Posted 2/22/2024, 6:28:25 PM
U.S. Pursues Israel-Hamas Ceasefire as Abortion Laws, Government Funding Debates Intensify
- U.S. pushes for Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal, sends envoy Brett McGurk to meet Israeli PM Netanyahu as talks intensify
- Abortion "shield laws" in 6 blue states protect providers mailing pills to red states banning abortion, likely to be challenged in court
- Looming March 1 partial government shutdown puts Speaker Mike Johnson under pressure from competing GOP factions
- U.S. citizens fighting and dying for Israel in Gaza war, united by fierce commitment to Jewish state
- Long delays for Biden administration nominees below senior level, averaging 350-500 days for Pentagon undersecretaries