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Cannabis cafes offering food, coffee and live entertainment will soon become reality in California, after Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill legalizing the establishments popularized in Amsterdam.Newsom signed Assembly Bill 1775 by Asm. Matt Haney (D-San Francisco), which authorizes cannabis businesses to prepare and sell non-cannabis foods and beverages along with selling tickets to live performances. Before heading to the governor's desk, the bill was approved by legislators by a wide margin, including a final vote of 30-7 in the State Senate and a 63-5 vote in the Assembly. "Lots of people want to enjoy legal cannabis in the company of others," Haney said in a statement, "And many people want to do that while sipping coffee, eating a sandwich, or listening to music. That is now finally legal in California and there's no doubt that cannabis cafes will bring massive economic, cultural and creative opportunities and benefits to our state."Legalization of cafes comes as the legal cannabis industry faces challenges as it competes with the black market. According to Haney's office, while legal sales reached $4 billion in 2020, illegal sales surpassed $8 billion that same year.
The legislator also argued the measure could also help downtown areas in the state that are struggling in the wake of the pandemic."Our downtowns are struggling, and new, innovative businesses, especially in hospitality, nightlife and the arts, are among the best ways to reinvigorate them. California should be excited for the jobs, culture, and tourism that cannabis cafes are going to bring to our state," Haney went on to say.A similar bill passed the state legislature last year but was vetoed by Newsom. The new version includes worker protections involving secondhand smoke and was backed by the United Commercial and Food Workers union.AB1775 goes into effect on Jan. 1, 2025.
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Teamsters launch f-bomb rant at Biden and Harris over crippling dockworkers strike that could cost the U.S. up to $5 BILLION a dayDockworkers across the East Coast went on strike at 12:01 a.m. ET TuesdayCLICK HERE: Sign up for DailyMail.com's daily U.S. politics newsletterBy JON MICHAEL RAASCH, POLITICAL REPORTER IN WASHINGTON, D.C., FOR DAILYMAIL.COM Published: 12:00 EST, 1 October 2024 | Updated: 12:02 EST, 1 October 2024 e-mail 200 shares 161 View comments
President Joe Biden and VP Kamala Harris are being blamed for a massive dockworkers strike that is crippling the U.S. shipping industry from Texas to Maine.The strike which is estimated to cost up to $5 billion per day began in the early morning hours Tuesday and has slowed operations across the East Coast impacting over 30 ports.The International Longshoremen's Association (ILA) - a labor union representing 45,000 port employees - announced it had shuttered its ports across the Eastern Seaboard just after midnight.Now, shipments of cars, fruits and vegetables, electronics, furniture, beauty products and more will be held up, which could cost the U.S. up to a staggering $5 billion a day. And the International Brotherhood of Teamsters boss - who spectacularly refused to endorse Kamala Harris in the 2024 race - has a terse message for the White House: 'stay the f*** out of this fight.' Workers take part in a port strike at Port Newark, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024, in Bayonne, N.J.
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'The U.S. government should stay the f*** out of this fight and allow union workers to withhold their labor for the wages and benefits they have earned,' Teamsters boss Sean O'Brien said in a statement. 'Corporations for too long have been able to rely on political puppets to help them strip working people of their inherent leverage.' The Teamsters 'stand in full solidarity' with ILA in its 'fight for a fair and just contract with the ocean carriers represented by USMX.' His union, though not directly involved in the dockworkers actions, similarly conducts organized actions with its some 1.3 million members as negotiating tools.Republicans were also outraged that the White House let the negotiations devolve without any resolution in sight. House Speaker Mike Johnson is placing blame on the administration for making 'life harder for everyone' with the current state of the economy.'This administration's failure to encourage a resolution between the International Longshoremen's Association Union and the U.S. Maritime Alliance will only exacerbate the economic pain wrought by four years of skyrocketing inflation, decreasing wages and fewer jobs,' he said in a statement obtained by DailyMail.com.'Just one day of paused operations will have devastating consequences on the economy, and hardworking American families will feel the impact of higher prices, empty shelves, and lost economic output.''Solving this problem requires leadership that the Biden-Harris Administration has been incapable of providing,' the Louisiana Republican continued. 'They should ensure that both sides remain at the table, continue to negotiate in good faith, and ultimately reach a deal that keeps workers on the job and goods flowing through our ports, including those in Louisiana.' President Joe Biden speaks about his administration's efforts to aid in recovery from the aftermath of Hurricane Helene from the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Monday, Sept. 30, 2024 Speaker Mike Johnson's office wrote there are 85,000 workers who are striking Tuesday Alabama Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville posted on X Monday: '50,000 union workers are threatening to strike at midnight tonight across East and Gulf Coast ports, shutting down our nation’s supply chain and crippling the economy.''The Biden-Harris Admin couldn’t care less.'ILA was negotiating with the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) - a group of maritime companies - on a deal before a September 30 deadline, but the two didn't finalize terms. Read More Biden insists 'I was commanding' in dealing with Hurricane Helene The strike Tuesday is said to be the largest collective action taken by dockworkers in 50 years. Harold Daggett, the leader of the ILA, has said the ship operator Maersk has not listened to worker's concerns over pay increases or automating jobs. USMX has said it offered to hike wages by close to 50 percent from a previous proposal, according to a statement released Monday. However Dagget said the union wants more, north of a 60 percent increase, CNBC reported. When asked Monday evening if he will intervene in the strikes, Biden responded flatly: 'No.' His reasoning, because he does not believe in the Taft-Hartley Act, a 1947 law passed to reign in the powers of unions. President Joe Biden said he would not intervene in the strikes on Monday The strikes could go on indefinitely until a deal is made between USMX and ILA'Because there’s collective bargaining, and I don’t believe in Taft-Hartley,' he told reporters. Ports impacted by the strikes include: The Port of New York and New Jersey, Port Wilmington, the Port of Baltimore, Port of Norfolk, Port of Charleston, Port of Savannah, Port of Jacksonville, PortMiami, Port Tampa Bay, Port of Mobile, Port of New Orleans, the Port of Houston and more. Picketers in Philadelphia began marching at midnights holding signs reading 'Now work without a fair contract.'Similar scenes have played out at ports across the East Coast. TexasPoliticsMaineKamala HarrisJoe Biden
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VP debate: Walz and Vance's policies on abortion, education, child care, guns
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A VP policy cheat sheet: Where JD Vance and Tim Walz stand on these key issues
Here’s a look at their records and positions on abortion, education and more ahead of Tuesday’s vice presidential debate.
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As elected officials, Tim Walz and JD Vance have a record of policy positions and legislative actions that can help shape voters’ perceptions of them and offer hints as to the type of vice president they might be. Walz, 60, has had a much longer political career, though: He served six terms representing a Minnesota district in the U.S. House and, in 2019, was sworn in as the state’s governor. Vance, 40, won his first election in 2022, for a U.S. Senate seat from Ohio.
Our reporters combed through their records and statements since the two became vice presidential nominees — Walz as Kamala Harris’ running mate on the Democratic ticket and Vance as Donald Trump’s on the Republican side — to examine their positions on some key areas to our audiences: abortion, LGBTQ+ rights, child care, disability and aging, education, and guns.
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Ahead of Tuesday’s vice presidential debate, we’re publishing a summary of their positions on those issues.
Abortion | LGBTQ+ rights | Child care | Disability and aging | Education | Gun control
Abortion
Walz
As governor, Tim Walz established himself as an ally of the abortion rights movement, notably by enacting a law that enshrined “reproductive freedom” into Minnesota’s constitution, making abortion legal in the state at any point during pregnancy. Under his watch, Minnesota repealed other restrictions, including a 24-hour waiting period for people seeking abortions, and passed a law meant to shield state health providers and patients from abortion-related prosecution in other states.
Walz has criticized efforts to restrict access to in vitro fertilization, including an Alabama Supreme Court ruling that temporarily outlawed IVF in that state. He cited his family’s experience with fertility treatment, specifically intrauterine insemination, which involves injecting sperm into the uterus during or just before ovulation to increase the chances of fertilization.
Walz did not take a stance on a Minnesota bill this year that would have required insurers to cover fertility care. The bill did not pass.
Abortion opponents criticized his selection as Kamala Harris’ running mate, with Marjorie Dannenfelser, president of the anti-abortion group SBA Pro-Life America, calling the Democratic duo “the most pro-abortion presidential ticket America has ever seen.” Abortion rights supporters had the opposite reaction. Mini Timmaraju, president of the advocacy group Reproductive Freedom for All, called Walz “a steadfast champion for reproductive freedom.” In her endorsement of the Democratic ticket, pop star Taylor Swift specifically cited Walz’s advocacy around abortion and IVF.
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Vance
JD Vance has stood against abortion rights while supporting policies he argues would increase birth rates in the United States, such as making childbirth free and financially incentivizing couples to have children.
Vance, who was elected to the U.S. Senate in 2022, ran as staunchly anti-abortion in that campaign. He defended the lack of exceptions for rape and incest in a Texas six-week abortion ban, saying in an interview that “two wrongs don’t make a right.” He also told an anti-abortion radio show that “there’s something comparable between abortion and slavery, and that while the people who obviously suffer the most are those subjected to it, I think it has this morally distorting effect on the entire society.”
In a 2022 debate while running for Senate, Vance said he supported “reasonable exceptions” to abortion bans. But he still broadly opposed abortion, saying he would be “totally fine” with a “minimum national standard” on abortion laws. He also campaigned against a constitutional amendment in Ohio that guarantees a right to abortion and other forms of reproductive health care in the state. In a post on X, Vance described the amendment’s passage last November as a “gut punch” and said conservatives needed to regain trust on the issue of abortion — including by supporting exceptions. (Statutory exceptions to abortion bans rarely work in practice.)
In June, he voted against a Democratic-led bill to enshrine access to in vitro fertilization.
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LGBTQ+ rights
Walz
LGBTQ+ organizations have applauded Kamala Harris for picking Walz, who simultaneously coached football as a teacher at Mankato West High School in 1999 and helped start the school’s first Gay Straight Alliance.
As governor in 2021, Walz signed an executive order banning conversion therapy, or the discredited practice of trying to change a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity. In Congress, he co-sponsored the repeal of the Defense of Marriage Act, which defined marriage as a union between a man and a woman and banned the federal government from recognizing same-sex marriages. He also consistently voted in favor of LGBTQ+ rights, like the repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” which barred LGBTQ+ people from serving in the military.
Walz is backed by transgender leaders eager to see a Democratic ticket that will go to bat against a rash of anti-trans bills in recent years. Transgender journalist Imara Jones praised the choice in a tweet Tuesday. “Tim Walz signed a bill making Minnesota a sanctuary state for transgender people, as well as safeguarding gender affirming care,” Jones wrote. “His nomination sends a powerful signal to the trans community at a moment of unprecedented attacks.”
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LGBTQ+ advocates have gone so far as to call Vance “cruel when it comes to LBGTQ+ rights.” While running for Senate, Vance said he would have voted against the Respect for Marriage Act, a bipartisan bill that overturned the Defense of Marriage Act and required states to recognize same-sex marriages from other states. Last year, as a senator for Ohio, he introduced a bill to ban gender-affirming care for minors. Vance has referred to LGBTQ+ people as “groomers,” a slur that suggests that queer people are pedophiles. This rhetoric has struck a particularly sensitive chord with Sophia Nelson, Vance’s former friend from law school, who told the New York Times and NPR that Vance had become “unrecognizable” from the man they knew. Nelson, who is trans, said while they had disagreed with Vance on issues in the past, his harsh views on LGBTQ+ people appeared new and politically motivated.
Child care
Walz
Walz has been a strong advocate for care workers and caregivers, saying it’s been his goal to make Minnesota the best state to raise a family. Last year, he signed a paid family and medical leave law that grants workers 12 weeks at 90 percent of their pay to care for a newborn or sick family member. Workers get an additional 12 weeks off to recover from serious illness. The law includes a rare provision known as “safe time” for domestic violence survivors, which people can use to find safe housing, get a protection order or go to court.
In 2023, Walz launched a $316 million grant program to boost wages for child care workers. Last year, he announced an additional $6.2 million in grants to expand and stabilize child care businesses across Minnesota.
Walz also expanded Minnesota’s child tax credit in 2023 to $1,750 a year, making it fully available to the lowest-income families with no limit on the number of children who can be claimed. It’s the highest child tax credit in the country.
The Harris-Walz campaign has proposed raising the existing child tax credit from $2,000 to as much as $3,600 per child for families with young kids. They’ve also proposed creating a new child tax credit that would give middle- and low-income families with newborns up to $6,000 for the first year of the child’s life, when expenses are highest.
On child care, Harris-Walz are proposing capping costs so that families are spending no more than 7 percent of their income on day care, but haven’t provided further details on how that plan would be structured and financed. Today, day care is more expensive than in-state college tuition in the majority of states.
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Vance, a father of three young kids, has repeatedly mentioned his desire to improve birth rates while also increasing financial incentives and support for parents to do so, though details of how he’d approach the issue remain scarce. One potential approach: He floated the idea of raising the child tax credit to $5,000 per child and making it available to all families. The campaign has not clarified whether that would be available to the lowest-income Americans, who do not file tax returns, nor has it put out a specific proposal.
Asked about his approach to child care policy recently, Vance said he is supportive of federal policy that doesn’t only incentivize center-based child care. He was talking specifically of kinship care, or when a child is cared for by a relative or close family friend instead of being in a formal day care setting. He also discussed providing more incentives for parents who may opt for a family member or friend to care for their kids.
“One of the ways that you might be able to relieve a little bit of pressure on people who are paying so much for day care is, maybe grandma and grandpa wants to help out a little bit more. Or maybe there’s an aunt or uncle that wants to help out a little bit more. If that happens, you relieve some of the pressure on all of the resources that we’re spending on day care,” he said.
Vance supports reducing some government regulations on child care providers, such as a requirement in Washington, D.C., that many child care workers have an associate degree in early childhood education or a related field.
In the Senate, he has introduced partisan bills to support stay-at-home parenting by prohibiting employers from clawing back health insurance premiums paid while employees are out on parental leave if they decide not to return.
Disability and aging
Walz
Disability is a personal issue for Walz. His son, Gus, has non-verbal learning disorder, or NVLD. NVLD is a developmental disability impacting how people absorb and use information. Walz and his wife have spoken positively about their son in national media, and Gwen Walz made a surprise appearance at the Democratic National Convention disability caucus.
As governor, Tim Walz oversaw a 31 percent pay increase for home care workers and a $1,000 retention bonus, achieved through negotiation between state officials and the Service Employees International Union. This increase also included family caregivers of disabled and older adults, who can be paid through the state’s consumer-directed care program.
He also signed the Minnesota Nursing Home Workforce Standards Board Act, which will establish minimum standards around issues like wages and overtime pay in the state’s nursing homes.
As a result of these investments in disability and aging services, Minnesota ranked #1 on AARP’s first-ever Long-Term Services and Supports Scorecard in 2023, earning especially high marks in support for family caregivers.
Vance
Vance was raised by his grandmother, Bonnie Blanton Vance, affectionately known as “Mawmaw.” In a 2017 interview with NBC, Vance said no one else has had a bigger impact on his life and he spoke about her during his speech at the 2024 Republican National Convention.
As a U.S. senator for Ohio, Vance co-sponsored bipartisan legislation in 2023 that would prohibit health care providers from restricting or denying a person’s access to organ transplants solely on the basis of their disability. The bill did not get a vote, but was recently reintroduced and passed in the House.
He joined about two dozen Republican colleagues in co-sponsoring a bill introduced in January 2023 to criminalize abortion sought due to a positive Down syndrome diagnosis. The bill died shortly after introduction.
In a New York Times interview earlier this year, Vance told conservative opinion writer Ross Douthat that he is against cutting Social Security, even though the pledge is part of the Trump campaign’s platform.
In 2022, while running for Senate, Vance told AARP that he is in favor of Medicare price negotiation. Trump promised Medicare price negotiation during his Presidential run in 2016, but later abandoned it.Recently on the campaign trail, Vance put forward the idea of moving individuals with chronic conditions to different insurance pools than those used by healthier people. Before the ACA, 35 states had so-called “high-risk pools” for people deemed “uninsurable” by individual market insurers due to their health conditions. The premiums for people deemed “uninsurable” were considerably more expensive than what regular subscribers paid and due to limits on certain conditions and lifetime caps, covered less.
Education
Walz
Walz, a former social studies teacher, was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 2006 and prioritized education policy throughout his career. One of his crowning accomplishments as governor was a 2023 law he signed making Minnesota one of six states at the time to offer free school meals.
During Walz’s tenure, Minnesota also launched a program to make college free for students from families with annual incomes under $80,000 and enacted a law requiring public schools to stock free menstrual products in all school bathrooms.
Among his other top achievements are giving students more access to mental health services, making investments to improve child literacy, creating thousands of pre-kindergarten slots and signing a $2.3 billion education budget into law, which the governor’s official website calls “the single-largest investment in public education in state history.”
Walz has spoken out against the education policies of conservatives like Vance, a cosponsor of the Educational Choice for Children Act, which would make it easier for families to send their children to private schools with taxpayer-funded vouchers.
During a viral appearance on MSNBC in July, Walz questioned how vouchers would help the families of Appalachia, which Vance says he represents.
“Where in the heck are you going to find a private school in a town of 400?” Walz asked. “Those are public schools. Those are great teachers that are out there making a difference.”
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Vance
Vance has been vocal about attacks on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs, and introduced legislation last year to hold colleges and universities accountable for considering race in admissions. When the Supreme Court ended affirmative action in college admissions in 2023, Vance contacted Ohio colleges and Ivy League universities to warn that they could face a Senate investigation for not heeding the ruling.
During his 2022 Senate campaign, Vance gave a speech called “The Universities Are the Enemy,” arguing that higher education institutions are built on “deceit and lies, not to the truth.” This marked a departure from his 2016 memoir, “Hillbilly Elegy,” in which he said education helped him transcend the economic disadvantages of his childhood and that it could do the same for others.
Vance has also objected to the pro-Palestinian encampments that students built on college campuses this year, introducing the Encampments or Endowments Act to bar colleges that don’t remove the protest tents from receiving federal funding.
During an interview in February, he seemingly backed a state-controlled takeover of universities by praising Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s way of suppressing higher education institutions in his country. In late August, a 2021 clip of Vance attacking American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten and other educators without children resurfaced. “If she wants to brainwash and destroy the minds of children, she should have some of her own and leave ours the hell alone,” he said. The remarks added to the outrage Vance faced after his 2021 comments calling Democrats “a bunch of childless cat ladies” reemerged in early August.
Gun control
Walz
In less than 10 years, Walz has gone from receiving endorsements and donations from the National Rifle Association (NRA) to receiving an “F” ranking from the pro-firearm organization. Last year, he was named State Lawmaker of the Year by Gun Sense University, the annual volunteer conference by Everytown for Gun Safety, a gun violence prevention nonprofit advocacy and research group. He has continued to tell his story of being a hunter and gun owner who has evolved in his stance on gun safety issues — and called attention to the fact that gun owners can support gun safety measures.
As governor, Walz signed a number of gun safety measures into law, including universal background checks, a “red flag” law that allows law enforcement or family members to petition a judge if there are concerns around someone’s use of firearms and harsher punitive measures for people caught purchasing a firearm for someone ineligible of gun ownership. Earlier this year, he signed legislation to prohibit automatic weapon modification devices and for the state to collect gun crime data.
Walz has spoken publicly about his evolution on gun safety: Following the Route 91 Harvest Festival mass shooting in Las Vegas in 2017, he donated the $18,000 in campaign contributions he had received from the NRA to a fund supporting the families of service members injured or killed in active duty. After the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, a few months later, Walz called in an opinion piece for the Minneapolis Star-Tribune for an assault weapons ban, writing, “I’ve listened hard to students, parents, law enforcement, teachers, sportsmen and survivors of gun violence, in every corner of Minnesota. And while they have different perspectives, I’ve heard them all say one thing loud and clear: This. Needs. To. Stop.” He then cosponsored an assault weapons ban during his final year in Congress, in 2018.
Vance
During his Senate campaign, Vance voiced opposition to assault weapons bans, universal background checks and red flag laws. He received $500,000 in campaign contributions from the NRA. While campaigning, he also said that had he been in office, he would have voted against the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, the 2022 bill signed into law by President Joe Biden that is the most robust piece of gun safety legislation to have been enacted in over 30 years.
Vance has also spoken out against red flag laws, increased background check measures and bump stock bans, saying that further investment in law enforcement and mental health services are the best protective measures against gun violence, especially school shootings. On the campaign trail, he has not offered details on what kind of plans he would implement to support and invest in these kinds of programs.
Following the mass shooting at Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia, in September, Vance called school shootings “a fact of life.”
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Reagan's nine most "terrifying" words in the English language: "I’m from the government, and I’m here to help"
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It’s long been a cliché that Republicans are against the government until disaster strikes. At a 1986 press conference, Ronald Reagan uttered the words “I’m from the government, and I’m here to help” as an irony-laden expression of Republican distrust and suspicion of the federal government. An argument could be made that Trumpism has only amplified the anti-government ideology that has been the heart and soul of the GOP for decades. Yet those exact words are expressed by the actions of thousands of federal government employees fanned out over the states of Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, Tennessee, South Carolina and Virginia to help with rescue and cleanup operations in the wake of Hurricane Helene last week.
Politics and disaster relief don’t mix.
Congressman Jeff Jackson, who represents the 14th District of North Carolina, located to the west of Charlotte, sent a message Monday outlining the needs of the mountainous region of the Tar Heel state, hardest hit by what he called a “once-in-500-year flood.” Governor Roy Cooper’s request for a declaration of disaster was swiftly approved by President Joe Biden, who did the same for Florida before the storm even touched down. The North Carolina National Guard has dispatched hundreds of troops, large trucks and other vehicles capable of driving through high water, helicopters, and tents to the region. They’re delivering badly needed food and water to areas of the state that are completely cut off because of flood damage to roads and are supplementing search and rescue teams that have surged into North Carolina, Georgia and the other hard-hit states searching for flood victims. According to Jackson, the National Guard has done more than 100 rescues of people cut off by floods, and the search for more continues.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has sent more than 3,000 employees into affected states to help with search and rescue operations and to supply needed food and water to affected areas. North Carolina Department of Transportation has 1,600 people on the ground clearing fallen trees and power lines so that roads can be reopened to reach villages and towns cut off by the floods. News film from North Carolina has shown at least one town completely wiped out by massive flooding. States not hit by Hurricane Helene are sending rescue crews and electrical linemen to help restore power. According to Jackson, two days ago, there were as many as a million people without power, a number that has been reduced to 400,000 as power lines are repaired and substations that were flooded are cleaned up and rehabbed.
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Communications are being restored by emergency cell towers that have been erected in areas of Georgia, North Carolina, and Tennessee where they were knocked out. The emergency towers will provide “disaster roaming” so that cell phones using any network can access them.
Helene was one of the largest and most powerful hurricanes to hit the United States in decades. Coming ashore as a Category 4, the storm was hundreds of miles wide and caused extremes of rainfall hundreds of miles inland from the Gulf Coast, where its storm surge flooded towns, knocked out power, and caused widespread devastation. By late afternoon on Monday, more than 130 people had been killed by flooding, fallen trees, and other disastrous results of the hurricane, and North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper told reporters that he expected that number to go up.
So many bridges were destroyed throughout the region that the Army Corps of Engineers is moving emergency “bridging solutions” into Tennessee and North Carolina and Georgia, according to NBC News. Damage in the Lake Lure/Chimney Rock area of North Carolina is being described as post-apocalyptic, with the lake’s surface almost completely covered by debris from destroyed houses, docks, and commercial buildings.
Only state governments and the federal government are large enough and have access to enough resources to deal with devastation of this magnitude. After rescue operations and the supply of immediate food, water, and shelter needs are concluded, it will take months just to clean up the damage done by the storm. Photos of some of the towns show carpets of two-by-fours and roof rafters where homes and businesses once stood. Cars and light trucks were tossed around by the flooding as if they were toys.
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Donald Trump visited Valdosta, Georgia on Monday. The campaign of Vice President Kamala Harris canceled her scheduled events Monday and she returned to Washington D.C. for in-person briefs on the recovery efforts. She is expected to begin visiting affected areas on Tuesday.
Politics will inevitably enter the picture of the reaction to this storm as it has after others. Already, a Tennessee legislator has been quoted as saying that the federal declaration of emergency necessary for FEMA relief was “finally” given, as if the White House was late in granting it. Actually, the White House approved a federal disaster declaration immediately after the governor of Tennessee asked for it. All states affected by Hurricane Helene have received a federal declaration of disaster, setting in motion federal emergency relief through FEMA and other federal agencies.
In 2019, Donald Trump redirected $271 million, including $155 million from FEMA, to efforts on the Mexican border to stem the flow of refugees, reducing the amount of disaster relief available to Puerto Rico for Hurricane Dorian. In 2020, Trump took $44 billion from FEMA’s disaster relief fund to pay for a $300 per month supplement to regular unemployment benefits. Trump looted the FEMA funds because he refused to urge Congress to approve a bill to extend the additional $600 a month unemployment relief passed by the CARES Act when it was held up by Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., in the Senate.
Politics and disaster relief don’t mix. The money being spent today to help victims of Hurricane Helene in southeastern states does not come from “spending,” to use Republican’s favorite word for federal money that doesn’t go into the budget of the Department of Defense. It comes from a rational and empathetic desire to help people in need.
Sure, those are voters in North Carolina and Georgia who need help from the federal government. But they’re taxpayers, too. It’s their tax money that will be spent to bring the affected states back from the disaster that hit them. It’s all of our tax money, and it’s from our federal government, and it’s there to help, and support for it shouldn’t have to be dragged out of one of our two political parties every time a FEMA bill comes up for a vote.
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Iran fires at least 180 missiles into Israel as regionwide conflict grows
Iran fires at least 180 missiles into Israel as regionwide conflict grows
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Iran launched at least 180 missiles into Israel, the latest in a series of escalating attacks in a yearslong conflict between Israel and Iran and its Arab allies.
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Iran launched at least 180 missiles into Israel on Tuesday, the latest in a series of escalating attacks in a yearslong conflict between Israel and Iran and its Arab allies that threatens to push the Middle East closer toward a regionwide war.
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Projectiles were intercepted over Jerusalem Tuesday evening, as the Israeli military said Iran had fired missiles at Israel and warned Israelis to shelter in place. Air raid sirens sounded off across the country.
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Government supporters in Tehran celebrated Iran’s missile attack against Israel Tuesday evening. Dozens of people chanted “death to Israel,” waving Iranian, Lebanese and Hezbollah flags and holding portraits of slain Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah.
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Explosions were heard, and fire and smoke visible along the Beirut skyline in the early hours of Wednesday, as the Israeli military confirmed it was striking “Hezbollah targets.” It comes after Iran launched at least 180 missiles into Israel on Tuesday, the latest in a series of escalating attacks in a yearslong conflict between Israel and Iran and its Arab allies that threatens to push the Middle East closer toward a regionwide war.
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Missiles were seen Tuesday evening in the skies over the West Bank city of Ramallah. Meanwhile, parts of a missile were filmed on the ground. It comes after Iran launched at least 180 missiles into Israel, the latest in a series of escalating attacks in a yearslong conflict between Israel and Iran and its Arab allies that threatens to push the Middle East closer toward a regionwide war. (AP Video by Imad Isseid and Jalal Bwaitel)
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Iran will pay a price, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said after Iran launched at least 180 missiles into Israel on Tuesday. Iran’s missile strike was the latest in a series of escalating attacks in a yearslong conflict between Israel and Iran and its Arab allies that threatens to push the Middle East closer toward a regionwide war.
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Israelis wait to re-board their bus after projectiles were launched from Iran are being intercepted in the skies over in Rosh HaAyin, Israel, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)
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Missiles launched from Iran towards Israel streak across the night sky as seen from Deir al-Balah, Gaza Strip, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
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Israelis take cover as projectiles launched from Iran are being intercepted in the skies over in Rosh HaAyin, Israel, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)
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A cleric clenches his fist as he celebrates Iran’s missile strike against Israel in an anti-Israeli gathering at Felestin (Palestine) Sq. in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
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A cleric holds up his son as he celebrates Iran’s missile strike against Israel during an anti-Israeli protest at Felestin (Palestine) Square in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
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People take cover on the side of the road as a siren sounds a warning of incoming missiles fired from Iran on a freeway in Shoresh, between Jerusalem and Tel Aviv in Israel Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024.(AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
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People take cover on the side of a road as a siren sounds a warning of incoming missiles fired from Iran on a freeway in Shoresh, between Jerusalem and Tel Aviv in Israel Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
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Israeli soldiers work on tanks in a staging area in northern Israel near the Israel-Lebanon border, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Baz Ratner)
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Mourners attend a rally commemorating slain Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah and hold up his portraits, at Enqelab-e-Eslami (Islamic Revolution) St. in downtown Tehran, Iran, Monday, Sept. 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
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Mourners attend a rally commemorating slain Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, shown in billboard, at Felestin (Palestine) Sq. in downtown Tehran, Iran, Monday, Sept. 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
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Smoke rises following Israeli bombardment in southern Lebanon as seen from northern Israel, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)
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Israeli army tanks maneuver in a staging area in northern Israel near the Israel-Lebanon border, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Baz Ratner)
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Israeli soldiers raise their fists from a moving APC in northern Israel near the Israel-Lebanon border, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Baz Ratner)
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An Israeli tank maneuvers in northern Israel near the Israel-Lebanon border, Monday, Sept. 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Baz Ratner)
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Israeli shelling hit an area in southern Lebanon as seen from northern Israel, Monday, Sept. 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)
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Smoke rises from an Israeli airstrike that hit the southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
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Israeli shelling hits an area in southern Lebanon as seen from northern Israel, early Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)
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A man documents the damaged buildings at the site of an Israeli airstrike in Beirut’s southern suburb, Lebanon, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
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A burnt building shows damage at the site of an Israeli airstrike in Beirut’s southern suburb, Lebanon, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
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Smoke rises from the site of an Israeli airstrike in Beirut’s southern suburb, Lebanon, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
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A man checks the damaged buildings at the site of an Israeli airstrike in Beirut’s southern suburb, Lebanon, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
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An Israeli Apache helicopter fires a missile towards southern Lebanon as seen from northern Israel, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)
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Israeli shelling hits an area in southern Lebanon as seen from northern Israel, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)
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Smoke rises from the site of an Israeli airstrike in Beirut’s southern suburb, Lebanon, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
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Smoke rises from the site of an Israeli airstrike in Dahiyeh, Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)
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JERUSALEM (AP) — Iran launched at least 180 missiles into Israel on Tuesday, the latest in a series of rapidly escalating attacks between Israel and Iran and its Arab allies that threatens to push the Middle East closer to a regionwide war.Iran said the barrage was retaliation for a series of devastating blows Israel has landed in recent weeks against the Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah in Lebanon, which has been firing rockets into Israel since the war in Gaza began. Earlier Tuesday, Israel launched what it said is a limited ground incursion in southern Lebanon.Israelis scrambled for bomb shelters as air raid sirens sounded and the orange glow of missiles streaked across the night sky.Israeli military spokesman Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari said the country’s air defenses intercepted many of the incoming Iranian missiles, though some landed in central and southern Israel. Israel’s national rescue service said two people were lightly wounded by shrapnel. In the West Bank, Palestinian officials said a Palestinian man was killed by a missile that fell near the town of Jericho, though it wasn’t clear where the attack originated.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed late Tuesday to retaliate against Iran, which he said “made a big mistake tonight and it will pay for it.”
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Iran’s armed forces joint chief of staff Gen. Mohammad Bagheri warned that Iran would respond to action against its territory with strikes on Israel’s entire infrastructure with “multiplied intensity.”Israeli airstrikes and artillery fire pounded southern Lebanese villages on Tuesday, and Hezbollah responded with a barrage of rockets into Israel. There was no immediate word on casualties.
Moments before Iran launched its missiles, a shooting attack in Tel Aviv left at least six people dead, police said, adding that the two suspects who had opened fire on a boulevard in the Jaffa neighborhood had also been killed. Fears of a broader conflictHezbollah and Hamas are close allies backed by Iran, and each escalation has raised fears of a wider war in the Middle East that could draw in Iran and the United States, which has rushed military assets to the region in support of Israel.
Israel and Iran have fought a shadow war for years, but rarely have they come into direct conflict. The U.N. Security Council scheduled an emergency meeting for Wednesday morning to address the escalating situation in the Middle East.Iran launched another direct attack on Israel in April, but few of its projectiles reached their targets. Many were shot down by a U.S.-led coalition, while others apparently failed at launch or crashed in flight. White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan called Iran’s missile attack a “significant escalation,” although he said it was ultimately “defeated and ineffective,” in part because of assistance from the U.S. military in shooting down some of the inbound missiles. President Joe Biden said his administration is “fully supportive” of Israel and that he’s in “active discussion” with aides about what the appropriate response should be to Tehran.Iran said it fired Tuesday’s missiles as retaliation for attacks that killed leaders of Hezbollah, Hamas and the Iranian military. It referenced Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah and Revolutionary Guard Gen. Abbas Nilforushan, both killed in an Israeli airstrike last week in Beirut. It also mentioned Ismail Haniyeh, a top leader in Hamas who was assassinated in Tehran in a suspected Israeli attack in July.
Israel has said it will continue to strike Hezbollah until it is safe for citizens displaced from homes near the Lebanon border to return. Hezbollah has vowed to keep firing rockets into Israel until there is a cease-fire in Gaza with Hamas, which is also supported by Iran.Questions raised over whether Israeli forces enteredWhile Hezbollah denied Israeli troops had entered Lebanon, the Israeli army announced it had also carried out dozens of covert ground raids into southern Lebanon going back nearly a year.If true, it would be another humiliating blow for Hezbollah, the most powerful armed group in the Middle East. Hezbollah has been reeling from weeks of targeted strikes that killed Nasrallah and several of his top commanders.
On Tuesday morning, Israel warned people in southern Lebanon to evacuate to the north of the Awali River, some 60 kilometers (36 miles) from the border and much farther than the Litani River, which marks the northern edge of a U.N.-declared zone intended to serve as a buffer between Israel and Hezbollah after their 2006 war.The border region has largely emptied out over the past year as the two sides have traded fire. An Associated Press reporter saw Israeli troops operating near the border in armored trucks, with helicopters circling overhead, but could not confirm ground forces had crossed into Lebanon.U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric said Tuesday the U.N. peacekeeping force in southern Lebanon has seen sporadic incursions by Israeli military forces, but “they have not witnessed a full-scale invasion.”Ahead of the Israeli announcement of an incursion, U.S. officials on Monday said Israel had described launching small raids inside Lebanon as it prepared for a wider operation.
