santos, Republicans, Democrats, New, Congress Locations: Glen Cove, N.Y, Long Island, Queens, Nassau County, House, New York, New York City

☆ McCarthy foes face blowback as primary threats grow and GOP donors shut wallets
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-11 | by ( Melanie Zanona | Manu Raju | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

CNN —Donors no longer want to contribute to their campaigns. So we obliged her,” one House Republican told CNN. Rep. Tim Burchett of Tennessee told CNN some “very wealthy folks” shut their wallets to him in the aftermath of his vote. “If you’ve watched, just her philosophy and the flip-flopping, I don’t believe she wins reelection,” McCarthy told CNN. “We are an incumbent-driven organization and support all House Republican incumbents call,” said a spokesman for the National Republican Campaign Committee.

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☆ Las Vegas hopes to hit the jackpot with the Super Bowl
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-10 | by ( Alicia Wallace | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

CNN —When Super Bowl Sunday rolls around each year — whether it’s in Miami, New Orleans, Los Angeles or Minneapolis — Las Vegas still draws the crowds. It took years — and a Supreme Court ruling legalizing sports betting — for the National Football League to view Las Vegas in a different light. “We’re sold out, have been for the last month,” said Paul Hobson, general manager of the Sahara Las Vegas hotel-casino. “Las Vegas has a lot of people going there for Super Bowl weekend anyway,” Stephenson said. Additionally, the visitors it attracts spend a whole lot more than the ones who would show up on your typical Super Bowl weekend, Hill said.

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Formula One's invitation to Andretti Cadillac for an in-person meeting about its application to join the motorsports series was sent via email and landed in a spam folder, which is why Michael Andretti and General Motors representatives never answered the request. The junk email revelation came Friday as Andretti Global sought to clarify two points in the sharply critical document F1 released earlier this week in rejecting the Andretti Cadillac application. An in-person meeting to discuss commercial matters would be and remains of paramount importance to Andretti Cadillac,” the team said. “Andretti Cadillac has been operating with 2026 as the year of entry for many months now," the team said. He then petitioned F1 to expand the grid for what Andretti claims will be a true American team in the series.

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☆ Silicon Valley Battles States Over New Online Safety Laws for Children
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-31 | by ( Natasha Singer | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Last summer, Ohio enacted a social media statute that would require Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok and YouTube to get a parent’s consent before permitting children under age 16 to use their platforms. The case is part of a sweeping litigation campaign by NetChoice to block new state laws protecting young people online — an anti-regulation effort likely to come under scrutiny on Wednesday as the Senate Judiciary Committee questions social media executives about child sexual exploitation online. The NetChoice lawsuits have rankled state officials and lawmakers who sought tech company input as they drafted the new measures. “I think it’s cowardly and disingenuous,” Jon Husted, the lieutenant governor of Ohio, said of the industry lawsuit, noting that either he or his staff had met with Google and Meta about the bill last year and had accommodated the companies’ concerns. “We tried to be as cooperative as we possibly could be — and then at the 11th hour, they filed a lawsuit.”

Persons: —, ” Jon Husted, “, ” Organizations: YouTube, Google, Federal, Court Locations: Ohio

And Rowden penalized prominent Freedom Caucus members by stripping them of their committee chairmanships and prime Capitol parking spots. Political Cartoons View All 253 ImagesAn outgrowth of the group, the State Freedom Caucus Network, launched in 2021 in Georgia. Like in Missouri, Idaho's top Republican senator removed certain Freedom Caucus members from committee leadership posts last November and denounced their disparaging rhetoric against other senators. For a year now in South Carolina, Freedom Caucus members have been excluded from the House Republican caucus — since they refused to go along with party rules that bar them from campaigning against other Republican members. Meanwhile in Georgia, the Senate Republican caucus booted an outspoken Freedom Caucus member who tried to pressure colleagues into impeaching a Democratic prosecutor for indicting Trump.

Persons: Pro Tem Caleb Rowden, —, Donald Trump, Kevin McCarthy —, it's, “ We’re, ”, Sen, Bill Eigel, Rowden, indicting Trump, Colton Moore, Moore, Fani Willis, Trump, Andrew Roth, they’re, Roth, Katie Hobbs, Adam Morgan, ” Morgan, Micah Caskey, Caskey, ” Caskey, James Pollard, Pollard Organizations: JEFFERSON CITY, Pro, Washington , D.C, Caucus, Republican, U.S, U.S . House, State Freedom Caucus Network, Freedom Caucus, National Guard, GOP, Democratic, The, State Freedom Caucus, Democratic Arizona Gov, Department of Health Services, Republicans, South Carolina Freedom Caucus, Republican governor’s, Associated Press, America Statehouse News Initiative, America Locations: Mo, Washington ,, U.S, Georgia, Missouri, Texas, Mexico, South Carolina, The Georgia, Fulton County, Wyoming, Montana, Mississippi, Pennsylvania, Illinois, South Dakota, Republican governor’s State, Columbia , South Carolina

