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U.S.A

Biden calls for gas tax pause, with little likelihood of passage in Congress or of major relief at pump

June 22nd, 20220 WASHINGTON, D.C. — With resentment and desperation growing among Americans amid soaring fuel costs, the Biden administration is scrambling to ease the pain at the pump, and made a largely symbolic attempt to do so on Wednesday. In a move that economists believe will make little difference if any on actual prices at the pump,...

Palestine

Israeli demolitions in occupied Palestine under Biden far surpass same period under Trump

March 11th, 20220 The latest data from the United Nations showed that Israel’s demolitions of Palestinian property since President Biden took office have far surpassed the amount seen under his predecessor, Donald Trump. Israel has displaced more than 1,300 Palestinians, a majority of whom are children, in the time Biden has been president. According...

Other Voices

U.S. doesn’t care for China’s Muslims: Boycotting the Olympics is about global competition

January 28th, 20220 The diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games may go down in history as the official start of the cold war between the U.S., a handful of its allies and China. The American strategy, however, of using boycotts to pressure Beijing in the name of “human rights”, may prove costly in the future. On December...

U.S.A

Senate Republicans stall confirmation of Muslim American SBA Nominee Dilawar Syed

November 18th, 20210 — Sunita Sohrabji is a contributing editor Ethnic Media Services (EMS). The following EMS article has been edited for style WASHINGTON, D.C. — For the fifth time the afternoon of Nov. 17, Senate Republicans stalled the confirmation of Dilawar Syed as deputy administrator for the Small Business Administration, all failing to show...

Palestine

Netanyahu suggests on Facebook that Biden fell asleep meeting new Israeli PM

September 20th, 20210 ISRAEL — Israel's former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu suggested in a Facebook video posted on Sunday that President Biden had fallen asleep when meeting the new Israeli leader, Naftali Bennett, last month. A Reuters fact check previously debunked the idea that Biden dozed off, after social media users shared a video clip of...

Palestine

Israel’s new leader to present Iran plan in delayed White House visit

August 25th, 20210 WASHINGTON, D.C. — Overshadowed by events in Afghanistan, the first White House meeting between President Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett was postponed until Friday. The Israeli leader is expected to push Biden to harden his approach to Iran, with few prospects their talks will lead to renewed movement on peace talks...

Other Voices

Afghanistan: Contours of a catastrophe

August 17th, 20210 — This article by Abdul El-Sayed originally appeared in the newsletter The Incision. It has been edited for style. Subscribe to The Incision here: incision.substack.com On Sunday, our wayward 20-year war effort in Afghanistan suffered its final death blow. The Taliban rode the U.S.-manufactured Humvees captured from Afghan...

U.S.A

Supreme Court shoots down Republican challenge to Obamacare

June 17th, 20210 WASHINGTON, D.C. — A Republican challenge to the Affordable Care Act (ACA), or Obamacare, failed in the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday. This was the third such a challenge to the law shot down by the highest court in the country since the law's enactment in 2010. The latest decision by the Supreme Court will keep intact the law,...

COMMUNITY

Khamenei says U.S. promises have no credibility for Iran

March 21st, 20210 TEHRAN — Iran does not trust U.S. promises on lifting sanctions and will only return to its commitments under a 2015 nuclear deal once Washington fully removes the measures, Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Sunday. The administration of President Biden is exploring ways to restore the 2015 nuclear deal that...

Elections

“Is this who we are?”: Gitmo is America’s enduring shame

March 10th, 20210 “That’s certainly our goal and our intention.” This was the non-committal answer given by White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki when, on February 12, she was asked by a reporter whether the new Joe Biden administration intends to shut down the notorious Guantánamo Bay Prison by the end of the president’s first term in...

International

Israel indicates it may not engage with Biden on Iran nuclear deal

February 16th, 20210 TEL AVIV — The Biden administration and Israel seem to have embarked on an uncertain and rocky relationship, in contrast to what the country's right-wing government enjoyed with former President Trump. More friction arose this week, with Israel throwing cold water on U.S. hopes to engage with the country on the topic of Iran and its...

COMMUNITY

No phone call: Some speculate Netanyahu “ghosted” by Biden

February 12th, 20210 WASHINGTON, D.C. — Though it took former President Trump a mere two days after his inauguration to call Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu, President Biden is yet to do so. Biden has called many world leaders in the first three weeks of his presidency, including leaders of Russia, China, France, Japan and more. Israeli diplomats and...

Local

Stabenow defeats James, retains her seat in the U.S. Senate

November 11th, 20180 LANSING— Democratic U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow defeated her Republican challenger, John James, a 37-year-old Farmington Hills businessman, by the smallest margin since she was first elected back in 2000. Stabenow won a fourth term in a contest in which President Trump backed James. Stabenow, 68, of Lansing, won 52 percent of the...

U.S.A

Suspicious packages target Trump critics

October 29th, 20180 WASHINGTON - At least 10 suspicious packages have been sent to eight U.S. Democrats and critics of President Trump. None of the devices exploded, but authorities stepped up their manhunt for the would-be serial bomber with crucial U.S. Congressional elections less than two weeks away in what has become a contentious campaign...

Opinions

Hold the plaudits, John McCain’s 2008 campaign paved the way for Donald Trump

August 31st, 20180 What if John McCain hadn’t run for president in 2008? Donald Trump might not be sitting in the White House today. At first glance, that might sound odd. The six-term Republican senator, who passed away Saturday, has been hailed as an outspoken opponent of the president, while Trump himself despised McCain and famously claimed the...