U.S. Politics
The ouster was seen by many as inevitable due to policy differences between him and the president.
Another runoff in the state on Jan. 5 will take place between incumbent Republican Sen. Kelly Loeffler and Democrat Rev. Raphael Warnock.
A spokesman for the Democratic candidate for Georgia’s Senate seat said Rev. Raphael Warnock “has deep respect for the invaluable relationship the United States has with Israel.”
The move comes a week after the Trump administration reports that it intends to sell 50 F-35 fighter jets to the UAE.
Former Lebanese Foreign Minister Gebran Bassil, a son-in-law of Lebanese President Michel Aoun, has been targeted for corruption.
Several Jewish congressional members are expected to retain prominent leadership roles in the 117th Congress.
The African nation has maintained full diplomatic relations with Israel since 1964 • Israeli Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi praises “groundbreaking decision.”
Israeli Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi thanks his counterpart for the Latin American country’s “important decision.”
It represents the government’s largest-ever such actions for fuel and weapons shipments from Iran, according to the Department of Justice.
Menachem Zivotofsky was the first to get such a passport at a brief ceremony at the U.S. embassy in Jerusalem.
Former construction consulting executive David Richter is the Republican nominee who will face incumbent Rep. Andy Kim (D-N.J.) on Nov. 3 in New Jersey’s 3rd Congressional District.
Esshaki, whose father is a Chaldean Christian from Iraq, is facing off against Rep. Haley Stevens (D-Mich.) on Nov. 3 in Michigan’s 11th Congressional District.
