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☆ The designer of the ‘Bushwick Birkin’ is rewriting the rules of fashion
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-04 | by ( Ramishah Maruf | Clare Duffy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +13 min

By contrast, even the most expensive Shopping Bags often cost less than $300. Telfar Clemens at the CFDA x Vogue Fashion Fund 'Americans in Paris' event, Paris Fashion Week, France in March 2018. Maker of the ‘Bushwick Birkin’“This Telfar bag imported. The Covid-19 pandemic sent the popularity of the Shopping Bag to new heights — new bag releases announced online sold out in minutes. ‘For everyone’In 2015, Telfar had an unusual partner at New York Fashion Week: fast-food chain White Castle.

Persons: Bella Hadid, Alexandria Ocasio, “ Abbott, they’re, Birkin, ”, Telfar Clemens —, ” Clemens, Clemens, He’s, Telfar, Telfar Clemens, Hagop Kalaidjian, Clemens “, Lois Sakany, Beyoncé, Gonzalo Marroquin, Patrick McMullan, Solange Knowles, David X Prutting, Bushwick Birkin, —, Adrienne Jones, Samia Laaboudi, Edward Berthelot, Chanel, Laticha Brown, ’, Robert F, Kennedy, Babak Radboy, “, It’s, Elliott Jerome Brown Jr, ” Sakany, Sakany, Pratt’s Jones, Radboy, ” Telfar, DiCianno, Jones, ” Jones, it’s Organizations: New, New York CNN, Rep, ABC, Brooklyn, tote, Gay Times, Fund, Paris, CNN, Liberian, New York’s Pace University, Breakfast Club, of Fashion Designers of America, Vogue, Guggenheim Museum, ” Pratt Institute, Security, New York, Reuters, Analysts, Bag Security, Fashion Institute of Technology, White, Kennedy Human Rights Liberty, Justice Fund, Old, Fast Locations: New York, Alexandria, Cortez, Bushwick, Brooklyn, Paris, France, New York City, Liberian, Queens, Liberia, United States, USA, . Clemens

☆ AOC says her life 'completely transformed' for the better after Pelosi stepped down from leadership
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-30 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A new book about "The Squad" details Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's relationship with Nancy Pelosi. Ocasio-Cortez says colleagues have treated her better since Pelosi stepped down from leadership. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . Ocasio-Cortez also indicated that her life in Congress has been much better since Pelosi stepped down from leadership at the end of the previous Congress, leading to the ascent of fellow New York Rep. Hakeem Jeffries. Though no longer formally a member of leadership, Pelosi has remained in Congress as a rank-and-file lawmaker since stepping down, and she is running for re-election next year.

Persons: Nancy Pelosi, they've, Cortez, Pelosi, —, Alexandria Ocasio Cortez, Ryan Grim, Joe Crowley, Hakeem Jeffries, Jeffries, I'm, Pelosi —, Elissa Slotkin, Hakeem Organizations: Service, Guardian, New York Democrat, Rep, New York Rep, New York Times, Business Locations: Alexandria, San Francisco, New York, Cortez, Michigan

☆ Fact Check: Video of Ocasio-Cortez explaining ceasefires is digitally altered
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-24 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

A clip of U.S. Democratic Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez saying ceasefire means “somebody sees a fire” has been digitally altered. In the edited video, Ocasio-Cortez says, “Ceasefire means that somebody sees a fire. The original, unaltered video is a recording of an Instagram Live session, posted by Ocasio-Cortez, on the platform (archived) on Oct. 23, 2023. A side-by-side comparison of keyframes from the original and the altered clip shows Ocasio-Cortez's hand movements match. A clip of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez wrongly explaining “ceasefires” circulating online has fake audio attached.

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☆ Facing Rematch With Biden, Trump Stays Focused – on Obama
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-24 | by ( Susan Milligan | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +6 min

For former President Donald Trump, all political signs point to a rematch with President Joe Biden, who defeated Trump in 2020 and increasingly has targeted Trump in his campaign ads. "They were interviewing [Orban] two weeks ago, and they said: 'What would you advise President Obama? He should immediately resign and they should replace him with President Trump, who kept the world safe,'" Trump said, implying that his predecessor was still in office. Editorial Cartoons on Donald Trump View All 695 Images"We did it with Obama,” Trump claimed during a speech in Washington, D.C., referring to his winning 2016 campaign against Clinton. You know Obama and Biden,” Trump said, trying to recover.

