A Jewish veteran of the Iraq War has thrown his hat into the race to challenge Republican Sen. Bob Corker of Tennessee. James Mackler is the first candidate to announce he is entering the state’s Democratic primary ahead of the 2018 elections. His announcement video, released last month, highlights his military service as a Blackhawk…
The head of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee said on Friday that Washington abruptly rejecting the Iran nuclear deal could create “a crisis” and said he did not expect that approach under President-elect Donald Trump’s administration. “To tear it up on the front end, in my opinion, is not going to happen,” U.S. Senator…
(Reuters) – President Barack Obama said on Tuesday he could accept a revised bipartisan bill on Iran’s nuclear agreement after leaders of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee reached agreement on revisions that would allow Congress to vote on it. The U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee voted 19-0 on Tuesday to approve an amended version…
Benjamin Netanyahu’s round-robin tour of America’s Sunday interview shows — hitting NBC, ABC and CNN on a single morning — was a master stroke by Israel’s much-maligned public diplomacy operation. If any news consumer was still wondering on Saturday night where Israel’s elected government stands on the Iran nuclear framework agreement, that was cleared up…
A right-wing Israeli activist group tried today to counter the anti-Netanyahu campaign of a reserve generals’ peace group, Commanders for Israel’s Security, by announcing its own list of “Officers and Soldiers Against the Partisan-Political Use of the IDF.” The pro-Netanyahu daily Israel Hayom reported on Monday that Im Tirtzu, best known for its attacks on…
NBC calls Chris Murphy the winner over Linda McMahon for Conn. Senate. As predicted, swing states Florida, Ohio, Virginia, N. Carolina and Pennsylvania are all too close to call. All the states called so far are predictably red or blue. The only interesting news so far: Sen. Joe Manchin (D) is reelected in W. Va….
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