On Sunday night, the Secret Service confirmed that agents protecting President Joe Biden's granddaughter opened fire after three people attempted to break into an unmarked Secret Service vehicle in Washington, D.C. No one was struck by the shots, and the incident is being investigated by the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department and the Secret Service. Naomi Biden was not with the agents when the incident occurred.
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Pro-Palestinian activists and voters are withholding their support from President Biden for not doing enough to protect civilians in Gaza from Israel's deadly bombardment, potentially leading to a president who has no interest in protecting Palestinians. Former President Trump and those running against him have not mentioned the thousands of residents of Gaza killed in Israeli attacks, and the situation is dire with over 11,000 people killed and 1.6 million displaced. Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu has mentioned a potential hostage deal with Hamas, but has not given any further details.
President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping will meet next Wednesday in the San Francisco Bay area for a summit of Pacific Rim nations. The two leaders will discuss a range of issues in the U.S.-People's Republic of China bilateral relationship, including trade, human rights, and the South China Sea. The summit will be closely watched as it will be the first meeting between the two leaders since President Biden took office and the first since increased tensions between the U.S. and China began.
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The Biden administration has secured a four-hour daily humanitarian pause in the Israeli assault on Hamas in northern Gaza, beginning Thursday. An Israeli official has confirmed the pauses, which will allow civilians to move to the south of Gaza and obtain food and medicine. The pauses will be announced at least three hours in advance and there will be no military operations in those areas for the duration of the pauses.
At the Republican presidential debate in Miami on Wednesday, candidates expressed their full support for Israel's military campaign against Hamas and downplayed the rise in anti-Muslim sentiment in the US. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) criticized President Joe Biden for his initiative to combat what he called “so-called Islamophobia”, while the other candidates called on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to “finish the job once and for all with these butchers”. The debate reflects the Republican Party’s strong support for Israel and its hardline stance on Iran, as well as its reluctance to address the issue of anti-Muslim sentiment in the US.
The Biden administration has chosen Greenbelt, Maryland, as the location for the new FBI headquarters, according to the U.S. General Services Administration. The decision was based on its low cost to taxpayers, transportation access, and sustainability and equity potential. The GSA has not yet released a timeline for the construction, but this decision is a major step forward in the process, which is expected to bring jobs and economic growth to the area.
The United States has conducted two sets of self-defense strikes in Syria against facilities used by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps in response to attacks on U.S. personnel in Iraq and Syria. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said the strikes were conducted at the direction of President Biden and were a “precision self-defense strike” to protect U.S. personnel and facilities. This is the first time the U.S. has targeted Iran-linked facilities in Syria and is part of an effort to combat Iran's presence in the region.