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☆ How climate change got sucked into the culture wars
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-23 | by ( Laura Paddison | Ella Nilsen | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

For an example of how climate change is increasingly becoming a flashpoint in the culture wars, Germany is a good place to start. Meanwhile, Spain’s far-right Vox party vowed to defend the country against “the new climate religion.”But to understand why climate change and the culture wars have become so enmeshed globally, experts say the United States probably holds the key. It’s effective, it does scare people.”The origins of the climate culture war in the US lie in the early 1990s, when a new push for global climate action collided with big geopolitical change, McCright said. Lightning rod for right wing mediaConservative media has played an outsized role in fueling culture war narratives, according to experts. Fox has “been laying the groundwork necessary for positioning climate policies as a culture war issue for a long time,” she said.

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She left her job at Walmart because it was too physical, but her current job is mentally taxing. Nearly every Republican in the poll rated the economy unfavorably, and 59 percent of Democrats did. Steven Cabrera, 35, who works for the military in Phoenix, was among the 57 percent of voters who said economic issues were a bigger priority than societal ones. He wanted to know: Is that the reason our economy is “slowing down?” He wasn’t sure, but he thought it might be. He plans to vote for “the Republican, any Republican,” he said.

Persons: Suzanne Haberkorn, won’t, “, Steven Cabrera, Alexandria Ocasio Cortez, ” Organizations: Walmart, Research, Republican Locations: Waukesha, Wis, Phoenix, Alexandria Ocasio Cortez of New York, Ukraine

☆ Opinion | The War in Gaza Is Splintering the Democratic Party
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-17 | by ( Michelle Goldberg | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +15 min

Should a few members of the Squad lose their primaries, the blow to Democratic unity could be severe. “And they’ll either stay at home or they’ll go to a third party.”Already, there are signs that the party is fracturing over Israel. Advocates for the freedom and safety of Palestinians, horror-struck by more than 10,000 civilian deaths in Gaza, believe that the Democratic Party is giving its approval to atrocities. These big-footed donors, who are overwhelmingly targeting representatives of color, are going to exacerbate the fissures in the Democratic Party. Diana Lovett, a Democratic Party district leader who held a fund-raiser for Bowman last year, said polarization over the congressman was tearing apart local Democrats.

Persons: Ryan Grim, Alexandria Ocasio, Cortez, Bernie Sanders, she’d, ”, Ilhan Omar, who’ve, Tlaib, “, Omar, Mark Mellman, Israel, ” Mellman, Bowman, Eliot Engel, Grim, he’d, George Floyd, Giddins, —, Don Samuels, Cori Bush, Wesley Bell, Summer Lee, Bhavini Patel, Bowman doesn’t, George Latimer, imploring, Latimer, hadn’t, Waleed Shahid, Ocasio, imploring Biden, they’ve, He’s, ” Bowman, I’m, haven’t, hasn’t, Shahid, Ta, Nehisi Coates, Coates, Isaac Herzog, Weinberger, Sam Bankman, Nina Turner, Andy Levin, Republican megadonors, Bernie Marcus, “ I’ve, Mark Pocan, Mellman, Diana Lovett, Lovett, who’d, dreading, “ He’s, we’re Organizations: Israel, ”, Democratic, American Israel Public Affairs Committee, Times, New, New York Democratic, The New York Times, Minneapolis City, Missouri Democrat, Pittsburgh Democrat, Squad, Justice Democrats, Democratic Party, Democratic Socialists of America, West Bank, Democratic Socialists, U.S, Westchester Jewish Council, New York Democratic Socialists of America, Jewish, Politico, United Democracy, AIPAC, Jewish Democrat, Republican, Home Depot, Wisconsin Democrat, Congressional Progressive Caucus Locations: Israel, Palestine, Gaza, New York, Minneapolis, Missouri, Louis County, Hebron, “, Manhattan, Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin

