#Don’t look to the Palestinian Authority for good governance

#Don’t look to the Palestinian Authority for good governance

The Oct. 7 terrorist massacre in southern Israel made it all too clear that Hamas must go. But after it is gone, who will take the helm in Gaza?  Secretary of State Antony Blinken commented that Gaza’s administration “must include Palestinian-led governance and Gaza unified with the West Bank under the Palestinian Authority.” Secretary Blinken and the…

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#Protesters demanding Israeli cease-fire at DNC say 90 injured in skirmishes with police

#Protesters demanding Israeli cease-fire at DNC say 90 injured in skirmishes with police

Organizers of the protest outside the Democratic National Committee (DNC) headquarters Wednesday night said 90 of its demonstrators were injured after skirmishes broke out with police.  Members of the Ceasefire Now Coalition said hundreds of people attended a candlelight vigil outside the DNC building in Washington to demand a cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war and…

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#Trump files motion for mistrial in NY fraud case

#Trump files motion for mistrial in NY fraud case

Former President Trump’s legal team on Wednesday requested a mistrial in his New York fraud case, claiming that the trial judge and his principal law clerk’s purported bias against Trump has “tainted” the case. “This appearance of bias threatens both Defendants’ rights and the integrity of thejudiciary as an institution,” Trump’s counsel wrote in the…

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#Lobbying World: Public policy group adds another firm 

#Lobbying World: Public policy group adds another firm 

Welcome to Lobbying World, The Hill’s weekly roundup of the shifting tides of influence in Washington, D.C., and beyond. Sarah Wills has been named CEO of Concordant, a policy and communications firm launched Monday by the Public Policy Holding Company (PPHC). Wills was most recently executive vice president and chief corporate affairs officer at Cardinal…

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#How China uses summits to advance its real agenda

#How China uses summits to advance its real agenda

The leaders of the Chinese Communist Party have long harbored a peculiar passion for summits. Often labeled “strategic dialogues” between China and its major adversaries, these meetings are rarely meant to solve any specific issues. More often, the CCP uses them as platforms to salvage its domestic credibility, to promote its global vision — and to hoodwink…

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