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Lebanon

Who is Michael Boulos? Trump’s new Lebanese son-in-law

November 21st, 20220 - This story was originally published in Business Insider Donald Trump's daughter Tiffany, 29, wed billionaire Michael Boulos before 250 guests at the former president's Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida on November 12. Boulos, 25, joins the family after he and Tiffany began dating in 2018. They were engaged in January 2021 with Tiffany...

Elections

Voters of color and women saved the Democrats from disaster

November 19th, 20220 By Peter White Despite new laws to keep people from voting and gerrymandering election districts to take away the power of minority communities, the Republican “red wave” that pollsters predicted ahead of last week’s midterms didn’t happen. Ethnic Media Services debriefed six experts on their reactions to the election...

Other Voices

Brazil’s politics mirror our own

November 9th, 20220 By Lee H. Hamilton Watching Brazil’s presidential election from the U.S. has been like looking into a funhouse mirror. The image looks a lot like us, for better or for worse. According to official results, challenger Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva ousted the incumbent, Jair Bolsonaro, and will take office Jan. 1. But the margin was...

Elections

Whitmer, Democrats get sweeping wins in divided Michigan

November 9th, 20220 Governor Whitmer enters her second term with Democrats likely to control all levels of power in the State Capitol for the first time since the 1980s and backed by a dramatic show of voters’ support for keystone Democratic issues, including abortion and voting rights. But even as state Democrats celebrated their sweep of state...

Elections

Trump considering launching fresh White House bid after midterm elections

November 3rd, 20220 Former President Trump is considering launching a third bid for the White House this month and is speed-dialing confidantes to hash out possible scenarios as he looks to benefit from expected Republican wins in Tuesday's midterms, three Trump advisers said. "I think like a moth to a flame, Trump will run in 2024," one senior adviser...

Other Voices

From ally to enemy: Australia hammers final nail in U.S. “Deal of the Century”

October 31st, 20220 U.S. President Donald Trump’s so-called "Deal of the Century" was meant to represent a finality of sorts, an event reminiscent of Francis Fukuyama’s premature declaration of the ‘End of History’ and the uncontested supremacy of western capitalism. In effect, it was a declaration that ‘we’ – the U.S., Israel and a few allies...

Elections

Retired military officials say GOP secretary of state candidate threat to national security

October 26th, 20221 The following op-ed was submitted by James Pocock, major general, U.S. Army, retired; Thomas N. Edmonds, brigadier general, U.S. Air Force, retired; Axel A. Johnson, III, brigadier general, U.S. Army, retired; Mark A. Montjar, brigadier general, U.S. Army, retired; Donald Schenk, brigadier general, U.S. Amy, retired and Valerie...

Elections

Michigan gubernatorial hopefuls clash over abortion rights

October 14th, 20220 GRAND RAPIDS — The candidates for governor of Michigan criticized each other’s positions on abortion Thursday, with Governor Whitmer saying women’s “fundamental rights” are at risk and GOP challenger Tudor Dixon calling the Democrat’s support for abortion rights “extremely radical.” Dixon is a former commentator for a...

U.S.A

Biden administration guts most of public charge rule, but immigrants still fearful

October 7th, 20220 — This article, by Sunita Sohrabji for Ethnic Media Service, has been edited for style Last week, the Biden administration gutted the signature Trump-era policy known as public charge, which effectively imposed a wealth tax on people seeking to gain permanent residency in the U.S. The new rule will go into effect on Dec. 23. It...

Palestine

U.S. will never allow Iran to acquire a nuclear weapon, Biden tells Israel’s Lapid

September 3rd, 20220 WASHINGTON, D.C. - President Biden told Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid on Wednesday the U.S. will never allow Iran to acquire a nuclear weapon, the White House said, as Tehran seeks stronger guarantees from Washington for the revival of a nuclear deal with world powers. Israel opposes a return to the 2015 deal, which imposed curbs on...

Local

Michigan election board rejects abortion rights initiative

September 1st, 20220 LANSING — A Michigan elections board rejected an abortion rights initiative on Wednesday after its two Republican board members voted against putting the proposed constitutional amendment on the November ballot. The two Democrats on the Board of State Canvassers voted in favor, but getting the measure on the ballot required at...

Elections

It’s time to update the 1887 Electoral Count Act

August 30th, 20220 — Mike Shesterkin is executive director of the Southeast Michigan Sustainable Business Forum. On Jan. 6, 2021 the world witnessed the chaos that gripped our nation’s capital. What took place that day was clearly an attempt to overthrow a duly elected president. What enabled the chaos of January 6, and the brazen attempt to ignore...

Other Voices

Washington is the problem, not the solution: Why Mahmoud Abbas is seeking new “powerful” sponsors

July 28th, 20220 To judge U.S. President Biden’s recent visit to Israel and Palestine as a “failure” in terms of activating the dormant “peace process” is simply a misnomer. For this statement to be accurate, Washington would have had to indicate even a nominal desire to push for negotiations between the Israeli government and the Palestinian...

