The White House and House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) have come out against reports that the International Criminal Court is considering issuing arrest warrants for top Israeli officials, a rare moment of unity between both sides. Johnson called on President Joe Biden to compel the ICC to stand down from reported plans to issue a […]
NY Post readers discuss President Biden urging Israel to show restraint in its response to Iran’s attack on Saturday.
"We recognize Israel's right to protect itself. We reject the policy and the practice of Netanyahu — terrible," Pelosi says. The post Pelosi Calls on Netanyahu to Resign, Calls His Oct. 7 Terror Attack Response ‘Terrible’ first appeared on The Foreign Desk | by Lisa Daftari.
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As President Joe Biden visited Scranton, Pennsylvania, on Tuesday, he called for an increase in taxes on the rich.
President Joe Biden has repeatedly said he won’t hike taxes on anyone earning less than $400,000, but then this week he promised on X to hike taxes on just about everyone. Now, to be fair, Biden may not have understood that’s what he’s saying. Letting the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act expire and “stay expired” […]
It is the latest protectionist policy to be embraced by the White House in an election year.
WASHINGTON >> President Joe Biden spoke with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel on Sunday to discuss the prospects of a possible cease-fire deal to secure the release of hostages held by Hamas, while repeating his warnings about a new Israeli assault on the city of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, officials said.
The president “reiterated his clear position” on the invasion during a call with the Israeli prime minister, according to the White House.
This week, one presidential candidate has called the other a loser, made fun of him for selling Bibles, and even poked fun at his hair. That kind of taunting is generally more within the purview of former President Donald J. Trump, whose insults are so voluminous and so often absurd that they have been cataloged by the hundreds. But lately, the barbs have been coming from President Biden, who once would only refer to Mr. Trump as “the former guy.” Gone are the days of calling Mr. Trump “my...
HONG KONG — Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing on Friday as he wrapped up a three-day visit to China dominated by contentious issues and warnings from his hosts of another “downward spiral” in relations. The two men met Friday afternoon local time at the Great Hall of the People, an ornate and cavernous building next to Tiananmen Square. The visit is Blinken’s second in less than a year as the two superpowers work to stabilize ties with renewed...
Israeli prime minister terms pro-ceasefire rallies ‘horrific’ as students demand universities divest from weapons makersThe Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday condemned pro-Palestinian protests at universities in the United States as “horrific”, saying the demonstrations “have to be stopped”, as he categorized students as antisemitic.There’s been rising tensions at campuses across the US as demonstrations began last week after students at Columbia set up encampments calling...