☆ Protests encapsulate progressive angst that could imperil Biden’s 2024 campaign
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-17 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

CNN —Israel could not have asked for a better friend than President Joe Biden. As global anger mounted at the thousands of civilian deaths in Gaza during Israel’s counter-attack against Hamas, Biden has been unequivocal on the Jewish state’s right to hit back. He pushed back at suggestions by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that Israel would somehow control Gaza after the war. Senior administration officials have repeatedly denied that any part of Biden’s calculations on Israel are rooted in domestic politics. Protests have rocked university campuses, where there’s been an outbreak of anti-Israel feeling that has sometimes crossed into blatant antisemitism.

Persons: Israel, Joe Biden, Biden, Benjamin Netanyahu, Democratic Sen, Mark Warner, Virginia, Alexandria Ocasio, Cortez, “, –, what’s, ” Biden, Netanyahu, there’s, Hakeem Jeffries, Andy Biggs, Donald Trump, George Floyd, Trump, CNN’s Jeff Zeleny Organizations: CNN, Hamas, Democratic Party, Jewish, Democratic, CBS, Rep, New York Democrat, NPR, PBS, Marist, Israel, White, Democratic National Committee, Capitol, Democrat Party, DNC, American, GOP, Trump, New York Times, Siena Locations: Gaza, United States, Michigan, Israel, Alexandria, San Francisco, Washington, Arizona, California, Asia, Oakland, Iraq, Georgia, Virginia, Ohio, East

☆ Rep. Becca Balint becomes the first Jewish member of Congress to call for a ceasefire in Gaza
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-16 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Democratic Rep. Becca Balint of Vermont is now calling for a ceasefire in Israel's war on Hamas. AdvertisementDemocratic Rep. Becca Balint of Vermont on Thursday became the first Jewish member of Congress to call for a ceasefire in Israel's war against Hamas. "What is needed right now is an immediate break in violence to allow for a true negotiated cease-fire," Balint wrote in an op-ed for VTDigger, a local news site in her home state. Advertisement"I do not claim to know how to solve every aspect of this decades-long conflict," wrote Balint. "Even with Hamas operations intentionally embedded among civilians, Israel cannot bomb targets in densely populated areas," wrote Balint.

Persons: Becca Balint of, She's, —, Balint, Israel's, Alexandria Ocasio, Cortez, Joe Biden, Israel, Sen, Bernie Sanders Organizations: Democratic, Service, Becca Balint of Vermont, Congressional Progressive Caucus, Democratic Party, Rep, Jewish Democrats Locations: Becca Balint of Vermont, Gaza, Alexandria, Cortez of New, Vermont, Israel, United States

☆ Fact Check: Clip of Ocasio-Cortez urging trip to the Sun to ‘take samples’ is altered
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-13 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

An altered video of U.S. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez adds fake audio and visuals to make it appear that the New York congresswoman is urging scientists to study climate change by taking a trip to the Sun to "take samples”. Ocasio-Cortez made no such remark in the original interview that aired on CBS, and the altered version originates from a meme account that describes its offerings as “doctored videos”. A spokesperson for Ocasio-Cortez also said that the clip circulating online “is fake”. In the altered clip, Ocasio-Cortez sits behind a round glass desk calling for a study into the effects of climate change by focusing on “the main source of all heat in our solar system, the Sun”. Crazy.”However, the clip augments visuals and audio from an interview given by Ocasio-Cortez to CBS’ "Face the Nation" in late September, where she made no such remarks.

Persons: Representative Alexandria Ocasio, Cortez, Elon, Elon Musk, Read Organizations: U.S, Representative, New, CBS, Sun, Ocasio, Reuters, Thomson Locations: New York

☆ Opinion: Why I’m not going to have children
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-11 | by ( Opinion Anna Lee | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

But each day, the current state of the world dissuades me more and more from having children. Like many folks in Gen Z (those born between 1997 and 2012), my main concern is climate change. As environmental catastrophes reach a caliber we cannot predict or conceive, having children is becoming less of a risk I’m willing to take. Coupled with the resources and opportunities that the US provides, my hypothetical children likely wouldn’t be among the worst-affected by climate change. Under today’s environmental and political climate, I find it is better to regret not having children than regret having them.