☆ Trump meets with Teamsters as he looks to peel off union voters from Biden
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-31 | by ( Gregory Krieg | Kristen Holmes | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Story highlights Trump is looking to attract union members, who have traditionally voted Democratic. CNN —Former President Donald Trump Wednesday met with Teamsters union leaders and members in Washington as his campaign tries to drive a wedge between President Joe Biden and one of his most loyal constituencies: organized labor. The Teamsters have twice endorsed against Trump, backing Hillary Clinton in 2016 and Biden four years later. “We’re not ceding any territory, any group, any demographic to Joe Biden,” one senior Trump adviser said of the campaign’s outreach to working class voters. The group said Biden had been invited to its headquarters on the same day as Trump.

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☆ Exclusive: Xi promised Biden China wouldn’t interfere in 2024 election
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-30 | by ( Sean Lyngaas | Mj Lee | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

In a meeting this past weekend in Bangkok with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, US national security adviser Jake Sullivan again brought up the topic. Wang offered Sullivan the same assurance Xi had given Biden months prior — that Beijing would not meddle in the American election this fall, the source said. The White House National Security Council declined to comment on whether election interference came up in the Biden-Xi and Sullivan-Wang meetings. CNN has reached out to the Chinese Foreign Ministry for comment. Last week, a senior National Security Agency official told reporters that the agency had not yet seen signs of any notable new foreign influence operations aimed at the 2024 election.

Persons: Xi Jinping, Joe Biden, Xi, Biden, Wang Yi, Jake Sullivan, Wang, Sullivan, Hillary Clinton’s, ”, “, Chris Krebs, ” Krebs, Brendan Smialowski, Antony Blinken, CNN’s Natasha Bertrand Organizations: CNN, Chinese Foreign, Democratic National Committee, FBI, Justice Department, White House National Security, Biden, Chinese Foreign Ministry, Microsoft, of, National Security Agency, US, Infrastructure Security, Economic Cooperation, APEC, Getty Locations: China, California, Bangkok, Beijing, Taiwan, Russia, Iran, Asia, Woodside , California, AFP, Washington, Chinese

☆ America's Zoomtowns Face a Growing Housing, Traffic, Culture Crisis
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-24 | by ( Emily Cataneo | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +18 min

We're transitioning from a sleepy capital city into a midsize-to-major city," Jonathan Melton, a member of Raleigh's City Council, told me. The first wants to solve the problem of too little housing by, well, building more housing. But Melton and the YIMBYs' vision rankled some Raleigh residents who eventually started to push back on what they considered extreme pro-development policies. The new buses seem like a great idea, but as with all these changes, residents are worried that the route will have unintended consequences. It's worth noting, too, that most Raleigh residents, even those who oppose the current pace of development, point to some positives.

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☆ Everything you need to know about the 2024 New Hampshire Republican primary
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-22 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Polls show Trump still has a double-digit lead ahead of Tuesday's New Hampshire primary. AdvertisementNew Hampshire is only the second state to vote in the 2024 Republican presidential primary, but some of former President Donald Trump's foes already look desperate. Iowa's Republican caucuses were the first contest, but New Hampshire has gone to great lengths to ensure its primary election is always the first primary. The biggest difference is that unlike Iowa, New Hampshire has a more open primary system. New Hampshire also doesn't have anywhere near the number of white evangelical conservatives that vote in the Republican primary as Iowa does.

Persons: Nikki Haley's, —, Donald Trump's, Nikki Haley, Ron DeSantis, Trump, Haley, Chris Sununu, Joe Biden's, Sen, John McCain, It's, Chris Christie, DeSantis Organizations: Trump, Former UN, Service, Republican, UN, Press, Democratic National Committee, New, New Hampshire Democrats, New Jersey Gov Locations: Tuesday's, Hampshire, South Carolina, New Hampshire, Granite, Dixville, Iowa, Iowa ? New Hampshire, American, Iowa , New Hampshire, In Iowa, . New Hampshire, Granite State, New Jersey, — Iowa, New Hampshire , Nevada

☆ How the U.S. courted the Philippines to thwart China
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-29 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +14 min

What followed was two trips to the United States in less than a year for Marcos, and visits to the Philippines by high-ranking Biden administration officials. Marcos’ predecessor, the populist firebrand Rodrigo Duterte, was openly hostile to the United States and attempted to bring his country closer to communist China during his six-year term. For the United States, cementing alliances in the Asia-Pacific region is likewise crucial to keeping China in check. China’s Foreign Ministry, in a statement to Reuters, characterized China and the Philippines as “close neighbors across the sea” with a common interest in friendship. At the time, he said the cancellation of his visa was the latest in a list of “gripes and disrespect” by the United States.

