Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) has announced his opposition to the $10 billion in emergency U.S. aid to Israel proposed by President Joe Biden, citing concerns about the scale of Palestinian civilian deaths and displacement. The aid package has been met with mixed reactions from both sides of the aisle, with some arguing for its necessity and others raising concerns about potential misuse of the funds. Sanders has made it clear that he does not believe the U.S. should be appropriating such a large sum of money to the Netanyahu government as the Senate prepares to vote on the bill this week.
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Key takeaways: The House of Representatives expelled GOP Rep. George Santos, setting off a competitive special election in New York’s 3rd District. The special election…
On Tuesday, a tribute service will be held in honor of the late former first lady Rosalynn Carter at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia. President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, and all the living former first ladies will be in attendance. Rosalynn Carter was a humanitarian and a beloved first lady who was known for her commitment to mental health and her work with the Carter Center, as well as her advocacy for women’s rights and the elderly and disabled. The service will be an opportunity to honor her life and legacy.
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Former President Jimmy Carter is in Atlanta to attend services honoring the late first lady Rosalynn Carter, who passed away on November 19th at the age of 96. President Joe Biden, first lady Jill Biden, and Vice President Kamala Harris are also expected to attend the services, and a tribute service will be held at Glenn Memorial Church on Tuesday. Jimmy Carter, 99, entered hospice care in February and has rarely been seen in public since.
On Sunday, Hamas released 17 hostages, including 14 Israelis and the first American, as part of a four-day cease-fire between Israel and Hamas. U.S. President Joe Biden commented on the release of the American, while the Ministry of Health in Gaza put out a call for medical help at Kamal Adwan Hospital. Hamas also announced the death of Ahmed al-Ghandour, a member of its top military council. The four-day truce is set to expire on Monday, and the U.S. is hoping for an extension as both sides continue to negotiate for a lasting peace.
Two Israeli hostages were released from the Gaza Strip on Friday as part of a four-day cease-fire deal brokered by Egypt and the United Nations. President Joe Biden was asked his response to calls from some Democrats to place conditions on U.S. aid to Israel, but declined to categorically write it off. The cease-fire deal calls for a halt to hostilities and the exchange of prisoners and remains of combatants, as well as the easing of restrictions on the movement of people and goods in and out of Gaza.
Mexican security forces have arrested Néstor Isidro Pérez Salas, a top assassin for the Sinaloa Cartel, with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration offering a $3 million reward for his capture. U.S. President Joe Biden praised the arrest, and Mike Vigil, former chief of international operations for the DEA, called Pérez Salas a "complete psychopath" and a "very dangerous individual". The U.S. is now working to extradite Pérez Salas to face charges in the United States, signaling a major victory in the fight against the Sinaloa Cartel and strong cooperation between the U.S. and Mexico.