Hezbollah rejected an Israeli-Lebanese deal reached during negotiations in Washington on Wednesday, according to Reuters. The deal called for the withdrawal of Hezbollah troops north of the […]
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The British government earlier this week barred left-wing political commentators Hasan Piker and Cenk Uygur from entering the U.K. ahead of several speaking events. The Home Office said it was canceling their travel permits because “their presence in the U.K. may not be conducive to the public good.” Piker and Uygur, who are related, are both outspoken in their criticism of Israel. While the government did not cite a specific reason for the ban, some lawmakers and pro-Israel groups had accused the two of promoting antisemitism, which they reject. “I find what the British government did here to be objectionable. I find it to be disgusting. I also find it to be terrifying,” Piker tells Democracy Now! “I think it’s a sign that we’re … headed down a very different — dare I say, fascist — direction in the Western world.” Piker also discusses his participation in a recent humanitarian mission to Cuba, for which he is reportedly under investigation by the Trump administration, and his support for progressive and antiwar candidates in this year’s midterm elections. “We don’t have a lot of time. Fascism is here,” Piker says.
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The latest United States-brokered ceasefire in Lebanon did not last a day, with columns of smoke rising from Tyre in South Lebanon from new Israeli strikes. It’s a setback to President Donald Trump’s efforts to achieve a peace deal with Iran. NBC’s Richard Engel reports for TODAY.
The rejected cease-fire agreement and the continued exchanging of fire between Israel and the Hezbollah militant group in Lebanon casts a shadow over the progress of U.S.-Iran peace negotiations.
President Donald Trump faced a new GOP Senate “rebellion” early Friday, and one that included “more than just the usual suspects” in what Punchbowl News described as a “potential preview of what’s to come as Republicans seek distance from Trump with November approaching.”Senate Republicans failed to advance a bill to extend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), a law that permits national intelligence agencies to monitor overseas communications without a warrant, including those of Americans. A priority for Trump, the bill failed to advance due to insufficient GOP support, which itself was “prompted by” Trump’s nomination of Bill Pulte — who has no intelligence or national security experience — to serve as director of National Intelligence, Punchbowl News reported.“I don’t think he thinks about the impact on this and the timing,” said Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) of Trump, Punchbowl News reported. “I don’t think he’s connecting that. Which is unfortunate, because [FISA] really has had an impact.”The vote to advance the bill to extend FISA ultimately failed with a vote of 47-52, and that followed an 18-hour marathon session in the Senate to advance the GOP reconciliation bill to fund federal immigration agencies, one that Punchbowl News described as an “arduous process” that, again, faced GOP opposition prompted by Trump’s actions.“The marathon voting session on the reconciliation bill laid bare the consequences of Trump’s recent moves, from the toppling of two GOP incumbents to the political toxicity of the White House’s handling of an ‘anti-weaponization’ fund for his political allies,” Punchbowl News’ report read.“What was supposed to be a straightforward reconciliation bill to fund immigration enforcement became a major headache for Senate GOP leaders because of this controversial fund. Republicans and Democrats alike tried to add language to the measure to ban the fund.”Even Senate Majority Leader John Thune shared a blunt assessment as to who carried the blame for the Senate GOP’s challenging night.“This would have been done several hours ago if we weren’t having to deal with some of the issues around the fund, which doesn’t exist — which is the point we’re making,” a “frustrated” Thune said, Punchbowl News reported.
The House on Thursday rejected a war powers resolution that would direct President Trump to remove troops from hostilities in Lebanon that Congress has not authorized. The lower chamber voted 324-92-2. Opposing the resolution were 207 Republicans, 117 Democrats, and one independent, Rep. Kevin Kiley (I-Calif.) Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) was the lone Republican to…
Israel and Hezbollah are already trading strikes despite the Israeli government signing a ceasefire with Lebanon just a day ago, causing many to question the purpose of the “last chance” agreement. At the same time, Israel is beginning efforts to move troops out of the Debbine area in southern Lebanon and working to prop up […]