#The true price of Hamas’s hostage endgame

#The true price of Hamas’s hostage endgame

In the world of kidnapping, there are generally two types of motivation: ransom and politics.  Kidnap-for-ransom is more common and more conducive to a positive resolution because it is about money — a paid ransom brings the abductee home. Kidnapping for political reasons is more difficult and often leads to a more protracted situation. 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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#Kirby says US strikes on Iran proxies in Syria were ‘self-defense’

#Kirby says US strikes on Iran proxies in Syria were ‘self-defense’

White House national security spokesperson John Kirby said Friday that the United States’s strikes on Iran proxies in Syria were made in self-defense. Kirby spoke with ABC’s “Good Morning America” on Friday morning after President Biden ordered U.S. military forces to carry out “self-defense airstrikes” on a weapons storage facility and an ammunition storage area used by…

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#Hamas practiced public dress rehearsal before attack

#Hamas practiced public dress rehearsal before attack

Hamas practiced a public dress rehearsal for their recent attack on Israel, according to a propoganda video posted on social media by the group, recognized as a terrorist organnization by the United States. The video posted on Sep. 12 featured fighters utilizing explosives to get through a replica of a border gate on the Gaza-Israel…

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#Anxiety grows amid GOP Speaker’s battle

#Anxiety grows amid GOP Speaker’s battle

The White House and Senate are ringing the alarm as the next deadline to avoid a government shutdown draws closer and House Republicans appear no closer to picking a Speaker. The deadline to fund the government is Nov. 17, but the lack of a Speaker is complicating those efforts. At the same time, lawmakers are……

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#Trump breaks silence on Murdoch retirement

#Trump breaks silence on Murdoch retirement

Former President Trump on Friday acknowledged the retirement of billionaire Rupert Murdoch, the outgoing head of Fox and News Corp. — and the media tycoon who Trump has been feuding with for months as he looks to reclaim the White House in 2024. Trump used the news to go after another political foe on the…

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#Maui County sues power company over actions during wildfires

#Maui County sues power company over actions during wildfires

Maui County is suing its local power utility, alleging the company negligently failed to turn off its power lines, exacerbating the deadly wildfires that ravaged the island and killed at least 100 people. The lawsuit filed on Thursday claims that the Hawaiian Electric Company should have known “to properly maintain and repair the electric transmission…

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#What we know about 30 unindicted co-conspirators

#What we know about 30 unindicted co-conspirators

The Georgia indictment against former President Trump lists 30 unindicted co-conspirators, who are alleged to have aided in various efforts to overturn the 2020 election results. The individuals were not named or charged, but the list appears to include the remaining fake electors and others who communicated with Trump’s attorneys in the wake of the…

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