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Member of Israel’s War Cabinet threatens to quit unless new plan adopted

A member of Israel’s three-man War Cabinet has threatened to resign from the government if it does not adopt a new plan for the war in Gaza. The move would leave Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu more reliant on his far-right allies. Benny Gantz’s announcement on Saturday escalates a divide within Israel’s leadership more than seven […]

Potential signature fraud in Michigan threatens to disrupt congressional races

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Fraudulent signatures could upend Michigan’s congressional races this year as each declared GOP U.S. Senate candidate faces new calls to investigate their attempts to get on the August primary ballot and a Democratic U.S. House candidate appears likely to fall short. Just two years ago, multiple high-profile gubernatorial campaigns fell into […]

Democrats urge Biden to act on immigration as Trump threatens deportations

WASHINGTON — Immigration advocates and Democratic lawmakers are urging President Joe Biden to prioritize long-term undocumented immigrants as his administration weighs executive actions to curb record crossings along the southern border. In a letter signed by more than 80 lawmakers, including members of the Congressional Hispanic and Progressive caucuses, the Democrats ask Biden to “take […]

Judge threatens Trump with contempt for ‘cursing audibly’ during Stormy Daniels testimony, new trial transcript shows

In a private sidebar conversation, Donald Trump’s hush-money judge said he acted out while Stormy Daniels testified. Trump was “cursing audibly” and “uttered a vulgarity” while Daniels answered questions for jurors, the judge said. The judge threatened to hold the former president in contempt of court yet again. In a private conversation Tuesday with prosecutors and Donald […]

China Threatens to Release Audio of Secret Deal With Philippines

(Bloomberg) — China may soon release audio of a purported phone call with a Philippine military official that Beijing claims is evidence of an agreement over disputed territory in the South China Sea, according to Chinese officials. Most Read from Bloomberg In the alleged Jan. 3 phone call, Vice Admiral Alberto Carlos, head of the […]

Trump trial continues after judge threatens jail over gag-order breaches

Donald Trump’s criminal hush-money trials enters its 13th day Tuesday, following the judge’s warning that the ex-president could face jail if he kept violating a gag order. The proceedings on Monday – which featured testimony from Deborah Tarasoff, a Trump Organization accounts payable supervisor, and Jeffrey McConney, the company’s former comptroller – were overshadowed by […]

Harvard University threatens student protesters with ‘involuntary leave’

Harvard University administrators on Monday told demonstrators camped out on parts of the campus lawn that they will face “involuntary leave” from their schools if they do not leave the encampment, meaning they will be barred from being on campus until reinstated. “The continuation of the encampment presents a significant risk to the education environment […]