Hagari, the Israeli army spokesman, said Israel had carried out dozens of small raids inside Lebanon since Oct. 8, when Hezbollah began firing rockets into Israel after the outbreak of the war in Gaza. He said Israeli forces had crossed the border to collect information and destroy Hezbollah infrastructure, including tunnels and weapons. Israel has said Hezbollah was preparing its own Oct. 7-style attack into Israel. It was not immediately possible to confirm those claims.Hagari said Israel’s aims for its current ground offensive in Lebanon were limited. “We’re not going to Beirut,” he said.The Israeli military was accused of lying to the media in 2021 when it released a statement implying ground troops had entered Gaza. The military played down the incident as a misunderstanding, but well-sourced military commentators in Israel said it was part of a ruse to lure Hamas into battle. Israel strikes more targets and Hezbollah fires rockets The Israeli military said Hezbollah had launched rockets at central Israel on Tuesday, setting off air raid sirens and wounding a man. Hezbollah said it fired salvos of a new kind of medium-range missile at the headquarters of two Israeli intelligence agencies near Tel Aviv. Hezbollah also launched projectiles at Israeli communities near the border, targeting soldiers without wounding anyone.Israel’s statements indicated it might focus its ground operation on the narrow strip along the border, rather than launching a larger invasion aimed at destroying Hezbollah, as it has attempted in Gaza against Hamas.Israeli strikes have killed over 1,000 people in Lebanon over the past two weeks, nearly a quarter of them women and children, according to the Health Ministry. Hundreds of thousands have fled their homes.Israel declared war against the Hamas militant group in the Gaza Strip after Hamas’ cross-border attack on Oct. 7, 2023, which killed 1,200 Israelis and took 250 others hostage. More than 41,000 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza, and just over half the dead have been women and children, according to local health officials.Hezbollah is a well-trained militia, believed to have tens of thousands of fighters and an arsenal of 150,000 rockets and missiles. The last round of fighting in 2006 ended in a stalemate, and both sides have spent the past two decades preparing for their next showdown.The group’s acting leader, Naim Kassem, said Monday that Hezbollah commanders killed in recent weeks have already been replaced.As the fighting intensifies, European countries have begun pulling their diplomats and citizens out of Lebanon. ___Mroue reported from Beirut and Madhani reported from Washington. Associated Press writers Kareem Chehayeb in Beirut; Zeke Miller and Lolita C. Baldor in Washington; and Associated Press producer Mehdi Fattahi in Tehran contributed.___Follow AP’s war coverage at https://apnews.com/hub/israel-hamas-war
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warns Iran of 'severe consequences' if it launches ballistic missiles into Israel1 Oct 2024Air raid sirens heard in Tel Aviv – report1 Oct 2024Israel taking US warnings of imminent Iranian missile launch seriously, IDF spokesman says1 Oct 2024US embassy in Israel tells employees and families to shelter in place 'until further notice'1 Oct 2024Iranian attack on Israel may be at least as big as one in April - US official1 Oct 2024Egypt condemns Israel's 'serious escalation' in southern Lebanon1 Oct 2024Hezbollah says it has launched missiles towards military post in outskirts of Tel Aviv - report1 Oct 2024US warns of imminent attack on Israel from Iran - reports1 Oct 2024Israel announces it is calling up 'four additional reserve brigades for operational missions in the northern arena'1 Oct 2024Summary of the day so far …1 Oct 2024Israeli forces have been carrying out raids inside Lebanon for months - IDF1 Oct 2024Israel strikes three anti-aircraft radar stations in Syria - report1 Oct 2024600 people seek refuge from Israeli strikes in monastery in south Lebanon, residents say1 Oct 2024Death toll in Gaza reaches 41,638 says health ministry1 Oct 2024Israel extends home front safety restrictions to include Jerusalem and Tel Aviv1 Oct 2024UK foreign minister Lammy: way forward in Lebanon is 'political solution, not a military one'1 Oct 2024Lebanon's caretaker PM appeals for more aid with about one million people displaced by Israeli attacks1 Oct 2024Clashes in occupied West Bank leave one Palestinian dead, four Israeli soldiers wounded1 Oct 2024Israel orders Lebanese residents to evacuate 30 villages in southern Lebanon1 Oct 2024Spain, which commands UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon, tells Israel to cease ground operation1 Oct 2024Turkey condemns Israeli ground operation inside Lebanon as an illegal attempt at occupation1 Oct 2024UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon says Israel informed it of ground incursion plans1 Oct 2024Israeli security official says there have been no direct clashes with Hezbollah inside Lebanon, contradicting earlier IDF claim of 'heavy fighting'1 Oct 2024IDF spokesperson: Israel will continue to do 'whatever necessary' to avoid 7 October repeat on any of its borders1 Oct 2024Israelis warn Lebanese citizens not to travel in southern Lebanon amid 'heavy fighting'1 Oct 2024Israel warns Lebanese citizens in southern Lebanon against moving vehicles amid what it describes as 'heavy fighting'1 Oct 2024UK government has chartered flight out of Lebanon for Britons wishing to leave1 Oct 2024Israel launches ground incursion into Lebanon1 Oct 2024Opening summaryShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this feature1 Oct 202413.32 EDTIran 'ready for any retaliation' after supreme leader gave order for missile launches, reports sayAyatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s supreme leader, gave the order to launch missiles at Israel, a senior Iranian official told Reuters, adding that Tehran “is fully ready for any retaliation”.Meanwhile, the Iranian mission to the United Nations has defended the country’s missile launches against Israel today, calling it a response to “terrorist acts” by Israel – as the Jewish state has stepped up its military offensive against Iran’s proxy, Hezbollah, in Lebanon in recent days, almost a year into Israel’s war on Hamas, which has decimated Gaza.The mission team posted on X: “Iran’s legal, rational, and legitimate response to the terrorist acts of the Zionist regime – which involved targeting Iranian nationals and interests and infringing upon the national sovereignty of the Islamic Republic of Iran – has been duly carried out.”It appeared to indicate that there may be no more missiles launched in this current incident.The post added: “Should the Zionist regime dare to respond or commit further acts of malevolence, a subsequent and crushing response will ensue.”Iran’s legal, rational, and legitimate response to the terrorist acts of the Zionist regime—which involved targeting Iranian nationals and interests and infringing upon the national sovereignty of the Islamic Republic of Iran—has been duly carried out. Should the Zionist regime…— I.R.IRAN Mission to UN, NY (@Iran_UN) October 1, 2024ShareUpdated at 13.35 EDT1 Oct 202413.24 EDTUS assisting Israel in defense against Iranian missiles – reportThe raining down of missiles over Israel moments ago followed followed warnings earlier today from a senior US administration official, who has not been named, that Iran was preparing to “imminently” launch a ballistic missile attack on Israel.It was not long before the threatened attack unfolded and we await news of the effect on the ground in Israel, as residents across the country were ordered to take shelter and many rushed to get into air raid shelters, and rockets were seen and hears whizzing over Jerusalem and Tel Aviv.The Associated Press reported also that the US official, speaking on the condition of anonymity to discuss the intelligence, said the US is actively supporting Israeli defensive preparations.Israel has an air defense system it calls the iron dome designed to intercept incoming missiles before they can hit their targets.When Iran launched drone and cruise missile attacks on Israel in April, in the Islamic Republic’s first ever direct attack on the Jewish state, Israel claimed that with the help of key western allies including the US, UK and Jordan, it intercepted some 99% of the launches during the mass strike. Some ballistic missiles had reached Israel, damaging the key Nevatim air base in southern Israel, which remained operational.ShareUpdated at 15.31 EDT1 Oct 202413.15 EDTIsrael has shut down air travel in and out of the country, and Iraq, which lies directly to the east of Israel’s easterly neighbor Jordan, has shut down its air space, Reuters reports.Just prior to these latest developments, Israeli army radio said that all take-off and landing at Ben Gurion international airport near Tel Aviv has stopped after Iran launched missiles towards Israel.View image in fullscreenPeople wait in front of the registration counters at the Ben Gurion airport in Israel on Sunday. Photograph: Gil Cohen-Magen/AFP/Getty ImagesShareUpdated at 13.31 EDT1 Oct 202413.12 EDTAlmost 200 missiles reportedly launched from Iran as Iran says attack was retaliation for Nasrallah killingIran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, the primary branch of the Iranian military, have said that the flurry of missiles being fired at Israel by Iran is in retaliation for the killing of the leaders of their principle proxies next to Israel, Hezbollah and Hamas.Reuters reports that almost 200 missiles have been launched from Iran at Israel, according to Israeli army radio.It is unclear at this time how many have reached any targets, with most reports from witnesses recounting missiles flying overhead.The Iranian revolutionary guard said the missile launches are in retaliation for Israel’s killing of the Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, who was killed in Tehran in July and, last week, the killing in Lebanon of the leader of Hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallah, and the Iranian Revolutionary Guard deputy commander Abbas Nilforoushan.ShareUpdated at 13.17 EDT1 Oct 202412.59 EDTSecond wave of missiles reported flying above JerusalemA second wave of missiles has been reported flying above Jerusalem, where the Guardian has reporters covering the news.Barely 10 minutes after a first flurry of bombs whizzing overhead, a second wave of missiles passed over the city, apparently from a different direction, with the bright flashes of interceptions lighting up the sky as the sound of loud booms rang out across Jerusalem.ShareUpdated at 13.00 EDT1 Oct 202412.58 EDTPeter BeaumontGuardian reporters in Jerusalem witnessed dozens of missiles heading over the city going towards Israel’s main coastal cities in a huge attack at not long after 7.30pm local time, with the engines of the rockets clearly visible as they passed over.While some interceptions could be heard over the city many of the missiles appeared to continue on unharmed and proceed towards the coast and central Israel to the sound of distant bombs.On the edge of the Old City, many stood to watch the missiles flying overhead in what appears to have been an unprecedented attack.ShareUpdated at 12.59 EDT1 Oct 202412.49 EDTExplosions can be heard above Tel Aviv and the sound of warning sirens wailing across the city, Israel’s largest urban and economic metropolis.In Jerusalem, explosions are also being heard, witnesses have told Reuters.Israeli media is reporting that Iran has launched more than 100 missiles at Israel. It’s unclear whether missiles are hitting home or being intercepted in the sky above the cities. This is a rapidly unfolding, ongoing situation.The Israeli military is now reporting that sirens are sounding across the country.View image in fullscreenMissiles seen over Israel. Photograph: Andrew RothShareUpdated at 13.00 EDT1 Oct 202412.38 EDTMissiles launched from Iran, says Israeli military – reportThe Israeli military says missiles have now been launched from Iran towards Israel, Reuters is reporting.There have already been reports of air raid sirens going off in Tel Aviv and now warning sirens are sounding in Jerusalem, according to the news agency.Here is a post on X from the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), saying that all Israeli civilians are in bomb shelters as rockets from Iran are fired at Israel.All Israeli civilians are in bomb shelters as rockets from Iran are fired at Israel. pic.twitter.com/bKXPdqMsBr— Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) October 1, 2024ShareUpdated at 12.41 EDT1 Oct 202412.32 EDTReports of suspected 'terror shooting' in JaffaPeter BeaumontThere are initial reports emerging from Israel with talk of two gunmen firing on Israelis and a number of injuries reported in Jaffa, which is part of greater Tel Aviv.According to first reports from the scene, firing was occurring in two locations in Jaffa near the tram station on Gaza Street and Jerusalem Avenue.At least seven people appear to have been wounded, according to several sources, including Agence France-Presse citing emergency services.Reuters cites Israeli police referring to a suspected “terror” shooting.ShareUpdated at 12.33 EDT1 Oct 202412.16 EDTIsrael expects any Iran missile attack to be on a wide scaleIsrael’s military spokesperson said today that any missile attack from Iran was expected to be on a wide scale and urged citizens to take shelter in safe rooms in such an event.Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari, in a televised briefing, also said a barrage of rocket attacks aimed at the Tel Aviv region, which set off sirens, came from the Iran-backed Hezbollah group in Lebanon, Reuters reports.That means that explosions in recent minutes could involve local weapons, not incoming missiles from Israel. The situation on the ground is obviously not very clear at the moment, and we are reporting what we hear from reliable sources while not drawing solid conclusions about what is actually occurring moment by moment.ShareUpdated at 12.33 EDTNewestNewestPrevious6 of 12NextOldestOldestExplore more on these topicsLebanonMiddle East crisis liveIsraelGazaIsrael-Gaza warHezbollahIranSyriaShareReuse this contentMore on this storyMore on this storyIsraeli security forces launch operation in West Bank city of Jenin21 Jan 2025Australia splits with US to back UN resolution demanding end to Israel occupation of Palestinian territories4 Dec 2024Israel braces for another Iranian attack after threats from leaders in Tehran4 Nov 2024The Lebanon ceasefire alone won’t bring regional peace. The Gaza war must end3 Dec 2024Sri Lanka’s Arugam Bay in shock after terror threat to Israeli tourists29 Oct 2024Israel’s strikes on Iran reportedly hit air defence systems protecting energy sites27 Oct 2024Iran says it will respond ‘appropriately’ to Israeli strikes but does not seek war27 Oct 2024World leaders call for restraint after Israel’s airstrikes on Iran26 Oct 2024Iran mocks Israel’s ‘weak’ attacks as hardliners call for reprisal26 Oct 2024Israel strikes military targets in Iran in reprisal that raises risk of regional war26 Oct 2024Most viewedMost viewedUSUS politicsWorldClimate crisisMiddle EastUkraineSoccerBusinessEnvironmentTechScienceNewslettersWellnessNewsOpinionSportCultureLifestyleOriginal reporting and incisive analysis, direct from the Guardian every morningSign up for our emailAbout usHelpComplaints & correctionsSecureDropWork for us Privacy policyCookie policyTerms & conditionsContact usAll topicsAll writersDigital newspaper archiveTax strategyFacebookYouTubeInstagramLinkedInNewslettersAdvertise with usGuardian LabsSearch jobsBack to top© 2025 Guardian News & Media Limited or its affiliated companies. 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Indy Elections: Many lawsuits, few wins for GOP — what’s the playbook? - The Nevada IndependentElection 2024Support UsHomeElection GuideElection ResultsKey RacesStoriesJudicial RacesBallot MeasuresLegislative PreviewsFederal PreviewsNewsletterPosts From UsIndy Elections: Many lawsuits, few wins for GOP — what’s the playbook?Plus: Analyzing a flurry of Nevada pollsTabitha MuellerGabby BirenbaumEric NeugeborenIndy ElectionsNewslettersSHARE
Indy Elections is The Nevada Independent’s newsletter devoted to comprehensive and accessible coverage of the 2024 elections, from the race for the White House to the bid to take control of the Legislature.
In today’s edition: Why Republicans are already litigating Nevada’s election system. The unexpected voice telling Washoe County voters to trust the election. Plus, for the first time, new polling shows Vice President Kamala Harris winning in the Sagebrush State outside of the margin of error.
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By the Numbers:
35 days until Election Day
18 days until early voting
125 days until the 83rd legislative session
How Republicans are already litigating Nevada’s elections
By Eric Neugeboren
For months, the GOP has been out in full force litigating the ins and outs of Nevada’s elections.
The Republican National Committee (often in tandem with former President Donald Trump’s campaign and the Nevada GOP) has filed four lawsuits in the Silver State this year, alleging the state is being too lax in disqualifying ineligible voters and challenging the constitutionality of mail ballot laws.
It’s been a failure so far. Three of the suits have been dismissed or denied, and the fourth has not yet been heard. Plus, the voter roll lawsuits cannot even be addressed before Election Day because of federal laws on voter roll maintenance.
The suits are part of a plan — along with the bolstering of lawyers working for the GOP — to bring battleground states’ election laws to the courtroom.
To Nevada GOP Chair Michael McDonald, these are “unprecedented measures” that will bolster voters’ trust in elections. To Democrats, they are part of a more sinister campaign to pursue destined-to-fail lawsuits that will make it seem like the state is not taking election integrity seriously, setting the stage for post-election litigation.
Read more here for a closer look at the GOP’s efforts.
What we’re reading and writing
We run down the policy positions of candidates in AD37, AD29 and SD15 in our series on the most pivotal state legislative races.
AKA, everything you could possibly want to know about where candidates stand on the issues.
Four takeaways from Kamala Harris’ speech in Las Vegas by Eric Neugeboren
The VP took on pocketbook issues and seems focused on shoring up Dems' slipping Latino support.
Berkley views Las Vegas mayor’s race as her final chapter in public service by Howard Stutz
The former congresswoman is eyeing a political comeback 12 years after leaving public office.
Vegas mayor candidates agree on ending Badlands drama, but spar on how by Howard Stutz
For the first time in more than 25 years, Las Vegas will not have a Goodman as mayor.
Washoe County registrar of voters to take a leave of absence ahead of election by Tabitha Mueller
Is it December yet?
Indy Poll Watch
The following polls of likely presidential election voters in Nevada were released last week:
Morning Consult/Bloomberg (Sept. 19-25)
516 likely voters
Margin of error: 4 percent
Findings
Harris 52%, Trump 45%
American Greatness/TIPP Insights (Sept. 23-25)
736 likely voters
Margin of error: 3.7 percent
Findings
Harris 49%, Trump 48%
Atlas Intel (Sept. 20-25)
858 likely voters
Margin of error: 3 percent
Findings
Harris 51%, Trump 48%
Rosen 48%, Brown 46%
Noble Predictive Insights (Sept. 6-19)
692 likely voters
Margin of error: 3.72 percent
Findings
Harris 48%, Trump 47%
Rosen 52%, Brown 34%
We’ve got a hefty poll watch this week, with two surprising results — the first poll we’ve seen where Harris is leading outside the margin of error in Nevada (Morning Consult) and the first one that finds the Senate race to be within the margin of error (Atlas Intel).
Of course, these outliers should be taken in context with the averages. And it’s worth looking into what’s pushing the data outside of the norm. In the presidential race, the Morning Consult poll finds some wonky results — Harris’ margins are better with men than women, for example, and she’s up with non-college educated voters.
Atlas finds Republican Sam Brown overperforming relative to other polls and past Republicans with Black voters, Hispanic voters and suburban voters. But given that its finding is closer to actual margins we’ve seen in past Nevada Senate races, it’s worth keeping an eye on those groups as he makes his push to close in on Sen. Jacky Rosen (D-NV) in the campaign’s final month.
One of the interesting trends in polling across swing states is Harris trailing Biden’s 2020 mark among voters of color, particularly Latino voters, but Trump struggling to hold onto his prior levels of support among white voters. That’s part of why polling averages have found Harris leading in the whiter states of Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin while trailing in more diverse Georgia, North Carolina and Arizona. (Nevada, special state that it is, has proven to be an exception among the more diverse Sun Belt states, with Harris maintaining a narrow lead.) Averaging these four polls in Nevada from late September, we find:
White voters: Trump +8 (2020: Trump +13)
Hispanic voters: Harris: +16 (2020: Biden +26)
Black voters: Harris +43 (2020: Biden +62)
Using Cook Political Report’s vote share model, if the above are the margins by race, and turnout by racial group remains stable, we’d have … Harris +2. (One point worth noting: the polling average at the end of September 2020 in Nevada had Biden up 5 points. He ultimately won by 2.5.)
— Gabby Birenbaum
Indy Ad Watch
AD-NALYSIS OF THE WEEK: Sheriff urges trust in Nevada’s elections
The week after Washoe County interim Registrar of Voters Cari-Ann Burgess announced she would be taking a leave of absence, raising questions about election administration in the swing county, a new set of advertisements launched Tuesday featuring the county’s Republican sheriff, Darin Balaam.
In the ads, Balaam urges trust in the election system, saying that the county sheriff’s office helps transport ballots from polling locations and that they are protected and secured once they arrive at the registrar’s office.
“I get it, this is serious stuff,” Balaam said in one of the ads. “But join me in trusting the process.”
Polling from The Tarrance Group on behalf of RightCount, which produced the ads, found high trust on election-related matters for public officials and community leaders among Republican and Republican-leaning nonpartisan voters in Nevada.
TREND WE’RE FOLLOWING: Rosen’s 2-to-1 lead
Spending supporting Democrat Jacky Rosen accounts for about 63 percent of the Nevada Senate race’s ad reservation dollars.
ONE OTHER TIDBIT
Ahead of Filipino American History Month in October and as part of a broader strategy to reach Filipino and Asian American voters, the Harris-Walz campaign rolled out ads on Las Vegas taxis, bus shelters and billboards, highlighting Vice President Kamala Harris’ support for “Pinoy Pride.” Several ads, rolled out in time for the city’s Pinoy Pride Festival, also feature the Filipino greeting “Mabuhay,” meaning “long live.”
Asian American voters make up about 10 percent of Nevada’s eligible voting population — and between 2016 and 2020, Asian American and Pacific Islander voters had the biggest turnout jump of any group of voters in Nevada.
— Tabitha Mueller and Eric Neugeboren
The Lightning Round
🏈 Clark County voters will be able to cast a ballot at Allegiant Stadium on Election Day — In prepared statements, Raiders owner Mark Davis and Secretary of State Cisco Aguilar said the stadium is proud to encourage high turnout by allowing voters to vote at the central and “iconic” location.
📊 Nevada Teamster poll shows Trump support? - Poll results indicate that nearly 60 percent of Teamsters union members in Nevada are backing former President Donald Trump, and about 37 percent support Vice President Kamala Harris. Though the main national body of the Teamsters union declined to endorse a presidential candidate in the upcoming election, Nevada’s Teamsters union chapter endorsed the vice president.
💸McConnell group to Nevada: We fold — Senate Leadership Fund (SLF), the super PAC connected with Mitch McConnell (R-KY), made a $67.5 million ad buy for Senate races in the fall — but Nevada didn’t make the cut. The McConnell political brain trust is acknowledging that it believes its prospects are better in other states such as Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania.
😣 Trouble in the WeMatter state — With just 35 days until the election, the The Wall Street Journal reports that Republican political operatives are worried that Harris’ ground forces are outperforming them in voter engagement efforts in the Silver State. The paper also noted that a pro-Trump political action committee supported by Elon Musk fired a vendor behind the organization’s get-out-the-vote operations in Nevada.
🏡 Tenants and advocates call for housing focus — Progressive groups Make the Road Nevada and Popular Democracy organized a rally Saturday in Las Vegas calling for funding for affordable housing, stronger tenant protection laws and “bold action from local and state leaders.” The organizations reported more than 200 people attended. In Nevada, where there is a shortage of more than 78,000 rental homes affordable and available to low-income families, housing has become a focal point of the 2024 campaign up and down the ballot.
🔉Lee in hot water — North Las Vegas Mayor John Lee, running against Rep. Steven Horsford (D-NV) in the Congressional District 4, was caught on tape calling the Congressional Black Caucus “the most racist people in the world” in audio obtained by The Huffington Post. Horsford is the chair of the Congressional Black Caucus. Lee also said he was “not worried about Black people” in the election because he is the former mayor of North Las Vegas.
— Tabitha Mueller and Gabby Birenbaum
Looking Ahead
Thursday, Oct. 3: Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) comes to Las Vegas to stump for Sam Brown at a Senate campaign event.
Thursday, Oct. 3: Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) will be in East Las Vegas to discuss the presidential election and the Nevada economy.
Thursday, Oct. 3 and Friday, Oct. 4: Republican U.S. Senate candidate Sam Brown’s wife, Amy Brown, is hosting several panel discussions in Reno, Henderson and Las Vegas on the topics of human trafficking and women’s sports.
Friday, Oct. 4: UNLV is hosting a free panel on cyber resiliency in the American election system at 9:30 a.m. in the Advanced Engineering Building Flexatorium (Room 130).
— Gabby Birenbaum and Tabitha Mueller
And to ease you into the week, a few “posts” to “X” that caught our eye:
Any Harris surrogates rooting for the Aces?
Neon is the new blue?
Looks about right.
We’ll see you next week.
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How unhinged must Trump get to even matter? | Will Bunch Newsletter
Skip to contentWednesday, February 19, 2025Today's Paper|Get Win PaperSign In / Sign UpSign inSUBSCRIBESpecial offerKeep reading by creating a free account or signing in.Sign in/Sign upSubscribeSupport local newsSign outNewsSportsBusinessOpinionPoliticsEntertainmentLifeFoodHealthReal EstatePhilly FirstObituariesJobsAdvertisementOpinionGift this article!Link IconCopy gift linkFacebook LogoGift via FacebookXGift via XEmailGift via EmailLink copied to clipboardShare IconLink IconCopy linkFacebook LogoShare on FacebookXShare on XEmailShare via EmailLink copied to clipboardHow unhinged must Trump get to even matter? | Will Bunch NewsletterPlus, CBS News’ cave on debate fact-checking trashes its historic legacy.by Will Bunch | Columnist Published Oct. 1, 2024, 11:46 a.m. ETThe irony is now painful. For many years now, the artsy mountain resort city of Asheville, N.C. has been marketed to a growing retiree population as a “climate refuge,” a temperate inland fortress far from the potential killer hurricanes or extreme heat of rival destinations like Florida or Arizona. That equation didn’t figure on Hurricane Helene, which went from zero to Category 4 in a short jaunt over the overheated hot tub that is the Gulf of Mexico, then brought its destruction far inland. Will the tragic devastation in Asheville and surrounding towns make climate change an issue in the 2024 campaign? I’m not holding my breath.If someone forwarded you this email, sign up for free here.Donald Trump amps up the campaign crazy to 11, yet America and its media shrugAdvertisementThis is not a test. This is your emergency broadcast system announcing the commencement of the Annual Purge, sanctioned by the U.S. Government. Commencing at the siren, any and all crime, including murder, will be legal for 12 continuous hours.That’s how “The Purge,” an annual —and thankfully fictional, at least for now — event held in a dystopian 2040 America is announced in a sequel of the long-running film series called, fittingly, The Purge: Election Year. The run of action horror films first launched in the early 2010s has become something of a B-movie sensation. Its pretense about a troubled America that tries controlled mayhem to stave off non-stop anarchy surely alarms some viewers — and thrills others. One thing I’m pretty sure about is that the producers didn’t mean for The Purge movies to serve as a policy white paper.And yet here was Donald Trump, ex-president and GOP nominee for the last three elections, telling a smallish rally crowd in Erie, Pa. on Sunday afternoon that if returned to the White House, he will write his own sequel to The Purge — treating a violent Hollywood murder flick like it was the lost 31st chapter of Project 2025. The plot twist is that in Trump’s remake, everyday folks aren’t committing the crimes, but instead getting a whupping from an all-powerful police state.“See, we have to let the police do their job.” Trump said, even if “they have to be extraordinarily rough.” That was the start of a long, hard-to-follow ramble in which the Republican candidate claimed to have seen TV images of shoplifters walking out of stores with refrigerators or air conditioners on their backs — for which he blamed the permissive left. Trump’s solution would be “one really violent day” by the cops. Or even just “one rough hour. And I mean real rough. The word will be out. And it will end immediately...”Well, as you can imagine, Trump’s call for a National Day of Violence — many commentators on X/Twitter compared it to an American Kristallnacht — caused an immediate frenzy. CBS News interrupted Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce, and the Kansas City Chiefs for a special report: “Trump’s Day of Violence.” New York Times executive editor Joe Kahn ran down the newsroom’s iconic red stairs and screamed at his top lieutenants to rip up tomorrow’s front page. And...And, who am I kidding with this tired bit? Of course those things never happened. Most news organizations did mention the Trump rant — it was hard to ignore — but treated it as the umpteenth instance of Trump being Trump, and not as a dangerous escalation of national rhetoric. The future 2024 Word of the Year — sanewashing — came back this weekend in a big way among the handful of media critics exasperated at the lack of urgency.“Trump constantly saying extreme, racist, violent stuff can’t always be new,” the New Republic’s Michael Tomasky wrote in an essay. “But it is always reality. Is the press justified in ignoring reality just because it isn’t new? Are we not allowed to consider his escalations as dangerous, novel developments in and of themselves? And should we not note the coincidence that his remarks seem more escalatory as the pressures of the campaign mount?”Tomasky and others noted that Trump’s hateful weekend comments about immigrants were just as troubling as his endorsement of violence. At a Saturday rally in the ironically named Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin (ironic because Trump hates chiens, or dogs), Trump unleashed a flurry of the kind of dehumanizing language that typically precedes ethnic cleansing. “I will liberate Wisconsin from this mass migrant invasion of murderers, rapists, hoodlums, drug dealers, thugs, and vicious gang members,” the GOP nominee claimed. He called migrants “animals,” and, most bizarrely, claimed that they “will walk into your kitchen, they’ll cut your throat.”Sanewashing? “Trump pounds immigration message after Harris’ border visit,” was the headline in Axios, while Bloomberg tweeted that “Donald Trump sharpened his criticism on border security in a swing-state visit, playing up a vulnerability for Kamala Harris.” Really? Trump’s words sounds more like they were sharpened in the flames of a cross at a KKK rally than any kind of serious policy. Is it a vulnerability for Harris that her speeches about the border don’t sound like they were drafted by Nazi propagandist Joseph Goebbels? What different election are these journalists watching than the one that’s actually happening?Trump also charged that Harris — the candidate who just trounced Trump in a nationally televised debate, according to 63% of the regular Americans who watched it — is “mentally impaired.” I know I sound ridiculous when I keep saying that I’m old enough to remember when the Howard Dean Scream or Gary Hart’s possible one-night stand were considered enough to end promising campaigns. But it’s much more ridiculous that Trump’s daily, career-ending comments get met with the America Shrug.The simmering anger with the mainstream media’s Trump sanewashing is real, but it’s also about something much, much bigger. Trump’s increasing rage and extremism is, to many of us, the antithesis of how we see America. Yet poll after poll after poll continue to show that the Nov. 5 election is going to be a coin toss, with Trump backed by an immovable mountain of support, no matter what he says. There are still more books to be written on how we got here, but the current reality is that nearly 10 years of political Trump has created a toxic state of nihilism, the precursor to dictatorship.The most dangerous myth is that Trump’s bizarre rants are nothing to worry about because they won’t lead to actual policies. Nothing could be more wrong. A potential Trump 47 might never impose a National Day of Violence, but he has pledged to expand legal protections for cops accused of brutality on the job, and threatened other Orwellian actions such as sending troops into Democrat-run cities to fight crime. On immigration, Trump’s Hitlerian language is the precursor to his stated policy of mass deportation, which would turn America upside down with military call-ups, dead-of-night raids in immigrant communities, and mass detention camps.That’s why America — and especially the media — should take Trump’s rants seriously and literally. The only “purge” that the nation needs is the one that rational and empathetic Americans can carry out through the ballot box and not at the end of a nightstick. This is not a test.Yo, do this!Timing is everything, and comedian Will Ferrell has just unleashed the movie that the 2024 election season didn’t know it needed in Will & Harper, a cross-country road trip with Ferrell’s longtime friend, a former Saturday Night Live writer who’d stunned him with the news that she was now a woman named Harper Steele. At a moment when transgenderism is a political punching bag for right-wing demagogues, Will & Harper shows viewers the truth — sometimes funny, sometimes infuriating, often poignant — of what it really means to be a transgender American seeking to find one’s true self in this strange land. Now streaming on Netflix, and highly recommended.There are certain seasonal touchpoints if you live in Philadelphia, from the (sigh) Mummers Parade to the Roots Picnic. But the biggest one of all begins on Saturday: Red October. For the third year in a row, the Phillies’ playoff run has taken over the city, even before our ballclub knows if they’ll be facing Rhys Hoskins’ Milwaukee Brewers or the (now) hated New York Mets in the first round. The first two games will take place Saturday and Sunday at Citizens Bank Park, time to be announced, televised by TBS. Go Phils!Ask me anythingQuestion: Should states or districts receive infrastructure funding if their senators or reps vote against it? — Richard McGovern (@richardmcgovern) via X/TwitterAnswer: Ha, that is tempting, given the ridiculous number of Republicans who voted against President Joe Biden’s bipartisan infrastructure bill and then released a press release hailing some road improvement or new sewage plant in their district that was funded by the measure they’d opposed. This week, we saw the similar phenomenon of Southern GOPers who’d just tried to shut down the federal government then pleading with Washington for federal hurricane disaster aid. The thing is, Biden and now Kamala Harris have run on the only idea that makes sense, that a president must serve all the people — even in the regions that voted overwhelmingly against them. Donald Trump promises nothing but revenge for those who oppose him. The choice could not be any more clear.What you’re saying about...Newsletter readers were pretty close to unanimous in taking the position — which I happen to share — that despite Hezbollah’s long history of Middle East terrorism, the exploding pagers-and-walkie-talkie attack on the group’s members and some civilian bystanders by Israel was both a war crime and a dangerous escalation of tension in the region. “The booby-trapping of pagers as bombs to be set off remotely and regardless of who is carrying the device, and where, is textbook war crime,” wrote Ed Theurkauf. “The silence of our government (and media) in the face of indiscriminate IDF attacks on civilians, from Beirut to Gaza, incriminates all of us as well.”📮This week’s question: I’m hoping local folks can come through here: City Council will be debating a new $1.55 billion arena from the 76ers’ billionaire owners that critics say would wreck the character of adjacent Chinatown. 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CBS News, which is hosting Tuesday night’s debate between veep nominees Tim Walz and JD Vance, has already made it clear that its moderators — Norah O’Donnell and Margaret Brennan — won’t be doing such fact checks, and it will be up to the candidates themselves to call out any lies.CBS News officials who revealed that decision to the Associated Press insisted that a 20-person off-camera team of journalists will be fact-checking the candidates for an online blog in real time, with on-air reporting once the debate is over. OK, but it’s clear that real-time fact checks during the debate, while controversial, are also much more powerful for a nation of voters with short attention spans. There are real-world reasons why fact checking might be more important in this debate than usual. Republican Vance has stunned observers by not apologizing but doubling down on the campaign of lies about Haitian immigrants in his home state of Ohio with new false claims about communicable diseases and crime. CBS News just gave him a license to lie before his biggest audience of the campaign. Both commonsense and fairness demand that both Vance and Walz be scrutinized closely for the truth.After years of decline at CBS, it’s almost become a cliche to write that its pioneers like Edward R. Murrow and Walter Cronkite — truth-tellers in the face of controversies like McCarthyism and the Vietnam War — must be spinning in their graves at the cowardice of their successors. But the fact that leaders of such an iconic news outlet chose to dodge some right-wing pushback instead of standing up for truth is one of the more discouraging developments I’ve seen, especially for any hope that a strong media would be some kind of bulwark against the extremes of a Trump 47 presidency. CBS News has broken the first rule of fighting autocracy: Do not obey in advance.What I wrote on this date in 2019Given that Donald Trump’s first and hopefully only presidency launched 1,000 books, it’s remarkable how much we still don’t know about what really went on during those four insane years. On this date five years ago, I wrote about the revelation that Team Trump had gone to extraordinary lengths to hide the substance of a phone call between Trump and Saudi Arabian strongman Mohammed bin Salman, or MBS. The call took place not long after MBS’ thugs murdered an American-based journalist, Jamal Khashoggi, in October 2018. Today, we still don’t know what was discussed. 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Updated on October 1 2024 1:48 pm CDT
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Since Thursday, Hurricane Helene brought extreme flooding to the southeast and killed at least 128 people. State, local, and federal officials all issued statements about the devastation and the governmental aid being provided.
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Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.), who hails from one of the affected states, made a statement as well—though hers was pretty off-topic.In an email sent yesterday with the subject line “Rep. Nancy Mace Statement on Hurricane Helene,” Mace announced that she introduced the “Childhood Genital Mutilation Prevention Act.”“Congresswoman Nancy Made introduced the ‘Childhood Genital Mutilation Prevention Act,’ a bill designed to protect our children from irreversible procedures with devastating and permanent consequences to their health and wellbeing,” the email read.
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A photo of the message was shared on X by journalist Bryan Metzger.
some technical difficulties over at Rep. Nancy Mace’s office pic.twitter.com/9LT7FvMT7x— bryan metzger (@metzgov) September 30, 2024
Mace’s bill is anti-trans legislation that would prohibit trans youth from receiving gender-affirming care and blocks Medicare from funding gender-affirming care, too.And though her office sending an email with a subject line about the storm with a message about the bill was clearly a mistake, many made fun of her for the gaffe.
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“If there is one thing that is important to Nancy Mace when it comes to Hurricane Helene it’s ‘children’s genitals,’” one X user tweeted.
If there is one thing that is important to Nancy Mace when it comes to Hurricane Helene it’s “children’s genitals”. https://t.co/ZDTBs2AaTq— MidwestCharm (@voter_indie) September 30, 2024
“This is what she is focused on while the largest disaster is the US is happening!” another X user said.
“Rep. Nancy Mace statement on Hurricane Helene, (there was a mix-up in her emails.) Congresswoman Nancy Mace introduced the ‘Childhood Genital Mutilation Prevention Act,’… this is what she is focused on while the largest disaster is the US is happening!— Jan E. Ordoyne (@myhighernature) October 1, 2024
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Seemingly before sending the email, Mace made her actual statement on the disaster via X.“Our hearts are heavy as we pray for the 25 lives lost in South Carolina because of Hurricane #Helene,” she tweeted yesterday morning.
Our hearts are heavy as we pray for the 25 lives lost in South Carolina because of Hurricane #Helene. https://t.co/yfXgH9a9u6— Rep. Nancy Mace (@RepNancyMace) September 30, 2024
Mace hasn’t tweeted anything else about Hurricane Helene since, instead focusing on her Childhood Genital Mutilation Prevention Act and taking jabs at Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D), who signed a bill into law that made his state a safe place for trans people from all over the country to access gender-affirming care.
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Biden celebrates Jimmy Carter’s 100th birthday: ‘I admire you so darn much’
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President Joe Biden offered a 100th birthday greeting to former President Jimmy Carter, celebrating a predecessor he said he admires “so darn much.”
Calling the former president a “moral force for our nation and the world,” Biden heralded Carter as “a voice of courage, conviction, compassion, and most of all, a beloved friend” in a direct-to-camera birthday greeting shared with CBS News.
Carter, who has been in hospice care since February 2023, is the oldest president in American history. The Bidens have remained in close touch with the Carter family.
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Thousands of kids made cards for Jimmy Carter’s 100th birthday. See some of the best ones.
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Carter’s grandson, Jason Carter, said at tge Democratic National Convention in August that his PawPaw was “holding on” for the November election.
“He is hopeful. And though his body may be weak tonight, his spirit is as strong as ever. My grandfather can’t wait to vote for Kamala Harris,” he said.
Carter, a Democrat, oversaw key milestones at home and abroad, including the Camp David Accords, a peace agreement between Egypt and Israel, and the creation of the Department of Energy, the Department of Education and the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
He championed regulations on auto emissions and a seat belt and air bag requirement for vehicles, a very unpopular policy at the time. Carter formally established diplomatic relations with China, designated Martin Luther King Jr. Day a federal holiday and presided over significant conservation efforts in Alaska.
Carter left office a one-term president in 1981 amid criticism of his handling of the Iran hostage crisis.
It is perhaps the actions of his post-presidency that have defined Carter’s legacy of service to others, including intense public health efforts and the promotion of democracy abroad.
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Former President Jimmy Carter teaches a Sunday school class at the Maranatha Baptist Church in his hometown of Plains, Georgia, on August 23, 2015.
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“Even after you left office, the moral clarity you showed throughout your career showed through again in your commitment through the Carter Center and Habitat for Humanity – resolving conflicts, advancing democracy, preventing disease, and so much more,” Biden said in the birthday message, filmed in front of Carter’s presidential portrait on the State Floor.
“Put simply, Mr. President, I admire you so darn much,” he added.
Biden was one of the first senators to endorse Carter’s 1976 presidential campaign.
“Being ‘right’ on the issues is not enough in 1976. Our nation and our party need a president who is not only right, but who has demonstrated ability to accomplish our common goals,” Biden and Sen. Birch Bayh wrote in a joint letter at the time.
Biden and first lady Dr. Jill Biden traveled to Plains, Georgia, to visit the Carters on the 100th day of Biden’s presidency in 2021.
“We sat and talked about the old days,” Biden told reporters after the visit, calling the Carters “old friends.”
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ILA President Harold Daggett Asks ILA Members To Pray For Former President Donald Trump and Victims at Saturday’s Pennsylvania Rally; Recalls Productive Meeting Last November With Trump July 15, 2024
ILA President Harold Daggett Asks ILA Members To Pray For Former President Donald Trump and Victims at Saturday’s Pennsylvania Rally; Recalls Productive Meeting Last November With Trump At Mar-A-Lago and Their Talks About Threat of Automation
NORTH BERGEN, NJ – (July 15, 2024) International Longshoremen’s Association President Harold J. Daggett expressed relief that the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump was unsuccessful and called on all ILA members to pray for the victims at the Saturday rally in Western Pennsylvania.
“It was sickening to watch a political rally suddenly turn into a bloody battlefield with our former President Trump the target of a deranged shooter,” said ILA President Daggett. “The ILA and its 85,000 members join all Americans in offering collective prayers to Donald Trump, his family and the victims at Saturday’s rally.”
ILA President Daggett enjoys a long relationship with Donald Trump going back decades in New York City. Both Trump and Daggett are the same age and were both from Queens, New York.
In late November 2023, former President Trump invited the ILA president to meet with him in Florida at Mar-a-Lago,
“We had a wonderful, productive 90-minute meeting where I expressed to President Trump the threat of automation to American workers,” said ILA President Harold Daggett. “President Trump promised to support the ILA in its opposition to automated terminals in the U.S. Mr. Trump also listened to my concerns about Federal “Right To Work” laws which undermines unions and their ability to represent and fight for its membership.”
The ILA leader said it is time for all Americans to tone down vitriolic rhetoric.
“We condemn political violence and call for all Americans to unify,” said President Daggett. “All Americans can fight for issues that are important to them and their families and freely support those candidates they believe can deliver.”
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Photograph: Ronda Churchill/AFP/Getty ImagesDonald Trump This article is more than 4 months oldNevada Republicans dismiss 43ft nude Trump effigy as ‘deplorable’This article is more than 4 months oldStatue weighing 6,000lbs is expected to be brought to other cities after being on interstate from Las Vegas to RenoEdward HelmoreTue 1 Oct 2024 10.56 EDTLast modified on Tue 1 Oct 2024 13.57 EDTShareA 43ft (13 meters) effigy of an entirely nude Donald Trump on the interstate from Las Vegas to Reno, Nevada, has been dismissed as “deplorable” and “pornographic” by Republicans in the state.In a statement, the Nevada Republican party said it “strongly condemns” the effigy of the former president, which hangs from a crane, weighs 6,000lbs, is made from foam and rebar, is titled Crooked and Obscene and is expected to be brought to other cities as part of a nationwide tour.“While families drive through Las Vegas, they are forced to view this offensive marionette, designed intentionally for shock value rather than meaningful dialogue,” said the party’s statement, invoking the name of a city that was essentially founded to capitalize on gambling and sex.The artists behind the graphic effigy – who want to remain anonymous – told the Wrap that Trump’s nudity was “intentional, serving as a bold statement on transparency, vulnerability and the public personas of political figures”.Political battles over statuary run hot and have become a feature of the Trump era after he won the presidency in 2016.For instance, hundreds of statues paying tribute to the white supremacist Confederacy that lost the US civil war have come down in southern states where the Confederacy was based after a spate of police killings victimizing Black Americans.The Trump effigy and the offense Republicans took over it drew attention days after he boasted at a political rally in Wisconsin of his “beautiful body”. It was taken down Monday with plans to move it to other swing states in November’s presidential election, during which Trump is seeking a return to the White House as the Republican nominee.The sculpture in Las Vegas came eight years after artist Joshua “Ginger” Monroe created statues of Trump that he told a Cleveland news outlet took four to five months of strenuous labor to create. He described it as a “hate-filled labor to create this monstrosity”.Monroe told Cleveland Magazine the following year: “The reason we show Trump’s veins [is] to show a visible representation of his thin skin.”At the same time, a 16ft effigy of Trump’s rival in November’s presidential race, Kamala Harris, has been put up at the United States Funhouse in West Hartford, Connecticut. The display is from Matt Warshauer, a professor and political historian at Central Connecticut State University – and it likens Harris to the Statue of Liberty.Warshauer says he sees Harris – whose statue is flanked by Halloween skeletons and ghouls – not as “a fundamental threat to the system”.“I see her as a stable force,” he said.A statement on the statue suggests it could be the last of Warshauer’s annual political displaying. 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We’re two Bloomberg Government reporters covering health policy and Congress in the run-up to November elections. Abortion has been a key issue for the House, Senate, and White House races this campaign cycle. Two years after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, we’re seeing tons of abortion messaging from Democrats who see this as a winning issue, but also from swing-district Republicans seeking to neutralize attacks related to abortion and IVF. The volume is turned up in states with abortion measures on the ballot.
Celine Castronuovo has been covering the political and legal fights to get abortion-related measures on the 2024 ballot in 10 states–Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Maryland, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New York, and South Dakota.
Seven states have voted to protect abortion access since the Supreme Court’s 2022 decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, and abortion rights advocates are hoping to build on their winning streak. But Republicans and anti-abortion groups aren’t backing down, running opposition campaigns and encouraging voters to reject measures they claim will allow for unregulated abortions throughout pregnancy.
Celine will be traveling to Florida later this month to report on some of the grassroots campaigning around the ballot measure there. She also covers legislation and litigation related to reproductive health, gender-affirming care, prescription drug costs, and more.