Persons: Ferdinand “ Bongbong ” Marcos Jr, Joe Biden, Marcos, Gregorio Maria Araneta III, “, ” Araneta, Biden, Kamala Harris, Antony Blinken, Defense Lloyd Austin, Julio Amador III, Marcos ’, Rodrigo Duterte, China’s, Xi Jinping, ” Marcos ’, Ferdinand Marcos Sr, ”, Marcos family’s, Washington, Duterte, China “, Becca Wasser, Wasser, Barack Obama, Xi, “ I’ve, ” Duterte, Ronald “ Bato, dela Rosa, Dela Rosa, gripes, Toribio Adaci, hadn’t, Blake Herzinger, Herzinger Organizations: Reuters, U.S, Defense, ., Party, China, U.S . State Department, ” Reuters, Philippine, United, Foreign Ministry, ” ‘, People’s Liberation Army, Center, New, New American Security, CNAS, U.S . Department of Defense, U.S ., Initiative, Philippines National Economic Development Authority, United States, Philippine National Police, Washington, Forces, VFA, Mutual, China’s, U.S . Pacific Fleet, Cooperation Locations: Philippines, Philippine, Manila, United States, U.S, China, America, Asia, Taipei, Taiwan, Beijing, South, East Asia, Pacific, Washington, Hawaii, South China, It’s, American, Japan, South Korea, Australia, New American, Taiwan . U.S, Duterte, China’s, Guangdong

Jimmy Carter’s participation in the events has been a day-by-day question; he is 10 months into home hospice care. Rosalynn Carter has been praised for a half-century of advocacy for better mental health care in America and reducing stigma attached to mental illness. Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter confirmed they voted in the 2016 Georgia Democratic presidential primary for Bernie Sanders over Hillary Clinton. Jimmy Carter also rankled some of his successors with criticism of their foreign and military policy, especially George W. Bush’s 2003 invasion of Iraq. Jimmy Carter is the longest-lived president; Rosalynn Carter was the second-longest lived first lady, trailing only Bess Truman, who died at 97.

Persons: — Rosalynn Carter, Jimmy Carter, Joe Biden, Jill Biden, Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton, Melania Trump, Michelle Obama, Laura Bush, Brian Kemp, Marty Kemp, Donald Trump, Barack Obama, George W, Bush, Jimmy Carter’s, Rosalynn Carter, “, ”, Jason Carter, she’s, reconvenes, Biden, Carter, Ronald Reagan, Clinton, Bernie Sanders, Trump, Carter “, He’s, Gerald, Betty Ford, George H, Barbara Bush, Bess Truman, Garth Brooks, Trisha Yearwood, Rosalynn Organizations: ATLANTA, U.S, Memorial Church, Jimmy Carter Presidential Center, Georgia Gov, Carter Center, Service, Georgia Southwestern State University, Associated Press, White, Club ”, Democratic, Georgia Democratic, Trump, Republican, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Habitat, Humanity, Maranatha Baptist Church Locations: Atlanta, Plains , Georgia, Sumter County, alma mater, Georgia, Americus, America, Washington, inaugurations, Iraq, North Korea, Plains

☆ Palantir Wins Major U.K. Health Contract Despite Criticism
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-21 | by ( Adam Satariano | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Palantir, the software company founded by billionaire Peter Thiel, on Tuesday won a major contract in Britain to help overhaul the technology system of the country’s state-run health service, overcoming concerns about a firm known for its military-related work in the United States securing such a sensitive role involving patient data. The National Health Service said Palantir had been awarded the seven-year contract, worth 330 million pounds, or about $415 million, to build a new platform that integrates data from across the N.H.S. Called the Federated Data Platform, the system is intended to make it easier to share patient information and analyze wider health trends across the sprawling health service. Palantir was a controversial choice, as some doctors, civil society groups and members of Parliament had raised concerns about giving the company responsibility for building what could eventually become one of the world’s largest repositories of health data. Palantir was awarded the contract in partnership with Accenture, the business consulting firm, PwC, NECS and Carnall Farrar.