U.S.A

Poll: Biden’s approval ratings hit all-time lows

July 16th, 20220 A new CNBC poll, conducted by the same polling firms that helm the NBC News poll, finds President Biden’s overall approval rating sinking to 36 percent among all adults, while his approval rating for handling the economy has fallen to 30 percent — both all-time lows for the president in CNBC polling. What’s more, Biden’s ratings...

Elections

Survey: Almost half of Muslim Americans disapprove of Biden; majority to stick with Democrats in midterms

July 8th, 20220 A new report by a Muslim civil rights and political organization shows significant disapproval among Muslim voters of President Biden’s performance, but a projection that voters will prefer Democrats in the coming midterm election. The report was released this week by the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) — which calls...

Elections

Michigan GOP gubernatorial candidate Kelley arrested for role in Capitol riots

June 9th, 20220 ALLENDALE — The FBI arrested Michigan Republican gubernatorial candidate Ryan Kelley on Thursday over misdemeanor charges stemming from his role in the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol by throngs of then-President Trump's supporters, the Justice Department said. Kelley, 40, of Allendale, is one of five Republicans in the...

U.S.A

Biden administration seeks Lebanese intelligence chief’s help in freeing Americans held in Syria

May 28th, 20221 BEIRUT — Lebanon’s intelligence chief said Thursday that he met with Biden administration officials this week to discuss ways he could help secure the release of six Americans who are being held prisoner or are missing in Syria, including Austin Tice, a freelance journalist who contributed to The Washington Post. Maj. Gen. Abbas...

In Our Opinion

Stand for Palestine and Shireen Abu Akleh

May 14th, 20220 - Amer Zahr is a law professor at the University of Detroit Mercy and president of New Generation for Palestine On Wednesday morning, in the occupied Palestinian city of Jenin, Israeli occupation forces assassinated Palestinian journalist Shireen Abu Akleh. Since 1997, Shireen has been the face of Palestine for Al-Jazeera, the...

Other Voices

By redefining UNRWA, Washington destroys the foundation for a just peace in Palestine

May 7th, 20220 Palestinians are justifiably worried that the mandate granted to the United Nations Agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, might be coming to an end. UNRWA’s mission, which has been in effect since 1949, has done more than provide urgent aid and support to millions of refugees. It was also a political platform that protected and...

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...

Opinions

Coming this 2022: Refugees, democracy and human rights

January 12th, 20220 Although 2021 is now behind us, there are many issues that will linger for a while, or much longer, and will certainly dominate much of the news in 2022 as well. These are but a few of the issues. NATO-Russian brinkmanship Exasperated with NATO expansion and growing ambitions in the Black Sea region, Moscow has decided to challenge...

U.S.A

U.S., Iran tensions at a high point over sanctions, 2020 Soleimani killing

January 11th, 20220 WASHINGTON, D.C. — The White House and Tehran have exchanged harsh words this month, as Iran symbolically sanctioned a list of Americans in connection with the 2020 killing of General Qassem Soleimani in a drone strike. "We will work with our allies and partners to deter and respond to any attacks carried out by Iran," said White...

National Election

A year on, the ideological insurrection against our democracy continues

January 8th, 20220 — 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 When I told my parents that I was going to run for governor of Michigan, I could see through the windows of their eyes the emotions battling in their minds....

Elections

Muslim Somali American Deqa Dhalac inaugurated as mayor of predominantly White Maine city

December 7th, 20210 MAINE — The City Council of South Portland, Maine unanimously voted on Monday to elect the city’s first Muslim mayor. Deqa Dhalac, 53, is believed to be the country’s first Somali American mayor. Dhalac won a City Council seat back in 2018, being the only non-White candidate for a Council seat in the Whitest state in the U.S....

Other Voices

Just how does Biden differ from Trump on Palestine?

October 31st, 20210 When Joe Biden was declared the winner in the U.S. elections last November, expectations in Ramallah were high. A Biden administration, compared to the brazenly pro-Israel Trump administration, would surely be much fairer to Palestinians, was the conventional wisdom at the time. Hence, unsurprisingly, Palestinian Authority President...

Palestine

Jerusalem’s mayor says he won’t shun U.S. consulate if it reopens

October 26th, 20210 JERUSALEM — Jerusalem's mayor dismissed media speculation on Tuesday that a U.S. consulate for Palestinians in the city would be denied municipal services if the Biden administration reopens it despite Israeli opposition. The rightist mayor, Moshe Lion, also said Washington's plan to reverse the Trump administration's subsuming of...

Palestine

Despite official Israeli objection, U.S. pushes ahead with Palestinian consulate in Jerusalem

October 13th, 20210 WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. will push ahead with the reopening of its Palestinian diplomatic mission in Jerusalem, despite repeated objections from top Israeli officials over the development. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Wednesday that the reopening, which is opposed by Israel’s new cross-party power-sharing...

Elections

Whitmer vetoes GOP voting bills prohibiting procedures that don’t exist

October 4th, 20210 DETROIT — At a recent Detroit NAACP dinner, Governor Whitmer vetoed several bills put forward by the state’s Republicans to add voting measures that imply deep irregularities in the state’s voting procedures. The bills follow a tumultuous November 2020 election, in which former president Trump falsely claimed there was...

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