Maeve Sheehey reports on Capitol Hill, where the Senate’s Democratic majority recently voted on a number of bills related to abortion and IVF access. Maeve will hit the road this month to cover abortion in Nebraska, where races will play out that are critical to majority control in the House and Senate. Meanwhile, she’ll keep her eye on next year to see how the 119th Congress could impact access to abortion.
So, what would these states’ abortion-related ballot measures do? How are voters responding to abortion messaging in swing districts? Ask us anything!
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We’re two Bloomberg Government reporters covering health policy and Congress in the run-up to November elections. Abortion has been a key issue for the House, Senate, and White House races this campaign cycle. Two years after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, we’re seeing tons of abortion messaging from Democrats who see this as a winning issue, but also from swing-district Republicans seeking to neutralize attacks related to abortion and IVF. The volume is turned up in states with abortion measures on the ballot.
Celine Castronuovo has been covering the political and legal fights to get abortion-related measures on the 2024 ballot in 10 states–Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Maryland, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New York, and South Dakota.
Seven states have voted to protect abortion access since the Supreme Court’s 2022 decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, and abortion rights advocates are hoping to build on their winning streak. But Republicans and anti-abortion groups aren’t backing down, running opposition campaigns and encouraging voters to reject measures they claim will allow for unregulated abortions throughout pregnancy.
Celine will be traveling to Florida later this month to report on some of the grassroots campaigning around the ballot measure there. She also covers legislation and litigation related to reproductive health, gender-affirming care, prescription drug costs, and more.
Maeve Sheehey reports on Capitol Hill, where the Senate’s Democratic majority recently voted on a number of bills related to abortion and IVF access. Maeve will hit the road this month to cover abortion in Nebraska, where races will play out that are critical to majority control in the House and Senate. Meanwhile, she’ll keep her eye on next year to see how the 119th Congress could impact access to abortion.
So, what would these states’ abortion-related ballot measures do? How are voters responding to abortion messaging in swing districts? Ask us anything!
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WASHINGTON - Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the availability of $49 million in new technical assistance funding to help rural, small and Tribal communities address critical wastewater and water quality challenges.
The new funding will be awarded to technical assistance providers who will help communities identify their water infrastructure needs and guide them toward appropriate funding options. This action advances the Biden-Harris administration’s commitment to environmental justice.
“Our nation’s water infrastructure delivers clean drinking water to homes, schools and businesses and safely returns wastewater to the environment. But there are far too many people in this country dealing with broken, old or simply non-existent water infrastructure,” said EPA’s Principal Deputy Assistant Administrator for Water Bruno Pigott. “This $49 million will help more rural, small, and Tribal communities address pressing water challenges while advancing the Biden-Harris Administration’s efforts to close the water equity gap in our country.”
Many rural, small, and Tribal systems face unique financial and operational challenges, including aging infrastructure, workforce shortages, increasing costs, and declining rate bases. EPA’s grant funding will be used to assess the most pressing water challenges in communities, provide training on water infrastructure and management best practices, help communities navigate the federal funding application process, and strategically invest in reliable infrastructure solutions.
The Rural, Small, and Tribal Technical Assistance providers are important in helping to ensure that these communities receive help accessing resources to support infrastructure improvements. These providers can provide direct support to help build technical, managerial, and financial capacity to operate centralized and decentralized wastewater management systems.
EPA’s notice of funding availability identifies four priorities for this funding:
Acquisition of Financing and Funding: These applicants will help rural, small, and Tribal communities plan for and access funding from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (also known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law) and other sources.
Protection of Water Quality and Compliance Assistance: This funding will help rural, small, and Tribal communities improve their technical, managerial, and financial capacity and maintain compliance.
Tribal Wastewater Systems: This area provides training and technical assistance to tribes across all areas of their Clean Water Infrastructure.
Decentralized Wastewater Systems: More than one in five households in the United States rely on septic systems and other decentralized systems, and this priority area focuses on assistance to those communities. EPA is accepting applications until November 25, 2024.
Information about how to apply is available on our Training and Technical Assistance Program for Rural, Small, and Tribal Wastewater Systems webpage.
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The Rural, Small and Tribal Clean Water Technical Assistance Grant Program was established by the America’s Water Infrastructure Act of 2018. The program aims to provide technical assistance and training to improve rural, small and tribal wastewater system operations and management practices, making them more sustainable and resilient, and supporting EPA's mission to protect public health and the environment.
Learn more about the tools, training, and resources for small, rural, Tribal wastewater systems.
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Biden celebrates Jimmy Carter’s 100th birthday: ‘I admire you so darn much’
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President Joe Biden offered a 100th birthday greeting to former President Jimmy Carter, celebrating a predecessor he said he admires “so darn much.”
Calling the former president a “moral force for our nation and the world,” Biden heralded Carter as “a voice of courage, conviction, compassion, and most of all, a beloved friend” in a direct-to-camera birthday greeting shared with CBS News.
Carter, who has been in hospice care since February 2023, is the oldest president in American history. The Bidens have remained in close touch with the Carter family.
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Carter’s grandson, Jason Carter, said at tge Democratic National Convention in August that his PawPaw was “holding on” for the November election.
“He is hopeful. And though his body may be weak tonight, his spirit is as strong as ever. My grandfather can’t wait to vote for Kamala Harris,” he said.
Carter, a Democrat, oversaw key milestones at home and abroad, including the Camp David Accords, a peace agreement between Egypt and Israel, and the creation of the Department of Energy, the Department of Education and the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
He championed regulations on auto emissions and a seat belt and air bag requirement for vehicles, a very unpopular policy at the time. Carter formally established diplomatic relations with China, designated Martin Luther King Jr. Day a federal holiday and presided over significant conservation efforts in Alaska.
Carter left office a one-term president in 1981 amid criticism of his handling of the Iran hostage crisis.
It is perhaps the actions of his post-presidency that have defined Carter’s legacy of service to others, including intense public health efforts and the promotion of democracy abroad.
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Former President Jimmy Carter teaches a Sunday school class at the Maranatha Baptist Church in his hometown of Plains, Georgia, on August 23, 2015.
Jimmy Carter is setting a new record for American presidents. It’s important for everyone
“Even after you left office, the moral clarity you showed throughout your career showed through again in your commitment through the Carter Center and Habitat for Humanity – resolving conflicts, advancing democracy, preventing disease, and so much more,” Biden said in the birthday message, filmed in front of Carter’s presidential portrait on the State Floor.
“Put simply, Mr. President, I admire you so darn much,” he added.
Biden was one of the first senators to endorse Carter’s 1976 presidential campaign.
“Being ‘right’ on the issues is not enough in 1976. Our nation and our party need a president who is not only right, but who has demonstrated ability to accomplish our common goals,” Biden and Sen. Birch Bayh wrote in a joint letter at the time.
Biden and first lady Dr. Jill Biden traveled to Plains, Georgia, to visit the Carters on the 100th day of Biden’s presidency in 2021.
“We sat and talked about the old days,” Biden told reporters after the visit, calling the Carters “old friends.”
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Ballistic missiles rain down on Isreal - what are these weapons and how much damage can they cause? - Irish Star
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NewsBallistic missiles rain down on Isreal - what are these weapons and how much damage can they cause?The US expects that the Iran attack on Israel could be similar in scope and scale as the attack back in April, per US official.irishstarBookmarkShareNewsByEmily HodgkinEditorZahra KhaliqNews Reporter18:15, 1 OCT 2024BookmarkDamaged buildings following Israeli attacks in Beirut, Lebanon (Image: Anadolu via Getty Images)Never miss a thing! Get the latest news from Irishstar.com every dayMore Newsletters SubscribePlease enter a valid emailSomething went wrong, please try again later.More NewslettersWe use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. More infoThank you for subscribing!We have more newslettersShow me See OurPrivacy Notice See OurPrivacy Notice×Group 28 Never miss a thing! Get the latest news from Irishstar.com every dayInvalid emailSomething went wrong, please try again later.Sign UpNo thanks, closeWe use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. More info×Group 28Thank you for subscribing!We have more newslettersShow MeNo thanks, closeSee our
Privacy NoticeThe Israeli military has said Iran has fired missiles at Israel and air raid sirens are sounding across the country. The Israeli military said Tuesday that Iran has fired missiles and it ordered residents to remain close to bomb shelters as air raid sirens sounded across the country. Explosions were heard in Tel Aviv and near Jerusalem. Israel and the United States have warned there would be severe consequences in the event of an attack on Israel from Iran, which backs the militant group Hezbollah in Lebanon. Israeli military initiates targeted ground operations against Hezbollah in Lebanon in concerning development CCTV footage reveals how US 'bunker buster' bombs were used to assassinate Hezbollah leader The US expects that the Iran attack on Israel could be similar in scope and scale as the attack back in April, per US official.
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A ballistic missile is a rocket-powered missile that can move across more than 3,400 miles of area if fired at "intercontental range". The rockets can also be fired at medium-range (620-1,8003,000 miles), intermediate-range (1,8003,400 miles). They are often used to carry out strategic and long-range attacks. The missiles, which can carry either conventional or nuclear warheads, are often shot at a high arc trajectory towards its target, but is unpowered and unguided during its descent. According to the Missile Defence Advocacy Alliance, a short range ballistic missile could create an explosive damage radius of up to 1.06km, and see more than 77,000 casualties in an urban centre. Israeli troops prepare for Lebanon ground offensive as tensions with Hezbollah escalate amid all-out war fears Israel slams Irish president's 'slanderous' and 'baseless accusation' over 'leaked' letter as Ireland fires back News of the possible missile strike comes as fighting between Israel and Hezbollah escalates even further. Last night, Israel said its troops had entered southern Lebanon to carry out what it called a "limited" raid. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu defended the country's invasion of southern Lebanon. According to Axios political reporter Barak Ravid, Netanyahu said: "We are in the midst of a campaign against Iran's axis of evil. We must stand together. We will stand firm together in the challenging days ahead." Meanwhile Lebanon's Prime Minister, Najib Mikati, says Lebanon faces "one of the most dangerous phases of its history". Around 1,000 people in Lebanon have been killed, roughly 6,000 wounded and one million displaced from their homes as a result of Israeli attacks in recent days. Israeli attacks have also continued on the Gaza Strip, where at least 41,638 people have been killed and 96,460 injured in Israeli attacks since October last year. At least 1,139 people were killed in the Hamas-led attacks on October 7 in Israel, while more than 200 people were taken captive.Story SavedYou can find this story in My Bookmarks.Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right.Follow Irish StarFacebookX (Twitter)More OnIsrael
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Roger Goodell Succumbs to Donald Trump’s Pressure & Hints at Big Rule Change in NFL - EssentiallySportsAllLatestES ThinkTankNFLGolfNBACollege BasketballNASCARWNBATennisBoxingOlympicsUFCSwimmingMLBTrack and FieldGymnasticsSoccerCollege FootballHome/NFLRoger Goodell Succumbs to Donald Trump’s Pressure & Hints at Big Rule Change in
NFLByAmit Kumar JhaModified Oct 1, 2024 | 4:32 PM EDTLink Copied!0Debatevia ImagoImage Credits: Imagovia ImagoImage Credits: ImagoWhen NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell adopted XFL’s Dynamic Kickoff Rule into the league, it was liked by few and hated by many. One of the most high-profile persons to criticize the rule was Donald Trump, who claimed that it was dangerous for the players. Since then, rumors arose that a change in the rule was imminent.Now, Goodell has succumbed to the pressure. Goodell said on GMFB that the dynamic kickoff rule might be changed to the 35-yard line. Though he didn’t specify when the change will be finalized and implemented, the competition committee will discuss it in a meeting soon. Trump did affect how the fans and the league officials perceived the rule. ADVERTISEMENTArticle continues below this adRoger Goodell just said on GMFB that moving the dynamic kickoff touchback to the 35-yard-line “would be a game-changer right away.”It sure sounds like it’s a matter of when, not if, it’s going to happen.— Andrew Siciliano (@AndrewSiciliano) October 1, 2024Expand TweetAfter attending the college football game between Georgia and Alabama, the former president spoke harshly about the new rule. Speaking to OutKick founder Clay Travis, Trump said, “I don’t know what they’re doing with the kickoff return in the NFL. And I don’t want to get involved in controversy, of course, but it looks so bad. And I think the NFL should go back.” Many fans echoed the statement. And the 20-yard touchback line defied the purpose Goodell implemented it for.NFL Commissioner said that he wanted to make play safer while increasing the returns. That has happened. There’s an 85% increase. But regarding the safety level, he acknowledged that there isn’t enough data. With the new update, there might be changes. But it wouldn’t be sudden. Teams will get time to prepare.The Commissioner also has big plans for the future. NFL’s going worldwide.What’s your perspective on:Is Roger Goodell caving to Trump’s demands a sign of weak leadership in the NFL?Have an interesting take?0DebateADVERTISEMENTArticle continues below this adRoger Goodell is planning more international gamesLast month, the NFL’s international schedule started in Brazil. The event was majestic. It wasn’t only a game. Superstars performed throughout the day. And fans were pumped up. Sao Paulo was brimming with fans dressed in NFL jerseys, showing their love. Goodell was also present there. He is happy that everything went as expected.Moreover, it has given him the confidence to go big. He has got authorization from owners to plan 8 international games which he wants to take to 16. While talking about the excitement of the game, he said, “A lot of enthusiasm, excitement over the game, and I believe great potential. So, we’ll be back there, I’m sure. We’re going to continue to grow. I think we’ll end up going to 16 (international) games at some point in time.”He has climbed the ladder of authority while watching the league hit international shores. And his perspective has gotten stronger from there. He saw the game being played in Japan and London when fans didn’t understand it. Now that the fans want to watch live action, the NFL Commissioner is ready to take it one step further.ADVERTISEMENTArticle continues below this adRoger Goodell has been a solid presence as the Commissioner. And the league has grown under his watch. Stay connected for more updates from the top authority.Have something to say?Let the world know your perspective.0DebateADVERTISEMENT0 DebateDebateWhat's Your Perspective OnIs Roger Goodell caving to Trump’s demands a sign of weak leadership in the NFL?ADVERTISEMENTADVERTISEMENTEssentiallySports is a digital-first sports media house that surfaces the best stories on America's favorite sports celebrities with a fan's perspective to 30+ M average monthly readers.SportsAllBoxingGolfNASCARNBANFLTennisUFCWNBACollege FootballTrack and FieldGymnasticsOlympicsMLBSoccerSwimmingEssentiallySportsAbout UsAdvertise With UsAuthorsEditorial TeamBehind The ScenesHumans of EssentiallySportsContact UsPressFAQsOur BrandsES Think TankEssentially AthleticsShe Got GameEssentially GolfLucky Dog on TrackFanCastSportsAllBoxingGolfNASCARNBANFLTennisUFCWNBACollege FootballTrack and FieldGymnasticsOlympicsMLBSoccerSwimmingPrivacy PolicyES PressroomEthics PolicyFact-Checking PolicyCorrections PolicyCookies PolicyGDPR ComplianceTerms of UseEditorial GuidelinesOwnership and funding InformationFull Spectrum Services LLP © 2025 | All Rights Reserved
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Hillary Clinton: Biden was right to stand aside, former candidate saysSkip to contentBritish Broadcasting CorporationWatch LiveHomeNewsSportBusinessInnovationCultureArtsTravelEarthAudioVideoLiveHomeNewsIsrael-Gaza WarWar in UkraineUS & CanadaUKUK PoliticsEnglandN. IrelandN. 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In 2016, the former US secretary of state was unexpectedly defeated by Trump, who now faces Democratic candidate Kamala Harris in November's election, which polls suggest is extremely tight.She said she saw Joe Biden a week before the debate and saw no reason then why he should step down but that all changed.Clinton also said the future of democracy is at stake in this election and called on Harris to "defeat Donald Trump to break the fever that he has caused in our political system"."The two candidates have presented extremely different agendas for where they want to take our country," Clinton said in the BBC interview, which came as she promotes her new memoir.Trump has rejected the notion that he is a threat and said the real threat comes from the Democratic Party. 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The war, he added, "should stop and the president (Zelensky) wants it to stop, and I’m sure President Putin wants it to stop and that’s a good combination.”Watch: We'll work with both sides of war to get this settled - Trump to ZelenskyClinton, who served as secretary of state in the Obama administration from 2009 to 2013, also criticised Trump's promise to begin a mass deportation of illegal immigrants if elected."Let's start with one million,” his vice-presidential pick JD Vance said of the plan in August. “That's where Kamala Harris has failed. And then we can go from there.”"He is going to have a military presence [in US cities] to achieve his goals," Clinton said on Monday. 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I recognise and accept my share of the responsibility."The expectation upon politicians to be entertaining or outrageous in a social media age makes it harder to "do the hard, boring work of actually getting things done," she added.Polling suggests Trump is more trusted on the election's biggest issue, the economy.The election will be held on 5 November and the new president will take office in January.Polls are currently very tight in the seven states considered as crucial in the contest, with just one or two percentage points separating the two candidates.Clinton, 76, was the first woman nominee for president from a major political party when she ran against Trump in 2016. 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Tim Walz and JD Vance's 2024 VP debate is tonight. Here's what to know.
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Updated on: October 1, 2024 / 9:09 PM EDT
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Washington — Sen. JD Vance of Ohio and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz — both relative newcomers to the national political spotlight — were facing off Tuesday in the only scheduled vice presidential debate before the November election.The debate was being held three weeks after former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris had their only scheduled debate. Walz, who is Harris' running mate, has had a long career in politics but was largely unknown to voters outside of Minnesota before he joined the Democratic ticket. Vance, the author of "Hillbilly Elegy," was first elected to office in 2022, less than two years before being selected by Trump to be his running mate. Here's what to know about the debate.
What time will the VP debate start and end? The debate started at 9 p.m. ET on Tuesday. It will run 90 minutes — the same length as the two presidential debates — and end at 10:30 p.m. ET. Who is moderating the VP debate? "CBS Evening News" anchor and managing editor Norah O'Donnell and "Face the Nation" moderator and chief foreign affairs correspondent Margaret Brennan will moderate the debate. Where is the VP debate? The debate is taking place at the CBS Broadcast Center in the Hell's Kitchen neighborhood of New York City in Midtown Manhattan. The debate is in Studio 45 at the Broadcast Center. After the debate, campaign surrogates and the press will go to the spin room in Studio 42, another studio in the 800,000-square-foot Broadcast Center. Members of the media will be watching the debate and filing their stories from a press pen set up in the cafeteria.
Until this summer, Studio 45 was where "Inside Edition" was filmed. "Captain Kangaroo" was also taped in Studio 45 from 1964-1981. CBS News moved into the facility in 1964, and Walter Cronkite broadcast the 1964 election results from Studio 41, which is now home to the "Drew Barrymore Show." Before relocating to the CBS Broadcast Center, CBS was located in the Grand Central Terminal building. The giant studios and sound stages have been home to several soap operas, including "As the World Turns" in Studio 41 and "Guiding Light" in Studio 42. "Last Week Tonight with John Oliver" currently films at Studio 42. In the early 1980s, CBS added 176,400 square feet to the 500,000-square-foot building as part of a $100 million update. The CBS Broadcast Center home to CBS News 24/7, , CBS New York (WCBS-TV) and several other corporate and third-party productions. It's also the distribution center for the CBS Television Network.What are the rules for the debate? Both campaigns agreed to a 90-minute debate with two four-minute commercial breaks. Campaign staff are not allowed to interact with the candidates during the breaks. There will be no audience — a measure also implemented during the two previous presidential debates.
At the event's start, the moderators will introduce the candidates in order of the incumbent party, with Walz coming first. There will be no opening statements. Walz will stand behind the lectern on the left side of the stage, which will be on the right side of viewers' screens. Vance will be at the podium on the right side of the stage, but the left side of screens. Candidates, who cannot bring pre-written notes or props on stage, will have two minutes to answer a question and two minutes to respond. They will be allowed one minute for rebuttals. At the moderators' discretion, candidates may get an additional minute to continue a discussion. Unlike the presidential debates, a candidate's microphone will not be muted when their opponent is speaking, but CBS News reserves the right to turn off the microphones. Vance won a virtual coin toss on Thursday, opting to go second with his closing statement. Each candidate will have two minutes for their closing remarks. No topics or questions will be shared with the campaigns in advance. How can you watch the VP debate on cable? CBS debate coverage started at 8 p.m. ET on CBS broadcast stations and affiliates. Find your local station here.
How can you stream the VP debate without cable? The debate can be streamed on the free CBS News app on your connected TV or smartphone, on Paramount+, and all platforms where CBS News 24/7 is available, including CBSNews.com and YouTube. Debate coverage on CBS News 24/7 began at 4 p.m. ET.
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Gaza latest: Netanyahu to convene security cabinet - as families of remaining Israeli hostages plea to Trump for help
Three Israeli hostages are freed by Hamas as Israel releases 369 Palestinian prisoners in exchange. The sixth swap of the ceasefire comes after there were fears the deal could collapse this week. Follow updates in this live page.
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Key pointsThree Israeli hostages freed as 369 Palestinian prisoners releasedFour Palestinian prisoners taken to hospital in 'critical condition' Israeli officials say no released prisoners in critical conditionSixth swap of ceasefire deal comes on week where agreement was in jeopardyWatch:Moment three Israeli hostages releasedWho are the freed hostages?What do we know about the Palestinian prisoners?Explained: The stages of the ceasefire
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Biden 'relieved' after release of American-Israeli hostage
Former US president Joe Biden has said he and his wife, Jill, are "relieved" American-Israeli hostage Sagui Dekel Chen has been reunited with his family. In the statement on X, Biden continued to say he is "proud" that the "deal we negotiated has held, paving the way for the release of hostages".
22:18:24
Argentinian president acknowledges hostage release
The president of Argentina has acknowledged the release of Argentinian-Israeli Iair Horn, who was released by Hamas today. The office of Javier Milei said in a statement that the 46-year-old's release came within the "framework of a ceasefire between the state of Israel and Hamas promoted by the President of the United States, Donald Trump".It added: "The Argentine Republic maintains its demand for the release of the rest of the hostages who remain in captivity to this day, among them Iair's brother, Etain Horn, and hopes for a prompt resolution to the conflict."
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Israeli detention centres 'more difficult than you can imagine'
One of the Palestinian prisoners released by Israel earlier today described the conditions in Israeli detention centres as "more difficult than you can imagine". Speaking to The Associated Press, Ibrahim Sarahneh claimed there was "beating, insults and cursing" during his incarceration.The claim comes after the Palestinian Red Crescent emergency service said four released prisoners were taken to the hospital for urgent care. It said the freed prisoners were taken to hospital due to their "critical health condition".The Israeli Prison Service said it ensures "all basic rights" of prisoners and detains them according to law.
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In pictures: Protesters gather in Tel Aviv
Thousands of people have gathered in Tel Aviv calling for the release of the remaining hostages being held in Gaza. Pictures emerging from the scene show crowds gathered in front of what it believed to be the headquarters of the Israel Defence Forces.One of the signs held by protesters reads "don't kill the deal" referring to the fragile ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas.The deal nearly fell apart at the beginning of the week after the militant group threatened to delay the release of hostages, accusing Israel of violating terms of the truce.After intense efforts by Egyptian and Qatari mediators to keep the agreement on track, Hamas said it would go ahead with the planned release of hostages.
20:29:25
US secretary of state arrives in Israel
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has arrived in Tel Aviv for his first visit to the Middle East. He is expected to meet Benjamin Netanyahu tomorrow.Rubio's visit comes after a widely condemned proposal by Donald Trump to displace Palestinians in Gaza. Trump first floated the suggestion that Egypt and Jordan
should take in Palestinians from Gaza on 25 January, a proposal
they strongly opposed.
From Israel, Rubio will travel to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.
19:52:51
US national security adviser praises release of American-Israeli hostage
Mike Waltz, the US national security adviser, has praised the release of American-Israeli Sagui Dekel Chen.The 36-year-old was one of three hostages released today by Hamas.Commenting on a video of Chen being reunited with his wife and parents, Waltz said: "Sagui has been through nearly 500 days of horror."Hamas cannot be allowed to survive."
19:21:02
Families 'constantly stressed' over hostages that remain in Gaza
The leader of the Hostages and Missing Families Forum in the UK has said they are "really fighting" for the release of the remaining hostages in Gaza. Speaking to Sky's Barbara Serra, Nivi Feldman, said 14 Israeli hostages are still due to be released as part of phase one of the ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas. She said the families of those still in Gaza are "constantly stressed" not knowing if their relatives will be released or not in the coming weeks."Families are not eating or sleeping and are constantly stressed, not knowing if their children, fathers and brothers will come back or not," Fledman said."Then the thought that the whole deal is out the window and no one else will ever come out of Gaza, it is [causing] a lot of anxiety."Seeing the video today, and the hostages seeing their families for the first time, you can't stop crying. "It is a miracle they are out, and I really hope we will have 73 more of them."Nineteen Israeli and five Thai hostages have been released so far during phase one of the current ceasefire deal.Around half of the remaining 73 hostages have been declared dead in absentia by Israeli authorities.
18:41:27
Netanyahu yet to decide on 'Israel's next steps'
Benjamin Netanyahu has said he "greatly appreciates" support from Donald Trump, adding his "firm stance" helped to secure today's release of three Israeli hostages.Responding to Trump's message earlier today - which said the US would "back" Israel in "any decision they make" regarding the release of all the remaining hostages - the Israeli prime minister said he values the president's "full support". "Prime Minister Netanyahu greatly appreciates president Trump's leadership and the ongoing coordination with the United States," a statement from Netanyahu's office said."The combination of the IDF's reinforcement around the Gaza Strip and President Trump's firm stance led to the release of three of our hostages today—despite Hamas's previous refusal to free them."Netanyahu said he will convene his government's security cabinet "as soon as possible" to decide on "Israel's next steps".For context: Trump had given Hamas a deadline of noon (US time) to release all remaining Israeli hostages, saying "all hell would break loose" if that did not happen.Israel however never imposed such a deadline, which is also not part of the ceasefire deal.As we reported earlier, it was believed Netanyahu had spoken with ministers, the heads of the negotiating team and senior defence officials, over the phone to discuss the release of remaining hostages.
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'Emotional meeting' of Israeli hostage and his grandmother
Footage of the "emotional meeting" of Israeli hostage Alexander (Sasha) Troufanov reuniting with his grandmother has been released by the office of Benjamin Netanyahu.The Russian-Israeli was taken hostage along with his family in kibbutz Nir Oz.His grandmother Irena Tati was released during the brief ceasefire in November 2023, along with Troufanov's mother and girlfriend.He was filmed hugging and walking arm in arm with his grandmother after being reunited at the Sheba Medical Centre earlier today.
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Iran fires at least 180 missiles into Israel as regionwide conflict grows
Iran fires at least 180 missiles into Israel as regionwide conflict grows
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Iran launched at least 180 missiles into Israel, the latest in a series of escalating attacks in a yearslong conflict between Israel and Iran and its Arab allies.
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Iran launched at least 180 missiles into Israel on Tuesday, the latest in a series of escalating attacks in a yearslong conflict between Israel and Iran and its Arab allies that threatens to push the Middle East closer toward a regionwide war.
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Projectiles were intercepted over Jerusalem Tuesday evening, as the Israeli military said Iran had fired missiles at Israel and warned Israelis to shelter in place. Air raid sirens sounded off across the country.
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Government supporters in Tehran celebrated Iran’s missile attack against Israel Tuesday evening. Dozens of people chanted “death to Israel,” waving Iranian, Lebanese and Hezbollah flags and holding portraits of slain Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah.
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Explosions were heard, and fire and smoke visible along the Beirut skyline in the early hours of Wednesday, as the Israeli military confirmed it was striking “Hezbollah targets.” It comes after Iran launched at least 180 missiles into Israel on Tuesday, the latest in a series of escalating attacks in a yearslong conflict between Israel and Iran and its Arab allies that threatens to push the Middle East closer toward a regionwide war.
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Missiles were seen Tuesday evening in the skies over the West Bank city of Ramallah. Meanwhile, parts of a missile were filmed on the ground. It comes after Iran launched at least 180 missiles into Israel, the latest in a series of escalating attacks in a yearslong conflict between Israel and Iran and its Arab allies that threatens to push the Middle East closer toward a regionwide war. (AP Video by Imad Isseid and Jalal Bwaitel)
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Iran will pay a price, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said after Iran launched at least 180 missiles into Israel on Tuesday. Iran’s missile strike was the latest in a series of escalating attacks in a yearslong conflict between Israel and Iran and its Arab allies that threatens to push the Middle East closer toward a regionwide war.
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Israelis wait to re-board their bus after projectiles were launched from Iran are being intercepted in the skies over in Rosh HaAyin, Israel, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)
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Missiles launched from Iran towards Israel streak across the night sky as seen from Deir al-Balah, Gaza Strip, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
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Israelis take cover as projectiles launched from Iran are being intercepted in the skies over in Rosh HaAyin, Israel, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)
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A cleric clenches his fist as he celebrates Iran’s missile strike against Israel in an anti-Israeli gathering at Felestin (Palestine) Sq. in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
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A cleric holds up his son as he celebrates Iran’s missile strike against Israel during an anti-Israeli protest at Felestin (Palestine) Square in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
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People take cover on the side of the road as a siren sounds a warning of incoming missiles fired from Iran on a freeway in Shoresh, between Jerusalem and Tel Aviv in Israel Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024.(AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
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People take cover on the side of a road as a siren sounds a warning of incoming missiles fired from Iran on a freeway in Shoresh, between Jerusalem and Tel Aviv in Israel Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
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Israeli soldiers work on tanks in a staging area in northern Israel near the Israel-Lebanon border, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Baz Ratner)
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Mourners attend a rally commemorating slain Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah and hold up his portraits, at Enqelab-e-Eslami (Islamic Revolution) St. in downtown Tehran, Iran, Monday, Sept. 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
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Mourners attend a rally commemorating slain Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, shown in billboard, at Felestin (Palestine) Sq. in downtown Tehran, Iran, Monday, Sept. 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
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Smoke rises following Israeli bombardment in southern Lebanon as seen from northern Israel, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)
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Israeli army tanks maneuver in a staging area in northern Israel near the Israel-Lebanon border, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Baz Ratner)
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Israeli soldiers raise their fists from a moving APC in northern Israel near the Israel-Lebanon border, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Baz Ratner)
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An Israeli tank maneuvers in northern Israel near the Israel-Lebanon border, Monday, Sept. 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Baz Ratner)
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Israeli shelling hit an area in southern Lebanon as seen from northern Israel, Monday, Sept. 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)
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Smoke rises from an Israeli airstrike that hit the southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
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Israeli shelling hits an area in southern Lebanon as seen from northern Israel, early Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)
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A burnt building shows damage at the site of an Israeli airstrike in Beirut’s southern suburb, Lebanon, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
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Smoke rises from the site of an Israeli airstrike in Beirut’s southern suburb, Lebanon, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
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A man checks the damaged buildings at the site of an Israeli airstrike in Beirut’s southern suburb, Lebanon, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
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An Israeli Apache helicopter fires a missile towards southern Lebanon as seen from northern Israel, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)
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Smoke rises from the site of an Israeli airstrike in Dahiyeh, Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)
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JERUSALEM (AP) — Iran launched at least 180 missiles into Israel on Tuesday, the latest in a series of rapidly escalating attacks between Israel and Iran and its Arab allies that threatens to push the Middle East closer to a regionwide war.Iran said the barrage was retaliation for a series of devastating blows Israel has landed in recent weeks against the Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah in Lebanon, which has been firing rockets into Israel since the war in Gaza began. Earlier Tuesday, Israel launched what it said is a limited ground incursion in southern Lebanon.Israelis scrambled for bomb shelters as air raid sirens sounded and the orange glow of missiles streaked across the night sky.Israeli military spokesman Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari said the country’s air defenses intercepted many of the incoming Iranian missiles, though some landed in central and southern Israel. Israel’s national rescue service said two people were lightly wounded by shrapnel. In the West Bank, Palestinian officials said a Palestinian man was killed by a missile that fell near the town of Jericho, though it wasn’t clear where the attack originated.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed late Tuesday to retaliate against Iran, which he said “made a big mistake tonight and it will pay for it.”
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Iran’s armed forces joint chief of staff Gen. Mohammad Bagheri warned that Iran would respond to action against its territory with strikes on Israel’s entire infrastructure with “multiplied intensity.”Israeli airstrikes and artillery fire pounded southern Lebanese villages on Tuesday, and Hezbollah responded with a barrage of rockets into Israel. There was no immediate word on casualties.
Moments before Iran launched its missiles, a shooting attack in Tel Aviv left at least six people dead, police said, adding that the two suspects who had opened fire on a boulevard in the Jaffa neighborhood had also been killed. Fears of a broader conflictHezbollah and Hamas are close allies backed by Iran, and each escalation has raised fears of a wider war in the Middle East that could draw in Iran and the United States, which has rushed military assets to the region in support of Israel.
Israel and Iran have fought a shadow war for years, but rarely have they come into direct conflict. The U.N. Security Council scheduled an emergency meeting for Wednesday morning to address the escalating situation in the Middle East.Iran launched another direct attack on Israel in April, but few of its projectiles reached their targets. Many were shot down by a U.S.-led coalition, while others apparently failed at launch or crashed in flight. White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan called Iran’s missile attack a “significant escalation,” although he said it was ultimately “defeated and ineffective,” in part because of assistance from the U.S. military in shooting down some of the inbound missiles. President Joe Biden said his administration is “fully supportive” of Israel and that he’s in “active discussion” with aides about what the appropriate response should be to Tehran.Iran said it fired Tuesday’s missiles as retaliation for attacks that killed leaders of Hezbollah, Hamas and the Iranian military. It referenced Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah and Revolutionary Guard Gen. Abbas Nilforushan, both killed in an Israeli airstrike last week in Beirut. It also mentioned Ismail Haniyeh, a top leader in Hamas who was assassinated in Tehran in a suspected Israeli attack in July.
Israel has said it will continue to strike Hezbollah until it is safe for citizens displaced from homes near the Lebanon border to return. Hezbollah has vowed to keep firing rockets into Israel until there is a cease-fire in Gaza with Hamas, which is also supported by Iran.Questions raised over whether Israeli forces enteredWhile Hezbollah denied Israeli troops had entered Lebanon, the Israeli army announced it had also carried out dozens of covert ground raids into southern Lebanon going back nearly a year.If true, it would be another humiliating blow for Hezbollah, the most powerful armed group in the Middle East. Hezbollah has been reeling from weeks of targeted strikes that killed Nasrallah and several of his top commanders.
On Tuesday morning, Israel warned people in southern Lebanon to evacuate to the north of the Awali River, some 60 kilometers (36 miles) from the border and much farther than the Litani River, which marks the northern edge of a U.N.-declared zone intended to serve as a buffer between Israel and Hezbollah after their 2006 war.The border region has largely emptied out over the past year as the two sides have traded fire. An Associated Press reporter saw Israeli troops operating near the border in armored trucks, with helicopters circling overhead, but could not confirm ground forces had crossed into Lebanon.U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric said Tuesday the U.N. peacekeeping force in southern Lebanon has seen sporadic incursions by Israeli military forces, but “they have not witnessed a full-scale invasion.”Ahead of the Israeli announcement of an incursion, U.S. officials on Monday said Israel had described launching small raids inside Lebanon as it prepared for a wider operation.
Hagari, the Israeli army spokesman, said Israel had carried out dozens of small raids inside Lebanon since Oct. 8, when Hezbollah began firing rockets into Israel after the outbreak of the war in Gaza. He said Israeli forces had crossed the border to collect information and destroy Hezbollah infrastructure, including tunnels and weapons. Israel has said Hezbollah was preparing its own Oct. 7-style attack into Israel. It was not immediately possible to confirm those claims.Hagari said Israel’s aims for its current ground offensive in Lebanon were limited. “We’re not going to Beirut,” he said.The Israeli military was accused of lying to the media in 2021 when it released a statement implying ground troops had entered Gaza. The military played down the incident as a misunderstanding, but well-sourced military commentators in Israel said it was part of a ruse to lure Hamas into battle. Israel strikes more targets and Hezbollah fires rockets The Israeli military said Hezbollah had launched rockets at central Israel on Tuesday, setting off air raid sirens and wounding a man. Hezbollah said it fired salvos of a new kind of medium-range missile at the headquarters of two Israeli intelligence agencies near Tel Aviv. Hezbollah also launched projectiles at Israeli communities near the border, targeting soldiers without wounding anyone.Israel’s statements indicated it might focus its ground operation on the narrow strip along the border, rather than launching a larger invasion aimed at destroying Hezbollah, as it has attempted in Gaza against Hamas.Israeli strikes have killed over 1,000 people in Lebanon over the past two weeks, nearly a quarter of them women and children, according to the Health Ministry. Hundreds of thousands have fled their homes.Israel declared war against the Hamas militant group in the Gaza Strip after Hamas’ cross-border attack on Oct. 7, 2023, which killed 1,200 Israelis and took 250 others hostage. More than 41,000 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza, and just over half the dead have been women and children, according to local health officials.Hezbollah is a well-trained militia, believed to have tens of thousands of fighters and an arsenal of 150,000 rockets and missiles. The last round of fighting in 2006 ended in a stalemate, and both sides have spent the past two decades preparing for their next showdown.The group’s acting leader, Naim Kassem, said Monday that Hezbollah commanders killed in recent weeks have already been replaced.As the fighting intensifies, European countries have begun pulling their diplomats and citizens out of Lebanon. ___Mroue reported from Beirut and Madhani reported from Washington. Associated Press writers Kareem Chehayeb in Beirut; Zeke Miller and Lolita C. Baldor in Washington; and Associated Press producer Mehdi Fattahi in Tehran contributed.___Follow AP’s war coverage at https://apnews.com/hub/israel-hamas-war
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Log InGo Ad-FreeNEWSPOLITICSENTERTAINMENTLIFEPERSONALVOICESSHOPPINGGAMESU.S. EditionOpen editions submenuPoliticsU.S. House of RepresentativesSouth CarolinaExtreme WeatherGOP Rep Bungles Hurricane Helene Response With Email About 'Childhood Genital Mutilation'Nancy Mace confused constituents with an embarrassing email mix-up on Monday.By Kelby VeraSenior ReporterOct 1, 2024, 01:14 PM EDTLEAVE A COMMENTLOADINGERROR LOADINGRep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) left people scratching their heads after her office accidentally mixed up a statement about Hurricane Helene with an abrasive press release about one of her anti-trans pet projects.On Monday, the lawmaker’s office sent out an email with the subject line “Rep. Nancy Mace Statement on Hurricane Helene,” the Category 4 storm that flattened cities across the southeastern U.S., depriving communities of food and water and leaving hundreds of people unaccounted for.Advertisement
But instead of finding a statement on the devastating natural disaster, constituents were confronted with a message about Mace’s proposal for the Childhood Genital Mutilation Prevention Act, a bill that would make it a crime for doctors to provide transgender youth with certain types of medical treatment.“Our children are not guinea pigs in the radical left’s dangerous social experimentation,” the statement declared. “The genital mutilation of young bodies under the guise of progressivism is sick and protecting our children means saying no to this lunacy.”some technical difficulties over at Rep. Nancy Mace's office pic.twitter.com/9LT7FvMT7x— bryan metzger (@metzgov) September 30, 2024Advertisement
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Biden-Harris Administration Makes $965M Available to Fund Clean School Buses that Reduce Pollution, Save Money, and Protect Children’s Health
Latest funding opportunity under the Biden-Harris Administration’s Investing in America agenda builds on nearly $3 billion already invested into clean school buses nationwide
September 26, 2024
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WASHINGTON — Today, Sept. 26, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the latest round of funding from the Clean School Bus Rebate Program with up to $965 million available to school districts. The Biden-Harris Administration’s Investing in America agenda continues to accelerate the transition of the nearly 500,000 school buses in America to cleaner technologies, helping to protect the more than 25 million children who ride a school bus every day from harmful air pollution. This fourth round of funding will build on the previous nearly $3 billion in investments being distributed nationwide to further improve air quality in and around schools, reduce greenhouse gas pollution fueling the climate crisis, and help accelerate America’s leadership in developing the clean vehicles of the future.
