#State Department advises US citizens not to travel to Lebanon

#State Department advises US citizens not to travel to Lebanon

The Biden administration is now advising U.S. citizens not to travel to Lebanon amid the ongoing Israeli-Hamas conflict. In a travel advisory issued Tuesday, the State Department warned against travel to Lebanon due to “the unpredictable security situation related to rocket, missile, and artillery exchanges between Israel and [Hezbollah] or other armed militant factions.” The…

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#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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#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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