Persons: Anna Lee, I’d, ”, William ”, I’ll, I’ve, Z’ers, Jessica Combes, “, trepidation, Miley Cyrus, Alexandria Ocasio, Cortez, Emma Lim, —, It’s, Z, Greta Thunberg, — Sophia Kianni, Vanessa Nakate —, Joe Biden’s, William Organizations: CNN, College of, University of Oxford Student, NBC, Research, ELLE Magazine, Rep, University of Bath Locations: Alexandria, Cortez of New York

☆ Petty insults, sexual misconduct with minors, and flat-out corruption: House censure has gone from frivolous, to serious, to frivolous again
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-08 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

It was also the most bipartisan censure vote in nearly 13 years, garnering the support of 22 Democrats and the vast majority of the House Republican conference. Our present-day censure warsUnder their new majority, Republicans changed House rules to allow individual members to force votes on resolutions. Nearly two dozen of Greene's GOP colleagues voted that down, leading Republican Rep. Rich McCormick of Georgia to introduce a narrower resolution that ultimately passed. AdvertisementAdvertisementThe House may still vote this week on a resolution from Democratic Rep. Sara Jacobs to censure Republican Rep. Brian Mast of Florida for comparing Palestinian civilians to Nazis. "These censure resolutions are not appropriate an instances where people say things that we don't agree with," a frustrated Democratic Rep. Steny Hoyer of Maryland told reporters on Tuesday.

Persons: Rashida, it's, —, Tlaib, they've, William Stanberry of, Andrew Stevenson's, Joshua Giddings, Laurence Keitt, Sen, Charles Sumner, Dan Crane of, Gerry Studds, Massachusetts —, Charles B, Rangel, Paul Gosar, Alexandria Ocasio, Cortez, Gosar, That's, George Santos, Anna Paulina Luna of Florida, Adam Schiff of, Schiff, pic.twitter.com, Marjorie Taylor Greene, Greene, Rich McCormick of, Sara Jacobs, Brian Mast, Steny Hoyer, Hoyer, Israel Organizations: Service, House Republican, GOP, Palestinian, — Republican, Dan Crane of Illinois, Democratic, Republican, Democratic Rep, Gosar, Republicans, Republican Rep, Trump, Democrats, Santos, Michigan Democrat, Capitol, Maryland Locations: Michigan, Israel, Palestinian American, William Stanberry of Ohio, Joshua Giddings of Ohio, Sumner, Massachusetts, Rangel of New York, Arizona, Alexandria, Cortez of New York, George Santos of New York, Adam Schiff of California, Russia, California, Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, Rich McCormick of Georgia, Florida

☆ US House censures lone Palestinian-American lawmaker over Israel comments
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-08 | by ( Moira Warburton | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsWASHINGTON, Nov 7 (Reuters) - The U.S. House voted on Tuesday to censure Democratic Representative Rashida Tlaib, Congress's lone Palestinian-American lawmaker, for comments she made regarding Israel's war with Hamas in Gaza. Twenty-two Democrats joined with most Republicans in the chamber to censure Tlaib for allegedly "promoting false narratives" on Hamas' Oct. 7 gun rampage in Israel and "calling for the destruction of the state of Israel." The motion was sponsored by Republican Representative Richard McCormick. The idea that criticizing the government of Israel is antisemitic sets a very dangerous precedent," Tlaib said. 2 Democrat in the House, told reporters on Tuesday that while he "strenuously disagreed" with Tlaib's remarks about Biden, he believed the censure motion was not productive.

