December 13, 2023 | Part Of U.S. House of Representatives U.S. House of Representatives 2023-12-13T16:41:21-05:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvMmE2XC8wMDFcLzE3MDI1MDM3NDdfMDAxLmpwZyIsImVkaXRzIjp7InJlc2l6ZSI6eyJmaXQiOiJjb3ZlciIsImhlaWdodCI6NTA2fX19The House debated a resolution directing the Judiciary, Oversight, & Ways & Means Committees to continue an impeachment inquiry of President Biden. The House debated a resolution directing the Judiciary, Oversight, & Ways & Means Committees to continue an impeachment inquiry

Ahed Tamimi was just 16 when she was first arrested by Israel, after kicking and shoving two Israeli soldiers who raided her village in the occupied West Bank in 2017. The video of the event went viral, and Tamimi’s story became a global one. Her mother, who livestreamed the incident, was arrested for incitement and

FROMAN: Well, good morning, everybody. Thank you for being here. I’m Mike Froman, president of the Council, and I am delighted to be here to welcome Gary Gensler, chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. We’re joined by about seventy-five people in the room and about another 275 attending over Zoom, so thank you

In a December 8 story that seems to have received little attention in western press coverage of Israel’s expanding military campaign in Gaza was this nugget of information: Israel’s military expects combat operations to continue until the end of January, “followed by a three-to-nine-month lower grade insurgency.” Reported by the Jerusalem Post, an English daily

Predicted low voter turnout for Iraq’s first provincial elections in a decade signals the lack of popular trust in Iraq for the country’s political system. Iraqis are preparing to take part in provincial elections slated for December 18. These elections can in theory have a major impact on Iraqis’ lives; according to the Iraqi Constitution

Nuclear Issues Blog Post - Iran Matters Testimony of William Tobey Before the House Foreign Affairs Committee William Tobey, Senior Fellow at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, gave testimony before the House Foreign Affairs Committee regarding Iran's compliance with its nuclear-related obligations. Specifically, he raised concerns about prior failures of Iran to

The effects of the war in Gaza are rippling across the region, exacerbating tensions and threatening to spill over into already-volatile conflicts. The pause in fighting between the Saudi-led coalition and Iranian-backed Houthi rebel group in Yemen—brokered after nearly a decade of war—is at risk due to recent Houthi actions supporting Palestinians in Gaza. Houthi

China’s intensifying engagement with Middle Eastern nations extends to both overt and covert agreements in sensitive areas and strategically crucial domains such as nuclear technology, advanced military systems, and high-end weaponry. Vladimir Sagin, the principal researcher at the Center for Near and Middle East Studies at the Russian Academy of Sciences, supports these claims, saying, "There

President Biden's administration and the United Kingdom on Wednesday slapped a fourth round of sanctions on Hamas members and financiers, the U.S. Treasury Department announced. The new sanctions target eight individuals who perpetuate the terrorist group's violent agenda by representing Hamas abroad and managing its finances, the Treasury Department said. "Hamas continues to rely heavily on

The older generation remains skeptical of what an intifada might achieve, but Israeli crackdowns and worsening economic conditions could still ignite younger Palestinians and undermine PA security cooperation. At a time when its military forces are focused on waging war against Hamas to the south and deterring Hezbollah to the north, Israel is relieved that