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Israel vindicated by Gaza nutrition data after ‘blood libel’ starvation claims, UN envoy says
Israel’s UN ambassador, Danny Danon, has said new nutrition data from Gaza vindicates Israel and disproves allegations that it deliberately starved the population during the war with Hamas. He described the earlier starvation claims as a “blood libel” propagated by figures linked to Hamas, arguing the fresh findings expose those accusations as fabricated. The comments…
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Progressives face latest test in Midwest with Hong, Flanagan
Progressives are facing their latest test in this week’s Wisconsin and Minnesota primaries as Democrats grapple with their party’s direction in the high-stakes midterm elections. In Wisconsin, democratic socialist Francesca Hong has surged in the swing state’s Democratic primary for governor amid concerns that candidates from the party’s far-left flank could be a liability in…
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The Memo: Mideast troubles press in on Trump
President Trump is facing trouble on two fronts in the Middle East — and it’s not clear how he gets out of it. Iran is pressing what it sees as its strategic advantage over control of the Strait of Hormuz, ratcheting up its rhetoric and its demands. The Islamic Republic’s leadership is now insisting the…
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GOP senators rally behind Thune in response to Trump jabs at leader
Senate Republicans are rallying behind Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) after President Trump declined to support the GOP leader serving another term following the midterm election. Many Republican senators say Thune will have their full support, even if Trump backs a challenger because of the Senate leader’s refusal to abolish the filibuster to advance…
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Trump keeps pressure on Pirro as Reflecting Pool cases collapse
It’s unclear whether President Trump will ultimately fire U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro, a longtime ally, but his recent comments and posts about the Reflecting Pool signal he is not letting the possibility go anytime soon. Pirro’s future in the Trump administration has not yet been guaranteed roughly a week after Trump lashed out at the…
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Ocasio-Cortez faces a crossroads in politics — and life
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) is at a career and life crossroads that many women face at the age of 36, even without the pressure of a potential White House run. The congresswoman, still less than a decade into her political career, is trying to decide what comes next. It could be a run for president,…
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A midwife crosses ‘maternity deserts’ to make a difference for Black moms and babies
New research from the March of Dimes says more than half of U.S. counties have no labor and delivery hospitals. One Black midwife tries to make a difference for moms in Alabama.
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Russia using North Korean missiles to strike Ukraine, Zelensky says
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has accused Russia of using North Korean ballistic missiles in strikes on Ukraine, saying Moscow “cannot wage war without reinforcements from North Korea” for the first time. The claim came as both sides continued overnight attacks, with a strike on Zaporizhzhia killing at least six people and injuring 19, while Ukrainian…
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AI ‘will do more to boost fossil fuel production than green energy’
A new study is the first to quantify AI’s climate impact across the entire power sector, finding that productivity gains AI delivers to fossil fuel extraction outweigh the emissions savings it enables in renewables. Researchers modelled 64 scenarios and concluded that net carbon pollution would rise, undercutting claims that AI is primarily a boon for…
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LIZ PEEK: A brave Democrat leaves his party as radical socialists take over
Julian Epstein, a veteran Democratic operative and former chief counsel to the House Judiciary Committee, has broken with his party, accusing it of veering too far left and losing its “moral centre”. In a New York Post op-ed, he announced his support for Republican Mike Rogers in Michigan’s Senate race, positioning himself against the progressive…