Persons: Rashida Tlaib, Jonathan Ernst, Congress's, Tlaib, Richard McCormick, Hamas's, Joe Biden, Israel, Benjamin, Netanyahu's, Pete Aguilar, Biden, Paul Gosar, Alexandria Ocasio, Adam Schiff, Donald Trump, Moira Warburton Organizations: Trump, U.S, Capitol, REUTERS, Rights, U.S ., Democratic, Republican, American, West Bank, Thomson Locations: Washington , U.S, Palestinian, Gaza, Israel, Cortez, Washington

The comments ricocheted across the House Democratic Caucus – especially for the 15 House Democrats who didn’t vote for it, all of them members of color, some of them Muslim-Americans. An array of House Democrats are pushing unequivocal support for Israel, while a number of progressives have grown increasingly critical of the offensive impacting Palestinian civilians and are upping pressure on the Biden administration to call for a ceasefire. And he is also dealing with a push by Jewish House members to have a more prominent seat at the leadership table. Democrats say the divide is being reflected in their states – and is hurting the president. At a news conference last week, Jeffries was asked about a six-figure ad buy from the Democratic Majority for Israel, a pro-Israel group, criticizing Tlaib.

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☆ Democrats concerned over Tlaib’s anti-Israel rhetoric, but are not backing new GOP censure efforts
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-06 | by ( Melanie Zanona | Annie Grayer | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Two Republican lawmakers have filed separate resolutions to censure Tlaib this week, after a similar effort failed last week. “I have been really careful, partly because our Michigan delegation is so small, and we work together,” Stevens told CNN. “Democratic Rep. Brad Schneider is circulating a statement condemning Tlaib’s recent comments but stopped short of saying he supports a censure resolution. Last week, 23 House Republicans opposed a Tlaib censure resolution led by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene. But a censure motion is not the way to do it.”The proposed Tlaib censure has sparked a tit-for-tat among lawmakers looking to target one another across the aisle.

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☆ Elon Musk and Britain’s PM Rishi Sunak discuss AI’s risks and rewards
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-02 | by ( Manav Tanneeru | Jennifer Korn | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

“I’m glad to see at this point that people are taking AI seriously,” Musk said to Sunak on Thursday. Musk and world leadersMusk’s conversation with Sunak is one of numerous chats with world leaders the SpaceX and Tesla CEO has joined in the past few months. Musk met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in September, weeks before the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war. Other big names that recently made time for Musk in their schedule include Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni in June, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in June and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in September. Sunak and Musk discussed how digital super-intelligence could affect the public and require regulation the same way industries such as aviation and cars require regulation.

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☆ Reid Hoffman-backed PAC may fund primary campaign against progressives Rashida Tlaib, Cori Bush
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-02 | by ( Brian Schwartz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Mehlhorn told CNBC that he recently approached the heads of the Mainstream Democrats PAC about the idea of backing a primary effort against the two progressive House lawmakers. "I have been asking them [Mainstream Democrats PAC] if there is any possibility of ousting the most extreme members of Congress, and I have been asking about Cori Bush and Rashida Tlaib," Mehlhorn said on Wednesday. The possible primary fight would be the latest election cycle that the Mainstream Democrats PAC has moved against candidates from within the Democratic Party. The Mainstream Democrats PAC helped defeat some progressive Democrats during the 2022 congressional midterms, according to data from the nonpartisan OpenSecrets. The Democratic Majority for Israel's nonprofit donated $500,000 to the Mainstream Democrats PAC last year, according to an FEC record.

Persons: Reid Hoffman, Rashida Tlaib, Cori Bush, Dmitri Mehlhorn, Mehlhorn, Bush, Alexandria Ocasio, Cortez, Jamaal Bowman, Rashida, Hoffman, it's, Deborah Simon, Mel Simon, Daniel Benton, Paul Finnegan, Wesley Bell, Sen, Josh Hawley, Tlaib, Nina Turner, Shontel Brown, Henry Cuellar, Jessica Cisneros Organizations: LinkedIn, CNBC, Mainstream Democrats PAC, New York Democratic, Mainstream, PAC, Mainstream Democrats, Democratic Party, Democrats, Commission, FEC, Simon Property Group, Rep, Democratic, Israel Locations: New York City, U.S, Gaza, Louis, Ohio, Texas, Israel

☆ Republicans are desperate for attention — and it's decimating their ability to govern
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-28 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +15 min

In the end, the only man who could unify House Republicans behind him was a relatively little-known and mild-mannered evangelical Christian from Louisiana. AdvertisementAdvertisementAs the speaker saga wore on, it provoked questions among some House Republicans: How could it be that they had failed to elect a speaker for so long? While Gaetz maintains otherwise, his angry GOP colleagues have plenty of evidence to make their case that it was an attention ploy. Rep. Matt Gaetz surrounded by reporters and cameras after the House voted to oust Kevin McCarthy from the speakership. The attention economy doesn't preclude an ability to govern — an effective politician might seek to harness their celebrity towards worthy ends.

