AvatarFrankyAvatarAvatar3 hours agoMike Johnson skips nuclear option that would protect his speakershipAxios - Juliegrace BrufkeSpeaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) has opted not to attempt to change the rules on removing people from the speaker job, he said Thursday. Why it matters: …
AvatarFrankyAvatarAvatar2 hours agoRep. Ilhan Omar's daughter arrested amid NYC anti-Israel protests at Columbia Universityverified_publisherFox News - By Louis CasianoThe daughter of U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., was arrested Thursday in connection with protests at Columbia University, law enforcement sources told Fox News. Isra Hirsi was in the custody of the New York Police Department and put into flex cuffs or zip ties and will face trespassing charges, …
AvatarFrankyAvatarAvatar23 hours agoRussia, Iran turning Israel and Ukraine into ‘battlefield laboratories,’ experts sayThe Hill - Clayton VickersRussia and Iran are using Ukraine and Israel as “battlefield laboratories” to probe at Western military vulnerabilities, experts told a House Foreign …
AvatarFrankyAvatarAvatar22 hours agoReport: U.S. Agrees to Israel's Rafah Operation Plan in Return for Limited Response to IranHaaretzThe IDF, Shin Bet and police arrested an ISIS operative suspected of planning to carry out an attack in the immediate future. The suspect was …
AvatarFrankyAvatarAvatar1 day agoNetanyahu brushes off calls for restraint, saying Israel will decide how to respond to Iran's attackAssociated Press - By JULIA FRANKEL and TIA GOLDENBERGJERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Wednesday his country would be the one to decide whether and how to respond to Iran’s major air assault earlier this week, brushing off calls for restraint from close allies. Israel has vowed to respond to Iran’s unprecedented attack …
AvatarFrankyAvatarAvatar1 day agoIs China growing tired of Russia’s war in Ukraine?verified_publisherAl Jazeera - Maksym SkrypchenkoThere are signs that Beijing may be getting cold feet about its deepening entanglement. As the third year of Russia’s war in Ukraine dawns, China finds itself struggling to maintain its delicate balancing act. Beijing’s stance of strategic ambiguity – neither condemning Moscow’s invasion nor …
AvatarFrankyAvatarAvatar2 days agoPutin Warns Ally Iran Against Escalating ‘Disastrous’ Conflict After Attack On IsraelForbes - Ty RoushRussian President Vladimir Putin warned about the “disastrous” risk of escalated conflict in a phone call with his counterpart in Russian-allied Iran, the Kremlin said Tuesday, days after Iran attempted to strike Israel following an airstrike on its embassy in Syria. Key Facts In the call, Putin …
AvatarFrankyFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo2 days agoSenate Dems Block Standalone Israel Aid Billverified_publisherdailycaller.com - Hailey GomezSenate Democrats blocked a standalone Israel bill Monday evening introduced by two GOP senators that would have provided the country with additional …
AvatarFrankyAvatarAvatar2 days ago"No more games": Legal experts says judge already put "out of control" Trump's lawyers on noticeverified_publisherSalon - By Charles R. DavisDonald Trump has two modes: attack, and pout when the attack doesn't land. But as a criminal defendant for the first time in his life, he is having to acclimate himself to an environment where he can’t make or break the rules – and where punishment for the kind of brash defiance that plays well on …
AvatarFrankyAvatarAvatar2 days agoCouncil of Europe unanimously votes to use seized Russian assets to fund Ukraine reconstruction, compensationEURACTIV - Alice TaylorThe Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (CoE) unanimously adopted a resolution on Tuesday (16 April) calling for frozen Russian assets to …
AvatarFrankyFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo4 days agoRussia increasingly in China’s pocket as Beijing boosts Putin’s war machineexpress.co.uk - Marco GiannangeliChina is providing advanced satellite imagery for Russian troops in Ukraine. Yet, there are signs that the "no limits" alliance between Beijing and …
AvatarFrankyFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo3 days agoSpeaker Mike Johnson to force separate votes on Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan foreign aid bills...dailymail.co.uk - Morgan PhillipsSpeaker Mike Johnson will lead House Republicans in pushing three separate bills this week to send billions to Israel, Ukraine and Taiwan, …