Hamas has drafted a letter to President Donald Trump seeking a U.S. guarantee for a 60-day ceasefire in Gaza in exchange for the immediate release of half of the hostages still held in the enclave, according to people familiar with the negotiations. The letter is expected to be delivered to Trump this week. How this […]
Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) sharply criticized Trump-era immigration raids in Democratic-led cities, arguing they echo the tactics of antebellum “slave patrols” and fail to improve public safety. In a Sept. 14 interview with MSNBC’s Ali Velshi, Crockett linked the history of American policing to slave patrols and warned that permissive federal guidance around immigration enforcement […]
Former Vice President Kamala Harris sharply criticises the decision to let President Joe Biden determine on his own whether to seek reelection in 2024, calling it “recklessness” in her forthcoming memoir, 107 Days. Excerpts published this week recount internal tensions as Democrats wrestled with concerns about Biden’s age and political viability before he ended his […]
Former President Donald Trump stirred controversy on Monday, Sept. 8, during a speech at the Museum of the Bible in Washington, D.C., where he dismissed the inclusion of domestic violence cases in crime statistics. Trump, addressing supporters, praised his deployment of federal troops to the capital, claiming it had turned Washington from “the worst, the […]
The Los Angeles Police Department has withdrawn specialized protection for former Vice President Kamala Harris, following controversy over reallocating officers from crime suppression duties to safeguard her after Donald Trump suspended her Secret Service detail. When Trump revoked federal protections for Harris—a break from the standard extensions occasionally granted to high-profile political figures—the California Highway […]