The cease-fire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza continued on Tuesday to the fifth day. Hamas released 12 hostages and Israel turned over 30 Palestinian prisoners in the first wave, after that […]
More swaps, cease-fire holds
Cease-fire extended 2 days
The cease-fire between Israel and Hamas was extended Monday for two more days through Wednesday. A dozen Israelis – women and children – were set free by Hamas and entered Israel after […]
Trump’s good news, bad news
Former president Donald Trump received some good news and some bad news in a Colorado court room on Friday. U.S. District Judge Sarah B. Wallace ruled that Trump had engaged in insurrection […]
A Manchin run for White House?
In what might be a prelude to the announcement of a third-party presidential bid, Sen. Joe Manchin (D-West Virginia) announced on Tuesday that he would not be a candidate for re-election in […]
Govt. shutdown is avoided
In a rare act of bipartisanship, Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives joined with Republicans to avoid a government shutdown. Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana), the new Speaker of the House, said “Making […]
High court has ethics code
A code of ethics has been adopted by the U.S. Supreme Court, the first of its kind. The code has no enforcement mechanism and is up to each individual justice for compliance. […]
Hospital is focus of fighting
Fighting continues to rage in the Gaza Strip as each side trades accusations on Sunday. Palestinians say that people are trapped inside Gaza’s biggest hospital and cannot escape, while Israel claims it […]
Two-step funding proposed
Republicans in the House of Representatives are proposing a two-step process to avoid a government shutdown while still seeking to preserve their priorities . Speaker of the House Mike Johnson is advocating […]
Many Gazans fleeing southward
As the struggle between Israeli forces and Hamas militants moves deeper in Gaza, thousands of people are fleeing southward, some of them having taken refuge in hospitals. Israel claims that some […]
Four-hour pauses announced
President Joe Biden on Thursday was successful convincing Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu to grant the intervals, and has asked for multi-day cease-fires to help negotiate the release of hostages taken my Hamas. […]
