Retired U.S. Army Lt. Col. Darin Gaub and former U.S. State Department official Gabriel Noronha are offering their assessments of the recent attacks on Israel, how the Israeli military will respond, and how Iran may have contributed to the carnage from behind the scenes. Mr. Noronha believes Iran played at …
Read More »Federal Appeals Court Temporarily Limits Idaho’s Near-Total Abortion Ban
A federal appeals court on Tuesday temporarily limited Idaho’s near-total abortion ban during ongoing legal proceedings involving a challenge from the Biden administration. Last month, a three-judge panel of the San Francisco-based 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals had allowed the state to enforce its ban. However, the court has …
Read More »First Shipment of US Armaments Arrives in Israel Amidst Escalating Conflict with Hamas
The first supply of U.S. armaments arrived in Israel on Tuesday, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said, following a deadly attack by Hamas that prompted Israel to declare war for the first time since 1973. The first plane carrying U.S. weapons landed at the Nevatim Airbase in southern Israel Tuesday …
Read More »Deadly Bird Flu Reappears in US Commercial Poultry Flocks in Utah and South Dakota
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Highly pathogenic bird flu has made its first appearances in U.S. commercial poultry flocks this season, affecting one turkey farm in South Dakota and one in Utah and raising concerns that more outbreaks could follow. The U.S. Department of Agriculture reported that avian influenza, which is deadly to commercial …
Read More »Walgreens Pharmacy Staffers Stage Walkouts Over Work Conditions
NEW YORK (AP) — Walgreens has named a new CEO as pharmacy staff walked off the job this week over concerns that working conditions are putting employees and patients at risk. Tim Wentworth, who formerly headed Express Scripts, a pharmacy benefit manager, was named CEO as of Oct. 23. Walgreens …
Read More »How Much Aid Does the U.S. Give to Israel?
Calls for more aid to Israel came quickly in the wake of a terrorist attack by Hamas on the country this weekend, and President Biden has said military assistance is on its way. The USS Gerald R. Ford, the Navy’s newest and most advanced aircraft carrier, has already been dispatched to the region, and more …
Read More »New York Rep. George Santos Faces 10 New Charges
Rep. George Santos, the embattled freshman Republican known for fabricating large portions of his resume, was charged Tuesday on 10 new criminal counts, including conspiracy, falsification of records, aggravated identity theft and credit card fraud. Federal prosecutors filed a 23-count superseding indictment that comes after Santos pleaded not guilty to …
Read More »‘Sleeping On the Job’: GOP Primary Candidates Blame Biden for Hamas Attacks on Israel
Republican presidential hopefuls sounded off on President Joe Biden over the weekend, casting blame on his administration for creating conditions that allowed the terrorist group Hamas to launch a devastating surprise attack on Israel that killed more than 700 people. “Joe Biden’s ineptitude, weakness, and incompetence has led to this …
Read More »Foreign Affairs Committee Leaders Introduce Bipartisan Resolution Supporting Israel
Leaders of the House Foreign Affairs Committee introduced a bipartisan resolution Tuesday, with the backing of nearly 400 lawmakers, expressing support for Israel after a surprise attack over the weekend by Hamas. “Now is the time to show the world the United States firmly stands with our friend and ally …
Read More »Biden: Hamas Attack Is ‘Sheer Evil,’ U.S. ‘Stands With Israel’
An emotional President Joe Biden Tuesday denounced the “sheer evil” of the Hamas terrorist attack on Israel, where at least 14 Americans are dead and others are being held hostage. All told, some 20-plus U.S. citizens are still missing, and at least 1,800 people have died in the fighting. “There …
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