Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on March 14 called on Israel to hold new elections, saying he believes Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has “lost his way” and is an obstacle to peace in the region amid a growing humanitarian crisis in Gaza. Mr. Schumer, the first Jewish majority leader in the Senate and the … Read more
Eric Garcetti. File | Photo Credit: AP The Biden administration is making another attempt to push through its nominee for U.S. Ambassador to India next week, as the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations (SCFR) has scheduled a nomination hearing for former Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti and six other nominees to various positions. The listing … Read more
House Democrats have started drafting a stimulus proposal of roughly $2.4 trillion that they can take into possible negotiations with The White House and Senate Republicans, according to multiple House Democratic officials. The Democratic-only plan, which could get passed by the House next week, also would address demands from swing-state lawmakers for passage of a … Read more