Persons: Mike Johnson's, Matt Gaetz, Kevin McCarthy, Garrett Graves, Sen, Thom Tillis, Madison Cawthorn, Tillis, Drew Angerer, Greg Murphy of, Nancy Mace, McCarthy, Mace, I'm, Win McNamee, Josh Hawley, Ronald Reagan, Donald Trump's, Nicole Wallace, Obama, JD Vance, Ohio, Vance, Ted Cruz, Jose Luis Magana, denialism, Jim Jordan, Marjorie Taylor Greene, Brett Kavanaugh, Jen Psaki, Symone Sanders, it's, Rep, Alexandria Ocasio, Cortez, Kelly Armstrong, Adam Schiff, Chip Somodevilla, Bob Good, Virginia, Gaetz, —, Ken Buck, Colorado, Hawley deadpanned, Mike Lawler, I've, Cruz, Buck, Joe Biden, Liz Cheney Organizations: Republicans, GOP, North Carolina Republican, Getty, Twitter, South Carolina, Republican, Rep, Fox News, Republican Party, Conservative Political, Conference, AP, Cannon, South, Democratic, Supreme, Biden, MSNBC, Democrats, Capitol, New York Post, Colorado Locations: Louisiana, Florida, Greg Murphy of North Carolina, Missouri, Hollywood, California, South Carolina, Alexandria, Cortez of New York, Ukraine, New York, Ted Cruz of Texas

☆ Elon Musk says Starlink will offer internet access in Gaza to 'internationally recognized aid organizations'
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-28 | by ( Polly Thompson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has offered his Starlink internet services to aid organizations in Gaza. AdvertisementAdvertisementElon Musk said that Starlink satellite internet will be made available to aid organizations in Gaza after communications were cut off late Friday. AdvertisementAdvertisementIn response to her comment, Musk said: "Starlink will support connectivity to internationally recognized aid organisations in Gaza." Starlink will support connectivity to internationally recognized aid organizations in Gaza. The role of Starlink connectivity in the Ukraine war has attracted controversy over the control it offered Musk in the conflict.

Persons: Elon Musk, —, Alexandria Ocasio, Cortez, Musk, — Elon, Mark Regev, Benjamin Netanyahu, Starlink, Shlomo Karhi, He's Organizations: SpaceX, Communications, Service, Guardian, Democrat, BBC Radio, Street, Tech Crunch Locations: Gaza, Israel, Ukraine, Crimea, Russian

I have opposed efforts to ban deadly weapons of war, like the assault rifle used to carry out this crime. For the good of my community, I will work with any colleague to get this done in the time that I have left in Congress. Representative Jared Golden of Maine, a centrist Democrat, called for a ban on assault weapons Thursday afternoon, reversing a long-held stance after 18 people were killed in a mass shooting in Lewiston. That position, Mr. Golden said on Thursday, reflected in part “a false confidence that our community was above this, and that we could be in full control, among many other misjudgments.”“The time has now come for me to take responsibility for this failure,” Mr. Golden said. Standing by him at a news conference, Senator Susan Collins, a centrist Republican, declined to back a ban on assault weapons.

Persons: Jared Golden of, Golden, ”, Mr, “, Susan Collins, “ There’s, Alexandria Ocasio, Golden’s, — Organizations: United States Congress, Democrat, Marine Corps, Republican, Republicans — Locations: Lewiston , Maine, Lewiston, Jared Golden of Maine, Cortez, New York

☆ Influencer model infects US political fundraising
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-27 | by ( Ben Winck | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

In turn, leaders like former Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi or Republican Speaker Paul Ryan collected tens of millions of dollars to divert to politically valuable campaigns elsewhere in the party. Florida Republican Matt Gaetz has raised nearly $2 million this year, helped by fundraising emails sent in the lead-up to his successful effort to remove Republican Representative Kevin McCarthy as House speaker. Vocal conservatives Marjorie Taylor Greene and Lauren Boebert have raised $2.7 million and $2.4 million, respectively, for their 2024 House campaigns. McCarthy raised 2.9% of House Republicans’ cash in the 2022 elections. Republican Representative Garret Graves criticized Representative Matt Gaetz on Oct. 3 for using his vote to oust House Speaker Kevin McCarthy as a fundraising opportunity.

