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White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan said on Sunday that President Biden's warning to withhold offensive weapons from Israel does not indicate that the U.S. plans to 'abandon' Israel. Sullivan, in a conversation with ABC News anchor George Stephanopoulos, cautioned about the 'significant' civilian casualties in the southern Gaza city of Rafah. This comes following President Biden's recent threat…

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Secretary of State Antony Blinken mentioned on Sunday that the U.S. hasn't seen any plans from Israel regarding how the nation will protect civilians or the future of Gaza after the war. CBS’s Margaret Brennan questioned Blinken on “Face the Nation” regarding the U.S. holding back high payload bombs to Israel, among recent concerns about the Israeli military…

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Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the U.S. believes a higher number of civilians in Gaza have been killed compared to terrorists. CBS’s Margaret Brennan asked Blinken on “Face the Nation” about whether the U.S. agrees with Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's recent statement that Israel has killed 14,000 terrorists and 16,000 civilians in its…

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South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem (Republican), who has recently faced criticism for shooting her 14-month-old dog, Cricket, implied in an interview on Sunday that President Biden’s dog, Commander, should have faced a similar outcome. Commander reportedly bit Secret Service members at least twenty-four times from October 2022 to June 2023, as per documents disclosed in…

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People's trust in President Biden’s ability to make economic decisions is one of the lowest in the past twenty years. Gallup has tracked confidence in presidents to do the right thing on the economy since 2001, when former President George W. Bush took office. Confidence in Biden’s economic management dropped from 57 percent to below 40 percent in…

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Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen (R) said his state 'will not comply' with recent changes to Title IX by the Biden administration, The Nebraska Examiner reported Friday. “Protecting our kids and women’s athletics is my duty,” Pillen said in a statement, according to The Nebraska Examiner. “The president’s new rules threaten the safety of women and…

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The University of Vermont (UVM) has canceled United Nations Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield’s commencement speech amid pro-Palestinian protests on campus as protests sweep colleges across the nation. “We are looking forward to the upcoming Commencement ceremonies and the opportunity to celebrate our 2024 UVM graduates,” Suresh Garimella, the university’s president, said in a message to the…

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Reports of potential arrest warrants for Israeli and Hamas officials over their actions during the Oct. 7 attack and the subsequent Gaza conflict have led to intense pressure on the International Criminal Court (ICC) and calls from pro-Israel U.S. lawmakers and the Biden administration to refrain from taking action due to a perceived lack of jurisdiction.