Democrats consider boycotting Netanyahu’s planned speech to Congress

Democrats consider boycotting Netanyahu’s planned speech to Congress

Some Democrats say they don’t want to be part of a “one-way lecture” when the Israeli prime minister addresses Congress next month.

  • byJosef Federman andElena Becatoros

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‘Give us the tools’:Netanyahu claims the US is withholding arms from Israel

‘Give us the tools’:Netanyahu claims the US is withholding arms from Israel

Aside from one shipment of bombs,the White House denied any other weapons are being withheld. “We genuinely do not know what he’s talking about,” Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said.

  • byAlisa Odenheimer
US surgeon general wants cigarette-style warnings placed on social media

US surgeon general wants cigarette-style warnings placed on social media

“Social media is associated with significant mental health harms for adolescents,” said Dr Vivek Murthy. “A surgeon general’s warning label...would regularly remind parents and adolescents”.

  • byMichelle Chapman
Israel targets Americans with fake accounts to support Gaza war

Israel targets Americans with fake accounts to support Gaza war

The operation is the first documented case of the Israeli government’s organising a campaign to influence the US government,social media experts said.

  • bySheera Frenkel
Man convicted of Pelosi hammer attack sentenced to 30 years in prison

Man convicted of Pelosi hammer attack sentenced to 30 years in prison

Nancy Pelosi was in Washington when David DePape went to her San Francisco home and bludgeoned her husband Paul with a hammer.

  • byOlga R. Rodriguez
TikTok makes a stand against forced sale or ban in the US

TikTok makes a stand against forced sale or ban in the US

TikTok has filed a court challenge against a recently-enacted US law that would force its Chinese parent to divest its US business or close it down.

  • byStephen Bartholomeusz
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The tide has turned decisively against Ukraine,can US help keep it in the fight?

The tide has turned decisively against Ukraine,can US help keep it in the fight?

US President Joe Biden signed off another billion-dollar assistance package just as the tide was turning against the Ukrainians on the battlefield.

  • byRob Harris
US Senate passes bill forcing TikTok sale

US Senate passes bill forcing TikTok sale

A decision made by House Republicans last week to attach the TikTok bill to the high-priority Ukraine and Israel package helped expedite its passage in Congress.

  • byHaleluya Hadero
How Speaker was convinced to defy Republicans and deliver aid to Ukraine

How Speaker was convinced to defy Republicans and deliver aid to Ukraine

The US House Speaker’s personal dilemma likely explains months of delay that undoubtedly cost Ukrainian lives and has helped Russia make battlefield gains.

  • byRoland Oliphant
Republican House Speaker faces choice between losing his job and funding Ukraine

Republican House Speaker faces choice between losing his job and funding Ukraine

After agonising over how to proceed on the package for days,Mike Johnson notified Republicans he would push to hold three votes on Ukraine,Israel and the Indo-Pacific.

  • byLisa Mascaro andStephen Groves
George Santos says he’ll ditch Republicans,run again as independent

George Santos says he’ll ditch Republicans,run again as independent

He plans to challenge Republican Congressman Nick LaLota in an eastern Long Island Congressional district of New York.

  • byDave Collins