Persons: Mike Johnson, Nathan Howard, –, Nancy Pelosi, Paul Ryan, Florida Republican Matt Gaetz, Kevin McCarthy, Alexandria Ocasio, Cortez, Marjorie Taylor Greene, Lauren Boebert, McCarthy, John Boehner, Taylor, Garret Graves, Matt Gaetz, Graves gestured, Gaetz, ” Gaetz, Lauren Silva Laughlin, Sharon Lam Organizations: Republican, U.S, Capitol, REUTERS, Rights, Reuters, Representatives, Democratic, Florida Republican, Republicans, U.S . House, Thomson Locations: Washington , U.S, Florida, U.S

☆ Hitting the gym, dog-sitting, and actually showing up to meet constituents: Here's how House Democrats spent their 3 weeks without a speaker
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-26 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

House Democrats were mostly stuck in DC for 3 weeks as the GOP struggled to choose a new speaker. Some Democrats told Insider they found a silver lining, like hitting the gym or dog-sitting. That left Democrats, already lined up behind House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, scrambling to find other things to fill the time. "I almost forget what it's like to be in committee at this point," Rep. Becca Balint of Vermont told Insider on Tuesday. Balint said that a "personal source of joy" for her was getting to dog sit Rep. Sharice Davids' rescue dog, Peanut.

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☆ Representative Jared Golden of Maine calls for a ban on assault weapons, reversing a long-held stance.
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-26 | by ( Emily Cochrane | More About Emily Cochrane | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Representative Jared Golden of Maine, a centrist Democrat, called for a ban on assault weapons Thursday afternoon, reversing a long-held stance after 18 people were killed in a mass shooting in Lewiston. Mr. Golden, a Marine Corps veteran, has repeatedly broken with his party to oppose legislation that would ban assault weapons, a policy that Democrats have repeatedly tried and failed to revive in the nearly two decades since it lapsed. That position, Mr. Golden said on Thursday, reflected in part “a false confidence that our community was above this, and that we could be in full control, among many other misjudgments.”“The time has now come for me to take responsibility for this failure,” Mr. Golden said. Standing by him at a news conference, Senator Susan Collins, a centrist Republican, declined to back a ban on assault weapons. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Democrat of New York, one of the most liberal lawmakers in the House, called Mr. Golden’s comments “powerful, brave and moving” on social media.

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☆ These 16 lawmakers did not vote for a House resolution supporting Israel after the Hamas attacks
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-25 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The House passed a resolution in support of Israel in the wake of the Hamas attack. AdvertisementAdvertisementThe House of Representatives on Wednesday passed a resolution in support of Israel by an overwhelmingly 412-10-6 margin following the October 7 attack by Hamas. Over a dozen progressive Democrats — and one Republican — voted "nay" or "present." The bipartisan resolution, drafted by Republican Rep. Michael McCaul of Texas and Democratic Rep. Greg Meeks of New York, is a largely symbolic gesture. Furthermore, several progressives have described Israel as an "apartheid state," a description also employed by several international human rights organizations.

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But those reports are now at odds with initial American intelligence, which subsequently concluded that the Israel Defense Forces were not responsible for the explosion. The dispute has laid bare long-standing and increasingly passionate disagreements among congressional Democrats over the party’s relationship with Israel – and, now, how to position the party as the deadly conflict in Israel and Gaza escalates. “That’s a vile position to take,” Florida Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz told CNN, suggesting that Tlaib should review intelligence made available to House members. “That’s what’s been really painful – just continue to watch people think it’s OK to bomb a hospital, where children,” Tlaib said. “It’s truly disturbing that Members of Congress rushed to blame Israel for the hospital tragedy in Gaza,” Fetterman wrote.

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