Nov 14, 2023 2 min read This is one of those good news/bad news stories. Here’s the good. The U.S. has deployed two carrier strike groups and a Marine force to the Gulf region. That’s a tremendous amount of very versatile, capable, and lethal power. This is sufficient force to conduct a sustained air campaign
November 14, 2023 Senators Graham and Blumenthal News Conference 2023-11-14T11:07:41-05:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvN2E2XC8wMTJcLzE2OTk5NzgxMjdfMDEyLmpwZyIsImVkaXRzIjp7InJlc2l6ZSI6eyJmaXQiOiJjb3ZlciIsImhlaWdodCI6NTA2fX19Senators Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) hold a news conference to discuss what the U.S. response should be if Iran or its proxies seek to widen the war in the Middle East, including imposing new sanctions on Tehran. Senators Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and Richard
Newsletter — November 13, 2023 Hamas Envisioned Deeper Attacks, Aiming to Provoke an Israeli War Evidence gleaned since Oct. 7 shows Hamas militants prepared for a ‘second phase’ of assaults amid hopes of inspiring violence in the West Bank and beyond, as The Washington Post reports. Gaza’s Hospitals The Gaza Strip’s hospitals “must be protected,” President Biden
November 14, 2023 | Part Of U.S. House of Representatives U.S. House of Representatives House Session, Part 2 2023-11-14T10:30:24-05:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvYWY3XC8wMDFcLzE2OTk5NzU4NDVfMDAxLmpwZyIsImVkaXRzIjp7InJlc2l6ZSI6eyJmaXQiOiJjb3ZlciIsImhlaWdodCI6NTA2fX19The House passed on a 336-95 vote legislation funding the government past the Friday midnight deadline at current levels. All but 2 Democrats and 123 Republicans voted for it. Funding for four of the 12 annual appropriations
November 14, 2023 | Part Of U.S. Senate U.S. Senate 2023-11-14T09:59:55-05:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvY2ZjXC8wMDJcLzE2OTk5NzQyMzVfMDAyLmpwZyIsImVkaXRzIjp7InJlc2l6ZSI6eyJmaXQiOiJjb3ZlciIsImhlaWdodCI6NTA2fX19The Senate convened with a period of morning business, speaking on aid to Israel and Ukraine and U.S.-China relations The Senate convened with a period of morning business, speaking on aid to Israel and Ukraine and U.S.-China relations Report Video Issue Go to Live Event
November 14, 2023 | Part Of U.S. House of Representatives U.S. House of Representatives 2023-11-14T09:00:28-05:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvMTJkXC8wMDFcLzE2OTk5NzA2MTlfMDAxLmpwZyIsImVkaXRzIjp7InJlc2l6ZSI6eyJmaXQiOiJjb3ZlciIsImhlaWdodCI6NTA2fX19The House debated the rule for consideration of a fiscal year 2024 funding bill for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and related agencies. The House debated the rule for consideration of a fiscal year 2024 funding bill
Whatever else happens in the rest of his term of office, those informed in such matters will be eternally grateful to President Bola Tinubu for pulling the plug on the oil subsidy regime, a trough at which the Nigerian political class irrespective of party affiliation had gorged for as long as anyone can remember. Ordinary
November 10, 2023 Campaign 2024 2023-11-14T08:31:47-05:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvOGQ1XC8wMDJcLzE2OTk5NjkwNjlfMDAyLmpwZyIsImVkaXRzIjp7InJlc2l6ZSI6eyJmaXQiOiJjb3ZlciIsImhlaWdodCI6NTA2fX192024 Republican presidential candidate Gov. Ron DeSantis (FL) campaigned in Ames, Iowa, ahead of Veterans Day weekend. He spoke briefly about his own military experience, having served in the U.S. Navy during the Iraq War, and said he would take out “social experimentation” and so-called wokeness from the armed forces
A version of this story first appeared in CNN Business’ Before the Bell newsletter. Not a subscriber? You can sign up right here. You can listen to an audio version of the newsletter by clicking the same link. New York CNN — Ongoing conflict in Europe and the Middle East, extended production cuts by OPEC+, led
In a conversation with Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is said to have expressed concern about Israel’s role in escalating tensions along the border with Lebanon, fearing this could lead to a regional war. And so he should. There is as yet no strategic necessity for Israel to widen the scope