Under the Clean School Bus Program's multiple grant and rebate funding opportunities to date, EPA has awarded almost $3 billion to fund approximately 8,700 school bus replacements, approximately 95% of which are zero-emission, battery-electric. Funding has been awarded to nearly 1,300 school districts in nearly all 50 states and Washington D.C., along with several federally recognized Tribes and U.S. territories, many of which are identified as priority areas serving low-income, rural, and, or Tribal students.
“Over the past three years, we’ve seen tremendous interest from schools across the country to upgrade to clean and zero-emission buses,” said EPA Administrator Michael S. Regan. “Thousands of new buses on the road mean our children are breathing cleaner air on their way to and from school, their communities are seeing cleaner air and less climate pollution, and schools are supporting good paying American jobs.”
The 2024 Clean School Bus Rebate Competition
Applications for this year’s Clean School Bus Rebate Program are due on the EPA online portal by 4 p.m. EST on January 9, 2025. Applicants can request up to $325,000 per bus for up to 50 buses per application, an increase in the total buses per project in response to stakeholder feedback for larger projects to help achieve faster fleet turnover. Funds can be used to cover bus and infrastructure costs for awardees requesting electric school buses, as well as eligible training costs for bus drivers, electricians, and others working with the new buses or infrastructure.
Selectees may also be eligible for Inflation Reduction Act tax credits applicable to their bus and infrastructure purchases. For example, the clean vehicle tax credits for qualifying school buses are worth up to $40,000. Narrowing the cost difference between clean school buses and diesel school buses remains an integral goal of the EPA Clean School Bus Program. The agency adjusted electric school bus funding levels in this rebate program to help stretch funding further and drive down long-term electric school bus costs.
EPA is committed to ensuring the Clean School Bus Program advances environmental justice and delivers on President Biden’s Justice40 Initiative, which sets a goal that 40% of the overall benefits of certain federal investments flow to disadvantaged communities that are marginalized by underinvestment and overburdened by pollution. EPA will prioritize applications that replace buses serving low-income, rural, and Tribal students. Large school districts with communities of concentrated poverty may also submit documentation to be prioritized if their application focuses on clean school buses serving those communities.
The Biden-Harris Administration is committed to investing federal dollars in a way that drives high-quality job creation and inclusive economic growth in the clean energy economy. It’s a priority for EPA that school districts prepare for how to support their workers, including bus drivers, mechanics, and other essential personnel, to safely operate and maintain the new buses and maintain high labor standards. As a result, workforce training is an eligible use of program funds, and EPA strongly encourages school districts to develop comprehensive workforce plans in partnership with their employees to help them prepare for the transition to clean school buses.
EPA is working closely with the Joint Office of Energy and Transportation (JOET) of the U.S. Department of Energy and U.S. Department of Transportation to provide school districts with support as they plan for and implement adding electric school buses to their fleets. Clean School Bus Program applicants and selectees can receive free technical assistance from JOET through resources such as one-on-one meetings and public webinars. The EPA and JOET are also able to connect school districts with local utility providers to assist them in the infrastructure planning necessary for projects including battery-electric school buses.
Proactive and ongoing communication with key stakeholders such as school boards and local utilities is critical to successful bus and infrastructure deployment. This rebate cycle incorporates a number of best practices to ensure that these key stakeholders are engaged and coordinating effectively. More information regarding required application materials are available in the Program Guide on the Clean School Bus Rebate Program webpage.
EPA is accepting rebate applications from Sept. 26 until Jan. 9, 2025.
EPA Clean School Bus Program Overview
EPA’s Clean School Bus Program was created by President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, which provides an unprecedented $5 billion of funding to transform the nation’s fleet of school buses. The Clean School Bus Program funds zero and low-emission buses, including electric, propane, and compressed natural gas (CNG) buses that produce lower tailpipe emissions compared to that of their older diesel predecessors.
Diesel air pollution is linked to asthma and other public health problems that cause serious health concerns and missed days of school, with outsized impacts in overburdened communities. New zero-emission and clean buses will not only reduce air pollution and help address the outsized role of the transportation sector on climate change, but will also produce cleaner air for students, bus drivers, school staff working near bus loading areas, and people living in communities that buses drive through each day. Over the lifespan of the vehicles, clean school buses can also cost less to maintain and fuel than the older buses they are replacing – freeing up needed resources for schools.
EPA’s Clean School Bus Program is now responsible for over two-thirds of the committed electric school buses across the country, and each of these clean buses provide immediate public health and educational benefits as soon as the new buses hit the road. This funding, along with help from states and others, is helping transform the school bus market.
School districts will proceed with purchasing and deploying their new buses in a time frame that best suits their unique situation, including factors like the number of new buses they’re deploying, need for utility upgrades, and familiarity with new bus technologies. As the project period comes to a close for the first funding opportunity, the 2022 CSB Rebates, EPA anticipates that many of the first wave of these zero-emission and clean school buses will be in service for the 2024-2025 school year, while many buses funded under subsequent funding opportunities, such as the 2023 CSB Rebates, will be in service for the 2025-2026 school year.
To learn more about the EPA Clean School Bus Program, visit the Clean School Bus Program webpage. Questions and feedback may be directed to [email protected].
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Ted Cruz is one of the most high-profile Republicans in the U.S. Senate. He is also one of the most vulnerable — and he has a fight on his hands in Texas.Cruz is "fighting for his political survival," said The New York Times. His reelection race against challenger Colin Allred, a Democratic congressman and former football star, is "increasingly competitive." Polls show Cruz clinging to a slim, single-digit lead. That has some GOP officials "concerned" that Cruz could lose the seat, said the Times. If so, Republicans could also lose the opportunity to reclaim the majority in the Senate. "The current reality is that Texas is too close for comfort," said Matt Mackowiak, who leads the Travis County Republican Party.Democrats have "long faced hurdles in the Lone Star State," said The Hill. "For a Democrat to win statewide Texas, it's a big lift. It's a heavy lift," said a Democratic PAC leader. But Donald Trump won the state by just under 6 points in 2020. Democrats in Texas have been "closer and closer," said one strategist, and "pretty soon closer is going to be close enough."
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What did the commentators say?Cruz's reelection bid is in the "'safe bet' category," Jim Geraghty said at the National Review. We've seen these kinds of challenges before — when Jamie Harrison raised $130 million on the way to losing to Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), when Amy McGrath raised $88 million to fall to Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell in Kentucky, or even when Beto O'Rourke became a national sensation while losing to, yes, Ted Cruz in 2018. This looks like more of the same. "It doesn't really matter if your Democratic neighbor down the street thinks that Allred can beat Cruz," said Geraghty."Could Donald Trump inadvertently help Democrats win Ted Cruz's seat?" Chris Tomlinson said at The Houston Chronicle. At least one poll shows Allred closer to beating Cruz than O'Rourke was in 2018. And national polling has suggested that Kamala Harris is benefitting from a surge of Democratic voter enthusiasm that could boost down-ballot candidates, even in Texas. "If Trump bombs and Harris soars," Tomlinson said, "Allred could win."What next?Allred's campaign is getting a big boost: The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee announced last week it is "sending millions to Texas" to support his challenge to Cruz, said The Texas Tribune. Democrats have worried about losing control of the U.S. Senate in this election cycle — they have several "difficult" seats to defend, including that of Sen. Jon Tester (D-Mont.). Now they see an opportunity to flip expectations. "Senate Democrats are expanding the map and going on offense," said DSCC Chair Sen. Gary Peters.Cruz has long been known as a conservative firebrand — now he's trying to "rebrand" himself as a bipartisan senator, said Politico. "What is new is not that I'm passing bipartisan legislation that helps produce jobs in Texas," Cruz said. He has been touting his efforts to protect in-vitro fertilization, as well as his participation in cross-party bills for hurricane relief and trade across the Rio Grande. There is a good reason for him to stake his claim to a broader ideological identity, Politico said: "Even if he hasn't changed, Texas has."
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President Donald Trump and Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh at Kavamaugh’s ceremonial swearing in on October 8, 2018, in Washington, D.C. While speaking at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania last week, Donald Trump meandered his way into a riff on the issue that may well have won him the 2016 election: control of the U.S. Supreme Court, to which he appointed three justices during his four years in office. Vice President Kamala Harris, Trump warned the audience, wants to expand the court to up to 25 justices in order to “rig the system” for the “party of Communists.” He lauded the current court, whose four-year run of reactionary jurisprudence has earned the institution some of its lowest-ever approval ratings, as “very brave,” and expressed dismay that the justices “take a lot of hits” for their displays of courage and/or unbridled revanchism.Along the way, Trump suggested an innovative path forward for restoring the court’s tarnished reputation: Why not throw its critics in prison indefinitely? “It should be illegal, what happens—you have these guys playing the ref, like the great Bobby Knight,” Trump said, invoking the longtime Indiana University men’s basketball coach who was as famous for hurling chairs during arguments with officials as he was for assaulting students he deemed insufficiently deferential to his authority. “These people should be put in jail, the way they talk about our judges and our justices, trying to get them to sway their vote.” (In light of how often Trump himself has criticized the Supreme Court for being insufficiently deferential to his authority, I imagine that if elected president, he would want to fine-tune this standard before allowing it to take effect.)There is, as they say, a lot going on here—even setting aside a major-party presidential candidate pondering a First Amendment exemption for speech that hurts Brett Kavanaugh’s feelings. For one thing, like most Democratic politicians, Harris has not come out in favor of Supreme Court expansion. Although she said she was “open to” the idea of adding justices during the 2020 primary, she has not gone further since. Her endorsement of expansion as the Democratic nominee exists only in Donald Trump’s feverish imagination, and now, presumably, in the heads of Trump devotees—for whom there exists a strong correlation between how frightening the things he says about Democrats are and how true they must therefore be.For another thing, the most commonly discussed Supreme Court expansion proposal would add four justices to the court; a few days after Trump’s Pennsylvania rally, Oregon Senator Ron Wyden introduced a bill that would add six justices over a 12-year period. None of this explains how Trump arrived at a grand total of 25 justices, other than a vague understanding that any number he throws out should be (1) odd and (2) greater than nine. He’d floated something similar at a North Carolina event several days earlier—“They didn’t like the number 13, so instead of going to 15, they went to 25,” he said—but not in a way that revealed any useful clues about its origins. As ever, trying to trace how the garbled bits of information that Trump absorbs evolve into the words he says in public is like trying to play a game of telephone with a hamster, and it is best not to spend too much time or energy doing it.In any event, the integers rattling around in Trump’s head are far less important than his suggestion for dealing with the court’s critics. (As The Washington Post’s Aaron Blake notes, Trump has previously suggested imposing “very serious fines” on those who’d dare speak their discouraging words aloud; perhaps he decided it would be easier to remember one proposed sentence instead of two.) Although Trump has long called for the imprisonment of his political opponents, to date, he has done so mostly in response to circumstances that, if they had any basis in reality and were not deranged conspiracy theories, might be expected to entail legal consequences: local government officials for ostensibly robbing him of the 2020 election, or Mark Zuckerberg for possibly meddling in the 2024 election, or Liz Cheney for purportedly destroying evidence that would exonerate Trump for his role in January 6, and so on. Trump’s more recent suggestion—pushing for the imprisonment of people who exercise their right to criticize the government—is several steps further, a somehow-even-more explicit embrace of the authoritarian-curious inclinations that fuel his political movement. He has never been interested in governing, in any meaningful sense: His 2016 run is best understood as a bid to command the respect of people who treated him as an unserious carnival barker, and his reelection campaign in 2020 was motivated less by a desire to keep being president than by his overwhelming desire not to be humiliated in public. That said, his particular obsession about the merits of locking up more critics reveals a simpler, scarier goal for a second and final term: exacting revenge on as many enemies as he can before the clock runs out. It does not matter what they have done, or how unambiguously the Constitution protects their right to do it; for Trump, winning the White House confers a de facto license to punish whomever and however he sees fit.Monday is not the first time Trump has brought up the legacy of Knight, who endorsed Trump in 2016 and passed away last year, while defending judges for doing things Trump likes. “Nobody did it better than the late, great Bobby Knight,” Trump explained earlier this month, regarding calls for the removal of Judge Aileen Cannon, the alarmingly hackish Trump appointee who dismissed his classified documents prosecution in Florida. “He would scream at those refs and everything, and they’d say, ‘Bobby, you’re not going to get the decision overturned,’” Trump continued, before recounting Knight’s response: “‘Yep, but the next one I will.’ And he was right.”This more detailed version of Trump’s “playing the refs” analogy is, however unintentionally, a pretty apt description of the role that criticism of the court should play in a semi-functioning democracy. Voters are, by and large, pretty alarmed by the court’s lurch to the right, and by its contempt for the very idea that justices should be subject to modest ethics rules. But people who criticize the court are not expecting to shame the justices into hastily overruling their last wildly out-of-touch decision, or reimbursing a right-wing billionaire for the cost of a recent tropical vacation. People who criticize the court are trying to ensure that next time the justices have to choose between furthering the conservative policy agenda and taking seriously the rights of the millions of people whose lives are subject to their decisions, they will feel the tiniest bit of pressure to make a different call. To extend the analogy a little further, if the outcry is loud enough—and if the current officials keep blowing calls in spectacular fashion—perhaps the powers that be will hire a couple of new officials who are less inclined to make up the rules as they go along.By virtue of its six-justice conservative supermajority, the court is the Republican Party’s most important source of political power, and unless Democrats really do embrace court expansion to the extent that Trump imagines, it will likely remain so for a generation to come. To the extent that criticizing the things the court is doing in the meantime constitutes “playing the refs,” it is not illegitimate or unseemly. It is simply a description of how trying to influence powerful politicians has always worked.Jay WillisJay Willis is a writer and lawyer who covers courts, judges, and politics. 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The normally idyllic lives of these Main Line farmers changed after MSNBC spotlighted the commercial.
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Republicans farmers Bob Lange and Kristina Chadwick Lange in a television ad for Kamala Harris for President (image via Kamala Harris for President)Pennsylvania farmers Bob Lange and wife Kristina Chadwick Lange are lifelong Republicans. They’ve never voted for a Democrat for president. Bob, who featured prominently in this just-published Philadelphia magazine story about a property dispute, is also an elected Republican official in the charming Chester County community of Willistown. The couple owns and operates Willisbrook Farm and Sugartown Strawberries on the rural Western fringes of the Main Line. They are entering their busiest time of year: pumpkin and hayride season. But when it comes to politics, 2024 is different. Bob and Kristina are both voting for Kamala Harris for president. And that’s the exact message they delivered in a Kamala Harris campaign ad, after which things turned ugly.It all started at the beginning of summer, back when Joe Biden was still in the race. Bob came across a survey on the internet in which he was asked something along the lines of, “If you’re a Republican who voted for Donald Trump twice, would you vote for him a third time?” He clicked “No.” And that was that. He didn’t think anything else of it. That is until the Kamala Harris campaign reached out and asked him if he’d be willing to appear in a commercial that would air in Pennsylvania and perhaps some other key states. He said sure.The film crew came out the following week to the couple’s farm.
“Originally, I just sat on the sideline while they talked to Bob,” says Kristina. “But I kept thinking, Don’t forget to talk about this and Don’t forget to talk about that, so finally I just decided that I was going to get in there and do this.”And so she did, the final result being this:
https://www.phillymag.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/09/Bob-Lange-and-Kristina-Lange-Kamala-Harris-Commercial.mp4Bob voted for Trump in 2016 and 2020. Kristina went Trump in 2016 but abstained in 2020. Kristina tells Philly Mag that she felt that “Trump failed America” when it came to the COVID crisis and that she just couldn’t vote for him again. But she says she also couldn’t push the button for Biden in 2020. For Bob, Trump was his reluctant choice in 2020. “But after January 6th, I said never again,” Bob says.“I already knew he was mean spirited,” admits Bob. “Condemning John McCain. The way he treated Gold Star families. Just one thing after another. But then he instigated what happened on January 6th, and that was it for me.”Both had concerns about Biden’s age, but their fears of what would happen to America under a second Trump presidency overruled those misgivings. And then came Kamala Harris.“She really energized me,” says Kristina. “I would have loved to have a woman for president, but I just didn’t believe Hillary Clinton was the one. But once I heard Kamala Harris speak, once I heard her story and what she’s about, she really impressed me. I’ve come to respect her.”The ad campaign began last week, only intended to target certain rural markets. But on Tuesday, unbeknownst to Bob and Kristina, the hosts of MSNBC’s popular Morning Joe show talked about the “Republicans for Kamala” movement. They aired the entire commercial. Nationally. Frequent Morning Joe pundit Al Sharpton chimed in with some thoughts.This national attention led to an eruption of posts on X that made all sorts of claims about the couple, including that they were actually Democrats and paid actors. Some leaned more into the QAnon realm, ridiculously suggesting that they were pedophiles.Bob and Kristina were blissfully unaware of all of this until Tuesday night, when Kristina sat down to check the farm’s email account. And there, she was horrified to see hate mail. Lots of hate mail. The couple wasn’t sure how haters and trolls even found them, since the commercial only uses their first names, and their businesses aren’t identified in the ad. But it turns out that the Kamala Harris campaign sent out a press release last week that didn’t just use their full names and the name of their businesses — it even linked to their website.Philly Mag has reviewed some of the messages sent to the couple, and it’s fair to characterize the content as nothing short of disgusting and vile. Some of the messages included threats. And those are just the emails. Then came the phone calls. Comments on the farm’s social media accounts.Kristina Chadwick Lange and Bob Lange on their farm, as seen in a Kamala Harris commercial (image via Kamala Harris for President)“It’s really been exhausting,” says Kristina.The couple went to the police, who confirm they are investigating. But, as tends to happen in these cases, the emails and phone calls seem to have come from anonymous sources. Naturally, Bob and Kristina have concerns for their personal safety and the safety of their property, and so they remain armed at all times. According to Bob, the police have set up extra patrols to keep an eye on things.We asked the couple if they regret making the commercial in light of what’s happening to them now.“Absolutely not,” insists Kristina. “Not for one second. It’s very scary, but we as Republicans must stand up.”“If we don’t stand up,” interjects Bob, “I don’t want to think about the consequences.”
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Walz says he ‘misspoke’ after unearthed newspaper reports undercut claim he was in Hong Kong during Tiananmen Square protests
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Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz said on Tuesday he “misspoke” when he previously said he’d visited Hong Kong in the spring of 1989 during protests in China’s Tiananmen Square but insisted he “was in Hong Kong and China” during the pro-democracy protests.
His comments during Tuesday night’s vice presidential debate followed the unearthing of reports that contradict previous claims he made about his travel to China, including a claim that the Democratic vice presidential nominee was in Hong Kong preparing for a teaching position in 1989 during the Tiananmen Square pro-democracy protests that ended in hundreds of protesters killed by the Chinese government.
“My community knows who I am. They saw where I was at,” Walz said during the debate. “Look, I will be the first to tell you, I have poured my heart into my community. I’ve tried to do the best I can, but I’ve not been perfect, and I’m a knucklehead at times, but it’s always been about that. Those same people elected me to Congress for 12 years.”
When pressed by CBS News’ moderators specifically about the discrepancy between his past comments and the media reports on his travel, Walz first said he “misspoke” on this.
“All I said on this was, I got there that summer and misspoke on this, so I will just – that’s what I’ve said,” he said, before adding, “I was in Hong Kong and China during the democracy protests went in. And from that, I learned a lot of what needed to be in, in governance,” he said.
Walz regularly organized and chaperoned trips to China during his time as a teacher prior to entering politics.
He previously said he visited Hong Kong in “May of ’89,” weeks before the Tiananmen Square massacre in Beijing. During a 2014 hearing of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China honoring the 25th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square protests, Walz, then a Minnesota congressman, appeared to recall specific details of his trip to the region at that time.
Democratic vice presidential nominee, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz delivers remarks at an election campaign event in Superior, Wisconsin, on September 14, 2024.
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“As a young man, I was just going to teach high school in Foshan in Guangdong, and was in Hong Kong in May of ’89,” he said. “And as the events were unfolding, several of us went in. And I still remember the train station in Hong Kong.”
“The opportunity to be in a Chinese high school at that critical time seemed to me to be really important. And it was a very interesting summer to say the least. Because if you recall, as we moved in that summer and further on and the news blackouts and things that went on, you certainly can’t black out news from people if they want to get it,” he continued.
Walz further claimed in a June 2019 radio interview that he was in Hong Kong on June 4, 1989 – the day of the Tiananmen Square massacre.
“I was in Hong Kong on June 4, 1989, when, of course, Tiananmen Square happened. And I was in China after that. It was very strange ‘cause, of course, all outside transmissions were, were blocked – Voice of America – and, of course, there was no, no phones or email or anything. So I was kind of out of touch. It took me a month to know the Berlin Wall had fallen when I was living there,” he said.
Tim Walz claimed he was in Hong Kong on June 4, 1989, the day of the Tiananmen Square massacreIn a radio interview from June 2019, Tim Walz falsely claimed he was in Hong Kong the day of the Tiananmen Square massacre.Source: The Chad Hartman Show/June 14, 2019
During a 2009 hearing of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China to commemorate the Tiananmen Square protests, Walz claimed that he was in Hong Kong at the time, preparing to go teach in China.
“Twenty years ago today, I was in Hong Kong preparing to go to Foshan to teach at Foshan No. 1 Middle School,” he said. “To watch what happened at the end of the day on June 4 was something that many of us will never forget, we pledge to never forget, and bearing witness and accurate telling of history is absolutely crucial for any nation to move forward.”
Walz’s claims that he was in Hong Kong during the Tiananmen Square protests have been repeated in media reports. But contemporaneous newspaper reports first resurfaced by the Washington Free Beacon, a conservative news outlet, place Walz in Nebraska around that time. An issue of the Alliance Times-Herald dated May 16, 1989, features a photo of Walz touring a Nebraska National Guard storeroom. In the photo’s caption, the paper notes that Walz “will take over the job” of staffing the storeroom from a retiring guardsman and “will be moving to Alliance,” Nebraska. A separate newspaper article about Walz’s planned trip to China published by a Nebraska-based outlet in April 1989 reported that he planned to travel to China in early August of that year.
When asked by CNN if Walz was in Hong Kong during the Tiananmen Square protests, the Harris campaign was unable to provide evidence to substantiate Walz’s claim.
A source close to Walz told CNN that “the point Gov. Walz is making when he discusses this is that some folks in the World Teach program discussed dropping out after Tiananmen Square, but he continued on with the program because he believed it was important for the Chinese people to learn about American democracy and American history.”
The contradiction was first reported by Minnesota Public Radio News and APM Reports.
Walz also appears to have exaggerated the number of times he’s traveled to China. In a 2016 interview, he said he’s visited China “about 30 times.” In another meeting of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China, in 2016, Walz claimed to have visited Hong Kong “dozens and dozens and dozens of times.”
When asked for clarification on how many times Walz traveled to China, a Harris campaign spokesperson told CNN the number of trips Walz took to China is “likely closer to 15.”
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz speaks at a campaign rally in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, on September 21, 2024.
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China has long held a significant place in Walz’s life since he first traveled to the country in 1989. Walz and his wife, Gwen Walz, were married on June 4, 1994 – the fifth anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre and spent their honeymoon leading students in an educational trip to China, something Walz did regularly during his time as a teacher before joining Congress. Ahead of their wedding, Gwen Walz told the Nebraska-based Star-Herald newspaper that they planned to get married on the Tiananmen Square massacre anniversary because “he wanted to have a date he’ll always remember.”
Since joining the Harris campaign, Walz has not spoken at length about China or his history of travel to the country.
Republicans in recent days have circled Walz’s ties to China as a target for further scrutiny. Jason Miller, a senior advisor to Donald Trump’s campaign, indicated Monday that he expects Vance to attack Walz for his history of trips to China.
“Tiananmen Tim! Funny they’re changing this now – we were planning on calling him out for this at the debate tomorrow night! Anything else you want to fess up to, Tim???,” Miller said in a social media post in response to clarification offered by the Harris campaign about Walz’s trips to China.
Congressional Republicans have joined the Trump campaign in calling into question Walz’s ties to China. House Oversight Chairman James Comer subpoenaed Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Monday for documents related to Walz as part of allegations made by “whistleblower disclosures” provided to the committee that Walz has ties to the Chinese Communist Party. The subpoena is the latest step by House Republicans to spotlight Walz’s ties to China through a probe that began in August shortly after he joined the Democratic ticket.
The inconsistencies around Walz’s travel to China and Hong Kong mark the latest instance in which the governor’s past comments have been revealed to be inaccurate since he became the Democratic vice presidential nominee. In August, a Harris campaign spokesperson said Walz “misspoke” in a 2018 video in which he said he handled assault weapons “in war.”
Later that month, Gwen Walz clarified that the couple had used a fertility treatment other than in vitro fertilization to conceive after her husband had suggested they had used IVF.
CORRECTION: This story and headline have been updated to accurately reflect Tim Walz’s past claims of travel to Asia in 1989. He claimed he was in Hong Kong during the Tiananmen Square protests.
This story and headline have been updated with Walz’s remarks during Tuesday night’s debate.
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For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser.Skip to ContentNBC News LogoTrump adminPoliticsLocalNew YorkLos AngelesChicagoDallas-Fort WorthPhiladelphiaWashington, D.C.BostonBay AreaSouth FloridaSan DiegoConnecticutU.S. NewsWorldBusinessEditors' picksShoppingTiplineSportsHealthScienceCulture & TrendsShare & Save —My NewsManage ProfileEmail PreferencesSign OutSearchSearchProfile My NewsSign Out Sign InCreate your free profileSectionsU.S. NewsDecision 2024PoliticsWorldBusinessSportsInvestigationsCulture & TrendsHealthScienceTech & MediaWeatherVideo FeaturesPhotosNBC SelectNBC Asian AmericaNBC BLKNBC LatinoNBC OUTLocalNew YorkLos AngelesChicagoDallas-Fort WorthPhiladelphiaWashington, D.C.BostonBay AreaSouth FloridaSan DiegoConnecticuttvTodayNightly NewsMSNBCMeet the PressDatelineFeaturedNBC News NowNightly FilmsStay TunedSpecial FeaturesNewslettersPodcastsListen NowMore From NBCCNBCNBC.COMNBCU AcademyPeacockNEXT STEPS FOR VETSNBC News Site MapHelpFollow NBC News news AlertsThere are no new alerts at this timeSearchSearchFacebookTwitterEmailSMSPrintWhatsappRedditPocketFlipboardPinterestLinkedinLatest StoriesTrump adminPoliticsU.S. NewsWorldBusinessEditors' picksShoppingTiplineSportsHealthScienceCulture & Trends2024 ElectionPoll: Newly popular Harris builds momentum, challenging Trump for the mantle of changeThe latest NBC News national poll shows Harris leading Trump 49%-44%, within the margin of error, while Trump holds advantages on the economy, inflation and the border.Get more newsLiveonBy Mark MurrayA double-digit increase in popularity, rising Democratic enthusiasm and an early edge for representing “change” have vaulted Vice President Kamala Harris forward and reshuffled the 2024 presidential contest, according to a new national NBC News poll.With just over six weeks until Election Day, the poll finds Harris with a 5-point lead over former President Donald Trump among registered voters, 49% to 44%. While that result is within the margin of error, it’s a clear shift from July’s poll, when Trump was ahead by 2 points before President Joe Biden’s exit.But the transformation in the presidential contest goes well beyond the horse race. For starters, Harris’ favorability has jumped 16 points since July, the largest increase for any politician in NBC News polling since then-President George W. Bush’s standing surged after the 9/11 terrorist attacks.Harris also holds the advantage over Trump on being seen as competent and effective, as well as on having the mental and physical health to be president — a reversal from Trump’s leads on those qualities when he was matched up against Biden.And in a contest between a sitting vice president and an ex-president, featuring an electorate that overwhelmingly thinks the U.S. is “on the wrong track,” Harris has the upper hand on which candidate better represents change and which candidate can get the country headed in the right direction.“In July, there was a stiff breeze heading directly at President Biden and obscuring a clear path to victory. Today, the winds have turned in Kamala Harris’ favor,” said Jeff Horwitt of Hart Research Associates, the Democratic pollster who conducted this survey with Republican pollster Bill McInturff of Public Opinion Strategies.Still, Trump holds important advantages on the economy and inflation, although those leads are smaller than they were when Biden was still in the contest. Two-thirds of voters say their family income is falling behind the cost of living, and voters ranked the cost of living as their top concern in the election.What’s more, the poll shows that some of Trump’s erosion has come from Republicans who aren’t die-hard supporters of the former president — but who could come back home to him, like they did in 2016 and 2020.“We have seen this movie before,” said McInturff. “They can get squishy on Trump, and then in the end they come back and they vote the way they’re going to vote on a Republican-versus-Democrat preference for Congress.”Overall, the 2024 presidential race looks a lot like it did four years ago, both pollsters agree, with the Democratic nominee more popular than the Republican candidate, the electorate still deeply polarized, and the final result unclear.“All of this movement to Harris essentially returns the race to where it was in 2020 at the end of the campaign: a very close election,” Horwitt said.This brand-new NBC News poll, conducted Sept. 13-17, comes after a momentous two months in American politics, including Biden’s withdrawal from the 2024 race on July 21, two party conventions, two vice-presidential selections, an assassination attempt on Trump in July and another apparent attempt two months later, and the first (and perhaps only) debate between Trump and Harris.In the first NBC News poll since those events, Harris gets support from 49% of registered voters in the head-to-head test against Trump, who gets 44%. Another 7% either pick another candidate, say they’re unsure or say they won’t vote.In an expanded ballot with third-party candidates, Harris leads Trump by 6 points, 47% to 41% — with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. at 2%, Jill Stein at 2% and Libertarian Chase Oliver at 1%. (Respondents were only able to pick from the major third-party candidates who will actually appear on the ballot in their states.)Both ways of testing the race represent a change from July’s poll, when Trump was narrowly ahead of Biden by 2 points on the head-to-head ballot test and by 3 points on the expanded ballot test. The September results are the Democratic ticket’s best performance in the poll since the summer of 2023.In the current head-to-head matchup, Harris holds the advantage among Black voters (85%-7%), voters ages 18-34 (57%-34%), women (58%-37%), white voters with college degrees (59%-38%) and independents (43%-35%).All of these advantages are larger for Harris than Biden had enjoyed when he was still in the race, except among independents, where Harris’ 8-point edge is almost identical to Biden’s advantage in July.(RELATED: See here for more on how the race has changed since Biden’s exit.)Trump, meanwhile, is ahead among men (52%-40%), white voters (52%-43%) and white voters without college degrees (61%-33%).Seventy-one percent of all voters say their minds are made up, while 11% say they might change their vote — a shift from April, when 26% said they could still change their mind.Harris leads on abortion, fitness and change; Trump is ahead on the key issues of the border and inflationThe NBC News poll also tests Harris and Trump on 13 different issues and presidential qualities.Harris’ best results are on protecting immigrant rights (where she has a 28-point lead over Trump), abortion (+21 points), having the necessary mental and physical health to be president (+20 points), having the right temperament to be president (+16 points) and representing change (+9 points).By comparison, Trump’s biggest leads are on securing the border (+21), the economy (+9) and dealing with the cost of living (+8).Those current Trump advantages, however, are all down from when Biden was still in the race. When NBC News put those questions to voters about Trump and Biden in January, Trump led the president by 35 points on the issue of securing the border and controlling immigration and by 22 points on dealing with the economy.In April, voters gave Trump a 22-point edge over Biden on dealing with inflation and the cost of living, too.A historic jump in Harris' popularityBeyond those issues and qualities, what also stands out in the poll is Harris’ increased popularity since her elevation to the top of the Democratic ticket.In July, 32% of registered voters had a positive view of Harris, versus 50% who saw her in a negative light (-18 net rating) — almost identical to Biden’s rating.But in this new poll, Harris is now at 48% positive, 45% negative (+3).No major-party presidential candidate in the 35-year history of the NBC News poll has seen this kind of jump in popularity in an election.And the only increases that are greater than Harris’ in successive NBC News polls are George W. Bush’s leap after 9/11 (when his positive number increased nearly 30 points); then-President George H.W. Bush’s jump in popularity after the first Gulf War (when his positive number increased by 24 points); and independent Ross Perot, who got a 23-point jump when he re-entered the 1992 presidential race after previously dropping out.By contrast, Trump’s net rating in the new poll is essentially unchanged from July — 40% positive, 53% negative (-13).Despite that improvement for Harris, the poll contains warning signs for Democrats. For one thing, inflation and the cost of living remain voters’ top issue. And 66% of voters say their family’s income is falling behind the cost of living.In addition, while Harris leads Trump on “change,” a separate question shows a potential vulnerability in being tied to Biden’s presidency: 40% of voters say they’re more concerned that Harris will continue the same approach as Biden.That’s compared with 39% who are more concerned that Trump will continue the same approach as his first term as president; 18% say neither is a concern.Meanwhile, 65% of voters say the country is on the wrong track, compared to just 28% who say it’s heading in the right direction. Though the wrong-track percentage is smaller than it’s been during most of the Biden-Harris administration, the sour outlook closely mirrors how voters saw things when they decided to change the party in the White House in 2016 and 2020.And while the share of Democrats expressing high interest in the election — registering either a “9” or “10” on a 10-point scale — has increased since July, young voters remain at a low level of interest compared to recent presidential elections.Other poll findingsOn the recent debate between Harris and Trump, 29% said the Sept. 10 showdown made them more likely to support Harris, versus 12% who said it made them more likely to back Trump; 57% said it made no difference.In the battle for control of Congress, 48% of registered voters prefer a Democratic-controlled Congress, compared with 46% who want Republicans in charge. 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Nebraska counties can draft poll workers for elections Nebraska has a unique solution to staffing elections: It allows counties to draft workers. Omaha's Douglas County is the only one to regularly use it. Here's how the jury duty-like system works.
Poll workers can be hard to find. In Nebraska, election officials can draft them
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After being drafted to work the polls, Joe Ricceri is now a volunteer with the Douglas County Election Commission in Omaha, Neb.
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OMAHA, Neb. — Joe Ricceri is busy preparing for the general election with the Douglas County Election Commission. Right now, he works at the customer service desk. But on Election Day, he'll be a district supervisor. Ricceri is currently a volunteer. But he didn't start out as one. He was drafted. He was actually drafted when his children were little, but deferred until they were old enough to drive themselves home from school. "Then immediately, when the youngest was 16, [the county] contacted me. So, they were all over it. They did a good job there," he said with a wry laugh.
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Finding poll workers is a regular challenge for election officials. But Nebraska has a unique solution: It allows counties to draft workers to fill needs, like it's jury duty. The secretary of state's office says it's only aware of two Nebraska counties using a poll worker draft this election cycle: Omaha's Douglas County and just south of it, Sarpy County. In Douglas County, any registered voter is eligible and may receive a letter in the mail requiring them to serve. Even though it's been used for years, Douglas County Election Commissioner Brian Kruse said many voters aren't familiar with the draft and are skeptical when they receive the letter. "I would say most voters in Douglas County, probably their reaction is, 'Is this for real?'" Kruse said. "I mean, one of my best friends is the COO of a company here in Omaha, and one of his employees got [the letter], and he called me up, and he was like, 'Is this for real?' And I said, 'Yes.' And he said, 'Can I get him out of it?' And I said, 'No.'" Kruse laughed at the memory, but he's not kidding. Voters here can't get out of the draft unless they're over 70 years old, don't speak English, or they take themselves off the voter rolls. Kruse said that is rare.
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And if a draftee doesn't show up or doesn't answer that letter, they could face a misdemeanor charge. The draft offers "confidence" in staffing the election In recent years, about half of the county's 3,000 general election workers were drafted. "We try to get as many volunteers as we can still," said Election Board Coordinator Brandon Olson. "We don't want to just go, 'OK, we're just gonna draft everybody.' That's not what we're doing, but … it gives us a confidence that we aren't going to be worried about finding people."
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That's unlike a lot of the rest of the country, even if the situation has somewhat recovered from a nationwide election shortage during the peak of the COVID pandemic, according to Marta Hanson, national program manager for the group Power the Polls. "I would say, generally speaking, about 40% of jurisdictions we're in touch with have been like, 'Actually, we're set, we're good, we're fully staffed, we have no issues. Please don't send us more people, because they'll just be disappointed,'" she said. "Another 40% are in desperate need of more people." Douglas County's draft also fills staffing needs with a more diverse group of people — especially when many election workers are over 70. Commissioner Kruse added that those drafted must be balanced in political party, so it's not all registered Republicans or all Democrats. The county works to ensure all five of Nebraska's political parties and nonpartisans are represented. Carolina Lopez, executive director of the Partnership for Large Election Jurisdictions, was excited to hear about the program. "I'm going to say it: I was geeking out. I was like, 'Tell me more. I've heard about this in practice. I want to see it,'" she said.
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Lopez said she's rooting for Douglas County and can't wait to see how the draft works this year. "While this has been in practice in Douglas County for some time, this idea has the potential to be equally impactful for other elections communities across the country," she added. Kruse said some other jurisdictions have shown interest in the method, but he hasn't seen other states employ anything like it — yet. Douglas is the only Nebraska county that regularly uses the draft, and Kruse thinks it may be because other jurisdictions are smaller, with fewer polling places, so they don't have as much trouble finding enough workers.
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A window into understanding how fair elections work Some voters may view the poll worker draft as a pain, but Kruse said many of the draftees turn into longtime volunteers — like Ricceri. And he said the draft also helps more people understand fair elections. "We have all kinds of processes and procedures in place, but it definitely gives us a broader base and we reach out to a lot more individuals, and so those individuals can see how the process works," Kruse said. "They can go back to their neighborhoods, their PTAs, their schools, daycares, churches, synagogues, country clubs, grocery store, wherever they may socialize, and tell folks about the experience. We do hear over and over: 'I had no idea what all went into the process.'"
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Kerri Harris received her draft letter in the mail before the primary election in May. The concept was new to Harris, who had lived in the county for 18 years. She remembered she had mixed feelings about it. "Because I was like, well, I should serve and be a good citizen. And then it was like, that's a long day, and what if I wasn't available? You know, how do they do all that? Like, what happens to me if I don't do it? You know, it seemed kind of serious, really, like you're supposed to do this," she said. Harris said she never would have volunteered to be an election worker; she does not have a big interest in politics, and she prefers to be outside rather than sitting inside a polling location. All those who are voluntold must serve not just one election, but four. Once someone serves in four, they won't be drafted again. Harris will serve in the November general plus two more before she completes her draft duty.
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Harris' service comes as some voters are questioning elections. "I've learned a lot that I don't question the integrity of the election at all, because I see everything that everybody has to go through to make sure that the right people vote," she said. "So, I think it says a lot for the integrity of Douglas County." Draftee-turned-volunteer Ricceri said he sees value in playing a role in the democratic process. "You're doing the justice for the people to vote and allowing them to vote and have a voice in the government. So that's important." And it's an important election year in Nebraska. Voters can look forward to a packed ballot filled with six initiatives — including on abortion and marijuana — as well as two U.S. senators and the president. It's also the first general election in which voters are required to present an ID. As of now, the drafted election workers and volunteers have completed their online training. But they may still get one more letter telling them they're not needed for this election, and to keep their mailboxes open for the next one.
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Harris will tour Helene devastation in Georgia, North Carolina as storm scrambles campaign schedule
Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris attends a briefing at FEMA headquarters, Monday, Sept. 30, 2024, in Washington, on recovery and assistance efforts after Hurricane Helene. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris will tour damage caused by Hurricane Helene in Georgia and North Carolina as the deadly storm roils the political calendar just over a month from Election Day.The Democratic nominee plans to visit Georgia on Wednesday and survey the devastation in North Carolina in the coming days, according to aides who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss the travel plans. Harris’ team has been working to coordinate her plans to avoid impacting local disaster response efforts. Harris had been scheduled to join her running mate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz on a bus tour across Pennsylvania on Wednesday, the day after he faced off with Ohio Sen. JD Vance in Tuesday night’s vice presidential debate. Walz will instead be joined by Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman. After Georgia, Harris plans to continue with scheduled campaign visits to Wisconsin and Michigan later this week, with the North Carolina trip coming sometime after that.