Persons: Peter Thiel, Palantir, Thiel, Donald J, Trump’s, Carnall Farrar Organizations: Tuesday, National Health Service, Federated, Accenture Locations: Britain, United States, England, Wales

Tester entered the Senate after selling Montana voters on his authenticity, and the former high school band teacher's message hasn’t changed much. Tester chairs the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee. “I take my cues directly from the veterans of this state,” Tester told the assembly at Bigfork High School. There’s been an influx of newcomers from Arizona, Washington state, California and Texas. He currently ranks second with $407,000 in contributions from lobbyists, putting him just behind Washington state Democratic Sen. Maria Cantwell, according to the research group OpenSecrets.

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“I was in all the states,” Rosalynn Carter told the AP. At The Carter Center, she launched a fellowship for journalists to pursue better coverage of mental health issues. Years later, Rosalynn and Jimmy would quietly support integration — and call for it more vocally at Plains Baptist Church. Ruth Carter later engineered a date between her brother and Rosalynn during one of his trips home from the U.S. But the void would not begin to close until the former president conceived The Carter Center.

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☆ Protests sweep around the globe as Israel’s war in Gaza grinds on
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-13 | by ( Prasanta Kumar Dutta | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

A graphic shows all demonstrations in the ACLED data clustered by whether they were pro-Palestinian, pro-Israel or neutral. Pro-Palestinian make up 3,761 demonstrations; pro-Israel, 529 demonstrations; and neutral, 95 demonstrations. Note: Analysis includes peaceful protests, protests with intervention, protests with excessive force used against protesters and violent demonstrations as categorised by ACLED. In Berlin, ACLED reported hundreds of demonstrators were arrested during multiple protests during October, as pro-Palestinian protestors clashed with police. There are many pro-Israel demonstrations as well as pro-Palestinian demonstrations.

Persons: Israel —, ACLED, Gazans Organizations: Israel, Al, Arabi, Palestinian, Palestine, ”, U.S Locations: Israel, Gaza, London, Berlin, Paris, Ankara, Istanbul, Washington, Israel’s, Palestinian, Ahli, Gaza City, East, North Africa, West, Yemen, Iran, Turkey, Morocco, Europe, United States

After her father’s election loss in 2020, Ms. Trump sought to distance herself from his company — and his mounting legal problems, which now include four criminal indictments. Ms. Trump also hired her own lawyer, separate from the legal team representing her family in Ms. James’s case, a move that rankled some in the former president’s camp, a person with knowledge of the situation said. The last time Ms. Trump testified about her father — before a congressional committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol — it was a major embarrassment for the former president. In the testimony, broadcast at a prime time congressional hearing, Ms. Trump acknowledged that her father had lost the 2020 election, prompting him to lash out at her for being “checked out” in the final days of his administration. Though their relationship was strained for a time, the two have had something of a rapprochement and speak regularly, the person with knowledge said.

Persons: Trump, — Organizations: Trump Organization, Deutsche Bank — Locations: York

☆ Morning Bid: Haunted by 5% ahead of ECB, GDP and Amazon
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-26 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., October 23, 2023. With Amazon due to report later, there was no respite for the so-called 'Magnificent Seven' Wall St behemoths or the wider market ahead of Thursday's open. The bond market seemed unimpressed even as the U.S. House of Representatives ended a three week hiatus by electing Republican Mike Johnson, a conservative with little leadership experience, as speaker. European stocks (.STOXXE) and the euro dropped sharply, meantime, as regional banking shares were hit ahead of the European Central Bank's policy decision later in the day. Key developments that should provide more direction to U.S. markets later on Thursday:* European Central Bank policy decision and press conference.

Persons: Brendan McDermid, Mike Dolan, Israel, Republican Mike Johnson, Johnson, Joe Biden's, AO, Bunge, Northrop, Wang Yi, Antony Blinken, Emelia Sithole Organizations: New York Stock Exchange, REUTERS, Google, Big Tech, Nasdaq, Semiconductor, SOX, Bank of Japan, U.S . House, Republican, United Auto Workers, Ford, European, ECB, Chartered, BNP, Central Bank, Turkish Central Bank, Fed, Intel, UPS, Honeywell, Merck, Comcast, Mastercard, Capital, Energy, Mohawk, Eastman Chemical, Camden Property, AO Smith, Hasbro, Myers Squibb, Boston Scientific, Hershey, Northrop Grumman, Treasury, Foreign, U.S, Brussels Reuters Graphics Reuters, Reuters, Thomson Locations: New York City, U.S, Wall, Israel, Gaza, Philadelphia, Bank, Ukraine, China, Kansas, Bristol, Washington, Brussels

