U.S. Politics
He will serve a full six-year term, while fellow incoming Sen. Raphael Warnock will be up for re-election in 2022.
The first black U.S. representative elected from the Pacific Northwest—and one of the first Korean American women elected to Congress—notes that the Abraham Accords are “good for democracy” and “good for economies.”
Joe Biden has selected former CIA deputy director David Cohen to return to his former role, while also tapping Pennsylvania Health Secretary Rachel Levine to be U.S. Assistant Secretary for Health.
U.S. Secretary of State nominee Tony Blinken said America should not lift terrorism sanctions on Tehran or unfreeze its assets in order for the Islamic Republic to come to the negotiating table. He also affirmed that Jerusalem is Israel’s capital and that the U.S. embassy will stay put.
“I fear we are headed into a dangerous chapter with the Biden-Harris administration working to undermine the national security gains made in the last four years,” says Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas).
Since at least 2007, he has also been secretly employed by the Iranian government and paid by Iranian diplomats assigned to the regime’s permanent mission at the United Nations
Until recently, Islamic Relief Worldwide had received hundreds of thousands of taxpayer dollars and was an official partner of the U.S. government.
Alejandro Mayorkas “was very helpful in the implementation” of the Nonprofit Security Grant Program, administered by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, said the Jewish organization.
In a special ceremony in the City of David, U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman dedicates a plaque commemorating the “unbreakable bond” between Israel and the United States.
Mariannette Miller-Meeks notes parallels when it comes to entrepreneurship, economic growth, democratic principles such as the freedom of speech, the freedom of religion, respect for private property rights and a similar belief in universal human rights.
The portion of Virginia Avenue was chosen because of its proximity to the Watergate complex, where the late justice made her home.
“The United States must not tolerate anybody who provides support to these radical Islamic terrorists,” said Rep. Brian Mast (R-Fla.).