President Joe Biden will visit North Carolina on Wednesday, checking out the worst damage in the Asheville area by helicopter to avoid tying up local resources. Republican nominee Donald Trump visited Georgia on Monday, where he spread falsehoods about the federal response to the storm despite claiming not to be politicizing the disaster.
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ABC NewsVideoLiveShows538ShopLog InStream onBiden directed US military to help Israel shoot down Iranian missilesThe president said the attack appears to have been "defeated and ineffective."ByJohn Parkinson, Anne Flaherty, Allison Pecorin, and Cheyenne HaslettOctober 1, 2024, 5:19 PM1:00President Joe Biden speaks during a briefing on the government's response to Hurricane Helene in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, Oct. 1, 2024, as Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg, left, and Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas, right, look on. Mark Schiefelbein/APPresident Joe Biden said Tuesday he directed the U.S. military to help Israel shoot down Iranian missiles -- an attack, Biden said, that appears to have been "defeated and ineffective.""This is testament to Israeli military capability and the U.S. military," Biden said in his first on-camera remarks on the issue. "It's also a testament to intensive planning between the United States and Israel to anticipate and defend against the brazen attack we expected.""Make no mistake, the United States is fully, fully, fully supportive of Israel," Biden added.MORE: Israel-Gaza-Lebanon updates: US launched missiles to intercept Iranian barragePresident Joe Biden speaks during a briefing on the government's response to Hurricane Helene in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, Oct. 1, 2024, as Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg, left, and Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas, right, look on.Mark Schiefelbein/APVice President Kamala Harris, in her own remarks, said she "fully supported" Biden's order to help shoot down the Iranian missiles and that her support for Israel was "unwavering.""I condemn this attack unequivocally," Harris said. "I'm clear-eyed. Iran is a destabilizing, dangerous force in the Middle East, and today's attack on Israel only further demonstrates that fact."Officials called Tuesday's events a "significant escalation" from Iran in retaliation for the killing of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah last week.Iran launched about 200 ballistic missiles at various targets inside Israel, the Pentagon's Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder told reporters. Two U.S. Navy destroyers located in the eastern Mediterranean -- the USS Bulkeley and USS Cole -- fired "approximately a dozen" missile interceptors at the incoming barrage, Ryder said.National security adviser Jake Sullivan, joining the White House press briefing, said at this time the administration does not know of "any damage to aircraft or strategic military assets in Israel."Biden and Harris monitored the Iranian attack against Israel from the White House Situation Room and received regular updates from their national security team, Sullivan said.Vice President Kamala Harris speaks to members of the media, Oct. 1, 2024, in Washington.Jacquelyn Martin/APBiden said his team has been in constant contact with Israeli officials and would continue to share updates. He has not yet spoken to Netanyahu.Asked how he would like Israel to respond, Biden said it was an "active discussion.""That's an active discussion right now. We're gonna get all the data straight, we've been in constant contact with the Israeli government and our counterparts, and that remains to be seen," he said.The Biden administration has long opposed a wider regional conflict in the Middle East amid the Israel-Hamas war.Asked at the White House briefing whether Biden would recommend Israel have a limited response as he did after Iran's attack in Israel in April, Sullivan declined to say."I will not, from this podium, share the president's recommendations. He will have the opportunity to share them directly. We're going to have, as I said, ongoing consultations with the Israelis this afternoon and this evening. It is too early for me to tell you anything publicly in terms of our assessment or in terms of what our expectations are of the Israelis or the advice that we will give them," Sullivan said.National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan speaks on the Iranian missile attacks on Israel at the White House on October 01, 2024 in Washington, DC.Kent Nishimura/Getty ImagesBefore the strike began, the Pentagon said Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin spoke with Israeli Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant to discuss the threat of an imminent Iranian attack against Israel.President Biden had been scheduled to hold a call with rabbis ahead of the Jewish High Holidays but the White House said that call has now postponed.One of the first reactions from Capitol Hill came from South Republican GOP Sen. Lindsey Graham, who called Iran's missile attack on Israel a "breaking point" and called for a response."I would urge the Biden Administration to coordinate an overwhelming response with Israel, starting with Iran's ability to refine oil," Graham said in a statement. He called for oil refineries to be "hit and hit hard."MORE: Rising oil prices after Iran strike could increase US gas prices, experts sayHouse Republican leadership later released a joint statement urging the Biden-Harris administration to send a strong message to Iran following the attack on Israel. House Speaker Mike Johnson was briefed on the Iranian strikes on Israel, according to his spokesperson."The world is watching as Israeli families seek safety and shelter as waves of missile attacks light up the sky," the joint statement read. "We pray for their safety and urge the Biden-Harris Administration to deliver a strong message to the Iranian regime that this unjustified violence and terror must end. The strategy of appeasement has failed, and a policy of interdiction is not enough."Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell also said Iran should face "severe consequences" and called on the administration to "replenish Israel's supply of critical munitions" following Iran's missile attack on Israel."It is not enough to issue statements. It is not enough to intercept missiles and drones moments before they reach civilians in Israel or U.S. personnel in the Red Sea. It is time for America to act like the friend of Israel we claim to be. 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Port strike should be resolved 'fairly and quickly,' White House saysTaxes 2025💸 💸 to your 📩 How to talk money 🤑 Find financial expertsU.S. Politics Sports Entertainment Life Money Travel Opinion CrosswordONLY AT USA TODAY:Newsletters For Subscribers From the Archives Crossword eNewspaper Magazines InvestigationsPodcasts Video Humankind Just Curious Best-selling Booklist LegalsOUR PORTFOLIO:10Best USAT Wine Club ShoppingBlueprint Southern Kitchen Home Internet MONEYLabor DisputesAdd TopicAs dockworkers walk out in massive port strike, the White House weighs in Daniel de ViséUSA TODAYUpdate: US port workers and operators reach a deal to end East Coast strike immediately on Oct. 3. Read more.President Joe Biden and his administration have signaled to both sides in the high-stakes dockworkers strike that they need to work things out “fairly and quickly,” the White House said in a statement Tuesday. The White House communique acknowledged the urgency of resolving the strike while also noting the toil of dockworkers and affirming collective bargaining as the best and quickest route out of the standoff. White House officials predicted the strike will have minimal impact on gas and food prices, at least for now.“The President has directed his team to convey his message directly to both sides that they need to be at the table and negotiating in good faith—fairly and quickly,” the White House said.The statement made frequent references to Vice President Kamala Harris, who is courting labor in her run for the presidency. Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle.Dockworkers at 36 ports on the East and Gulf coasts walked off the job as of midnight, after negotiations stalled over their demands for higher pay and protections against automation. The strike could cost the national economy up to $5 billion a day for as long as it lasts. On Monday, the White House reported, Chief of Staff Jeff Zients and National Economic Advisor Lael Brainard assembled the board of the United States Maritime Alliance, representing the ports, and “urged them to resolve this in a way that accounts for the success of these companies in recent years and the invaluable contributions” of port workers. Meanwhile, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and others “have been in direct contact” with both management and labor “to keep the negotiations moving forward,” the White House said. On Friday, administration officials met with Maritime Alliance officials at the White House “and urged them to come to a fair agreement,” the White House said. Strike impact:Which products could be affected by a lengthy port strike? Alcohol, bananas and seafood, to name a fewBiden officials took care not to blame the strike on the dockworkers. “Senior White House and Administration officials continue to work around the clock to get both sides to continue negotiating towards a resolution,” the White House statement said. “The President and Vice President believe collective bargaining is the best way for both American workers and employers to come to a fair agreement.” White House: Impact on consumers should be 'limited'Biden officials predicted the impact on consumers would be “limited,” including “in the important areas of fuel, food and medicine.” Even so, Biden has directed a Supply Chain Disruptions Task Force to meet daily and prepare “to address potential disruptions, if necessary.” The strike “will not impact crude oil, gasoline, natural gas, and other liquid fuel exports and imports,” the White House memo said, because those operations are not handled at East or Gulf coast ports. “Therefore, the strike will not have any immediate impact on fuel supplies or prices.” A gallon of regular gas averaged $3.20 on Tuesday, down from $3.22 on Monday, AAA reported. Biden officials also said they do not expect “significant changes” to food prices or availability “in the near term.” The White House statement was provided in a pool report prepared by The Los Angeles Times. Featured Weekly AdAbout Us Newsroom Staff Ethical Principles Responsible Disclosure Request a Correction Press Releases Accessibility Sitemap Subscription Terms & Conditions Advertiser Acceptance Policy Terms of Service Privacy Policy Your Privacy ChoicesContact Us Help Center Manage Account Give Feedback Get Home Delivery eNewspaper USA TODAY Shop USA TODAY Print Editions Licensing & Reprints Advertise With Us Careers Internships Support Local BusinessNews Tips Submitting letters to the editor Podcasts Newsletters Mobile Apps Facebook X Instagram LinkedIn Threads YouTube Reddit Flipboard10Best USAT Wine Club Shopping Best-selling Booklist Southern Kitchen Jobs Sports Betting Sports Weekly Studio Gannett Classifieds Home Internet Blueprint© 2025 USA TODAY, a division of Gannett Satellite Information Network, LLC.
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For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser.Skip to ContentNBC News LogoTrump adminPoliticsLocalNew YorkLos AngelesChicagoDallas-Fort WorthPhiladelphiaWashington, D.C.BostonBay AreaSouth FloridaSan DiegoConnecticutU.S. NewsWorldBusinessEditors' picksShoppingTiplineSportsHealthScienceCulture & TrendsShare & Save —My NewsManage ProfileEmail PreferencesSign OutSearchSearchProfile My NewsSign Out Sign InCreate your free profileSectionsU.S. NewsDecision 2024PoliticsWorldBusinessSportsInvestigationsCulture & TrendsHealthScienceTech & MediaWeatherVideo FeaturesPhotosNBC SelectNBC Asian AmericaNBC BLKNBC LatinoNBC OUTLocalNew YorkLos AngelesChicagoDallas-Fort WorthPhiladelphiaWashington, D.C.BostonBay AreaSouth FloridaSan DiegoConnecticuttvTodayNightly NewsMSNBCMeet the PressDatelineFeaturedNBC News NowNightly FilmsStay TunedSpecial FeaturesNewslettersPodcastsListen NowMore From NBCCNBCNBC.COMNBCU AcademyPeacockNEXT STEPS FOR VETSNBC News Site MapHelpFollow NBC News news AlertsThere are no new alerts at this timeSearchSearchFacebookTwitterEmailSMSPrintWhatsappRedditPocketFlipboardPinterestLinkedinLatest StoriesTrump adminPoliticsU.S. NewsWorldBusinessEditors' picksShoppingTiplineSportsHealthScienceCulture & TrendsIsrael-Hamas warAfter Iran's attack on Israel, the Biden White House is desperately trying to avert a wider war in the MideastThe last time Iran fired a barrage of missiles at Israel, in April, U.S. officials persuaded Israel to pull back from a large-scale response.Get more newsLiveon / Updated By Dan De Luce, Carol E. Lee, Courtney Kube, Monica Alba and Abigail WilliamsThe Biden administration’s monthslong effort to avert a full-blown war between Israel and Iran is now being put to the most difficult test yet after Tehran on Tuesday launched a barrage of ballistic missiles at Israel.The administration has worked around the clock for the past year trying to avoid a direct clash between its ally Israel and Iran. But now, administration officials are facing a potential worst-case scenario, as the latest attack by Iran will inevitably trigger a retaliation by the Israeli military. Such a chain reaction could possibly pull in the United States, as it helps to defend Israel, and other countries in the region.The last time Iran fired missiles and drones at Israel — six months ago, in a retaliatory attack after Israel bombed a diplomatic compound in Syria — only a handful of the 300 projectiles struck Israel, and Washington managed to persuade Israel to hold back from a major retaliation. This time, regardless of whether the Iranian attack is effective, Israel will be eager to strike back, former U.S. and Israeli officials said.“It will be difficult for Israel to respond in such a minor way as it did after the April 13 event,” the former Israeli official said.Last week, as the U.S. unsuccessfully scrambled to secure a cease-fire agreement between Israel and the Iranian-armed Hezbollah militia in Lebanon, Secretary of State Antony Blinken warned that the risk of escalation in the region was acute and that diplomacy was the only way forward. Blinken said that “the best answer is diplomacy” and that a coordinated international effort was vital “to avoid a full blown war.” But since then, Israel has pressed its advantage in Lebanon, wiping out most of Hezbollah’s leadership, striking at weapons depots and sending in ground troops to try to push back militant positions that threaten northern Israel.The Biden administration has had to face the harsh reality that the prospects of a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza — a goal that U.S. officials worked tirelessly to achieve — and a cease-fire between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon now look unrealistic if not impossible as events have overtaken earlier calculations. More than 40,000 people have been killed in the Israeli military campaign in Gaza, according to the territory's health ministry, and at least 97 people kidnapped by Hamas on Oct. 7 are still in Gaza, although a third of them are believed to be dead. Given Israel’s air and ground assault on Hezbollah, the administration has lowered its expectations and is now focused on one objective: avoiding a war with Iran, two former officials said.Apart from diplomacy, President Joe Biden has bolstered the U.S. military’s presence in the region to try to deter Iran and protect Israel. The U.S. forces include fighter jets, bombers and U.S. Navy destroyers equipped with Aegis defense systems that are able to shoot down ballistic missiles. On Monday, the Pentagon said it was sending a “few thousand” additional troops to bolster the roughly 40,000 American forces in the area.Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin spoke with his Israeli counterpart earlier Tuesday to discuss Iran’s preparations for an attack on Israel, officials said.It remains unclear if America’s Arab allies in the region will assist with defending Israel from aerial attack or allow flights over their territory to enable U.S. aircraft to shoot down projectiles. Those governments must contend with domestic public opinion that strongly opposes lending any assistance to Israel.But Jordan did allow U.S. forces to fly within its airspace and shoot down Iranian missiles on Tuesday, a U.S. official and senior Jordanian official told NBC News. The Jordanian official said the country would do the same for “any other missile flying over our airspace.”Later Tuesday, Iran's Mission to the United Nations said it didn't give the U.S. advance notice of its missile attack. The mission also posted on X that the attack was “a legal, rational and legitimate response” to what it called the “terrorist” actions of Israel – and it warned that if Israel responds with “further acts of malevolence,” Iran will deliver a “crushing response.”Israeli residents take cover Tuesday on the side of a freeway in Shoresh, between Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, as a sirens warn of missiles fired from Iran.Ohad Zwigenberg / APDan De LuceDan De Luce is a reporter for the NBC News Investigative Unit. Carol E. LeeCarol E. Lee is the Washington managing editor.Courtney KubeCourtney Kube is a correspondent covering national security and the military for the NBC News Investigative Unit.Monica AlbaMonica Alba is a White House correspondent for NBC News.Abigail WilliamsAbigail Williams is a producer and reporter for NBC News covering the State Department.AboutContactHelpCareersAd ChoicesPrivacy PolicyYour Privacy ChoicesCA NoticeTerms of Service (Updated JULY 7, 2023)NBC News SitemapClosed CaptioningAdvertiseSelect Shopping© 2025 NBCUniversal Media, LLCNBC News LogoMSNBC LogoToday Logo
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Trump Sure Sounds Like He’s Expecting Vance to Lose Debate HOME MAIL NEWS SPORTS FINANCE CELEBRITY STYLE MOVIES WEATHER MOBILE Yahoo News Search query Sign in Mail Sign in to view your mail News Canada World Originals The Green Line stories Entertainment Weather Business Videos Sports Science … AdvertisementClose this contentRead full articleThe Daily BeastTrump Sure Sounds Like He’s Expecting Vance to Lose DebateWilliam VaillancourtSeptember 30, 2024 at 10:53 p.m.·1 min readLink CopiedFox NationDonald Trump has predicted that the debate between JD Vance and Tim Walz Tuesday night will be “rigged” against his running mate—a characteristic move that preceded his own debate against Vice President Kamala Harris weeks ago.In a Fox Nation interview with his former 2016 campaign manager and White House adviser, Kellyanne Conway, Trump claimed he would want to debate Harris again, but only if it wasn’t “so stacked.”“I would love to have two or three more debates,” said Trump, who just recently said that it was “too late” to debate again.“But they’re so rigged and so stacked. You’ll see it tomorrow with JD. It will be stacked,” Trump said, without elaborating..@realDonaldTrump previews tomorrow's #VPdebate and cracks open the door on another possible presidential debate with @KamalaHarris.#HerestheDeal @foxnation pic.twitter.com/XZ1jZQLH8q— Kellyanne Conway (@KellyannePolls) October 1, 2024Trump made the claim even as CBS News has taken the position that its two moderators will not be fact-checking either candidate, as was the case when ABC News hosted Trump and Harris.ADVERTISEMENTAfter that encounter, which by most accounts Harris won, Trump complained that live fact-checking was unfair to him and that ABC should fire their entire staff. He further ginned up a baseless theory that Harris was provided with the questions ahead of time. She wasn’t.Trump made that same suggestion before the debate, as well—in the same vein as his comments to Conway Monday night.As for any future debates against Harris, which she proposed immediately after their Sept. 10 meeting, Trump isn’t on board. The result has been the Democrat’s campaign taunting him as a “chicken.”Read more at The Daily Beast.Get the Daily Beast's biggest scoops and scandals delivered right to your inbox. Sign up now.Stay informed and gain unlimited access to the Daily Beast's unmatched reporting. 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Tim Walz and JD Vance's 2024 VP debate is tonight. Here's what to know.
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Updated on: October 1, 2024 / 9:09 PM EDT
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CBS News vice presidential debate between JD Vance and Tim Walz | Full Video
Washington — Sen. JD Vance of Ohio and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz — both relative newcomers to the national political spotlight — were facing off Tuesday in the only scheduled vice presidential debate before the November election.The debate was being held three weeks after former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris had their only scheduled debate. Walz, who is Harris' running mate, has had a long career in politics but was largely unknown to voters outside of Minnesota before he joined the Democratic ticket.
Vance, the author of "Hillbilly Elegy," was first elected to office in 2022, less than two years before being selected by Trump to be his running mate. Here's what to know about the debate. What time will the VP debate start and end? The debate started at 9 p.m. ET on Tuesday. It will run 90 minutes — the same length as the two presidential debates — and end at 10:30 p.m. ET. Who is moderating the VP debate? "CBS Evening News" anchor and managing editor Norah O'Donnell and "Face the Nation" moderator and chief foreign affairs correspondent Margaret Brennan will moderate the debate. Where is the VP debate? The debate is taking place at the CBS Broadcast Center in the Hell's Kitchen neighborhood of New York City in Midtown Manhattan. The debate is in Studio 45 at the Broadcast Center. After the debate, campaign surrogates and the press will go to the spin room in Studio 42, another studio in the 800,000-square-foot Broadcast Center. Members of the media will be watching the debate and filing their stories from a press pen set up in the cafeteria.
Until this summer, Studio 45 was where "Inside Edition" was filmed. "Captain Kangaroo" was also taped in Studio 45 from 1964-1981. CBS News moved into the facility in 1964, and Walter Cronkite broadcast the 1964 election results from Studio 41, which is now home to the "Drew Barrymore Show." Before relocating to the CBS Broadcast Center, CBS was located in the Grand Central Terminal building. The giant studios and sound stages have been home to several soap operas, including "As the World Turns" in Studio 41 and "Guiding Light" in Studio 42. "Last Week Tonight with John Oliver" currently films at Studio 42. In the early 1980s, CBS added 176,400 square feet to the 500,000-square-foot building as part of a $100 million update. The CBS Broadcast Center home to CBS News 24/7, , CBS New York (WCBS-TV) and several other corporate and third-party productions. It's also the distribution center for the CBS Television Network.
What are the rules for the debate? Both campaigns agreed to a 90-minute debate with two four-minute commercial breaks. Campaign staff are not allowed to interact with the candidates during the breaks. There will be no audience — a measure also implemented during the two previous presidential debates. At the event's start, the moderators will introduce the candidates in order of the incumbent party, with Walz coming first. There will be no opening statements. Walz will stand behind the lectern on the left side of the stage, which will be on the right side of viewers' screens. Vance will be at the podium on the right side of the stage, but the left side of screens. Candidates, who cannot bring pre-written notes or props on stage, will have two minutes to answer a question and two minutes to respond. They will be allowed one minute for rebuttals. At the moderators' discretion, candidates may get an additional minute to continue a discussion.
Unlike the presidential debates, a candidate's microphone will not be muted when their opponent is speaking, but CBS News reserves the right to turn off the microphones. Vance won a virtual coin toss on Thursday, opting to go second with his closing statement. Each candidate will have two minutes for their closing remarks. No topics or questions will be shared with the campaigns in advance. How can you watch the VP debate on cable? CBS debate coverage started at 8 p.m. ET on CBS broadcast stations and affiliates. Find your local station here.How can you stream the VP debate without cable? The debate can be streamed on the free CBS News app on your connected TV or smartphone, on Paramount+, and all platforms where CBS News 24/7 is available, including CBSNews.com and YouTube.
Debate coverage on CBS News 24/7 began at 4 p.m. ET.
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October 1, 2024 Iran launches missile attack on Israel
By Lex Harvey, Irene Nasser, Sana Noor Haq, Antoinette Radford, Maureen Chowdhury, Tori B. Powell and Aditi Sangal, CNN
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• Iran launched a missile attack on Israel Tuesday. Sirens sounded across the country as CNN teams on the ground saw dozens of missiles over the cities of Tel Aviv, Jerusalem and Haifa.
• An Israeli air base was hit by the Iranian attack, new videos show, while the IDF says it conducted a “large number of interceptions.” Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said the attack focused on Israeli security and military targets and was in response to the killing of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah and others.
• The Israeli military — which initially estimated about 180 missiles were fired at Israel — said the attack “will have consequences.”
• Earlier, the US said it believed Iran was preparing an imminent ballistic missile attack against Israel, following Israel’s launch of a ground operation in southern Lebanon targeting Iran-backed Hezbollah. Israeli officials described the ground offensive in Lebanon as “localized raids.”
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Iran military chief warns of broader strikes if Israel responds
From CNN’s Artemis Moshtaghian and Lucas Lilieholm
Iran’s military chief said the missile attack launched Tuesday was limited to military targets, but warned of broader strikes if Israel responds.
Major General Mohammad Bagheri said Iran had targeted military infrastructure including the Mossad intelligence agency, the Nevatim Air Base, Hatzor Air Base, radar installations and groupings of Israeli tanks, despite having the option of launching a much broader attack.
“We had the capability to attack the regime’s economic infrastructure, but we only targeted military bases,” he said Wednesday.
He added a warning to Israel and its supporters.
“If the Zionist regime is not controlled and takes action against Iran, we will target all of its infrastructure,” he said.
Bagheri said the strikes against Israel were in retaliation for the assassinations of Ismail Haniyeh, Hassan Nasrallah and Abbas Nilforoushan.
Nasrallah, who led the Iran-backed Lebanese militant group Hezbollah for more than 30 years, was killed in an Israeli airstrike on his underground headquarters in Beirut on Friday. Nilforoushan, a senior commander from Iran’s powerful Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, was killed alongside him, according to Iranian state media.
Hamas political leader Haniyeh was assassinated in Tehran in July using an explosive device that had been covertly hidden in the guesthouse where he was staying, a source familiar with the matter told CNN. The Iranian government and Hamas say Israel carried out the assassination. Israel has neither confirmed nor denied its involvement.
“Since the assassination of Martyr Haniyeh, we have gone through a difficult period of restraint at the repeated request of the Americans and Europeans, who asked us to hold back to establish a ceasefire in Gaza. However, after the martyrdom of Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah and Commander Nilforoushan, the situation became intolerable,” Bagheri said.
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Israel weighs response to Iran attack as regional escalation fears grow. Catch up here
From CNN staff
Israelis take cover as projectiles launched from Iran are being intercepted in the skies over in Rosh HaAyin, Israel, on October 1, 2024.
Maya Alleruzzo/AP
Israel has vowed to respond to Iran’s largest ever attack on the country, fueling fears of a further escalation of conflict in the Middle East.
Iran launched dozens of missiles toward Israel on Tuesday in what Tehran said was a response to the killing of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah and others, just hours after Israel said it had launched a “limited and localized” ground operation against the Iran-backed group in Lebanon.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said it estimated that Iran fired 180 “projectiles” at the country. It said it intercepted many of the missiles, although some landed on the ground in Israel and the occupied West Bank.
At least one person was killed and several were injured during the attack, according to the Israeli military. The extent of the damage remains unclear.
Here’s what you need to know.
Fears of all-out war: Iran’s attack has further raised the stakes in what is already an extremely tense moment. World leaders have long warned the conflict between Israel and Iran’s proxies Hamas in Gaza and Hezbollah in Lebanon could spiral into a wider regional war — and all eyes will now be on how Israel responds.
Israeli signals: Speaking after the assault, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Iran made a “big mistake” and “will pay” for it. “The regime in Iran does not understand our determination to defend ourselves and our determination to retaliate against our enemies,” he said.
Major concern: One big fear for US and Arab diplomats is the possibility of Israel striking inside Iran, potentially against its nuclear facilities. Top officials from France, Britain, Germany and the European Union all condemned Iran’s attacks on Israel, warning of potentially disastrous consequences for the wider region.
What the US says: President Joe Biden praised the US’ role in thwarting Iran’s missiles, calling the attack “defeated and ineffective.” He said the United States was “fully supportive” of Israel but his administration was still discussing with Israel what kind of response would be appropriate.
Iran’s targets: Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said it targeted three Israeli military bases around Tel Aviv. CNN analysis of geolocated videos of the attack shows a significant concentration of missiles fell either at, or near, the headquarters of intelligence service Mossad, Nevatim Air Base and Tel Nof Air Base. CNN has reached out to the IDF for comment.
Israeli attacks: Israel’s military said its operational capabilities had not been affected by Iran’s strikes. Hours later, the Israeli military said it struck Hezbollah targets in Lebanon’s capital Beirut. An IDF spokesperson said Israel would continue to pursue Hezbollah and anyone who threatened Israeli citizens. “Iran committed a serious act tonight, pushing the Middle East towards escalation. We will act at the time and place we decide,” he said.
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Blasts heard in Beirut as Israeli military says it’s striking southern suburbs
From Jomana Karadsheh and Charbel Mallo
CNN teams in Beirut heard blasts overnight Tuesday into Wednesday.
Thick plumes of smoke were visible in the sky above the capital’s southern suburbs, a CNN photo shows.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) earlier said it is striking Hezbollah targets in several southern suburbs of Beirut and more details of the operation would follow.
It also told residents to evacuate several neighborhoods and buildings in the southern suburbs, where it suggested strikes are planned.
In one of a few messages posted to X after midnight local time, IDF Arabic spokesperson Avichay Adraee warned that residents are located near “dangerous facilities belonging to Hezbollah against which the Defense Force will act with strength shortly.”
Evacuation orders from the Israeli military have been posted on social media between midnight local time and 3 a.m., likely when many people are sleeping.
An estimated 1 million people in Lebanon have been displaced over the past couple of weeks, thousands of them sheltering in Beirut, including in schools on the edges of the southern suburbs of the city.
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Investigators comb crater for clues at scene of Iranian missile attack near Israeli school
From CNN’s Manveena Suri and Jo Shelley
Israeli rescue force members inspect the site where a missile fired from Iran towards Israel hit a school building, in central Israel, on October 1, 2024.
Amir Cohen/Reuters
Israeli authorities were picking through pieces of shrapnel to identify the type of missile used in the aftermath of an attack carried out by Iran on Tuesday.
CNN’s Jeremy Diamond, reporting from the site of an attack near a school in the central Israeli town of Gedera, said the impact of the strike left a wall and the windows of a second-grade classroom shattered, with significant damage seen inside.
Workers and heavy machinery could be seen in the background clearing through debris around a large crater measuring around 8 feet at its deepest portion. Shrapnel pieces could also be seen laid out as they were collected for further analysis.
No casualties were reported but hours before the attack, children had been attending the school.
Remnants of an Iranian ballistic missile, including the guidance section and the warhead, were visible in the images and videos taken by CNN at the site of the crater, according to Trevor Ball, a former senior explosive ordnance technician for the US Army.
He said it was difficult to identify the exact model due to the lack of reference images.
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The areas targeted in Iran’s missile strike on Israel
From CNN's Paul P. Murphy, Allegra Goodwin, Avery Schmitz, Benjamin Brown and Gianluca Mezzofiore
Iranian missile appears to hit less than a kilometer from Mossad headquarters in Herzliya, Israel, on October 1, 2024, in videos verified by CNN.
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Of the approximately 180 missiles the Israel Defense Forces say Iran fired Tuesday night, at least three apparent targets have emerged from a CNN analysis of geolocated videos of the attack.
It’s still too early to tell whether the attack resulted in any serious damage – that will require daylight and likely satellite imagery – but by analyzing the videos from the attack we have a picture of what Iran targeted.
Footage shows a significant concentration of missiles fell either at, or near, the headquarters of Mossad, Nevatim Air Base and Tel Nof Air Base.
Those locations largely tally with what the US intelligence community, and the Israelis, believed would be targeted. Israel assessed that Iran would likely attack three Israeli air bases and an intelligence base, according to a person briefed on the matter. And a US military official told CNN that potential Iranian targets included air bases and intelligence command centers.
Videos show at least two missiles falling near the Mossad HQ in Tel Aviv’s Glilot neighborhood, a densely populated area with a number of residential and commercial buildings.
In southern Israel’s Negev desert, videos show a significant number of Iranian rockets hitting the Nevatim base. The facility, one of Israel’s largest, was previously hit by Iran during its April 13 attack (the IDF said the damage was minimal.)
In the area of the Tel Nof base, more than 15 miles south of Tel Aviv, another video showed a number of impacts.
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Jordan vows it "will not be a battleground for anyone" following Iranian missile attack on Israel
From CNN’s Jomana Karadsheh
This screengrab from a video shows a missile fragment in Balqa, Jordan on October 2, 2024.
Al Mamlaka TV
Jordan has vowed it “will not be a battleground for anyone,” after an Iranian missile attack on Israel ramped up tensions across the Middle East and compounded fears of a wider conflict.
The Ministry of Interior said missile fragments had fallen in different parts of the country including the capital Amman.
“Jordan’s position has always been that it will not be a battleground for anyone, protecting Jordan and its people is our number one responsibility,” Mohammad al-Momani, Minister of Government Communication, told the state-funded al-Mamlaka TV channel on Wednesday.
Three people sustained minor injuries from falling missiles and debris, according to al-Momani. “There is material damage that is being assessed right now,” he added.
State media broadcasts showed damage in several locations including one live report from Balqa governorate northwest of Amman where a reporter said a 2-meter missile fragment had landed.
Shelter order: In a rare move, the Jordanian military asked people to stay in their homes and put all its forces in a state of readiness. It also said it was taking “precautionary measures to build and support front-line units on the border fronts to protect the homeland.”
Jordan’s Air Force intercepted Iranian missiles Tuesday, according to a Jordanian official.
The Kingdom was one of the Arab countries that intercepted Iranian drones and missiles that were part of a previous attack against Israel by Iran on April 13.
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How Israel defends against aerial attacks
From CNN's Brad Lendon
Israel's Iron Dome anti-missile system intercepts rockets after Iran fired a salvo of ballistic missiles, as seen from Ashkelon, Israel, on October 1, 2024.
Amir Cohen/Reuters
Israel operates a range of defensive systems to block attacks by everything from ballistic missiles with trajectories that take them above the atmosphere to low-flying cruise missiles and rockets.
The country’s Iron Dome system has been in the headlines often since regional hostilities ramped up last year in the wake of Hamas’ October 7 attack on Israel and the Israeli military’s subsequent bombardment of Gaza. But the Iron Dome is the bottom layer of Israel’s missile defense, according to the country’s Missile Defense Organization (IMDO).
There are at least 10 Iron Dome batteries in Israel, each equipped with a radar that detects rockets and then uses a command-and-control system that quickly calculates whether an incoming projectile poses a threat or is likely to hit an unpopulated area. If the rocket does pose a threat, the Iron Dome fires missiles from the ground to destroy it in the air.
The next rung up the missile defense ladder is David’s Sling, which protects against short- and medium-range threats, according to the IMDO.
David’s Sling, a joint project of Israel’s Rafael Advanced Defense System and US defense giant Raytheon, uses Stunner and SkyCeptor kinetic hit-to-kill interceptors to take out targets as far as 186 miles away, according to the Missile Threat project at the Center for International and Strategic Studies (CSIS).
Above David’s Sling are Israel’s Arrow 2 and Arrow 3 systems, jointly developed with the United States.
The Arrow 2 uses fragmentation warheads to destroy incoming ballistic missiles in their terminal phase – as they dive toward their targets – in the upper atmosphere, according to the CSIS. The Arrow 2 has a range of 56 miles and a maximum altitude of 32 miles, according to the Missile Defense Advocacy Alliance, which called the system an upgrade of the US Patriot missile defenses Israel once used in this role.
Meanwhile, the Arrow 3 uses hit-to-kill technology to intercept incoming ballistic missiles in space, before they reenter the atmosphere on their way to targets.
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Israeli military striking Hezbollah targets in Beirut
From CNN’s Lauren Izso and Jennifer Hauser
Israel’s military is currently striking Hezbollah targets in Beirut, according to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF).
It said that details of the operation would follow.
Footage on AFP and Reuters showed an explosion in the Lebanese capital within the past hour.
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Israeli military tells Beirut residents to evacuate southern suburbs neighborhoods and buildings
From CNN's Jomana Karadsheh, Ben Wedeman and Sarah El Sirgany
Smoke rises over Beirut's southern suburbs after a strike, as seen from Sin El Fil, Lebanon, on October 1, 2024.
Amr Abdallah Dalsh/Reuters
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) told residents to evacuate several neighborhoods and buildings in the southern suburbs of Beirut, where it suggested that strikes are planned.
In a message posted to X after midnight local time, IDF Arabic spokesperson Avichay Adraee warned that the residents are located near “dangerous facilities belonging to Hezballah against which the Defense Force will act with strength shortly.”
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Iranian Shahab-3 series missiles likely used in attack on Israel, experts say
From CNN’s Gianluca Mezzofiore
An Iranian soldier stands next to an Iranian Shahab-3 missile in Tehran, Iran on April 29, 2022.
AFP/Getty Images/File
Variants of the Iranian Shahab-3 series ballistic missiles were used in the latest missile attack on Israel, weapons experts who analyzed verified social media videos from the scene told CNN.
Trevor Ball, a former senior explosive ordnance technician for the US Army, told CNN that fragments consistent with Shahab-3 variants such as Emad or Ghadr, were identifiable from images and videos of the attack. In one video, debris of a booster with visible markings of an Emad missile was visible, according to Ball. Different models such as the Kheibar Shekan or, less likely, a Fattah could also have been used, he added.
The Shahab-3 is the foundation for all Iran’s medium-range ballistic missiles using a liquid-propellant, according to Patrick Senft, a research coordinator at Armament Research Services (ARES). “It is most likely based on a North Korean missile which itself is probably based on the Soviet-designed Scud missiles. The Shahab-3 was the first Iranian ballistic missile that could reach Israel,” he added.
Remnants of an Iranian ballistic missile, including the guidance section and the warhead, were visible in images and videos collected by CNN at the site of a rocket attack at a Shalhavot Chabad School in Gedera, according to both Ball and Senft. It is difficult to identify the exact model due to the lack of reference images, Ball said.
“Overall, such medium-range ballistic missiles don’t leave behind a lot of diagnostic fragments if they function as intended,” Senft also added.
Regarding claims that Iran used its Fattah 1 hypersonic missile for the first time during its attack on Israel, weapons experts expressed skepticism.
“It’s one of their newest ballistic missiles, and they have a lot to lose from using it,” Ball said. “Israel would get an idea of its capabilities just from being used. There’s also the chance it could fail to function, giving Israel an even greater idea of its capabilities. They get free propaganda and risk nothing by saying it was used.”
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Israeli Air Force’s capability not affected by attack, will continue to strike in Middle East overnight: IDF
From CNN’s Lauren Izso
The Israeli Air Force will carry out more strikes in the Middle East overnight and its operational capabilities have not been affected by Iran’s missile strikes, according to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF).
“The Air Force continues to operate fully, and tonight it will continue to strike in the Middle East powerfully, as has been happening throughout the past year,” IDF spokesperson Daniel Hagari said late on Tuesday night local time.
The statement came after new video footage emerged showing Iranian missiles striking Nevatim air base in southern Israel.
Hagari added that Israel would continue to pursue Hezbollah commanders and anyone who threatened Israeli citizens.
“Iran committed a serious act tonight, pushing the Middle East towards escalation. We will act at the time and place we decide,” Hagari said.
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US officials recently thought the prospect of an Iranian missile attack against Israel had been thwarted
From CNN's MJ Lee and Katie Bo Lillis
Even until a few weeks ago, some senior US officials privately believed that through its diplomatic and deterrence efforts, the US had helped to successfully thwart a large-scale Iranian attack against Israel, sources told CNN.
But Iran’s missile attacks against Israel on Tuesday marked yet another development in the Middle East that the Biden administration had hoped to avoid, but could not. Israel’s strikes in the Lebanese capital of Beirut last month that killed Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, in particular, appears to have effectively guaranteed that Iran would move ahead with its offensive against Israel.
And even before Israel assassinated Nasrallah, there were some indications that Iran had grown alarmed about the degree of damage that Israel was inflicting on its most powerful and capable proxy militia in the region, according to a US military official.
The US believed that Iran would intervene in the conflict if it judged that it was about to “lose” Hezbollah, according to a senior US official. The combined effects of Israel’s operations against Hezbollah had already taken hundreds of fighters off the battlefield, according to that official and another person familiar with the intelligence.
“I think Nasrallah was the final straw” for Iran, said Jonathan Panikoff, a former senior intelligence analyst specializing in the region. “Strategically, it’s a combination of recognizing Hezbollah could really be in trouble and needing to restore some deterrence.”
Hezbollah itself also remains a dangerous adversary for Israel. Even if Israel has done severe damage to Hezbollah’s command structure, the group still maintains a dangerous arsenal of military assets it could bring to bear against Israel.
In a series of back-and-forth strikes across the border — including a particularly intense exchange on August 25 — Hezbollah has so far held back from using some of their more sophisticated long-range fire options, like ballistic and cruise missiles, potentially preserving them for later use, according to current and former US officials. And even though Israel has struck many of its launch sites, those officials say, others still remain.
US officials have long assessed that both Iran and senior Hezbollah leadership has wanted to avoid all-out war with Israel, even as both have exchanged fire in recent months. In April, Iran fired more than 300 missiles and drones at Israel.
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Iran uses domestically produced hypersonic missile for the first time, local media reports
From CNN’s Leila Gharagozlou
Iran's Fattah hypersonic missile is carried past an Iranian flag during a military parade in the south of Tehran, Iran, on September 21.
Morteza Nikoubazl/NurPhoto/Getty Images
Iran used its Fattah 1 hypersonic missile for the first time during its attack on Israel on Tuesday, according to the semi-official Iranian media outlet Mehr News.
The Fattah is considered Iran’s first domestically produced hypersonic missile.
Iran’s military unveiled the weapon last year, saying it can travel up to 15 times the speed of sound and is capable of “targeting missile defense systems.”
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What we know about the Biden administration's response to Iran's missile attacks
From CNN staff
Tuesday’s attack in Israel was a “significant escalation” by Iran with more than 200 ballistic missiles shot toward the country, the White House said Tuesday. US Navy destroyers fired roughly a dozen interceptors against the Iranian missiles
Iran’s attack against Israel today was twice as large as Iran’s attack in April, Pentagon spokesperson Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder said Tuesday.
Here’s what we know about the Biden administration’s response to the attacks:
White House comments on attack’s impact:
National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said at a press briefing Tuesday that Iran’s attack “appears to have been defeated and ineffective.” Sullivan said the US and the IDF were still trying to assess the impact of the attack and stressed that it was still early in that assessment. He called the matter “a fluid situation.”
