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Washington Post: Democrats probe Musk’s SpaceX, examining Russia’s alleged Starlink use

March 7, 2024

House Democrats opened an investigation of Elon Musk’s SpaceX, examining whether the company implemented adequate safeguards to prevent Russia from deploying its Starlink satellite internet service in its war against Ukraine.

New York Times: Leaders of aid groups denounce the United States for vetoing a cease-fire resolution.

February 23, 2024

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— Gaya Gupta

Leaders of several humanitarian organizations on Tuesday sharply denounced the United States for vetoing a United Nations Security Council resolution calling for an immediate cease-fire in Gaza, criticizing the country for not doing more to use its international influence to prevent further death and destruction.

Washington Post: Why the border is such an impossible political issue

February 7, 2024

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Analysis by Amber Phillips

Debating immigration laws in Washington is so fundamentally toxic that Congress hasn’t made major changes to dealing with the border in decades. And it might not for some time.

Issues:Immigration Reform

The New Republic: Republican Senator Loses His Mind Over What His Party Is Doing on Border Deal

February 5, 2024

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Tori Otten

Senator James Lankford, the primary Republican negotiator on the Senate’s recently revealed border deal, is running out of patience with the rest of his party.

Issues:Immigration Reform

New York Times: Opinion | What Can We Possibly Say to the Children of Gaza?

February 5, 2024

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NICHOLAS KRISTOF | Feb. 3, 2024

There’s a whip-smart 10-year-old girl in Gaza who speaks good English, displays a radiant smile and seemed to have a bright future. The daughter of an X-ray technician, she had been accepted to an international exchange program and was supposed to be leaving soon.

Punchbowl News: McConnell backs away from border deal

January 24, 2024

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– Jake Sherman, John Bresnahan, Mica Soellner, Max Cohen and Heather Caygle

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell told a private meeting of Senate Republicans Wednesday afternoon that the politics of the border has flipped for his party and cast doubt on linking immigration policy with new aid for Ukraine, according to multiple sources present.

The New York Times: Netanyahu Is Turning Against Biden (Opinion)

January 23, 2024

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THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN | Opinion Columnist, reporting from Davos, Switzerland

It looks as if President Biden will be running in two races this year: one in America against Donald Trump and one in Israel against Benjamin Netanyahu. Maybe Trump could name Netanyahu his running mate and we could save a lot of time.

New York Times: The Things We Disagree on About Gaza

January 16, 2024

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By Nicholas Kristof | Opinion Columnist

I’ve been very critical of Israel’s counterattack on Gaza, which appears to have killed a woman or child about once every eight minutes for the past three months. Many of my readers and friends disagree with these columns and are pained by what they see as my unfairness toward Israel. Too often, opinionated people bypass the most compelling arguments on the other side. Let me instead try to confront head-on the kinds of criticism I’ve received:

New York Times: America Must Face Up to Israel’s Extremism

January 9, 2024

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MICHELLE GOLDBERG | Jan. 5, 2024

Two far-right members of Israel’s cabinet — the national security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, and the finance minister, Bezalel Smotrich — caused an international uproar this week with their calls to depopulate Gaza. “If in Gaza there will be 100,000 or 200,000 Arabs and not two million the entire conversation on ‘the day after’ will look different,” said Smotrich, who called for most Gazan civilians to be resettled in other countries. The war, said Ben-Gvir, presents an “opportunity to concentrate on encouraging the migration of the residents of Gaza,” facilitating Israeli settlement in the region.

WSJ: A Financial-Aid Form Is Upending College Decisions

January 9, 2024

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By Oyin Adedoyin

Students and families will have to complete the already stressful process of choosing what college to attend under tighter deadlines and greater uncertainty than ever this year.

Issues:Fighting for Education and Our Youth