Two Israeli far-right ministers drew rebuke from the U.S. State Department over their remarks regarding the future of Gaza after the war against Hamas comes to an end, in which the officials discussed the voluntary resettling of Palestinians outside the Gaza Strip. ‘The United States rejects recent statements from Israeli Ministers Bezalel Smotrich and Itamar […]Read More
Donald Trump asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday to ensure he can appear on primary ballots across the country by invalidating a ruling from Colorado’s top court that said Trump is ineligible to serve as president again. Last month, the Colorado Supreme Court concluded that Trump engaged in an insurrection before and during the […]Read More
President Biden is scheduled to travel to Valley Forge, Pa., on Saturday to give remarks on the anniversary of the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection as his campaign attempts — at the start of the election year — to take a more aggressive posture toward Donald Trump and center the election on a fight for democracy. […]Read More
In July 2021, six months after the deadly pro-Trump riot at the U.S. Capitol, the Justice Department officially declined to prosecute a 65-year-old named Ray Epps. “Investigation did not reveal sufficient evidence that Epps entered the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, engaged in acts of violence or committed any other criminal violations,” an FBI […]Read More
Prosecutors have repeatedly described Donald Trump’s false claims of voter fraud in 2020 as effectively manufacturing a pretense for illegally overturning the election. Special counsel Jack Smith said in his indictment of the former president that fake electors were meant to “create a fake controversy” that could be used on Jan. 6, 2021. In a […]Read More
Bomb threats were reported in at least a half-dozen state capitols Wednesday morning, forcing evacuations from statehouse buildings and interrupting court proceedings, according to officials and local news outlets. Security threats have been reported in Connecticut, Georgia, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Montana and Wisconsin so far Wednesday. The FBI said it was aware of “hoax” […]Read More
President Biden has started the new year facing intensifying political and financial pressure at the U.S.-Mexico border as his administration tries to land a funding deal with Republicans galvanized by another record influx of migrants last month. U.S. agents recorded nearly 250,000 illegal crossings along the southern border in December, the highest one-month total ever, […]Read More
Demand for workers fell to its lowest level in more than 2½ years in November while hirings and layoffs both moved lower, the Labor Department reported Wednesday. The department’s Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey showed employment listings nudged lower to 8.79 million, about in line with the Dow Jones estimate for 8.8 million and the lowest […]Read More
Maersk will pause all shipping through the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden until further notice after one of its vessels came under attack from militants over the weekend, the company announced Tuesday. The decision by the Danish shipping giant extends a 48-hour pause implemented on Sunday in the immediate aftermath of the attack. “We have […]Read More
Boeing is urging airlines to inspect 737 Max planes to look for a “possible loose bolt” in the rudder control system, the latest quality issue to affect the manufacturer’s bestselling jetliner. The company recommended the inspections after “an international operator discovered a bolt with a missing nut while performing routine maintenance on a mechanism in the […]Read More