While the US has been warning citizens in the region for some time about the possibility of escalating attacks, Sullivan said there was the US had “not begun triggering a noncombatant emergency evacuation… and do not have an intention to do so at this time.”
Administration braced for Iran’s retaliation for weeks:
In recent weeks, as Israel carried out targeted attacks on top Hezbollah and Hamas leaders and the outlook for negotiations over ceasefire proposals in Gaza and Lebanon grew dim, the Biden administration has been bracing for potential retaliation by Iran or its proxies.
Following the assassination of Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh carried out by Israel in Tehran, the Pentagon in early August said it was moving military vessels and aircraft across the region to bolster the US’s defense capabilities. A week later, the White House echoed Israeli intelligence that showed an Iranian attack could be imminent – a warning voiced before Israel’s top spy agency carried out a complex operation detonating thousands of pagers and walkie talkies carried by some Hezbollah operatives and a targeted strike in densely-populated Beirut that killed Hezbollah leader Hasan Nasrallah.
Inside the Situation Room meeting:
US President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris convened a meeting Tuesday in the White House’s Situation Room, where they met with top national security officials.
According to the White House, the two “reviewed the status of U.S. preparations to help Israel defend against these attacks and protect U.S. personnel in the region.”
This morning, President Biden convened a meeting with Vice President Harris and their national security team to discuss Iranian plans to imminently launch a significant ballistic missile attack against Israel. They reviewed the status of U.S. preparations to help Israel defend… pic.twitter.com/XtzGnv9MJm— The White House (@WhiteHouse) October 1, 2024
Harris also condemns attack:
Harris condemned Iran’s attack and said she supports Biden’s decision to direct US military to help Israel shoot down Iranian missiles.
“Iran is a destabilizing, dangerous force in the Middle East, and today’s attack on Israel only further demonstrates that fact,” Harris said during remarks at Josephine Butler Parks Center in Washington, DC.
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Iranian missile appears to hit less than a kilometer from Mossad headquarters in videos verified by CNN
From CNN’s Allegra Goodwin in London
A video has emerged on social media which appears to show an Iranian missile exploding less than a kilometer (or 0.6 miles) northwest of the Mossad headquarters in the fringes of Tel Aviv.
CNN geolocated the video and found it was filmed from a high-rise apartment building in Herzliya, less than 3 kilometers (1.8 miles) from the headquarters of the Israeli intelligence service.
CNN geolocated another video appearing to show the impact of this missile in a nearby parking lot. The video shows a large crater, with dirt from the impact covering nearby vehicles. The crater is just a few hundred meters away from a cinema complex.
CNN cannot independently confirm the intended target of the missile, or that the crater was caused by the impact seen in the video shot from the apartment. However, it is likely that this was the cause, based on the missile’s trajectory.
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55 people killed in Israeli strikes on Lebanon, Lebanese health ministry says
From CNN's Sarah El Sirgany
Fifty-five people were killed and 156 were injured in Israeli airstrikes on Lebanon in the past 24 hours, according to the Lebanese health ministry.
Among the victims, 22 were killed and 47 were injured in the city of Nabatieh, the ministry said.
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Analysis: The world holds its breath as Israel ponders its response to Iran’s attack
Analysis from CNN’s Ivana Kottasová in Haifa
Rockets are seen in the sky from Tel Aviv on Tuesday.
Ammar Awad/Reuters
Tuesday’s attack by Iran on Israel could shift the scales in the already extremely tense situation in the Middle East as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed Tehran “will pay.”
Up until now, Iran has mostly used its proxies in the region — Hamas in Gaza, Hezbollah in Lebanon and the Houthis in Yemen — to strike against Israel.
When it attacked Israel directly in April, after accusing it of bombing its diplomatic complex in Syria, the assault appeared designed for effect rather than impact.
Tuesday’s missile strikes seemed different.
The Pentagon said Iran’s attack on Tuesday was twice as large as Iran’s last barrage against Israel in April. Tehran said the barrage was a response to the killing of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah and others. It came just hours after Israel announced it launched “limited and localized” ground operation against Hezbollah in Lebanon — something that would have been seen by Iran as a major escalation.
While the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said most of the missiles were intercepted, some have landed on Israeli soil and appear to have caused damage.
Unlike in the spring, when Israel had days to prepare for the attacks, it received little warning on Tuesday, learning about the imminent threat just hours before Tehran launched the barrage.
Whatever Israel decides to do in response could shape the next stage of the conflict. It opted for a limited response back in April following pleas by the US and other allies to exercise restraint. But the words used by Israeli officials on Tuesday suggests the reaction might be more forceful this time.
IDF spokesperson Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari called the barrage a “serious attack” and said “there will be serious consequences.” Hagari did not elaborate on what these consequences might be.
The worry among the international community is that Israel might decide to target some of Iran’s nuclear facilities. That is something Israel didn’t do in April — possibly because it worried about how Hezbollah would react to such a forceful move. Instead, it chose to strike military defenses near these facilities. With Hezbollah greatly weakened after the recent spate of Israeli attacks targeting its top officials, that risk could now play much smaller part in Israel’s calculation.
CNN’s Nic Robertson contributed to this report.
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France, UK, Germany and EU condemn Iranian attack on Israel
From CNN’s Niamh Kennedy, James Frater and Sharon Braithwaite in London
A crater is seen in Herzliya, north of Tel Aviv, on Tuesday.
Saeed Qaq/Anadolu/Getty Images
Top officials from France, Britain, Germany and the European Union have all condemned Iran’s missile attacks on Israel, warning of potentially disastrous consequences for the wider region.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer denounced what he called an “attempt by the Iranian regime to harm innocent Israelis” and “escalate this dangerous situation” in the Middle East.
The British leader was on a phone call to his Israeli counterpart, Benjamin Netanyahu, when the Iranian attack began, according to a readout from Starmer’s office.
“I am deeply concerned that the region is on the brink, and I am deeply concerned about the risk of miscalculation.”
Starmer said during a video statement.
Starmer said he had used calls with Netanyahu and his Lebanese, French and Palestinian counterparts to push for a “political route forward.”
Annalena Baerbock, Germany’s foreign minister, also condemned Iran’s attack “in the strongest possible terms.”
“We have urgently warned Iran against this dangerous escalation. Iran must stop the attack immediately. It is leading the region further into the abyss,” Baerbock said on X.
French Prime Minister Michel Barnier also weighed in on what he described as “an extremely serious situation in the Middle East.”
“I am speaking … at a time when the situation is worsening in the Near and Middle East, with an escalation and an attack, and a direct conflict that seems to be underway between Iran and Israel,” Barner told lawmakers in the French parliament.
Josep Borrell, the EU’s top diplomat, warned a “dangerous cycle of attacks and retaliation” is underway that risks “spiraling out of control.”
The bloc is “fully committed to contribute to avert a regional war,” Borrell said, stressing that “an immediate ceasefire across the region is needed.”
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Israeli air base hit by Iranian attack, new videos show
From CNN’s Paul P. Murphy
Two new videos show a number of Iranian missiles striking Nevatim air base in southern Israel based on geolocation analysis by CNN.
Iran previously targeted the same base during a similar April 13 attack.
How CNN geolocation worked: The videos were filmed from Ar’arat an-Naqab, a town just south of the air base, in southern Israel’s remote Negev desert. CNN was able to geolocate the videos by matching the buildings seen in the videos to archival photos of the town and the airbase.
What’s seen in the videos: As the camera pans skyward, dozens of rocket trails can be seen falling toward the base. Sirens are heard wailing in the background.
Then, in both videos, a single interceptor missile can be seen rising from a battery near the base before it travels out of frame.
The control tower at the air base can be seen in one of the videos as the missiles begin to impact and explode. Smoke begins to rise across the area of the base, as the sound of more impacts is heard, and more explosions are seen.
Without daylight, however, it’s unclear what exactly was hit at the base.
CNN has reached out to the Israel Defense Forces for comment on the videos, but did not immediately receive a response.
After the April 13 attack, Daniel Hagari, Israeli military spokesperson, confirmed that some of the hundreds of projectiles fired at Israel did hit the base, causing minor damage to the infrastructure there, including in an area near the runway.
Nevatim remained fully functional then, Hagari said at the time.
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1 Palestinian killed in West Bank during missile attacks, IDF says
From CNN's From Jennifer Hauser, Abeer Salman and Lauren Izso
At least one person was killed and several injured as Iran launched a missile attacks and Israel launched interceptors Tuesday, according to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF),
One Palestinian was killed in Jericho as a result of the attacks, the IDF’s international spokesperson Nadav Shoshani told CNN’s Jake Tapper.
The hospital in Jericho, a city in the occupied West Bank, that treated the man said he had died from injuries caused by shrapnel from an interceptor missile launched by Israel to counter the attack.
Shoshani said Iran’s firing of nearly 200 missiles toward Israel was an attempt to “harm and kill civilians” and risked “dragging the region into a wider escalation.”
Asked if Israel would retaliate, he said, “we will choose the time and place and the way we will respond to this outrageous attack against Israeli citizens.”
Two people were lightly injured from shrapnel in Tel Aviv, Israel’s Magen David Adom emergency services said.
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Netanyahu says Iran "made a big mistake" and "will pay"
From CNN's Andrew Raine and Lauren Izso
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told Israelis that Iran “made a big mistake” and “will pay” for launching a missile attack on the country Tuesday.
“Tonight, Iran again attacked Israel with hundreds of missiles. This attack failed. It was thwarted thanks to Israel’s air defense system, which is the most advanced in the world,” Netanyahu said from a meeting with his political security cabinet, in a video released by the Israeli government’s press office. “I congratulate the IDF for its impressive achievement.”
“It was also thwarted thanks to the vigilance and responsibility shown by you – the citizens of Israel. I also thank the United States for its support in our defense effort,” Netanyahu added.
“Iran made a big mistake tonight – and it will pay for it. The regime in Iran does not understand our determination to defend ourselves and our determination to retaliate against our enemies,” he said.
“We will stand by the rule we established: whoever attacks us — we will attack him,” he continued.
Netanyahu also addressed the attack in Tel Aviv’s neighborhood of Jaffa, sending condolences to the families of those killed. “As with the missile attack, there is also a deliberate and murderous hand behind this attack – it comes from Tehran,” he said.
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7 killed in Tel Aviv attack, emergency services say
From CNN’s Lauren Izso
Israeli police at the scene of an attack in Jaffa, south of Tel Aviv, on Tuesday.
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The death toll from the Tel Aviv shooting and stabbing attack has risen to seven, after one of the wounded died from the injuries he sustained, the Tel Aviv Ichilov Medical Center said.
It was initially reported that six people were killed and 12 wounded, according to Israel’s Magen David Adom (MDA) emergency services said.
MDA medics said they treated victims at several sites on Jerusalem Boulevard, including near train tracks, in the street, at a synagogue and in a butcher’s shop.
The injured were taken to hospitals while air-raid alarms sounded in the region and throughout Israel.
This post has been updated to reflect a higher death toll.
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Israel’s UN ambassador calls for emergency session and says response to Iran "will be painful"
From CNN's Jennifer Hauser
Danny Danon, Israel’s ambassador to the United Nations, is calling for an emergency session of the UN Security Council to “convene as soon as possible” after Iran attacked Israel with nearly 200 missiles.
He told reporters at the UN Tuesday that Israel has a right to defend itself.
“We will act. Iran will soon feel the consequences of their actions. The response will be painful,” Danon said.
He added that “10 million people were forced into bomb shelters” as Iran attacked. “Imagine the entire population of New York City in 10 minutes has to seek shelter. Children, babies, elderly — that’ s what happened in Israel.”
Danon called Iran a “terrorist state” that had shown “its true face” to the world.
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Iran warns aircraft that a "near conflict zone" exists in its western and southern airspace
From CNN's Paul P. Murphy
Iranian officials have warned aircraft that a “near conflict zone” exists in its western and southern airspace, specifically near Iraq, Kuwait and Turkey.
The notice, sent to airmen by Iran’s aviation authority Tuesday evening, urges all operators to “take military activity risk” into consideration.
The warning could hit air travel across Europe and Asia, given that a number of airlines — many of them headquartered in Persian Gulf countries — travel through that airspace to fly to the Middle East and Europe.
Iraq and Jordan both temporarily closed their airspace around the time the Iranian attack began on Tuesday evening.
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The US will coordinate with Israel on response to Iran missile attack
From CNN's Kylie Atwood
State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller would not say whether Iran’s nuclear program is a legitimate target for Israeli retaliation after the Iranian missile attack, saying, again, the US plans to “discuss those consequences with our Israeli counterparts before we talk about them publicly.
“This is not to say I’m ruling anything out and that I’m ruling anything in, but I would answer any question this way, which is, we want to have these conversations directly with our Israeli counterparts over the coming days,” he said in response to a question from CNN.
Miller echoed National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan in stating the US will coordinate with Israel on its response to the attack on Israel, calling it “a significant escalation.” He also pledged that there would be consequences.
“Of course there must be consequences for Iran for this attack. We’ve made clear that there must be consequences. I’m not going to get into what those consequences are today, but they are things on which we will be coordinating with our Israeli counterparts,” Miller said at a press briefing Tuesday.
He said the missile attack was defeated in part due to coordination between the US, Israel and partners. Miller did not specify which other countries.
Asked if Israel has done anything escalatory in the past weeks, Miller argued Israel “certainly” has “done things to expand the conflict, but if you look at the actions they have taken, they were bringing terrorists to justice.”
Israel last week assassinated Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in a major strike on Beirut.
By contrast, he said that today “Iran came to the defense of a terrorist organization.”
“If you look at what Iran did today — we have been warning for some time about the threat posed by Iran arming and funding terrorist groups across the Middle East, and the attack today just demonstrated the danger of those actions,” Miller said.
“What you saw was Iran launching a state on state attack to protect and defend the terrorist groups that it has built, nurtured and that it controls. So there is a difference,” Miller said Tuesday.
Miller also said “this wave of the attack is over,” adding that he does not mean other waves are coming. The US view is that it would be “incredibly escalatory” if Iran were to carry out further strikes in Israel.
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Pentagon says Iran's Tuesday attack against Israel was twice as large as its April attack
From CNN's Haley Britzky
Iran’s attack against Israel today was twice as large as Iran’s attack in April, Pentagon spokesperson Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder said Tuesday.
“[I]t’s about twice as large in terms of the number of ballistic missiles that they launched from the last,” he said, adding that you “don’t launch that many missiles at a target without the intent of hitting something.”
“So absolutely, just like the last time their intent is to cause destruction,” he said.
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Iranian president says Tuesday missile strike was “only a portion of our power”
From CNN’s Leila Gharagozlou, Tara John and Lauren Izso
Missiles launched from Iran towards Israel streak across the night sky as seen from Deir al-Balah, Gaza.
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Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian said its missile strike on Israel was in defense of Iran’s interests and citizens, warning on X that the operation on Tuesday was “only a portion of our power.”
“This action was in defense of the interests and citizens of Iran. To let (Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin) Netanyahu know that Iran is not belligerent, but it stands firmly against any threat,” he wrote. “Do not enter into a conflict with Iran.”
In a message posted on X, Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warned in Hebrew that the “blows” against Israel would become “stronger and more painful.”
“With God’s help, the blows of the uprising front will become stronger and more painful on the worn and rotting body of the Zionist regime,” he said.
The barrage comes after Israel launched a ground operation across its northern border into Lebanon targeting the Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah. Israel killed Hezbollah’s leader Hassan Nasrallah in an airstrike last Friday and decimated the leadership of the most powerful paramilitary force in the Middle East — ratcheting up fears of a new regional war.
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About 6,000 Americans have asked for more information about possibly leaving Lebanon, State Department says
From CNN's Jennifer Hansler
About 6,000 Americans have reached out to the US State Department for further information about potentially departing Lebanon, spokesperson Matthew Miller said Tuesday.
Not all of those who have registered on the form are actively seeking assistance to leave the country that is under increasing Israeli assault.
The US is “working with airlines to provide additional flights with more seats for American citizens, and it’s something that we hope to turn on in the next few days,” Miller said.
“As we often do in these situations, we have directed US citizens who are in Lebanon to register with the State Department for information, and especially for information with how to depart Lebanon, and we’re providing them whatever information we can,” Miller said at a State Department briefing.
“People are just looking for information. They’re looking for options. There are a number of American citizens who live in Lebanon who have lived there for years and may not want to depart the country,” he added.
Miller said Monday that the US is “not evacuating American citizens from Lebanon at this time.”
“We always conduct a prudent planning process. We have been doing that for some months, going all the way back to October 7. But at this time, there’s still commercial options available,” he said.
He reiterated on Tuesday that Beirut’s airport is still open as he outlined efforts to get more seats for Americans.
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Iran’s IRGC says it targeted 3 Israeli military bases in missile attack
From Leila Gharagozlou
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said it targeted three Israeli military bases around Tel Aviv during a wave of missile launches Tuesday, according to the semi-official Iranian media outlet Mehr News.
The Israeli military has initially estimated that Iran fired about 180 missiles.
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Iran's attack "totally unacceptable," US secretary of state says
From CNN's Kylie Atwood
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken called the Iranian missile attack against Israel “totally unacceptable” and added that the “entire world should condemn it.”
Blinken said this attack included “some 200 ballistic missiles.” Israel initially estimated that 180 missiles were launched at the country.
Israel “effectively defeated this attack,” Blinken added.
Blinken was speaking at the State Department ahead of a meeting with the Indian external affairs minister.
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US Navy destroyers fired a dozen interceptors against Iranian missiles, Pentagon says
From CNN's Oren Liebermann, Natasha Bertrand and Haley Britzky
US Navy destroyers fired roughly a dozen interceptors against Iranian missiles that were launched toward Israel on Tuesday, Pentagon spokesperson Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder said Tuesday.
The US currently has three guided-missile destroyers operating in the eastern Mediterranean: USS Arleigh Burke, USS Cole and USS Bulkeley. According to Ryder, the destroyers involved were the USS Bulkeley and USS Cole.
Ryder also said US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin spoke a second time on Tuesday with Israeli Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant, after speaking with him before Iran’s attack.
“He reaffirmed the United States’ ironclad commitment to the defense of Israel and underscored that the US remains well postured throughout the Middle East region to protect US forces and defend Israel in the fact of threats from Iran and Iran-backed terrorist organizations,” Ryder said.
US destroyers also took part in intercepting Iran’s barrage of ballistic missiles and drones on April 13, shooting down several of the missiles launched at Israel.
This post has been updated with additional details from the Pentagon’s spokesperson.
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Hamas praises Iranian missile attacks on Israel
From CNN's Abeer Salman
Projectiles are seen being intercepted by Israel above Tel Aviv.
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Hamas praised the launch of Iranian missiles toward Israel on Tuesday, saying they avenged the deaths of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh and Abbas Nilforoushan, a senior commander in Iran’s powerful Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
Those three figures have been killed by Israeli airstrikes in recent weeks and days, tipping the region closer toward a multi-front conflict.
“We affirm that this honorable Iranian response is a strong message to the Zionist enemy and its fascist government, on the path to deterring them and curbing their terrorism, as their crimes, arrogance, and violations of international laws and humanitarian norms have exceeded all limits,” Hamas said in a statement.
Some context: Israel has been engaged in a war against the militant group in Gaza since Hamas’ attacks on October 7 last year.
Iran-backed Hezbollah has meanwhile exchanged tit-for-tat attacks on Israel’s northern border since the same date, in solidarity with Hamas, and those confrontations have escalated in recent weeks.
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Israeli official vows "significant response," as citizens told to leave shelters after Iranian attack
From CNN’s Lauren Izso
Israel will carry out a “significant response” to Iran’s attack, an Israeli official told CNN Tuesday.
“What Iran has suffered so far is only a promo,” the official said.
Those warnings echoed the message from Israel Defense Forces spokesperson Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari, who said in a televised message on Tuesday that “this attack will have consequences.”
“We have plans, and we will operate at the place and time we decide,” Hagari said.
The barrage of missiles fired at Israel on Tuesday evening caused citizens to rush to cover, but the Israeli military has said that no new attacks have been identified and it is safe for people to leave their shelters.
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Jordanian military puts troops on high alert following Iran’s missile attack on Israel
From CNN’s Abeer Salman, Jomana Karadsheh and Tara John
Jordan’s military said in a statement that all units and formations in its armed forces’ general command have been put on “on high alert to confront any attempts that threaten the security and stability of the kingdom.”
Citing a military source in the armed forces general command, the statement added:
“The General Command is closely monitoring the developments occurring in the region and has taken necessary precautionary measures to build and support front-line units on the border fronts to protect the homeland.”
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Here's what we know about Iran's attack on Israel, so far
From CNN staff
People take shelter during an air raid siren in central Israel.
Ronen Zvulun/Reuters
Iran launched a missile attack on Israel on Tuesday in response to the killing of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah and others, according to a statement by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
Earlier on Tuesday, the US said it believed that a ballistic missile attack on Israel was imminent after Israel launched a ground operation in southern Lebanon.
Here’s what we know about the attack so far:
Over 100 missiles launched: The Israeli military estimated that Iran fired 180 “projectiles,” but stressed that it was not the final count. CNN teams saw dozens of missiles over the cities of Tel Aviv, Jerusalem and Haifa. CNN’s Jim Sciutto said he saw multiple missiles intercepted. Meanwhile, Jordan’s military said in a statement that “hundreds of Iranian missiles were launched toward Israel,” citing a military source in its armed forces general command. Some Iranian missiles made direct impact in central and southern Israel, an Israeli military spokesperson said.
No injuries reported as people bunkered: Sirens blared in Israel as people were told to bunker as the missiles came down, including the Israeli security cabinet, according to an Israeli source. There were no injuries following Iran’s attack, Israel Defense Forces spokesperson Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari said.
Warnings of escalation: The Iranian Mission to the United Nations said Tuesday afternoon that Tehran’s response has “been duly carried out” and if Israel should “dare to respond or commit further acts of malevolence, a subsequent and crushing response will ensue.” An Israeli military spokesperson said “there will be serious consequences.”
US support: A US defense official said that US forces in the Middle East were “defending against Iranian-launched missiles targeting Israel.” Meanwhile, US President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris were in the Situation Room at the White House monitoring the attack. The president “directed the US military to aid Israel’s defense against Iranian attacks & shoot down missiles targeting Israel,” a National Security Council spokesperson said. House Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer have also been briefed on the attack, according to their respective spokespeople.
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Israel hasn't identified new aerial threats from Iran, IDF says
From CNN’s Lauren Izso
Israel Defense Forces spokesperson Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari said Israel has not identified any additional aerial threats from Iran at this stage.
“You may leave the protected spaces, and should continue to follow the Home Front Command’s guidelines. I ask you to continue demonstrating responsibility and to be alert,” Hagari told Israeli people in a televised statement on Tuesday.
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Iran fired 180 missiles at Israel, according to initial Israeli military estimate
From CNN’s Lauren Izso
This picture shows projectiles being intercepted in northern Israel.
Menahem Kahana/AFP via Getty Images
The Israeli military’s initial estimate is that Iran fired 180 “projectiles” at Israel.
“At this moment, we understand it was approximately 180 projectiles,” an Israel Defense Forces spokesperson told CNN. “But this is not final, and (is) an initial estimate.”
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Israeli military says Iran’s attack "will have consequences"
From CNN’s Lauren Izso
Israel has plans to retaliate in response to Iran’s missile attack, the Israel Defense Forces spokesperson said Tuesday.
“This attack will have consequences,” Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari said in a statement. “We have plans, and we will operate at the place and time we decide.”
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Some Iranian missiles made direct impact in central and southern Israel, the military says
From CNN’s Lauren Izso
Some Iranian missiles fired at Israel Tuesday night made direct impact in central and southern Israel, the Israeli military spokesperson said.
“We carried out many interceptions,” Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari said in a statement. “There are a few impacts in the center and some more in the south. At this stage, we are assessing the situation. We are not aware of injuries.”
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In pictures: People shelter from Iranian missiles across Israel on Tuesday
People across Israel have sought shelter as a barrage of missiles were fired at the country from Iran on Tuesday night.
Here’s what it looked like across the country:
People take cover on the side of the road on a highway in Shoresh, Israel, on Tuesday.
Ohad Zwigenberg/AP
Iranian-launched projectiles are seen being intercepted by Israel above Jerusalem.
Menahem Kahana/AFP/Getty Images
People take cover behind a vehicle parked along the side of a highway in Tel Aviv.
Jack Guez/AFP/Getty Images
People take cover behind vehicles under a bridge along in Tel Aviv.
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No one was injured in Iran attack, Israeli military says as it warns of "serious consequences"
From CNN's Jennifer Hauser
Israel's Iron Dome anti-missile system intercepts rockets, as seen from Ashkelon.
Amir Cohen/Reuters
There were no injuries following Iran’s attack on Israel on Tuesday, Israel Defense Forces spokesperson Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari has said.
“There was a serious attack on us, and there will be serious consequences,” Hagari said Tuesday.
He added this was not the first time Israel had faced a threat from Iran.
“We are ready for them,” he said.
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Celebratory gunfire and cheers heard in Beirut and Gaza
From CNN’s Schams Elwazer in Beirut, Mohammad Sawalhi in Gaza and Niamh Kennedy in London
CNN’s team in the Lebanese capital of Beirut heard celebratory gunfire and fireworks on Tuesday evening as word spread of Iran’s huge missile attack on Israel.
Meanwhile, over on Israel’s other front, videos filmed by a CNN stringer in Gaza captured audible cheering as Iranian rockets flew overhead en route to Israel.
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Hundreds of Iranian missiles launched toward Israel, Jordanian military says
From CNN’s Jomana Karadsheh
Jordan’s military said in a statement that “hundreds of Iranian missiles were launched toward Israel,” citing a military source in its armed forces general command.
The country’s armed forces has called on citizens to remain at home “for their safety and the safety of their families,” the statement added.
Jordan’s Air Force has been active in intercepting Iranian missiles tonight, according to an official from the country.
CNN’s Alex Marquardt contributed reporting.
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US forces defending against Iranian missile barrage, official says
From Natasha Bertrand, Oren Liebermann and Haley Britzky
A US defense official says that US forces in the Middle East “are currently defending against Iranian-launched missiles targeting Israel.”
The US has positioned an array of assets in the region that are capable of intercepting missiles, including destroyers in the eastern Mediterranean, a carrier strike group in the Arabian Sea, and fighter jet squadrons. It is not yet clear which assets engaged the missiles or how many were intercepted by the US.
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Officials in northern Israel warn of falling fragments from intercepted projectiles
From CNN’s Lauren Izso
Israeli officials are urging residents in the northern municipality of Safed to remain in protected areas until further notice, warning of the potential of falling fragments from intercepted projectiles.
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6 killed in Tel Aviv shooting and stabbing attack, according to Israeli police
From Lauren Izso and Abeer Salman
Medics are deployed to the scene after armed attack in Jaffa, Tel Aviv on Monday.
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Six civilians were killed and nine were wounded in a shooting and stabbing attack in Tel Aviv on Tuesday, Israeli police said, revising the previous death toll of eight.
Two attackers were “neutralized” by authorities and civilians at the scene using personal pistols, police added. Police earlier described the attackers as apparent “terrorists.”
Israel’s national emergency service says it happened near a light rail station in Jaffa.
This post has been updated with the revised death toll and details from Israeli police.
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Biden and Harris in Situation Room at the White House "monitoring the Iranian attack against Israel"
From CNN's Arlette Saenz
US President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris are in the Situation Room at the White House “monitoring the Iranian attack against Israel,” National Security Council spokesperson Sean Savett posted on X.
Savett wrote that Biden and Harris are receiving updates from their national security team. The president “directed the US military to aid Israel’s defense against Iranian attacks & shoot down missiles targeting Israel,” he added.
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Iranian Mission to the UN: Tehran's response "has been duly carried out"
From CNN's Jennifer Hansler
The Iranian Mission to the United Nations said Tuesday afternoon that Tehran’s response has “been duly carried out,” following a barrage of missiles launched at Israel.
“Iran’s legal, rational, and legitimate response to the terrorist acts of the Zionist regime—which involved targeting Iranian nationals and interests and infringing upon the national sovereignty of the Islamic Republic of Iran—has been duly carried out,” the Permanent Mission of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the United Nations said in a post on X.
The mission said that if Israel should “dare to respond or commit further acts of malevolence, a subsequent and crushing response will ensue.”
The mission added that “regional states and the Zionists’ supporters are advised to part ways with the regime.”
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Rocket fire lights up Iranian skyline, social media posts show
From CNN’s Artemis Moshtaghian
Iran launched missile strikes from locations across the country, including Tabriz, Kashan, and the outskirts of Tehran, late Tuesday night local time.
Social media platforms were inundated with videos that captured dramatic scenes of rocket fire illuminating the Iranian skyline.
Earlier Tuesday, the US had warned of a forthcoming attack from Iran against Israel.
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Israeli security cabinet is in the emergency bunker, according to an Israeli source
From CNN's Kaitlan Collins
The Israeli security cabinet is in an emergency bunker in Jerusalem, according to an Israeli source.
CNN teams on the ground in Israel have counted dozens of missiles flying above Tel Aviv, Jerusalem and Haifa in the past hour.
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Missiles intercepted over Tel Aviv, CNN reporter says
CNN’s Jim Sciutto is in a shelter in Tel Aviv.
Speaking to CNN, he said that the US believed two air bases and Mossad headquarters would be targeted by Iran this evening. But, he reported seeing impacts in Tel Aviv.
“I did see impacts. I saw two impacts close to the hotel here and I saw another one further north of here, I might guess a couple of miles where I did see some fire and explosion,” Sciutto said.
He added that he saw multiple intercepts over him in Tel Aviv and an impact on the Tel Aviv shoreline. Sciutto said that it’s unclear whether the impacts were the missiles themselves striking, fragments of missiles that have been intercepted or perhaps some of the interceptor missiles themselves coming down. He went on to say the speed and trajectory were forceful.
We’ll bring you more details as we get them.
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Iran targeted Israel in response to deaths of Hezbollah leader and others, IRGC says
From CNN’s Mostafa Salem, Artemis Moshtaghian and Tara John
Iran said it targeted Israel on Tuesday in response to the killing of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah and others, according to Iran’s semi-official Tasnim news agency, citing the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
“In response to the martyrdom of Martyr Haniyeh, Seyed Hassan Nasrallah and Martyr Nilfroshan, we targeted the heart of the occupied territories,” it said.
“If the Zionist regime reacts to Iran’s operations, it will face crushing attacks,” IRGC also said, according to Tasnim.
The IRGC said that its aerospace forces “targeted important military with security targets by launching dozens of ballistic missiles” at Israel.
It added in a statement that details of its missile attack on Israel “will be conveyed at a later time” and the operation was carried out with the support “of the Islamic Republic of Iran Army and the Ministry of Defense.”
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Dozens of missiles reported over Israel and Jerusalem
From CNN’s Jeremy Diamond, Jo Shelley and Abeer Salman
Iranian-launched projectiles are seen being intercepted by Israel above Jerusalem on Tuesday.
Menahem Kahana/AFP/Getty Images
CNN teams in Israel, Jerusalem and Haifa have counted dozens of missiles flying above them.
Several have been intercepted, but it’s unclear how many.
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Biden and Harris meet national security team ahead of expected Iranian attack on Israel, White House says
From CNN's Betsy Klein
US President Joe Biden convened a meeting with Vice President Kamala Harris and top national security officials on Tuesday to discuss the expected ballistic missile attack by Iran on Israel, according to White House spokesperson Emilie Simons.
”.@POTUS just convened a meeting with @VP and their natsec team to discuss Iranian plans to imminently launch a significant ballistic missile attack against Israel. They reviewed the status of U.S. preparations to help Israel defend against attacks and protect U.S. personnel,” Simons posted on X.
Biden also posted on X and said that he and Harris had met with the national security team earlier today “to discuss Iranian plans to launch an imminent missile attack against Israel. We discussed how the United States is prepared to help Israel defend against these attacks, and protect American personnel in the region.”
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CNN reporter witnesses "dozens of missiles and intercepts happening up in the sky"
From CNN's Antoinette Radford
CNN’s Jeremy Diamond is in northern Israel as Iranian missiles fly over the country.
Diamond added that tonight’s missiles could be an escalation of what was seen in April.
CNN cameras also captured at least a dozen missiles fly over Tel Aviv.
Sirens blared as CNN’s Jim Sciutto spoke in Tel Aviv. At one point, a missile landed near where Sciutto was reporting, and he sought cover with his team.
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Missiles launched from Iran to Israel, IDF says
From CNN’s Jeremy Diamond
Projectiles are seen being intercepted by Israel above Tel Aviv on Monday.
Jack Guez/AFP/Getty Images
Missiles have been launched from Iran to Israel, according to an Israel Defense Forces statement.
Sirens are sounding across Israel, it said.
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Turkey preparing to evacuate citizens from Lebanon alongside nationals from 20 other countries
From CNN’s Niamh Kennedy and Joseph Ataman
A man looks at the destruction at the site of an overnight Israeli airstrike in the Bir el-Abed neighborhood of Beirut's suburbs on Tuesday.
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Turkey is readying to evacuate its citizens and nationals from nearly 20 other countries from Lebanon as the conflict with Israel intensifies further.
The Turkish foreign ministry warned there is a “possibility that the security situation in Lebanon will worsen further” in a Tuesday statement.
“Plans were prepared for the evacuation of our citizens by sea or air,” the ministry said. Preparations for this evacuation effort are “continuing” for both Turkish citizens and nationals from nearly “20 countries that have requested support so far,” it added.
Turkey strongly condemned Israel’s ground operations in Lebanon, calling it “an illegal invasion attempt” in an earlier statement on Tuesday.
Ankara warned that the offensive “targets the security and stability of the region and beyond” and is likely to “spark a new wave of migration.”
“This attack must come to an end immediately,” the Turkish foreign ministry stressed.
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Potential Iranian targets in Israel could include air bases and command centers
From CNN's Jeremy Diamond and Jim Sciutto
Israel assesses that Iran is likely to attack three Israeli air bases and an intelligence base located just north of Tel Aviv, a person briefed on the matter said.
The intelligence base in Glilot was evacuated Tuesday afternoon, the source said, and the Israeli military has put contingency plans for the safety of personnel at those bases into effect.
The United States warned Israel that an attack would likely come within the next 12 hours, the person said.
A US military official also said potential Iranian targets in Israel include air bases and intelligence command centers.
The US is supporting and coordinating with Israel on air defense. It is not coordinating or supporting on Lebanon ground operations.
Both Israel and the United States are engaged in significant diplomatic efforts to head off the Iranian attack, although it is not clear how successful those efforts will be.
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UN chief calls for immediate ceasefire
From CNN’s Antoinette Radford
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres “is extremely concerned with the escalation of the conflict in Lebanon” and is appealing for an immediate ceasefire, according to a statement from his spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric.
The statement warned that an “all-out war must be avoided in Lebanon at all costs.”
Guterres spoke with Lebanon’s Prime Minister Najib Mikati on Tuesday morning, according to Dujarric, and the UN system in Lebanon was mobilized to assist across the country.
“The Secretary-General will continue his contacts, and his representatives on the ground will also continue their efforts to de-escalate the situation,” the statement said.
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Analysis: With a weakened Hezbollah, Israel’s challenge becomes knowing when to stop
Analysis from CNN's Nick Paton Walsh
Israeli tanks and APC’s are seen gathering by the Lebanese border on Monday.
Erik Marmor/Getty Images
The word “limited” is going to have to do a lot of work in the weeks ahead.
Israel has described its initial ground incursion into southern Lebanon as such, although its key ally, US President Joe Biden’s administration, has already suggested that what may initially begin as small in scope could risk dragging on.
It will take a remarkable amount of efficiency and discipline from the Israeli military and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to know when it is time to stop. Militaries are not particularly keen on pulling back, especially in large scale operations. If the incursion is easygoing, it could incentivize the Israel Defense Forces to push forward, sensing a weakened enemy against which swift progress can be made. If the going gets tough, the IDF can suggest the mission is more imperative than ever, and that they must push on.
But, quite remarkably after two weeks of technological wizardry and ruthless, calculated attacks against Hezbollah — starting with the simultaneous explosion of communication devices and culminating in the killing of the militant group’s leader Hassan Nasrallah — the playing field may shift. The Israeli military are now walking into the ground trap that their adversary has been setting for them for well over a decade.
They may discover that Hezbollah, its leadership decapitated, is so enfeebled that it is genuinely a less challenging task than imagined to mop up what remains of its ground troops after months of heavy airstrikes. But southern Lebanon was always going to be where the Iran-backed group held the home advantage. Its tunnel network provides them an endless maze for Israeli forces. And so, knowing when to stop is going to be key to this not becoming a quagmire for Israel. Almost every modern war that has dragged on for years began with the idea that it would all be over in a matter of weeks.
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Potential Iranian ballistic missile attack on Israel could be very costly for Tehran regime, analyst says
From CNN's Nadeen Ebrahim
A potential ballistic missile attack by Iran on Israel could “cost the regime its head,” an Iran expert said, especially if the attack is carried out as a last-ditch effort to save face.
“Resorting to another direct missile attack on Israel would mean the regime (in Tehran) sees itself in more dire straits that Iranian officials acknowledge,” Behnam Ben Taleblu, a senior fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD) think tank in Washington, DC, told CNN. He added that an attack could “easily beget a larger regional war” as Israel would likely respond much more forcefully than it did in April, when Iran fired an onslaught of drones and missiles toward Israel.
“A missile strike merely for the purpose of saving face could easily end up costing the regime its head,” Ben Taleblu said.
The White House on Tuesday said the United States believes Iran is preparing an imminent ballistic missile attack against Israel, and Washington is actively preparing to support Israel against such an attack. The US also warned that an attack of the kind would “carry severe consequences for Iran.”
Ben Taleblu said that should an Iranian attack take place, much of the region’s fate would hinge on how Washington responds, “which has been essentially absent from the past few game-changing weeks in the Middle East.” He also noted that Iran has the largest missile arsenal in the region.
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Diplomats working behind the scenes as US warns Iranian attack on Israel could be imminent
From CNN’s Lauren Izso and Antoinette Radford
Following warnings from the United States that Iran is planning an imminent ballistic missile attack against Israel, an Israeli source told CNN that intense diplomacy is happening behind the scenes.
According to the source, the assessment is that an attack will happen shortly. Earlier Tuesday, the Israeli military said it had not yet identified an aerial threat from Iran.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has called on his country to “stand together” and follow the directions of emergency services.
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US warned Israel early this morning of potential attack
From CNN's Kevin Liptak
The US warned Israel early Tuesday morning ET (midday Israel time) that Iran was poised to launch an attack, according to a person familiar with the matter.
The warning between the two countries came several hours before the White House announced publicly that it had indications Iran was preparing for a ballistic missile attack against Israel.
The official said Iran has been postured to move quickly in an attack on Israel. After an onslaught of drones and missiles fired toward Israel in April, many of Iran’s assets remained in position.
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Hezbollah says it targeted Tel Aviv with rockets
From CNN’s Mostafa Salem
A security official handles the remains of a rocket that landed on a highway after it was fired from Lebanon into Israel, near Kfar Qasim, on October 1.
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Hezbollah said it targeted Tel Aviv earlier Tuesday morning with a barrage of rockets aimed at the headquarters of Israel’s intelligence service, the Mossad, as well as the base housing an Israeli intelligence unit.
Two people also sustained injuries when their vehicles were hit on a highway north of Kfar Qassim in central Israel, following strikes launched from Lebanon, Israel’s military said.
A 54-year-old bus driver sustained moderate head and back injuries from shrapnel when his bus carrying 10 passengers was hit. And a 31-year-old man is being treated for light injuries after his car was impacted by the strike.
An Israeli security official told reporters earlier that sirens were activated across central Israel after a number of projectiles were fired from Lebanon, “sending millions of people into bomb shelters.”
Hezbollah said it used Fadi-4 rockets in the attack, which it described as a long-range surface-to-surface missile, which is part of a series of rockets that the group started using recently to strike deeper into Israel.