In Iowa, where evangelical Christians dominate the first-in-the-nation Republican presidential caucuses, Rowland and other pastors are delivering a message meant to resonate both biblically and politically. While curbing abortion has for decades energized Christian conservatives like no other issue, the attack by Hamas and Israel's response have put new pressure on Republican candidates to hew not just to traditional Republican support for Israel but to beliefs rooted in the Bible. Some Christians support Israel due to Old Testament writings that Jews are God’s chosen people and that Israel is their rightful homeland. Some evangelicals believe Israel is key to an end-times prophecy that will bring about the return of the Christian messiah. Daniel Hummel, author of “Covenant Brothers: Evangelicals, Jews, and U.S.-Israeli Relations," said that Republican support for Israel has become a proxy for other conservative priorities, particularly on immigration.

Persons: Steve Rowland peered, Rowland, “ Israel, Israel, Joe Biden, “ We’ve, ”, Nikki Haley, Donald Trump, Benjamin Netanyahu, Trump, Roe, Wade, Daniel Hummel, Haley, Ron DeSantis —, “, ” Hummel, Carolina Sen, Tim Scott, ” Scott, Scott, DeSantis, Joseph Brown, Netanyahu “, Brown, Marion, Vivek Ramaswamy, Ramaswamy, Brad Cranston, ” Ann Trimble Ray, ” Rowland, they've, Tiffany Stanley Organizations: Sun, of Christ, Republican, Iowa, GOP, South, United Nations, The Associated Press, “, Brothers, Trump, Florida Gov, Trump Republican Party, Baptist Church, Heritage Baptist Church, CNN, Associated Press Locations: NEWTON, Iowa, Des Moines, Altoona, Israel, Iran, South Carolina, Cedar Rapids, White, U.S, Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, It's, Carolina, Newton, Washington , Iowa, Burlington , Iowa, Gaza, Trump, , Iowa, Washington

In a pretrial court filing, James’ office estimated that Trump exaggerated his wealth by as much as $3.6 billion. They've also called accountants Donald Bender and Camron Harris, whose firms Trump hired to prepare his financial statements. A retired Deutsche Bank official testified the financial statements were key to Trump securing hundreds of millions of dollars in loans. Weisselberg acknowledged that information in Trump’s financial statements wasn’t always accurate, such as valuing his penthouse based on the wrong size. In a decision last month, Engoron resolved the lawsuit's top claim, ruling that Trump committed years of fraud by inflating the value of assets in his financial statements.

Persons: — Donald Trump, Michael Cohen, Cohen, I’m, ” Cohen, Judge Arthur Engoron, It's, Trump, Letitia James, James ’, James, Eric, Donald Trump Jr, —, Allen Weisselberg, Jeffrey McConney, Weisselberg, ”, maligning, Patrick Birney, Mark Hawthorn, They've, Donald Bender, Camron Harris, wasn’t, “, Engoron, he'll, She's Organizations: New, Twitter, Trump, New York, Trump Organization, WHO, Longtime Trump Organization, Democrat, Deutsche Bank, Mar Locations: New York, Lago, Doral, Miami , Florida, Chicago, New York City, Manhattan, Georgia, Washington, Florida, __, Sisak, x.com

Much of the furor is directed at Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz, the ringleader of the McCarthy rebellion. “I think it’s very sad that this is obviously politically personally motivated,” Murphy said of Gaetz’s push to oust McCarthy. “I don’t think Markwayne Mullin and I have said 20 words to each other on the House floor. Republicans in the group will huddle as a unit next week to decide their next steps, the lawmaker said. “I have no advice to give to House Republicans except one – I hope whoever the next speaker is gets rid of the motion to vacate,” McConnell said.

Persons: Kevin McCarthy, Nancy Mace, McCarthy, Mace, Matt Gaetz, Gaetz, Kelly Armstrong, “, ” Armstrong, ”, Nancy Pelosi, Steny Hoyer, Garret Graves, Mark Schiefelbein, ’ Gaetz, Mike Lawler, Greg Murphy, ” Murphy, Dave Joyce of Ohio, ” Joyce, Graves, Max Miller, hasn’t, Austin Scott, Sen, Markwayne Mullin –, McCarthy –, Markwayne Mullin, Kevin, ” Gaetz, Brian Fitzpatrick, bipartisanship, Hakeem Jeffries, Mitch McConnell, ” McConnell Organizations: CNN, GOP, Republican, Republican Governance Group, Capitol, Florida Rep, Democratic, North Dakota Republican, ‘, House GOP Conference, ” Ohio Republican, Georgia Rep, Oklahoma Republican, Republicans, Democrats, Group, House Republicans Locations: South Carolina, Washington, Louisiana, New York, North Carolina

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