#Forget governance: Dysfunctional Republicans are putting on a show

#Forget governance: Dysfunctional Republicans are putting on a show

Addressing the 1960 Republican Convention after Vice President Richard Nixon acceded to New York Gov. Nelson Rockefeller’s demands to adopt more liberal positions in the party’s platform, Sen. Barry Goldwater (R-Ariz) addressed his disappointed supporters:  “Let’s grow up conservatives! If we want to take this party back — as I think we can someday — let’s get…

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#Top US general make surprise visit to Israel

#Top US general make surprise visit to Israel

The top U.S. general in the Middle East visited Israel early Tuesday in an unannounced trip as it intensifies its fight with Palestinian militant group Hamas.  U.S. Central Command head Gen. Michael “Erik” Kurilla arrived in Tel Aviv “to conduct high level meetings with Israel’s military leadership” including Israeli Chief of Defense Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi,…

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#Tim Scott criticized Trump’s comments about Netanyahu: ‘terrible and not helpful’ 

#Tim Scott criticized Trump’s comments about Netanyahu: ‘terrible and not helpful’ 

South Carolina Senator Tim Scott (R) criticized the recent comments made by former President Trump about Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.  The Republican senator and 2024 presidential candidate described Trump’s comments as “terrible and not helpful” during his Monday conversation hosted by Georgetown’s Institute of Politics and Public Service and The Associated Press.  “We should…

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#Two Swedes killed in possible terror attack in Brussels

#Two Swedes killed in possible terror attack in Brussels

Belgian authorities said that two Swedish nationals were shot and killed in a possible terrorist attack in the country’s capital of Brussels on Monday.  In a series of X posts, Belgium’s Crisis Center said that a suspect targeted three people outside a soccer stadium in the capital city, resulting in the deaths of two people….

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#Top Iranian envoy warns ‘preemptive action’ against Israel expected soon

#Top Iranian envoy warns ‘preemptive action’ against Israel expected soon

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian on Monday warned that preemptive action against Israel could be expected “in the coming hours,” due to its bombing of Gaza, according to Iranian state TV. Amirabdollahian said that Israel — which is waging an air campaign against the Palestinian militant group Hamas with a ground invasion expected soon — won’t be allowed to take such…

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