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Netanyahu asks Israelis to "stand together" and keep following frontline commands
From CNN's Niamh Kennedy, Lauren Izso and Antoinette Radford
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a press conference at the Sheba Tel-HaShomer Medical Centre, in Ramat Gan, Israel, on June 8.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has asked Israelis to “stand together” and continue following frontline commands as fears of an imminent attack from Iran grow.
Earlier on Tuesday, the United States warned that it believes Tehran is preparing to launch a ballistic missile attack against Israel.
In a statement, Netanyahu said Israel is in the throes of a “campaign against Iran’s axis of evil” and made specific demands from the Israeli public.
“What I ask of you is two things: One - to strictly obey the directives of the frontline command, it saves lives. And second - to stand together,” Netanyahu said in a statement.
The top spokesperson for the Israeli military, Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari, made a similar request to Israelis Tuesday, calling on the public to “continue acting responsibly.”
Hagari asked Israelis to “adhere” to new directives issued by the Home Front Command on Tuesday, imposing restrictions on gatherings and protection of spaces in Jerusalem and other designated areas.
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US Embassy in Israel directs personnel and family members to "shelter in place until further notice"
From CNN's Jennifer Hansler
The US Embassy in Israel has directed all US government personnel and family members “to shelter in place until further notice” because of “the current security situation,” it said in an alert Tuesday.
“This is provided for your information as you make your own security plans,” the alert said. It was issued as the White House said it believes Iran is preparing an imminent ballistic missile attack on Israel.
The alert does not make specific mention of that threat. Under the State Department’s “no double standard” policy, if the department “shares information with the official US community” — such as embassy personnel — it must share “the same or similar” information with the US citizens in that country “if the underlying threat applies to both official and non-official U.S. citizens/nationals.”
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Israeli military says no aerial threat has been identified from Iran
From CNN's Pauline Lockwood and Niamh Kennedy
The Israeli military said it had not yet identified an aerial threat from Iran, after the US said it believed Tehran was preparing to launch a ballistic missile attack against Israel.
“As of this moment, Israel does not perceive imminent threat from Iran,” Israel Defense Forces spokesperson Daniel Hagari said Tuesday.
During a short video message, Hagari said Israeli military planes are currently “scanning the sky” for any imminent threat from Iran.
“We are on peak alert both on the offensive and the defensive,” Hagari added, warning Iran that any attack on Israel would “have consequences.”
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US believes an attack from Iran could be similar in scope and scale as the one in April
From CNN's MJ Lee
The US anticipates that the forthcoming attack from Iran against Israel could be similar in scope and scale to the one in April, a US official tells CNN.
In that attack, Iran launched a wave of drones and missiles toward Israel in retaliation for a suspected Israeli strike on an Iranian diplomatic complex in Syria.
More than 300 projectiles — including around 170 drones and over 120 ballistic missiles — were fired toward Israel in the April attack, but “99%” of them were intercepted by Israel’s aerial defense systems and its “partners,” according to the Israeli military.
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Israel says troops faced no resistance in border village on first night of operations in Lebanon
From CNN’s Jeremy Diamond and Jo Shelley
Israeli troops faced no resistance from Hezbollah as they pushed into a Lebanese border village on Monday night, according to an Israeli military source.
The source said Israeli special forces had previously conducted raids into Kfarkela, on the northern tip of Israel’s border with Lebanon, where they discovered Hezbollah offensive lines that the Israeli military believed could be used to infiltrate Israel.
The ground operation came after Israeli special forces carried out more than 70 missions inside Lebanon, spanning back to November. During those operations, many of which were overnight missions, forces of 20 to 30 special operators destroyed thousands of Hezbollah sites – including tunnels and weapons depots – and gathered intelligence on the militant group’s positions along the border.
The operations spanned hundreds of days inside Lebanon in total, the source said.
Israeli forces faced zero resistance from Hezbollah during the course of those operations, engaging in no firefights. The Israeli military source could not explain why Hezbollah’s elite Radwan force did not defend its border assets, which the Israeli military says were meant to be used to infiltrate Israeli territory.
The Israeli military believes that a larger ground operation will be able to discover and dismantle more Hezbollah infrastructure than smaller-scale special operations raids – and do so at a faster pace.
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White House believes Iran is preparing imminent ballistic missile attack against Israel
From CNN's MJ Lee and Arlette Saenz
The flag of Iran is seen in front of the building of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Headquarters on May 24, 2021 in Vienna, Austria.
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A senior White House official says the US believes Iran is preparing to “imminently launch a ballistic missile attack against Israel.”
“The United States has indications that Iran is preparing to imminently launch a ballistic missile attack against Israel,” a full statement reads.
“We are actively supporting defensive preparations to defend Israel against this attack. A direct military attack from Iran against Israel will carry severe consequences for Iran,” it continued.
The US is prepared to do whatever it can to help Israel intercept anything Iran directs its way, a US official told CNN. Those efforts would be similar to how the US offered its assistance in April, when Iran launched a wave of drones and missiles toward Israel – the vast majority of which were successfully intercepted.
It was not immediately clear the scale of attack the US anticipated Iran to launch against Israel this time around.
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Israel says troops entered Lebanon "dozens of times" over the past year
From CNN’s Ivana Kottasova and Eugenia Yosef
Israel has been conducting cross-border raids inside Lebanon since the start of the war last October, Israel Defense Forces spokesperson Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari said on Tuesday, after the IDF launched what it called a “limited and localized” ground operation in Lebanon.
“In the past day, IDF started an operation in the area close to the border. This is an additional action to what we already do in Lebanon,” Hagari said in a briefing.
He said Israeli troops have been conducting raids for months in an attempt to dismantle what the IDF described as “Hezbollah’s terrorist capabilities and infrastructure that pose a threat to Israeli civilian communities in northern Israel.”
“Our soldiers entered Lebanon dozens of times. They entered villages. They revealed tunnels and collected intelligence. They destroyed infrastructure and weapons. They revealed and destroyed more than 700 sites,” Hagari said.
He said the IDF found tunnels built under houses in villages along the border. CNN cannot independently verify these claims.
Hagari listed several villages on the Lebanese side of the border where he said Hezbollah constructed tunnels and stored weapons.
Separately, the IDF published a list of locations where it said it had found weapons.
Hezbollah has rejected claims that Israeli forces had entered southern Lebanon Tuesday, describing them as “lies.”
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Israel says its operation aims to stop Hezbollah's violations of a key UN resolution
From CNN's Ivana Kottasová
Israeli soldiers work on tanks at a staging area in northern Israel near the Israel-Lebanon border, on October 1.
Baz Ratner/AP
Hezbollah’s attempts to “infiltrate Israel” from the north, in violation of a 2006 United Nations resolution, are among the reasons for the “limited” ground operation Israel launched into Lebanon overnight, an Israeli security official said.
Speaking to reporters on Tuesday, the official argued that Hezbollah has been violating the 2006 UN Security Council Resolution 1701, which calls for a permanent ceasefire and an end to hostilities between Hezbollah and Israel.
“We’ve seen attempts of Hezbollah to infiltrate Israel. In some cases, one of our brigades deputy commanders was killed, and this is something that they have (been) planning for years. These extensive strongholds on the Israeli border pose a clear and direct threat to Israel’s civilians. They constitute a blatant violation of UN Security Council Resolution 1701, which forbids non governmental forces south of the Litani River,” the official said.
The official said that in launching the ground operation, Israel is “trying to make sure that we create a reality where residents can return to northern Israel, and for the last year, we’ve been calling the international community to act against this clear violation of Resolution 1701 by Hezbollah.”
What does the resolution say? It stipulates that Hezbollah forces must withdraw north of the Litani River in Lebanon, and that only the Lebanese military should hold positions in the border area.
The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) said in a statement earlier that the Israeli military informed it on Monday of its intention to “undertake limited ground incursions into Lebanon.”
The UN peacekeeping force urged de-escalation and stressed that any Israeli operation inside Lebanon would be a violation of the 1701 Resolution.
“Any crossing into Lebanon is in violation of Lebanese sovereignty and territorial integrity, and a violation of Resolution 1701. We urge all actors to step back from such escalatory acts, which will only lead to more violence and more bloodshed,” UNIFIL added.
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Hezbollah says no Israeli troops have entered Lebanon
From CNN’s Sarah El Sirgany
Hezbollah rejected claims that Israeli forces had entered southern Lebanon, describing them as “lies.”
“All Zionist claims that occupation forces entered Lebanon are false,” a statement by Hezbollah spokesman Mohamed Afif said on Tuesday.
Fighters from the Iran-aligned militant group have not yet directly clashed with Israeli ground forces, according to Afif who said Hezbollah is ready for a “direct confrontation if the enemy dared to enter Lebanese territory.”
His comments were made to Al Jazeera and posted on Hezbollah social media channels.
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Israeli military calls for evacuation of 27 villages in southern Lebanon
From CNN's Eyad Kourdi and Mostafa Salem
Smoke billows near a village in southern Lebanon after an Israeli air strike, as seen from northern Israel, on October 1.
Jim Urquhart/Reuters
The Israeli military has called for residents in more than two dozen villages in southern Lebanon to evacuate approximately 30 miles into the country.
“You must immediately move to the north of the Al-Awali River. Save your lives and evacuate your homes immediately,” the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Arabic spokesperson Avichay Adraee said on X.
The Al-Awali River is about 30 miles north of some of the southern Lebanese villages that Israel urged residents to leave.
The warnings come as Israel launches what it says is “a limited ground operation” and “localized raids” in southern Lebanon targeting Hezbollah. Israeli forces have not yet launched a full-scale invasion into southern Lebanon, three sources told CNN earlier.
“Anyone in close proximity to Hezbollah members, their facilities, or their combat equipment is putting their life at risk. Any house used by Hezbollah for military purposes is expected to be targeted,” Adraee said.
In an earlier post, the Israeli military spokesperson called on residents not to travel “using vehicles” north of the Litani River towards southern Lebanon.
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More US-based troops put on prepare to deploy orders to Middle East amid rising tensions, the Pentagon says
From CNN's Haley Britzky
An unspecified number of troops in the US have been put on prepare to deploy orders, Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary Sabrina Singh said on Monday.
“Secretary Austin increased the readiness of additional US forces to deploy, elevating our preparedness to respond to various contingencies,” she said. “I’m just not going to get into specifics for [operational security] reasons, but these forces cover a wide range of capabilities and missions.”
Singh also said that additional air defense support going to the region, announced by the Pentagon on Sunday, are units previously scheduled to deploy that will now be joining units already there instead of replacing them.
The reinforcement of air support capabilities, she said, includes “a certain number of units already deployed to the Middle East region that will be extended, and the forces due to rotate into theater to replace them will now instead augment the in-place forces already in the region.” It will include “an additional few thousand” service members in the region, she said.
“I can tell you these augmented forces include F-16, F-15E, A-10, F-22 fighter aircraft and associated personnel,” Singh said.
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Israel notified UN forces of intent for "limited ground incursions into Lebanon"
From CNN’s Mostafa Salem
The Israeli military informed United Nations peacekeeping forces on Monday of its intention to “undertake limited ground incursions into Lebanon,” a statement by the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) said.
The peacekeeping forces will remain in position and have contingency plans ready to be activated “if absolutely necessary,” the UNIFIL said.
“Any crossing into Lebanon is in violation of Lebanese sovereignty and territorial integrity, and a violation of resolution 1701. We urge all actors to step back from such escalatory acts, which will only lead to more violence and more bloodshed,” it added.
Resolution 1701 is the 2006 Security Council Resolution 1701, which called for a permanent ceasefire and end to hostilities between Hezbollah and Israel. The resolution also stipulates that Hezbollah forces must withdraw north of the Litani River in Lebanon, and that only the Lebanese military should hold positions in the border area.
“The price of continuing the current course of action is too high,” the UNIFIL statement said.
“Civilians must be protected, civilian infrastructure must not be targeted and International law must be respected.”
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What we do — and don't — know about Israel's incursion in Lebanon
If you’re just joining our coverage, here’s what we know about Israel’s incursion into Lebanon:
Israeli officials have characterized the incursion into southern Lebanon as limited in scope, saying there will be “no long-term occupation.”
Even sources in Lebanon have said that Israel has not yet launched a full-scale invasion, with another source at the UN Interim Forces in Lebanon (UNIFIL) saying the military staged some “sporadic raids” across the border.
But Israeli officials have declined to say how deep troops would venture into the country or how long the operation is expected to last.
Previous military operations initially declared by Israel to be limited in their goals have proved to be anything but. Examples include Israel’s years-long occupation of southern Lebanon that began in 1982 with the stated aim of a brief and limited mission to destroy the Palestinian Liberation Organization.
More recently, Israel’s military declared a “limited” operation in Rafah, southern Gaza that has left the city in ruins.
Why is Israel attacking Lebanon?
Israel has stepped up strikes on various targets across Lebanon since Thursday September 19 in a series of attacks that have left hundreds of civilians dead and injured, and displaced at least 1 million people across the country.
Israel’s stated war goal is to “ensure the safe return of Israel’s northern communities to their homes,” Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said Thursday, and its military has also said it is striking Hezbollah targets, particularly across southern Lebanon and Beirut.
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Israel describes its ground operation in southern Lebanon as "localized raids"
From CNN’s Ivana Kottasová in Haifa
Israeli army tanks manoeuvre in a staging area in northern Israel near the Israel-Lebanon border, on October 1.
Baz Ratner/AP
The ground operation that the Israeli military launched overnight into southern Lebanon does not amount to an invasion or incursion, an Israeli security official said, describing it instead as “localized raids” that are “very limited in scope and in the area of operation.”
The official said there were so far “no clashes” on the ground between the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and Hezbollah.
Speaking to reporters on condition of anonymity Tuesday morning, the official refused to comment on whether Israeli tanks have entered Lebanon and would not elaborate on how deep into Lebanese territory Israeli troops have advanced, saying they were focused on the border areas.
CNN cannot independently verify the extent of Israel’s operation in Lebanon or the types of forces on the ground there.
The IDF has been building up its presence along Israel’s northern border for weeks, redeploying some units that had previously fought in Gaza to Israel’s northern border area.
The security official said the forces that have entered are “not numbers of a large ground invasion.”
“The amount of forces and the type of forces are more appropriate to something of a limited raid, and not, for example, things we’ve seen in Gaza with very, very large forces,” the official said.
The official also pushed back against suggestions that Israel has begun an invasion of Lebanon, criticizing media reports that called the operation “an incursion” that is “going to Beirut.”
“That is not on the table. We’re talking about limited, localized, targeted raids based on precise intelligence in areas near the border.”
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Strikes from Lebanon injure two in central Israel
From CNN’s Ivana Kottosova and Eugenia Yosef
Members of Israeli security forces inspect the impact site of a reported rocket fired from Lebanon, on the Horeshim interchange in central Israel, on October 1.
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Two people sustained moderate to light injuries when their vehicles were hit on Highway 6, north of Kfar Qassim in central Israel, following strikes launched from Lebanon, Israel’s military said.
A 54-year-old bus driver sustained moderate head and back injuries from shrapnel when his bus carrying 10 passengers was hit. And a 31-year-old man is being treated for light injuries when his car was impacted by the strike.
An Israeli security official told reporters sirens had been activated across central Israel.
“A number of projectiles, these are from Lebanon, have been fired towards Israel, sending millions of people into bomb shelters just a few minutes ago. I can tell you multiple rockets towards central Israel, multiple locations,” he added.
Israeli police issued a warning for drivers to avoid Highway 6, which has been closed “due to damage from strikes.”
Police officers and bomb disposal units “are now working to isolate fall scenes in the station sectors and are scanning for remains and other items in order to remove another risk to the public,” according to Israel’s first response service, MDA.
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Israeli forces have not yet launched a full-scale invasion into southern Lebanon, three sources say
From CNN's Tamara Qiblawi in Beirut
The Israeli military has staged some “sporadic raids” across the Lebanon-Israel border but its troops have not remained on Lebanese soil, a source from the UN Interim Forces in Lebanon (UNIFIL) said.
The assessment that Israel has not yet launched a full-scale invasion was supported by two other high-level Lebanese security sources.
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Yemen’s Houthi militants fire drones at Israel
From CNN's Mostafa Salem
The Iran-aligned Houthi militant group in Yemen has fired drones targeting Israel in support of their ally Hezbollah in Lebanon.
The Houthis said the drones targeted Jaffa near Tel Aviv and Eilat in southern Israel with five drones. Israel has not commented on the Houthi claim, and it is unclear if there was any damage or injuries.
“In support of the Palestinian and Lebanese people and in solidarity with the courageous Palestinian and Lebanese resistance, the Yemeni Armed Forces’ drone unit targeted an Israeli military site in the occupied Yafa area with a Yafa-type drone and targeted military sites in the Um Al-Rashrash/Eilat area with four Samad-4 drones. By the grace of God, both operations successfully achieved their objectives,” Houthi military spokesman Yahya Al Saree said.
On Monday, Israel’s military struck what it said were power plants and a seaport used by the Houthis in Yemen, killing at least four people and wounding dozens more. The Houthis, like Hamas and Hezbollah, are among the Iran-backed militant groups who have been battling Israel since the war in Gaza began last October.
While the Houthis do not pose as much of a threat to Israel as Hamas and Hezbollah, they have wreaked havoc over the past year in the Red Sea, where they have launched strikes at commercial ships they deemed linked to Israel and its allies, threatening to choke global trade.
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What to know about the Iran-backed militant groups battling Israel
From CNN's Lex Harvey
Deadly fighting between Israel and Iran-backed militant groups has ramped up in recent weeks as the Israeli military expands its attacks on Hezbollah in Lebanon and the Houthis in Yemen.
Along with Hamas, which attacked Israel on October 7, Hezbollah and the Houthis are part of Iran’s “Axis of Resistance,” an alliance of Islamist militias spanning Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Gaza and Yemen. The proxies give Iran strategic depth against its enemies.
In support of Hamas and Palestinians, Hezbollah and the Houthis have launched regular attacks on Israel over the past year. They have vowed to keep fighting until the war in Gaza ends.
Here’s what to know about the groups:
Hezbollah: The Lebanese group is believed to be the most heavily armed non-state group in the world. The Shiite group emerged out of Israel’s invasion of Lebanon in 1982. Israel occupied southern Lebanon for 18 years before it was driven out by Hezbollah. In 2006, Hezbollah and Israel fought a war for 34 days, which ended with no clear victor.
The Houthis: The Shiite group, bolstered by Iranian weapons and technology, has been fighting Saudi-backed forces for more than a decade in Yemen’s civil war. While the Houthis do not pose as much of a threat to Israel as Hamas and Hezbollah, they have wreaked havoc over the past year in the Red Sea, where they have launched strikes at commercial ships they deemed linked to Israel and its allies, threatening to choke global trade.
Hamas: The group emerged in 1987 as an offshoot of the Muslim Brotherhood, a Sunni Islamist group from Egypt. Hamas considers Israel’s existence as illegitimate and seeks its destruction. It receives funding, weapons and training from Iran.
The US has designated Hamas, the Houthis and Hezbollah as terrorist organizations.
Correction: An earlier version of this post misstated the length of Israel’s occupation in southern Lebanon. It was 18 years. The description of the goals of Hamas has also been updated to more accurately convey their meaning.
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Lebanese army denies reports of its withdrawal in southern Lebanon
From CNN’s Eyad Kourdi
Lebanon’s army on Tuesday denied reports it had withdrawn from southern border positions by several kilometers following Israel’s ground incursion into the country.
Such reports were inaccurate, the Army Command said.
“(Lebanese) military units deployed in the south are repositioning certain forward observation points within their designated areas of responsibility,” it said, adding that the army continues to coordinate with the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon.
CNN is unable to independently verify the Lebanese army’s movements.
Prior to Israel’s incursion, a Lebanese security source told CNN on Monday that Lebanon’s army had evacuated observation posts at the southern border and moved to barracks in border villages.
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Analysis: Israel’s statement that this ground incursion is limited will be little comfort to Lebanon’s civilians
From CNN’s Paula Hancocks
A displaced Palestinian girl holds a child as she walks at a tent camp on a rainy day, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, on May 6.
Mohammed Salem/Reuters
“Limited” is a subjective word. What Israel sees as a “targeted and limited ground operation” in southern Lebanese villages may look anything but to civilians on the ground.
The most recent use of that word by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) should offer little comfort to the non-Hezbollah population of Lebanon.
On May 6, Israeli forces launched what they called a “limited” offensive in the southern Gaza city of Rafah to target Hamas, in defiance of significant international opposition. Israel claims it dismantled the militant group’s Rafah Brigade and destroyed tunnel networks.
Around 1 million Palestinian civilians, many already displaced, fled the city. Much of what is left of Rafah has been described as unrecognizable by foreign media, including CNN, who were shown the aftermath by the IDF.
“Limited” has been used to describe incursions into Lebanon before.
In 1982, Israel described its invasion of southern Lebanon as “limited”. What followed was a bloody 18-year occupation and many thousands of lives lost.
Also, one key restraint from previous moments of conflict appears increasingly impotent this time around.
The United States, Israel’s largest and strongest ally, seems powerless to temper Israel’s military moves, while supporting its right to self-defense. Israel’s ground operation started just hours after US President Joe Biden called for a ceasefire.
The US administration’s diplomatic efforts for a ceasefire and hostage deal in Gaza have at times been publicly undermined by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Meanwhile, the proposal for a temporary Israel-Lebanon ceasefire, which Biden officials believed had a positive response from Israel just last week, is now a distant memory.
Lebanese civilians could be forgiven for doubting Israel’s claims of a limited operation. Only time will show if their distrust if justified.
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"A very dire situation": Humanitarian worker urges world not to look away from Gaza
From CNN's Lex Harvey
Damaged buildings are seen in Gaza on September 13.
Amir Cohen/Reuters
With the world’s eyes now on the crisis unfolding in Lebanon, a humanitarian worker urged people not to look away from Gaza.
Winter is approaching, and the more than 2 million people displaced across Gaza do not have enough food or shelter, Scott Anderson, UNRWA’s deputy humanitarian coordinator said.
“We’re very concerned about the second winter,” Anderson, he told CNN’s Becky Anderson.
“I think people’s resilience will be lower because of the conditions they’ve been living in for the past year. We’re very concerned there could be a spread of disease,” he said, adding polio, hepatitis A and other diseases have already been confirmed in Gaza.
The United Nations and other members of the international humanitarian community must be enabled to bring in sufficient aid through the Rafah crossing, which is the point where aid travels from Egypt into Gaza, Anderson said.
Despite immense need, aid has only trickled into Gaza throughout the war due to limited entry points, long checks by Israeli authorities and in some cases protests.
Even once aid enters Gaza, it is difficult for it to reach the people who need it due to Israeli bombardment, damaged roads, mass displacement and communications blackouts.
Mass amounts of food, tents, and vaccines are currently waiting to enter Gaza, Anderson said.
“It’s a very dire in situation,” Anderson said.
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Isn’t Israel fighting Hamas in Gaza? Why are Israeli troops now in Lebanon?
From CNN's Helen Regan
Ambulances arrive to American University of Beirut Medical Center (AUBMC) as more than 1,000 people, including Hezbollah fighters and medics, were wounded when the pagers they use to communicate exploded across Lebanon, according to a security source, in Beirut, Lebanon, on September 17.
Mohamed Azakir/Reuters
Israel and Lebanon-based Hezbollah have been engaged in a tit-for-tat escalation since the war in Gaza began following Hamas’ attack on Israel last October.
Hezbollah has said it will not stop striking Israel until a ceasefire is reached in the Palestinian enclave, much of which has been reduced to rubble by Israeli bombs and fighting.
In recent weeks, Israel has refocused its military objectives north with a new war aim to return displaced residents to their homes along the Lebanon border. About 60,000 Israeli civilians have been forced from their homes by Hezbollah’s rocket attacks.
What’s unfolded is some of the fiercest fighting between the two longtime foes since the 2006 Lebanon war, which killed 1,100 people in the country.
Last month, pagers and walkie-talkies used by Hezbollah members exploded across Lebanon in a coordinated Israeli attack that killed dozens of people and maimed thousands, including women and children.
Israel has also stepped up a relentless bombing campaign across Lebanon targeting Hezbollah’s infrastructure and leadership, but the strikes have also decimated homes and neighborhoods in densely populated areas. Massive airstrikes in southern Beirut have killed a string of Hezbollah leaders, as well as more than 1,000 people.
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Palestinian militant killed in Israeli strike in southern Lebanon, state media reports
From CNN’s Kareem El Damanhoury and Abeer Salman
Residents and rescue teams inspect the damage following an overnight Israeli airstrike on the Ain al-Helweh camp for Palestinian refugees on the outskirts of the southern port city of Sidon early on October 1.
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An Israeli military attack has killed a Palestinian militant at a refugee camp in southern Lebanon, Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency (NNA) reported.
The overnight strike on the Ain Al-Helweh refugee camp targeted the house of Munir Muqdah, commander of the Al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigades in Lebanon and father of the killed militant, the report said Tuesday.
The Al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigades, the military wing of Palestinian political party Fatah, announced the death of Hassan Munir Muqdah in what it described as an “assassination operation.”
The fate of the Palestinian commander is unknown.
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Israeli military warns people in southern Lebanon not to travel south
From CNN’s Jomana Karadsheh and Tamara Qiblawi
Israel’s military on Tuesday warned residents of southern Lebanon not to travel south following a cross-border incursion by Israeli troops targeting Hezbollah.
The Israeli military’s Arabic spokesperson, Avichay Adraee, said that Hezbollah militants were “using the civilian environment and residents as human shields to launch attacks” amid intense fighting in the region.
“For your personal safety, we urge you not to travel by vehicle from the northern area to the area south of the Litani River,” Adraee said, adding the warning is in “effect until further notice.”
But many residents are unable to leave: Prior to the Israeli ground incursion, a woman living in one of Lebanon’s southernmost villages told CNN that she and her family were stuck in their homes amid intensive Israeli bombardment.
“We’re terrified. We’re having an emotional breakdown,” said the woman, who asked for her name not to be disclosed.
Witnesses also said artillery fire and airstrikes were raining down on the villages Monday.
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What we know about Israel's incursion into Lebanon
From CNN's Helen Regan
Israel has launched a ground incursion into Lebanon targeting the militant group Hezbollah, opening a new and dangerous phase in almost a year of war.
The incursion, which Israel’s security cabinet has called the “next phase” of its war with Hezbollah, is the fourth time that Israeli soldiers have publicly entered Lebanese soil in nearly 50 years, and the first since Israel’s 34-day war in the country in 2006.
Extent of incursion unclear: Israeli officials have characterized the incursion into southern Lebanon as limited in scope, saying there will be “no long-term occupation.”
But officials have declined to say how deep Israeli troops would venture into the country or how long the operation is expected to last.
Previous military operations initially declared by Israel to be limited in their goals have proved to be anything but. Examples include Israel’s years-long occupation of southern Lebanon that began in 1982 with the stated aim of a brief and limited mission to destroy the Palestinian Liberation Organization.
More recently, Israel’s military declared a “limited” operation in Rafah, southern Gaza that has left the city in ruins.
How has the US reacted? Attention has focused on how the once-mighty US is increasingly powerless to rein in its ally or to influence other major belligerents in a fast-worsening regional crisis.
The US is a key provider of Israel’s weapons — it likely supplied the 2,000-pound bombs used to kill Hezbollah’s leader — but Biden and his advisers have continued to call for a diplomatic resolution.
Read the full story.
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How will Iran respond to Israel’s escalating attacks on its proxies?
From CNN's Deva Lee
Israel is ramping up strikes on Iran-backed proxies on multiple fronts, with “a limited ground operation” across its northern border into Lebanon targeting Hezbollah, and long-distance attacks on Houthi militants inside of Yemen, as fears of a devastating regional conflict loom large.
Along with Hamas, which attacked Israel on October 7, Hezbollah and the Houthi movement are part of Iran’s “Axis of Resistance,” an alliance of Islamist militias spanning Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Gaza and Yemen.
Hezbollah and the Houthis have launched regular attacks on Israel over the past year and have vowed to keep fighting until the war in Gaza ends.
Yesterday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took public aim at Iran, as their long-standing shadow war is pushed further into the open.
In a televised speech, he told the Iranian people that “Israel stands with you,” directly addressing them “without filters, without middlemen,” and repeated his appeal to Iranians to reject their government.
Netanyahu also repeated his warning that “there is nowhere in the Middle East Israel cannot reach.”
A senior US official previously told CNN the US believes Iran will intervene in the conflict if they judge that they are about to “lose” Hezbollah. The combined effects of Israel’s operations against Hezbollah had already taken hundreds of fighters off the battlefield, according to that official and another person familiar with the intelligence.
In the same attack that assassinated Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah, a senior member of Iran’s powerful Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corp, was also killed.
In response, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei warned that Israel faces “crushing blows” to come.
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Israel says it targeted Hamas in deadly Gaza school strike
From CNN’s Eugenia Yosef
Hamas militants were the target of a deadly Israeli attack on a school in northern Gaza overnight, Israel’s military said.
At least seven people were killed and a number of others wounded in the strike on the Al-Shujaiya School in the east of Gaza City, which was sheltering displaced civilians, according to the Palestinian Civil Defense in the enclave.
The Israeli military said Tuesday that a Hamas command and control center “was embedded inside a compound that previously served as the ‘Shejaiya’ UNRWA School.”
“Prior to the strike, numerous steps were taken to mitigate the risk of harming civilians,” it said.
CNN cannot independently verify the Israeli military’s claim about Hamas operating in the school.
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Israel's offensive in face of US pressure is a "remarkable example of defiance of an ally," CNN analyst says
From CNN's Lex Harvey
David Sanger speaks during an interview with CNN.
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CNN Political and National Security Analyst David Sanger has called Israel’s continued offensive in Lebanon in the face of US resistance a “remarkable example of defiance of an ally.”
When asked by CNN’s Laura Coates why there appears to be so much daylight between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Joe Biden, who again on Monday called for a ceasefire in Lebanon, Sanger said one of the reasons is “these two leaders don’t have a whole lot left to say to each other.”
Biden and Netanyahu have not spoken since Israeli wiped out Hezbollah’s longtime leader Hassan Nasrallah, Sanger said, a move Israel knew the US would not object to.
“The PM has calculated rightly that he could ignore the call for a ceasefire,” which at one point last week the Biden administration said Israel had agreed to, said Sanger, who is also the White House and National Security Correspondent for The New York Times.
Biden has declined to use his only form of leverage against Israel, Sanger added, which would be to withhold weapons.
Experts have told CNN Israel likely used US-supplied 2,000 bombs in the strike that took out Nasrallah.
Biden “doesn’t want to do that and appear to be keeping Israel from defending itself,” Sanger said.
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Israeli attacks on southern Lebanon overnight caused severe damage, state media says
From CNN’s Kareem El Damanhoury
This picture taken from northern Israel along the border with southern Lebanon, shows a fire following Israeli bombardment on September 30.
Jalaa Marey/AFP/Getty Images
Israel launched numerous attacks on southern Lebanon overnight, causing “severe damage,” the Lebanese National News Agency (NNA) reported on Tuesday morning.
Israel hit various sites in Lebanon’s South Governorate with airstrikes, artillery shelling and heavy machine gun fire, destroying shops and damaging private property and crops, NNA reported.
Israeli airstrikes also hit multiple locations in the neighboring Nabatiyeh Governorate, followed by “continuous artillery shelling” throughout the night, according to NNA.
Both the South and Nabatiyeh governorates are on the other side of Israel’s northern border with Lebanon.
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Hezbollah rockets target Israel following Israeli military incursion into Lebanon
From CNN's Kareem El Damanhoury, Irene Nasser, and Eugenia Yosef
Hezbollah said it had targeted Metula, in northern Israel, twice this morning hours following the Israeli military’s incursion into Lebanon.
Hezbollah said a gathering of soldiers in Metula was targeted with artillery and rocket fire, and that they had successfully hit their target.
The attack was “in support of our steadfast Palestinian people” in Gaza, and “in defense of Lebanon and its people,” the group said.
The Israeli military said that “approximately five projectiles were identified crossing from Lebanon. Some of the projectiles were intercepted and fallen projectiles were identified in the area,” without indicating where they had come down.
The Israeli military said it had intercepted “two projectiles” that crossed from Lebanon in a separate incident. It said that sirens were also sounded in the area of Bar’am, in northern Israel, and “one projectile was identified crossing from Lebanon and fell in an open area.”
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UAE announces $100 million aid package for Lebanon as UN calls for de-escalation
From CNN’s Kareem El Damanhoury, Mia Alberti and Sarah El Sirgany
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has announced a $100 million aid package for Lebanon as it expressed deep concern over the “dangerous situation” in the country and its impact on regional stability, state-run Emirates News Agency reported.
The UAE’s foreign ministry also reiterated its “unwavering position toward Lebanon’s unity, national sovereignty, and territorial integrity,” and emphasized “steadfast support for the people of Lebanon during this challenging period,” according to a statement cited by the report.
The aid from the UAE comes as the United Nations’ agency for humanitarian emergencies (OCHA) warns of the devastating impact on civilians of the recent escalations in Lebanon.
OCHA has urged the international community to “urgently promote de-escalation and ensure that all parties respect international humanitarian law, while prioritizing immediate humanitarian assistance to the affected people.”
The Lebanon country director for aid agency Relief International told CNN on Sunday that the aid sector’s capacity is already limited following the displacement of about 1 million people in the country by Israeli attacks.
The World Food Programme has also launched an emergency project to scale up food assistance for up to 1 million people in need in Lebanon.
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Israeli paratroopers, commando unit and armored corps involved in Lebanon incursion
From CNN's Eugenia Yosef
The Israeli military says soldiers including paratroopers and commandos, as well as armored corps troops have been “preparing for limited, localized, targeted operations in southern Lebanon that began last night.”
Soldiers have been training in northern Israel over the past few weeks, the military says, after plans were approved.
The military said that the soldiers had gained skills and operational experience in Gaza over many months.
“They moved north and are now operating in the northern arena after making the necessary adjustments for fighting in Lebanon,” it said.
The Israeli military earlier said it had begun “a limited ground operation” in southern Lebanon targeting Hezbollah. There will be “no long-term occupation” of Lebanon, Israeli officials said, but declined to provide a timeline.
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It's morning in the Middle East. Here's what you need to know
From CNN staff
Smoke rises from the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted a neighbourhood in Beirut's southern suburb early on October 1.
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Israel has launched a ground operation southern Lebanon targeting Hezbollah. Israeli officials said there would be “no long-term occupation” of Lebanon but declined to provide a timeline.
The ground offensive comes after hours of Israeli raids and artillery fire across the border.
Here’s what you need to know:
• Mass casualties: At least 95 people were killed in Israeli strikes yesterday, adding to a death toll of more than 1,000 since last Monday. One million people in Lebanon have been displaced by the fighting, the prime minister said.
• Lebanese army retreats: The Lebanese army evacuated observation posts at the southern border with Israel and moved to barracks in preparation for the ground offensive, a security source told CNN.
Israel defies US: The White House reaffirmed Israel’s right to defend itself but warned of the risk of “mission creep,” one day after President Joe Biden once again called for a ceasefire. Israel’s escalation in its war with Hezbollah defies rising pressure from the US, a key provider of its weapons. US-supplied 2,000-pound bombs were likely used in the Israeli attack that killed Hezbollah’s leader on Friday.
• UN opposes ground incursion: “We all know the devastation that an all-out war, a ground war in Lebanon would bring to the people of Israel and the people of Lebanon,” the UN chief’s spokesperson said Monday.
• Strikes on Damascus: An Israeli strike has killed a well-know television anchor and two others, state news agency SANA reported. Israel has launched airstrikes in Syria intermittently since October 7.
• US troops: An unspecified number of US troops have been put on prepare to deploy orders to the Middle East, the Pentagon said Monday.
• International evacuations: Multiple governments including the UK and Germany have organized for their citizens to evacuate Lebanon.
• Israel’s wide battles: Israel has struck a refugee camp and school housing displaced Palestinians overnight in Gaza, where it is pressing on with its war against Hamas. Further afield, a CNN reporter joined the Israeli military on its longest-range combat mission since 1985 to strike a Houthi-controlled port in Yemen.
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Israeli troops are now inside southern Lebanon. This is far from the first time
From CNN's Lex Harvey
Israeli military tanks gather by the Israeli-Lebanon border on September 28.
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This week’s ground incursion into southern Lebanon is the latest chapter in a long history of Israel sending its troops into the territory of its northern neighbor.
Here is a timeline of Israel’s previous invasions of Lebanon, one of which lasted years:
1978: Israel first sent troops across the border after members of the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) entered Israel from Lebanon by sea and seized control of a civilian bus, killing dozens of Israelis, according to the IDF.
In response, Israel occupied most of the southern part of the country, despite Lebanon’s claims it had nothing to do with the bus attack. This eventually led to the creation of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon, (UNIFIL) tasked with securing Israel’s withdrawal from Lebanon.
1982: The longest Israeli invasion of Lebanon began in June 1982. Much like this week’s declarations, Israel said the incursion was going to be brief and limited with a mission to destroy the PLO.
But it resulted in a years-long occupation of southern Lebanon and Israeli troops bogged down in a protracted and increasingly unpopular war.
Israeli forces ended up initially taking almost half of Lebanon’s territory including West Beirut. The operation resulted in more than 17,000 deaths, according to contemporary reports, and an Israeli inquiry into a massacre at the Palestinian refugee camps of Sabra and Shatila.
That investigation held Israel indirectly responsible for the massacre that was carried out by Israel-allied right-wing Christian Lebanese fighters. Israeli troops withdrew from West Beirut after that but continued to occupy southern Lebanon until 2000. That conflict also ultimately birthed Hezbollah.
2006: In 2006, Hezbollah militants infiltrated Israel in a surprise attack, killing eight Israeli soldiers and kidnapping two more in an attempt to prompt a prisoner exchange.
Israel retaliated with a massive air operation followed by a sweeping ground offensive, which ended with a UN-brokered ceasefire.
The month-long war killed about 1,200 people in Lebanon, hundreds of them children, according to Human Rights Watch. Forty-nine Israeli civilians and 121 IDF soldiers were killed, according to the Israeliu military.
A UN commission found the IDF used “excessive, indiscriminate and disproportionate” force against civilians.
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US Secretary of Defense spoke with Israeli counterpart as Israel begins ground incursion in southern Lebanon
From CNN's Rashard Rose
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin attends a meeting at Ramstein Air Base in Ramstein-Miesenbach, Germany, on September 6.
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Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin spoke Monday with his Israeli counterpart, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, “to review security developments and Israeli operations,” according to a Pentagon readout of the call.
Austin and Gallant “agreed on the necessity of dismantling attack infrastructure along the border to ensure that Lebanese Hizballah cannot conduct October 7-style attacks on Israel’s northern communities,” Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder, Pentagon spokesman, wrote in the statement.
The Israeli military said it has begun “a limited ground operation” in southern Lebanon targeting Hezbollah.
Earlier Monday, President Joe Biden told reporters that “we should have a ceasefire now,” when asked what he knew about Israeli special forces’ raids into southern Lebanon. “I’m comfortable with them stopping,” the president said.
“The Secretary made clear that the United States is well postured to defend U.S. personnel, partners, and allies in the face of threats from Iran and Iran-backed terrorist organizations, and determined to prevent any actor from exploiting tensions or expanding the conflict. The Secretary and Minister Gallant discussed the serious consequences for Iran in the event Iran chooses to launch a direct military attack against Israel,” the statement read.
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Israeli strikes kill at least 13 in Gaza refugee camp, health officials say
From CNN’s Kareem Khadder and Kareem El Damanhoury
Israeli strikes killed at least 13 people and wounded a number of others in central Gaza late Monday night, health officials told CNN.
The casualties were caused by at least two Israeli attacks on the Nuseirat refugee camp, according to officials at the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital and Al-Awda Hospital in the enclave.
CNN has reached out to the Israeli military for comment.
The reports come after Gaza’s Civil Defense said an Israeli strike killed at least seven people and wounded a number of others at a school housing displaced Palestinians in northern Gaza on Tuesday.
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White House says mission creep is a real risk as it monitors Israel’s incursion into Lebanon
From CNN's MJ Lee
The Biden White House reaffirmed Israel’s right to defend itself as it begins its incursion in southern Lebanon, but warned of the potential of mission creep.
