U.S. Politics
The GOP has secured at least 218 seats in the 435-member chamber of Congress • A final seat in the Senate, in which Democrats maintain a majority, still needs to be determined in Georgia.
The Biden administration calls on Israel and the P.A. to calm the situation, just hours after a Palestinian terrorist killed three Israelis.
The Democratic Party has secured at least 50 seats in the upper chamber of Congress, with Vice President Kamala Harris’ vote representing the tiebreaker in the 100-member chamber.
Democratic incumbent Raphael Warnock and Republican challenger Herschel Walker will face off on Dec. 6, with control of the legislature possibly at stake.
With his position as opposition leader secured, outgoing Prime Minister Yair Lapid faces a bigger challenge—coming up with a winning program.
The vote pitted a liberal Democrat against a Republican endorsed by former U.S. President Donald Trump.
Republican candidate Doug Mastriano had been dogged by accusations of anti-Semitism based on his association with the social media platform Gab, which allows anti-Semitic content.
The lawmakers cited “ethnic-based discrimination” and racial profiling in a missive to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken.
Opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu’s move reflects his confidence that he will easily form a government.
According to the Treasury Department, the Iranian entity 15 Khordad Foundation, increased the bounty on Rushdie which was put on after a fatwa (religious edict) against Rushdie by Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini after the 1989 publication of his novel “The Satanic Verses.” It was reaffirmed in 2017 by Iran’s current supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
The U.S. blacklists businessman Ilan Shor and songstress wife Jasmin for aiding Russian effort to influence the 2021 election.
Democratic incumbent Raphael Warnock and Republican challenger Herschel Walker have both been endorsed by pro-Israel organizations.
