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Month: May 2021

‘These attacks are despicable’: Biden condemns rise in anti-Semitic incidents

President Joe Biden on Friday condemned the rise in anti-Semitic attacks across the country in recent weeks, saying the incidents are “despicable, unconscionable, un-American, and they must stop.” The nation is seeing an uptick in attacks on the Jewish community as tensions flare following the violence in the Middle East between Israel and Palestinian militant

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Dems push for House select committee after Senate Republicans derail bipartisan probe into January 6 attack

House Democrats are actively considering mounting a probe of their own into the January 6 US Capitol attack, signaling they don’t plan to let the issue go away in the aftermath of Senate Republicans derailing the creation of an outside commission to probe the deadly insurrection. Speaker Nancy Pelosi has made clear repeatedly that moving

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Lukashenko says documents about Ryanair flight will reveal ‘what’s going on’ as Putin underlines his support for Belarus

Russian President Vladimir Putin cemented his support of Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko in a meeting on Friday, saying that the West’s reaction to the interception and forced landing of a passenger jet “was an outburst of emotion.” The meeting comes as international condemnation of Belarus continues to grow following what leaders have described as the

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Exclusive: ‘All talk and no action’: Sicknick’s mother and girlfriend say they were disappointed by GOP senators

The mother of fallen US Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick says she was disappointed that Senate Republicans blocked a bill Friday to create a bipartisan commission to investigate the January 6 insurrection after what she described as “tense” meetings with many GOP senators on Thursday. In an exclusive interview with CNN’s Jake Tapper Friday, Gladys

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‘All talk and no action’: Sicknick’s mother and girlfriend say they were disappointed by GOP senators in CNN exclusive interview

The mother of fallen US Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick says she was disappointed that Senate Republicans blocked a bill Friday to create a bipartisan commission to investigate the January 6 insurrection after what she described as “tense” meetings with many GOP senators on Thursday. In an exclusive interview with CNN’s Jake Tapper Friday, Gladys

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