#Blinken: ‘We stand in solidarity’ with Israel

#Blinken: ‘We stand in solidarity’ with Israel

Secretary of State Antony Blinken publicly backed Israel amid unprecedented attacks on the country Saturday. “We unequivocally condemn the appalling attacks by Hamas terrorists against Israel,” he said on X, formerly Twitter. “We stand in solidarity with the government and people of Israel and extend our condolences for the Israeli lives lost in these attacks.”…

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#Palestine defends attack on Israel

#Palestine defends attack on Israel

Palestinian officials are defending the Saturday attack against Israel after militant forces assaulted the country in multiple directions in a surprise maneuver that has left at lest 40 Israelis dead. The Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said they have “repeatedly warned against the consequences of blocking the political horizon and failing to enable the Palestinian…

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#Bolton: Trump’s example has ‘unfortunate ripple effect’

#Bolton: Trump’s example has ‘unfortunate ripple effect’

Former national security adviser John Bolton said former President Trump hasn’t set a good example, claiming his actions could have an “unfortunately ripple effect.” “I think the President’s example really has an unfortunate ripple effect throughout the bureaucracy and gives rise to a lot of cynicism and a lot of carelessness,” Bolton said on CNN…

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#Hispanic Catholics, unaffiliated most likely religious groups to acknowledge human-caused climate change

#Hispanic Catholics, unaffiliated most likely religious groups to acknowledge human-caused climate change

Religiously unaffiliated Americans and Hispanic Catholics are the most likely religious groups to acknowledge climate change is caused by human activity, with Latter-day Saints and white evangelical Protestants the only groups where a majority does not, according to a survey from the Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI). The survey indicated that among both unaffiliated Americans and Hispanic…

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#How the Ukraine War was turned into a political football

#How the Ukraine War was turned into a political football

As Ukraine fights for its national survival, Congress chose the easy and wrong over the difficult and right this last week.  The second and third order effects of the Biden administration’s “just enough” Ukrainian war funding strategy came to a political head as Republican and Democratic lawmakers in the House voted to pass a “clean continuing resolution to keep the government funded at current spending…

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#DeSantis: ‘I opposed McCarthy when it wasn’t cool’

#DeSantis: ‘I opposed McCarthy when it wasn’t cool’

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-Fla.) weighed in Tuesday on the speakership battle raging on Capitol Hill, noting that he was against Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) “when it wasn’t cool” during his time as a congressman.  “I opposed McCarthy when it wasn’t cool years ago,” DeSantis told Scripps News. “He’s really somebody that Donald Trump has backed and…

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#Gaetz moves to oust Speaker McCarthy 

#Gaetz moves to oust Speaker McCarthy 

Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) on Monday moved to force a vote on ousting Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), following through with his pledge to do so after the Speaker put a “clean” continuing resolution (CR) to fund the government on the House floor. A vote on the motion to vacate the chair will have to be…

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#The Fed’s losses have passed 0 Billion: What’s next?

#The Fed’s losses have passed $100 Billion: What’s next?

There has just been a landmark event at the Federal Reserve: Its accumulated operating losses have passed $100 billion. This startling number, which would previously been thought impossible, was reported on Sept. 14, 2023, in the Fed’s H.4.1 Release. It is essential to understand that these are not mark-to-market paper losses; they are real cash…

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