#Gaza ceasefire vote roils US-Israel talks on Rafah

#Gaza ceasefire vote roils US-Israel talks on Rafah

The already tense relationship between the U.S. and Israel further deteriorated Monday with the passage of the United Nations Security Council cease-fire resolution, prompting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to cancel a high-level delegation meant to travel to Washington this week.  Netanyahu and his radical right-wing coalition were roiled after the U.S. abstained from a vote…

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#Tammy Murphy drops out of New Jersey Senate primary

#Tammy Murphy drops out of New Jersey Senate primary

Tammy Murphy, the wife of Gov. Phil Murphy (D-N.J.), ended her primary campaign for Senate on Sunday. The announcement abruptly ends a highly anticipated Senate bid which launched with high expectations, and leaves Rep. Andy Kim (D-N.J.) as the only major candidate remaining in the race to replace Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.). “After many busy,…

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#Louisiana Republican primary: Live results

#Louisiana Republican primary: Live results

GOP voters in Louisiana will head to the polls Saturday to cast votes in the state’s primary. Former President Trump is expected to bring in all of the state’s 47 Republican delegates. The GOP front-runner garnered enough votes earlier this month to clinch the nomination, and pave the way for a rematch against President Biden in…

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#Kansas moves towards restricting DEI in public universities

#Kansas moves towards restricting DEI in public universities

The Kansas House on Thursday passed a bill to restrict diversity-oriented hiring practices at Kansas universities, making the Sunflower State the latest to try to limit DEI initiatives in educational settings.  The bill passed in the Kansas House of Representatives in an 81-39 vote on Thursday, with five lawmakers absent from the vote. The bill would prevent the…

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#Johnson reacts to being ganged up on at ‘intense’ White House meeting

#Johnson reacts to being ganged up on at ‘intense’ White House meeting

House Speaker Mike Johnson on Wednesday quipped the reports Congressional leaders ganged up on him during this week’s meeting at the White House are “pretty accurate.”  Johnson, along with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) met at the White House with President Biden and Vice President Harris on Tuesday for…

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#Internal Pentagon review finds no ‘ill intent’ during Austin’s hospitalization

#Internal Pentagon review finds no ‘ill intent’ during Austin’s hospitalization

The Pentagon on Monday released the results of a 30-day review that found no attempt to hide Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s secret hospitalizations in December and January, effectively absolving officials of any wrongdoing.  Although a brief, unclassified summary of the review found processes could be improved, “nothing examined during this review demonstrated any indication of ill…

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