U.S. Politics
“The department’s mission remains clear: to deter conflict and, if necessary, fight and win on the battlefield,” said new Acting U.S. Secretary of Defense Mark Esper.
Only Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) cited Iran as the “greatest geopolitical threat.” Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) was the sole candidate who did not commit to rejoining the Iran nuclear deal.
The Navy veteran and former U.S. representative of the 7th Congressional District of Pennsylvania—a swing state that could help decide the winner next year in November—from 2007 to 2011.
The measures now go to the House, which is expected to follow suit. U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to veto them.
Reps. Glenn Grothman (R-Wis.) and Rick Allen (R-Ga.) each introduced an amendment to cut 2.1 percent and 1 percent, respectively, of the State and Foreign Operations budget across the board.
“What’s done is done,” said the mayor of South Bend, Ind., and a candidate for the Democratic nomination for president in 2020.
In February, the United Kingdom officially designated Hezbollah as a terrorist group, joining 12 other countries that have done the same.
The measure acknowledges that Hezbollah member Ibrahim Hussein Berro was identified as the AMIA bomber.
The trip, to be led by House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.), allows new members to hear from Israeli and Palestinian officials, in addition to exploring and learning about the Jewish state.
The move took place three months after the U.S. House of Representatives was criticized for watering down and passing a resolution condemning anti-Semitism and Islamophobia.
“By invoking assistance to Israel, Mayor Buttigieg used one of the most long-standing bipartisan issues as a political instrument in his fight for the 2020 Democratic nomination,” said AJCongress president Jack Rosen.
It comes ahead of the Trump administration releasing the first part of its peace proposal between the Israelis and the Palestinians at an economic summit later this month in Bahrain.