The White House said it sees Israel’s incursion as being in line with the country’s right to defend itself against threats from terror groups.
But the spokesperson went on to warn:
“Of course, we know that mission creep can be a risk and we will keep discussing that with the Israelis.”
Mission creep is a term used to describe the “gradual broadening of the original objectives of a mission or organization,” according to Merriam-Webster’s definition.
Some context: US officials have told CNN that they have been informed by their Israeli counterparts that Israel’s ground operation was expected to be limited in scope and duration. But they have publicly emphasized the possibility that what the Israelis are currently referring to as a limited ground operation could ultimately broaden in scope and turn into a longer-term incursion.
President Joe Biden last week unveiled a 21-day ceasefire proposal, backed by other US allies, that was almost immediately rejected by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Biden and his advisers continue to call for a diplomatic resolution.
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Israeli strike kills at least 7 people in northern Gaza, Civil Defense says
From CNN’s Kareem El Damanhoury, Mick Krever and Eugenia Yosef
An Israeli strike killed at least seven people and wounded a number of others at a school housing displaced Palestinians in northern Gaza, the Civil Defense in the enclave said Tuesday morning.
CNN cannot independently verify the report of the strike at the Al-Shujaiya School in the east of Gaza City, and has reached out to the Israeli military for comment.
Israeli attacks have killed at least 41,615 people and wounded 96,359 in Gaza since October 7, the Palestinian Ministry of Health in the enclave said Monday.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been considering a plan to force all Palestinian civilians out of northern Gaza, including Gaza City, to lay siege to Hamas and force the release of hostages.
It is unclear how many Palestinians remain north of the Netzarim Corridor, which splits Gaza in two, but estimates run into the hundreds of thousands.
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Analysis: Why the US is looking increasingly powerless as Israel’s war expands
Analysis from CNN's Stephen Collinson
Israel’s expected ground incursion into Lebanon will drive home a new strategic reality of a year of war — the once-mighty US is powerless to rein in its ally or to influence other major belligerents in a fast-worsening regional crisis.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government on Monday launched the next stage of its onslaught against Hezbollah with what the Israel Defense Forces called a “limited ground operation” into Lebanon — despite weeks of requests from Washington for restraint and familiar (and spurned) calls for de-escalation.
This came just hours after President Joe Biden said “we should have a ceasefire now,” when asked what he knew about Israeli special forces’ previous raids into southern Lebanon. “I’m comfortable with them stopping,” the president said.
His comments only underscored the chasm between the US and Israeli governments on a day when Netanyahu told Iranians in a broadcast, “There is nowhere in the Middle East Israel cannot reach.”
The disconnect is widening as it coincides with the endgame of a cliffhanger US election. Biden’s room for maneuver is limited if he is to avoid exacerbating the domestic political impact of war in the Middle East — a factor Netanyahu, a consummate operator in US politics, surely understands. The Democratic nominee, Vice President Kamala Harris, has largely stuck to the administration line — despite earlier comments that suggested she might take a slightly harder rhetorical stance toward Netanyahu while emphasizing the plight of Palestinian civilians.
Read the full analysis on US-Israel tensions.
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3 killed, including TV anchor, in Israeli strike on Damascus, Syrian state media says
From Eyad Kourdi and Irene Nasser
Israeli strike in Damascus, Syria.
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Safaa Ahmed, a well-known Syrian television anchor, has been killed alongside two others in an overnight Israeli strike on Damascus, Syrian state news agency SANA reported.
“The General Authority for Radio and Television announces the death of the anchor Safaa Ahmed as a martyr following the treacherous Israeli aggression on the capital, Damascus,” the report said.
The Syrian defense ministry said the Israeli military targeted Damascus with drones and planes at around 2 a.m. local time from the “direction of the occupied Golan Heights.”
“Our air defense systems confronted the aggression’s missiles and drones and shot down most of them,” the ministry said, adding that three civilians and nine others were injured as a result of the strike.
Videos posted to social media, and geolocated by CNN, show that an explosion took place next to Syria’s Telecom building, west of the city’s military airport. Additional videos geolocated by CNN show a car in flames after the blast.
It is not clear if this is the location where Ahmed or the others were killed, and the location of their death was not reported by SANA.
When asked about the reports, the Israeli military said: “We do not comment on reports in the foreign media.”
Some background: Israel has launched airstrikes in Syria intermittently since Hamas’ October 7 attacks last year but does not usually confirm when it has carried out attacks there.
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Israeli officials say there will be "no long-term occupation" of Lebanon, but decline to provide timeline
From CNN’s Jeremy Diamond
Israeli officials are characterizing the ground operation into southern Lebanon as limited in scope, saying there will be “no long-term occupation” but declining to specify the duration.
Israeli troops will be focused on removing “immediate threats” from Lebanese villages along the border, including Hezbollah’s ability to infiltrate northern Israel, Israeli officials insisted.
A senior Israeli official also said Israel does not plan to remain in Lebanon, said there will be “no long-term occupation of southern Lebanon.”
But the officials declined to say how deep Israeli troops would venture into the country or how long the operation is expected to last.
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Explosions, smoke and flashes erupt as Israel begins its ground operation in Lebanon
From CNN’s Jeremy Diamond and Tara John
Smoke rises over Beirut's southern suburbs after a strike, as seen from Sin El Fil, Lebanon, on Tuesday, October 1.
Amr Abdallah Dalsh/Reuters
As Israel’s ground operation in Lebanon began, the sounds of outgoing artillery fire, drones and helicopters rang through the air from a CNN team’s position close to the border.
Several explosions, plumes of smoke and flashes of light were also seen coming from the direction of the Lebanese village of Aadaysit Marjaayoun.
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Israel begins "limited ground operation" into Lebanon, Israeli military says
From CNN's Lauren Izso and Tara John
A Hebrew statement by the Israeli military says it has begun a “limited ground operation” in southern Lebanon.
“The IDF began a few hours ago a targeted and limited ground operation in the area of southern Lebanon against terrorist targets and infrastructures of the terrorist organization Hezbollah, in a number of villages near the border, which pose an immediate and real threat to Israeli settlements on the northern border,” it said in the statement early Tuesday local time.
This appears to culminate a day of positioning for an Israeli ground invasion of Lebanon.
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A timeline of Hezbollah leaders killed by Israel
Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon have killed at least seven high-ranking Hezbollah commanders and officials in recent weeks, including the militant group’s chief Hassan Nasrallah, who was assassinated in a strike on his underground headquarters in Beirut on Friday.
Here’s a look at some of the group’s leaders who have been killed.
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24 children were evacuated from Gaza — but organizations say it's an increasingly difficult effort
From CNN's Jeremy Diamond and Aditi Sangal
Twenty-four wounded and sick children and their companions have been evacuated from Gaza in a joint Israeli-European Union operation, an Israeli official told CNN.
In total, 32 people were evacuated from the enclave.
The Palestinians who were evacuated are being relocated to Romania, according to the Israeli official. The action was directly approved by Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant.
Some context: One of these children evacuated to Romania was registered with Children Not Numbers, a non-governmental organization, whose founder, Somaya Ouazzani, says evacuating children out of Gaza for medical treatments has become increasingly hard since early May when the Rafah border with Egypt shut down.
“Evacuations are near impossible. They take multi-agency efforts,” she said. “The evacuations do not represent the sickest kids in Gaza.”
Several experts and NGOs also reported similar experiences to CNN, noting that many children with critical cases die while waiting to be evacuated.
Prior to the shutdown, the evacuation process “was still very bureaucratic,” but all NGOs “understood the process and knew the hurdles that were in place,” said Dr. Thaer Ahmad, an emergency medicine physician who has been to Gaza several times. “Now it’s arbitrary.”
Before the Rafah border shut down, the Palestinian Children Relief Fund (PCRF) was seeing “50 or so kids a day approved for evacuation,” according to Tareq Hailat, head of the Treatment Abroad program at PCRF. “Now, we are lucky if we see one.”
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Here's how Israel's Iron Dome system works
From CNN Joshua Berlinger, Lou Robinson, Rachel Wilson and Way Mullery
Israel’s Iron Dome missile defense system is one of the most important tools in its arsenal and has saved countless civilian lives over various conflicts in the last decade, analysts say. It is highly effective. The Israel Defense Forces said the system boasted a 95.6% success rate during a rocket salvo fired by Islamic Jihad in May 2023.
Development on the Iron Dome first began in 2007. After tests in 2008 and 2009, the first Iron Dome batteries were deployed in 2011. The system has been upgraded several times since.
Learn more from this explainer on how Israel’s Iron Dome system works.
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President Biden Urges Foreign-Owned Port Employers to Improve Offer and End Dockworker Strike
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As the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) launched a widespread strike affecting 36 U.S. Atlantic and Gulf coast ports from Maine to Texas, President Joe Biden has called for fair wage negotiations between the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) and port workers.
The strike, which began at 12:01 a.m. on Tuesday, marks the first ILA coast-wide strike since 1977, impacting roughly half of all U.S. containerized imports and exports during the ocean peak season. The dispute centers on wage increases and protections against automation.
In a statement on Tuesday, President Biden emphasized the importance of collective bargaining and urged USMX—which represents port employers, including several foreign-owned ocean carriers such as Maersk, MSC, and COSCO—to present a fair offer to the ILA workers.
“It is time for USMX to negotiate a fair contract with the longshoremen that reflects the substantial contribution they’ve been making to our economic comeback,” the statement said.
USMX’s final offer before the deadline included a nearly 50% wage increase, doubled employer contributions to retirement plans, improved healthcare options, and maintained current language on automation. On Tuesday, the ILA union indicated it had lowered its wage increase demand to 61.5%, from its previous request of a 77% pay increase.
“We are now demanding $5 an hour increase in wages for each of the six years of a new ILA-USMX Master Contract,” said ILA President Harold Daggett after joining the picket lines outside the gates of the Maher Terminal in Port Elizabeth, New Jersey. “Plus, we want absolute airtight language that there will be no automation or semi-automation, and we are demanding all Container Royalty monies go to the ILA.”
Daggett was joined in solidarity by Bobby Olvera, Jr., President of the the West Coast’s International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU), who proclaimed the ILWU’s full support for ILA strikers. “The ILWU will stand with your International President…and all of your locals up and down the Eastern Seaboard and the Gulf. The ILWU stands with you Brothers and Sisters,” Olvera said.
Record Profits
President Biden’s statement highlighted the record profits made by ocean carriers since the pandemic, noting that in some cases, profits grew by “over 800%” compared to pre-pandemic levels.
“Executive compensation has grown in line with those profits and profits have been returned to shareholders at record rates,” said Biden. “It’s only fair that workers, who put themselves at risk during the pandemic to keep ports open, see a meaningful increase in their wages as well.”
He also stressed the critical role of dockworkers in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, stating, “Now is not the time for ocean carriers to refuse to negotiate a fair wage for these essential workers while raking in record profits.”
“Our Administration supports collective bargaining as the best way for workers and employers to come to a fair agreement, and we encourage all parties to come to the bargaining table and negotiate in good faith—fairly and quickly,” the U.S. Department of Transportation added in statement.
USMX Response
In a statement Tuesday afternoon the USMX said it strongly supports collective bargaining and reiterated that its current offer of a nearly 50% wage increase exceeds other recent union settlements and addresses inflation.
“Our industry directly supports hundreds of thousands of jobs in the United States and is a significant economic driver for the U.S. economy and families across the country. USMX is proud of the wages and benefits we offer to our 25,000 ILA employees, and strongly supports a collective bargaining process that allows us to fully bargain wages, benefits, technology, and ensures the safety of our workers, day-in and day-out,” it said.
“We have demonstrated a commitment to doing our part to end the completely avoidable ILA strike,” the statement added.
Acting Labor Secretary ‘Shipping Magnates’
Acting Secretary of Labor Julie Su issued a statement that emphasized the critical role of port workers during the pandemic and in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, while also highlighting the disparity between the record profits of shipping companies and their reluctance to offer fair compensation to workers.
“As these companies make billions and their CEOs bring in millions of dollars in compensation per year, they have refused to put an offer on the table that reflects workers’ sacrifice and contributions to their employer’s profits,” she said.
“The parties need to get back to the negotiating table, and that must begin with these giant shipping magnates acknowledging that if they can make record profits, their workers should share in that economic success,” her statement added.
Taft-Hartley Act
Despite calls from the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and the National Retail Federation to invoke the Taft-Hartley Act—which allows presidential intervention in labor disputes that create a national emergency—the Biden administration has indicated that the president does not plan to use this option. This stance is underscored by the President’s statement today, which stresses, “Collective bargaining is the best way for workers to get the pay and benefits they deserve.”
Invoking the Taft-Hartley Act would force dockworkers to return to work for a 90-day “cooling-off period”—a measure the ILA union has dismissed as counterproductive, arguing that its workers would simply slow down port operations instead.
This video is a few weeks old now but one thing to point out is that even if the Biden admin invokes Taft-Hartley forcing dockworkers back to work they will slowdown operations from “30 moves an hour down to maybe 8” pic.twitter.com/JlovqOrLLz— Mike Schuler (@MikeSchuler) September 30, 2024
Economic Impacts
The ongoing strike has raised concerns about potential economic impacts. Matthew Shay, President and CEO of the National Retail Federation, warned of “devastating consequences for American workers, their families and local communities,” including inflationary pressures and impacts on the recovery from Hurricane Helene.
Research from Moody’s Ratings indicates that the strike will disrupt supply chains and negatively impact credit for many sectors. East and Gulf Coast ports handled 56% of all U.S. container throughput in 2023, with the port of New York/New Jersey accounting for 28%. Nearly 70% of total containerized U.S. imports by volume came from Asia, with 30%–40% destined for East Coast ports. The affected ports also handle a diverse range of cargo crucial for both importers and exporters, including automobiles, agricultural products, energy resources, and raw materials.
As negotiations continue, President Biden’s statement emphasizes the need for fair compensation and recognition of workers’ contributions, particularly in light of the industry’s recent profitability and the ongoing economic recovery efforts.
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Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has controversially broken royal protocol and claimed in his upcoming memoir that Queen Elizabeth II was suffering from bone cancer before her death.
In the book, which hits shelves on October 10 and has been serialized this week in the Daily Mail newspaper - which Johnson also writes for - he recalled the monarch’s final days at Balmoral, Scotland.
Johnson formally stepped down just two days before Elizabeth II’s death in September 2022, and in the years since, there has been fierce speculation over exactly how she passed away.
“I had known for a year or more that she had a form of bone cancer, and her doctors were worried that at any time she could enter a sharp decline,” he wrote in the excerpt.
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Johnson’s account is the first public indication by a former senior government official as to what the Queen’s cause of death might have been. It is listed as “old age” on her death certificate.
Johnson isn’t the first prime minister to reminisce about his life, time in office and interactions with the late Queen in an autobiography. Former British leaders Tony Blair, Gordon Brown and David Cameron all did so but only in generalities and without the same level of vivid detail as Johnson.
Buckingham Palace has a policy not to comment on books released about the royal family and as such has not confirmed or denied Johnson’s assertions.
Johnson, who served as prime minister between 2019 and 2022, recalls traveling to the royal residence of Balmoral for the customary outgoing audience and resignation. Upon his arrival, he remembers being greeted by the Queen’s private secretary Edward Young, who suggested to him that she had deteriorated significantly over the summer.
Thinking back on that last time the pair sat together in the Queen’s drawing room, Johnson said that he understood Young’s forewarning.
“She seemed pale and more stooped, and she had dark bruising on her hands and wrists, probably from drips or injections,” he wrote.
“But her mind – as Edward had also said – was completely unimpaired by her illness, and from time to time in our conversation she still flashed that great white smile in its sudden mood-lifting beauty.”
Johnson described the weekly prime minster audiences with the monarch as “a privilege” and “a balm.”
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“You need someone kind and wise, and above politics, to personify what is good about our country. She did that job brilliantly.”
The late Queen never shared private medical details with the public. Aides within the royal household still maintain that family members have the same right to medical privacy as anyone else.
King Charles III and Catherine, Princess of Wales have bucked the trend and been more open about their health. The two have shared details about their own cancer diagnoses and recoveries.
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Washington — Sen. JD Vance of Ohio and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz — both relative newcomers to the national political spotlight — were facing off Tuesday in the only scheduled vice presidential debate before the November election.The debate was being held three weeks after former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris had their only scheduled debate. Walz, who is Harris' running mate, has had a long career in politics but was largely unknown to voters outside of Minnesota before he joined the Democratic ticket.
Vance, the author of "Hillbilly Elegy," was first elected to office in 2022, less than two years before being selected by Trump to be his running mate. Here's what to know about the debate. What time will the VP debate start and end? The debate started at 9 p.m. ET on Tuesday. It will run 90 minutes — the same length as the two presidential debates — and end at 10:30 p.m. ET. Who is moderating the VP debate? "CBS Evening News" anchor and managing editor Norah O'Donnell and "Face the Nation" moderator and chief foreign affairs correspondent Margaret Brennan will moderate the debate. Where is the VP debate? The debate is taking place at the CBS Broadcast Center in the Hell's Kitchen neighborhood of New York City in Midtown Manhattan. The debate is in Studio 45 at the Broadcast Center. After the debate, campaign surrogates and the press will go to the spin room in Studio 42, another studio in the 800,000-square-foot Broadcast Center. Members of the media will be watching the debate and filing their stories from a press pen set up in the cafeteria.
Until this summer, Studio 45 was where "Inside Edition" was filmed. "Captain Kangaroo" was also taped in Studio 45 from 1964-1981. CBS News moved into the facility in 1964, and Walter Cronkite broadcast the 1964 election results from Studio 41, which is now home to the "Drew Barrymore Show." Before relocating to the CBS Broadcast Center, CBS was located in the Grand Central Terminal building. The giant studios and sound stages have been home to several soap operas, including "As the World Turns" in Studio 41 and "Guiding Light" in Studio 42. "Last Week Tonight with John Oliver" currently films at Studio 42. In the early 1980s, CBS added 176,400 square feet to the 500,000-square-foot building as part of a $100 million update. The CBS Broadcast Center home to CBS News 24/7, , CBS New York (WCBS-TV) and several other corporate and third-party productions. It's also the distribution center for the CBS Television Network.
What are the rules for the debate? Both campaigns agreed to a 90-minute debate with two four-minute commercial breaks. Campaign staff are not allowed to interact with the candidates during the breaks. There will be no audience — a measure also implemented during the two previous presidential debates. At the event's start, the moderators will introduce the candidates in order of the incumbent party, with Walz coming first. There will be no opening statements. Walz will stand behind the lectern on the left side of the stage, which will be on the right side of viewers' screens. Vance will be at the podium on the right side of the stage, but the left side of screens. Candidates, who cannot bring pre-written notes or props on stage, will have two minutes to answer a question and two minutes to respond. They will be allowed one minute for rebuttals. At the moderators' discretion, candidates may get an additional minute to continue a discussion.
Unlike the presidential debates, a candidate's microphone will not be muted when their opponent is speaking, but CBS News reserves the right to turn off the microphones. Vance won a virtual coin toss on Thursday, opting to go second with his closing statement. Each candidate will have two minutes for their closing remarks. No topics or questions will be shared with the campaigns in advance. How can you watch the VP debate on cable? CBS debate coverage started at 8 p.m. ET on CBS broadcast stations and affiliates. Find your local station here.How can you stream the VP debate without cable? The debate can be streamed on the free CBS News app on your connected TV or smartphone, on Paramount+, and all platforms where CBS News 24/7 is available, including CBSNews.com and YouTube.
Debate coverage on CBS News 24/7 began at 4 p.m. ET.
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — While former President Donald Trump and running mate JD Vance have been hammering Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz over his response to the violence that erupted after George Floyd’s murder, Trump told the governor at the time that he fully agreed with how Walz handled it.“What they did in Minneapolis was incredible. They went in and dominated, and it happened immediately,” Trump told Walz and other governors and officials in a phone call on June 1, 2020. The Associated Press on Wednesday obtained an audio recording of the call, which has taken on new significance now that Walz has been tapped as Vice President Kamala Harris’ running mate against Trump and Vance.Other administration officials on the call included Defense Secretary Mark Esper; Army Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; and Attorney General William Barr.
ABC News reported on the call earlier Wednesday, a day after Harris introduced Walz as her vice presidential pick. CNN posted a transcript of the call back in 2020.Protests erupted in Minneapolis and around the world after Floyd was murdered by Derek Chauvin, a white former officer who knelt on the Black man’s neck for nearly 9 1/2 minutes, on May 25, 2020. A bystander video captured Floyd’s fading cries of “I can’t breathe.” His death forced a reckoning with police brutality and racism. Some of the protests turned violent.
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Walz mobilized the Minnesota National Guard three days later to help restore order to Minneapolis after rioting that included the burning of a police station and numerous businesses. Trump offered federal help to Walz later that day, but the governor did not take him up on it.
During a May 2024 fundraiser in St. Paul, Trump repeated a claim he had been making lately that he was responsible for deploying the National Guard. “The entire city was burning down. ... If you didn’t have me as president, you wouldn’t have Minneapolis today,” Trump told a Republican audience. Trump made similar claims at a rally in St. Cloud last month.
It was actually Walz who gave the mobilization order in response to requests from the mayors of Minneapolis and St. Paul. Although Walz came under criticism at the time for not moving faster. There was finger-pointing between Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey and Walz on who bore responsibility for the delays. Trump, in the June 1, 2020, call, described Walz as “an excellent guy” and later said: “I don’t blame you. I blame the mayor.” The president didn’t criticize the governor at the time.“Tim, you called up big numbers and the big numbers knocked them out so fast, it was like bowling pins,” Trump said.But Trump campaign spokesperson Karoline Leavitt put a different spin on the call in a statement to the AP on Wednesday.“Governor Walz allowed Minneapolis to burn for days, despite President Trump’s offer to deploy soldiers and cries for help from the liberal Mayor of Minneapolis,” Leavitt said. “In this daily briefing phone call with Governors on June 1, days after the riots began, President Trump acknowledged Governor Walz for FINALLY taking action to deploy the National Guard to end the violence in the city.”Walz did thank Trump on the call, as well as Esper and Milley, “for your strategic guidance, very helpful. ... Yeah, our city is grieving and in pain.”___Merica reported from Washington.
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(The Center Square) – As more polls flow in since the presidential debate, battleground North Carolina increases in likelihood to favor Republican former President Donald Trump over Democrat and Vice President Kamala Harris.Sunday morning, the RealClear Polling edge for Trump was up to 1.4% with no margin of error factored in for polls it puts in the equation from Sept. 11 through Wednesday. Trump has most recently led polling by Fox News 50%-49% and Rasmussen Reports 49%-46%, and was deadlocked at 49% in a CNN poll.Harris, the No. 2 in charge of the Biden administration, has led two polls RealClear uses – one by The Hill/Emerson 49%-48% and one by Bloomberg 50%-48%. She was also tied with Trump in the Marist poll, each at 49%.Neither candidate has cleared the margin of error in a poll in the RealClear analysis, though Trump’s Rasmussen lead (3%) did equate. Consensus is the state remains a toss-up.At Project 538, analysis of the state pegs Trump ahead 47.8%-47.4%. The CNN, Bloomberg, Fox News and Marist polls are the most recent into the equation.
The seven consensus battleground states represent 93 electoral college votes. Pennsylvania has 19, North Carolina and Georgia 16 each, Michigan 15, Arizona 11, Wisconsin 10 and Nevada six.The news of even or ahead for Trump resonates because Republicans in general, and particularly the Floridian, generally outperform polling in North Carolina.In 2020, Trump won the state 49.9%-48.6% when Harris was on the ticket of Joe Biden, the eventual electoral college winner. Polls showed a toss-up or Biden leading. In 2016, Trump won the state 49.8%-46.2% over the ticket of Hillary Clinton and Tim Kaine. Clinton won every poll but one from mid-September to late October.Republicans also own an unmistakable 14-cycle pattern in presidential elections. Since Democrat Lyndon B. Johnson carried the state and won the presidency in 1964, only Democrats Jimmy Carter (1976) and Barack Obama (2008) have prevailed. Respectively four years later for each, they lost to Ronald Reagan and Mitt Romney.Election Day is 37 days away, early in-person voting is 18 days away, and absentee-by-mail voting is underway.
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Skip NavigationThe New RepublicThe New RepublicLATESTBREAKING NEWSPOLITICSCLIMATECULTUREMAGAZINENEWSLETTERSPODCASTSGAMESPolitics HomepageTrumpworldCongressSupreme Court WatchMediaThe New RepublicThe New RepublicLATESTBREAKING NEWSPOLITICSCLIMATECULTUREMAGAZINENEWSLETTERSPODCASTSGAMESPolitics HomepageTrumpworldCongressSupreme Court WatchMediaGil Duran/October 1, 2024DystopiasThe Most Powerful Crypto Bro in Washington Has Very Weird Beliefs Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong says the U.S. is in “decline” and embraces a cultish tech movement to build “network” societies beyond the reach of nation-states—and he’s got Congress eating out of his hand.Michael Short/Bloomberg/Getty ImagesCoinbase CEO Brian Armstrong in 2017Brian Armstrong has become a familiar face—or should we say pate—in the U.S. Capitol. The 41-year-old billionaire CEO of Coinbase, the nation’s largest cryptocurrency exchange by a country mile, has regularly traveled to Washington since at least 2018 to lobby members of Congress for friendly regulations for his industry. He was back on the Hill in June, donning a slim black suit—rather than his usual black T-shirt and black slacks—for a 48-hour bipartisan blitz. And it’s safe to say that he has never been more popular there. That’s not because senators and representatives are suddenly scooping up bitcoins and meme coins and NFTs in some ill-advised bid to diversify their investment portfolios; just two members of Congress reportedly bought cryptocurrencies in 2022 and 2023. But politicians do see dollar signs when someone like Armstrong rolls into town because Washington is suddenly awash in crypto cash. Almost overnight, the industry has become a dominant force in American politics.The numbers boggle: A Public Citizen study last month found that crypto companies, which contributed less than $10 million to super PACs over the past two election cycles combined, have raised more than $200 million in 2024—accounting for nearly half of all corporate contributions this cycle. Most of that money has flowed into pro-crypto Fairshake, the largest corporate-backed super PAC in this election cycle (and the second-largest overall, after a pro-Trump PAC); as of Friday, Fairshake had spent $120 million on U.S. House and Senate races this year, according to an analysis by Sludge. Notably, Armstrong’s Coinbase accounts for nearly a quarter of Fairshake’s coffers, which might explain his baller smirk here: I met with more than a dozen Dem and GOP Senators in DC over the last 48 hrs to discuss creating clear rules for the crypto industry and consumer protection for crypto users. There’s strong bi-partisan momentum to get this done in the Senate now that FIT21 has passed in the… pic.twitter.com/KWVylw1kDL— Brian Armstrong (@brian_armstrong) June 12, 2024 But don’t be fooled by his bipartisan platitudes; Armstrong is not just another tech CEO making the rounds in Washington, seeking a few regulatory advantages. While pitching crypto as a tool for economic opportunity to the rubes in Congress, he harbors radical ideas about crypto’s true purpose. He believes the United States is in “slow decline” and embraces the Network State, a cultish tech movement that ultimately seeks to end countries as we know them—to decentralize governance in the same way that crypto seeks to decentralize finance.“I do think crypto has implications far beyond just payments and money,” Armstrong said during a podcast interview in August, when asked about crypto’s relationship to the Network State. He said that he’s “definitely very interested” in special economic zones—in which typically cash-strapped countries cede land to tech bros who want to play a real-life version of SimCity—and other “ways that you can tokenize real estate and actual physical land to create better forms of society.” “We’re actually losing freedoms,” added Armstrong, who has an estimated net worth of $8.4 billion. “So I would like us to all in crypto think about how we actually go create physical places in the world to preserve freedom over the long term. I think that’s ultimately crypto’s destiny.”In a chat earlier this month with Balaji Srinivasan (more on him later) at the annual Network State conference in Singapore, Armstrong was even more explicit. “I also believe in exit,” Armstrong said, with “exit” meaning the process by which a person abandons existing nations for network states. “We need to start developing those backup options.” It’s hard to imagine any other American CEO openly discussing plans to undermine the U.S. government and start their own country. Even more unimaginably, politicians across the spectrum are openly embracing Armstrong and the scammy, crime-fueling, environmentally destructive industry he represents. Indeed, no matter who wins the presidential election this fall, Armstrong will have a friend in the White House.
When it comes to personal investing, cryptocurrencies are casinos at best and Ponzi schemes at worst: The FBI’s latest Cryptocurrency Fraud Report estimates that crypto scammers stole $5.6 billion from Americans in 2023. The most famous crypto scammer of all time, of course, is Sam Bankman-Fried, who alone stole $8 billion from customers of his now-defunct crypto exchange, FTX. Federal authorities say he illegally poured $100 million of those funds into political campaigns before his 2022 arrest. He’s now serving a quarter-century in prison. But this only scratches the surface of the damage wrought by cryptocurrencies. Chainalysis, a blockchain analysis firm, in February tallied the illicit flow of $24.2 billion in cryptocurrency worldwide in 2023, the majority occurring in sanctioned “entities and jurisdictions.” Translation: Terrorist groups like Hezbollah and pariah nations like North Korea are big fans of crypto. Pyongyang’s crypto scammers have stolen over $3 billion since 2017. “Most experts agree the North Korean government is using these stolen assets to fund its nuclear weapons programs,” Chainalysis told CNBC. Meanwhile in Russia, where crypto is banned, Vladimir Putin has embraced its limited use in an effort to evade international sanctions. The industry is also a plague on the environment. Cryptocurrencies famously burn through massive amounts of energy, thus driving up greenhouse gas emissions: A 2022 White House report warned that crypto’s use of dirty energy could “hinder the ability of the United States” to meet its Paris Agreement commitments and “to avoid the most severe impacts of climate change.” But the industry also devours water, which is used in cooling systems in crypto data centers; a study last year found that a single bitcoin transaction can use enough water to fill a small swimming pool.Despite this parade of red flags, Congress remains hesitant to crack down—though a few Democratic senators have tried. “Crypto plays a role at every stage in the illicit fentanyl trade,” said Senator Elizabeth Warren, Washington’s most vocal crypto critic, during a hearing in January. “The drug cartels and the traffickers sell their deadly drugs in the darkest marketplaces, and they get paid in crypto.” She’s right. And yet, fierce crypto lobbying has so far scuttled her Digital Asset Anti-Money Laundering Act, which the industry claims will stifle innovation—an argument that succeeded in getting the bill’s top Republican co-sponsor, Senator Roger Marshall of Kansas, to withdraw support.Pro-crypto legislation has fared better. In May, in a bipartisan 279–136 vote, the House passed the Financial Innovation and Technology for the 21st Century Act, which would legitimize crypto while defanging its hated nemesis, the Securities and Exchange Commission. SEC Chairman Gary Gensler warned that the bill “would create new regulatory gaps and undermine decades of precedent regarding the oversight of investment contracts, putting investors and capital markets at immeasurable risk.” The legislation faces tougher odds—for now—in the Democratic-controlled Senate, where crypto critic Senator Sherrod Brown of Ohio helms the Senate Banking Committee. No wonder, then, that crypto PACs have spent $40 million against Brown’s reelection bid. Whether Brown will survive the onslaught is unclear—he leads slightly in polls—but either way, Republicans are projected to win control of the chamber this fall. If they also hold the House and win the presidency, there will be no guardrails left. Crypto will have the run of the Capitol.Armstrong put it succinctly, and perhaps accurately, during a Bloomberg TV interview earlier this year: “Being anti-crypto is political suicide.”When it comes to swaying voters, that may or may not be true. Fewer than 17 percent of Americans have ever used crypto, according to polling by the Pew Research Center, and 75 percent of those who have heard of crypto don’t trust it. According to a May report from the Fed, just 7 percent of Americans hold cryptocurrencies. That said, there are undoubtedly single-issue crypto voters—though in unknown numbers.But is it suicide to oppose crypto because the industry will pour money into your opponent’s campaign? Quite possibly. That might explain why Donald Trump, who once called bitcoin “a scam against the dollar,” changed his tune this year. “If you’re in favor of crypto,” he declared in May, “you better vote for Trump.” By July, he was promising to turn the U.S. into the “crypto capital of the planet” and suggesting that a “little crypto check” could erase the nation’s $35 trillion national debt. And in mid-September, amid a historically tight presidential race, the convicted fraudster nonetheless made time to launch his family’s new crypto business, World Liberty Financial—while remaining comically vague on the subject. “Crypto is one of those things we have to do,” wrote Trump on X. “Whether we like it or not, I have to do it.”Top Democrats sound similarly obtuse. “We all believe in the future of crypto,” said Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on a recent “Crypto4Harris” fundraising call, promising swift action on crypto legislation. (Earlier that day, the Fairshake PAC had donated $3 million apiece to Elissa Slotkin and Ruben Gallego, two pro-crypto Democrats running for Senate.) In campaigning for president, Kamala Harris has broken with Joe Biden—a crypto skeptic—and called for a “reset” with the industry. In an economic policy document released by her campaign on Thursday, Harris said she would “encourage innovative technologies like AI and digital assets,” and Semafor reported the same day that Harris is “already dispatching aides to court well-heeled crypto investors and their Democratic allies in Congress.”With crypto pointing a $200 million gun at their heads, it makes sense that Democrats would seek détente. Yet it’s not clear whether they grasp the inherently extremist politics of crypto, with its seditious fantasies of sovereignty. In The Politics of Bitcoin: Software as Right-Wing Extremism, David Golumbia outlined how crypto projects like bitcoin are rooted in right-wing ideas. For example, bitcoiners largely accept the “pillar of extremist thought” that “government is inherently evil,” thus necessitating a shift to secretive digital currency. Golumbia further exposed how pro-crypto arguments often echo far-right conspiracy theories depicting the Federal Reserve as a nefarious force bent on world domination. This explains why so many crypto enthusiasts end up sounding like right-wing crackpots.There is no better example than Balaji Srinivasan, who served as chief technology officer of Coinbase from 2018 to 2019. In April, I wrote for TNR about his techno-authoritarian ideas for San Francisco, where he envisions the rise of a tech-aligned “gray tribe” that would expel Democrats. Srinivasan also describes the U.S. as a collapsing nation and preaches the need for tech plutocrats to create privately owned crypto countries. He suggests crypto can shift the global political order by chiseling away at the power of government-issued currencies. “Bitcoin, if it wins, completely changes the world, because it changes the ability of centralized states to do what they’ve been doing,” he said.Srinivasan is the leading evangelist of the Network State, which he defines as “a highly aligned online community with a capacity for collective action that crowdfunds territory around the world and eventually gains diplomatic recognition from pre-existing states.” But the subtitle of his 2022 book on the subject provides the most succinct definition: How to Start Your Own Country.Armstrong is a fan of his former employee, whom he has called a “genius” and one of the “top three smartest people I’ve ever met.” Last year, he invested in the Balaji Fund, which supports Network State projects worldwide. And he blurbed Srinivasan’s book, writing “Balaji is a visionary, and one of the most original thinkers of our time. Many have had the experience of hearing him say something, thinking it was crazy, and then a year or two later realizing ‘Balaji was right.’ I think Balaji will be right about The Network State.”Let that sink in a moment—it’s not unlike how some people talk about Trump. But the truth is that things Trump says are still crazy, and that’s true of Srinivasan too. At the recent Network State conference, which he organized, Srinivasan said the Fed is trying to kill people financially: “Bitcoin is about stopping the state from slowly draining your wealth.… The Fed, they want you dead, just a little bit every year.”But in some ways, Armstrong cuts a more frightening figure, in that he’s gullible—but also insanely wealthy and increasingly influential in Washington. “You certainly were a pioneer here,” Armstrong told Srinivasan in their chat at the conference, “and I’ve come to believe more and more in this vision that you have, and I’ve started to see it happen.” He agreed with Srinivasan’s suggestion that passports could someday be issued by tech companies rather than governments, then added, “Crypto and bitcoin really unbundled money from the state, and so we’re seeing that next layer get unbundled from the state, which is identity. It does seem kind of antiquated in a way that the form of identity we have today is, like, a piece of paper that the government printed.”
These aren’t just the daydreams of Silicon Valley dilettantes. They are attempting to put these ideas into practice. Multiple projects are underway. Próspera, a private tech city in Honduras, markets itself as a libertarian paradise with low taxes and pro-bitcoin policies. Located in a special economic zone on the Caribbean island of Roatán, it has become a hot destination for biohackers seeking experimental gene therapies and medical treatments (or simply to get a Tesla key implanted in their hand, as The New York Times Magazine reported in a recent feature story on the project). But the wannabe tech utopia has struggled since its establishment in 2020. It came into conflict with locals, who were put off by the development’s armed guards and worried that the company might try to take more land, and eventually faced a national backlash in a country where the average worker makes a few hundred dollars a month.The special zones that made it possible, known as ZEDEs in Spanish, were created during a period of political corruption and turmoil following a 2009 military coup that ousted left-leaning President Manuel Zelaya. In 2022, the Honduran legislature, at the urging of President Xiomara Castro (wife of the president ousted in the coup), repealed the ZEDE laws. Last month, the Honduran Supreme Court declared the zones unconstitutional. But Próspera is fighting back: The company has filed a $10.7 billion lawsuit against the Honduran government. The guy with the Tesla chip in his hand is Patri Friedman, a grandson of the economist Milton Friedman, the founder of Pronomos Capital, one of Próspera’s funders. The company, backed by tech billionaires Peter Thiel and Marc Andreessen (and advised by Srinivasan), says it is funding similar projects around the globe, including in Africa and Asia. The basic idea: Work with governments to create regulation-free, privately owned territories that, over time, will negotiate for full sovereignty (or file massive lawsuits against their host governments, if the experience of Honduras is any indication). Meanwhile, it’s not clear that politicians in Washington, who are among the least tech-savvy people in America, have any clue about this Network State movement—let alone the underlying goals it shares with the crypto industry. Most of them probably don’t even get how crypto works. I hate to admit it, but Peter Thiel was right when he said in a 1999 speech predicting the rise of crypto politics, “The people in D.C. are completely backwards, they don’t understand any of the technology and—even to the extent they can—it can’t be stopped.”Of course, ignorance of an industry never prevented members of Congress from doing its bidding. In a matter of months, crypto has proven that it’s powerful enough to buy politicians’ positions—either directly, through generous campaign contributions, or indirectly, by threatening to fund their opponents. It truly can’t be stopped, it seems. Nor will Coinbase’s Armstrong—who declined to comment for this article—and his cohort be satisfied once they have successfully bullied Congress into letting their industry do as it pleases without government interference. Crypto, after all, is just the gateway drug. Once politicians are hooked on it—which, this election season suggests, is already true—the crypto bros will get even more bold about pushing their more dangerous ideas: namely, the end of nation-states as we know them.Praxis, a company funded by Andreessen, Srinivasan, and Thiel, along with OpenAI’s Sam Altman and Palantir’s Joe Lonsdale, is planning to build a tech-governed “cryptostate” in the Mediterranean. On September 18, it published a manifesto titled The Network State: Crypto’s End Game, which states, “As local communities dissolve and Nation States stumble, Network States will ascend. The next global superpower will be a Network State.” The success of this plan necessarily requires the erosion of American democracy, if not its outright fall. Perhaps that’s why Trump himself is open to it: His official campaign platform contains a plan for so-called “Freedom Cities,” new settlements on federal land that seem to fit the Network State framework. No doubt, Trump is already thinking about how to profit from it. Armstrong certainly is. At the Network State conference, he stressed the need to create “an archipelago” of these network states to serve as “refuge where the builders of the world can make sure they have a place to reside.” When asked to share a final thought with the audience, he didn’t miss a beat: “If you’re building network states, build them with Coinbase.”Gil Duran Gil Duran is a San Francisco journalist who previously served as editorial page editor of The Sacramento Bee and The San Francisco Examiner.Read More: Politics, Technology, Tech, Coinbase, Cryptocurrency, Bitcoin, Business, Silicon Valley, Peter Thiel, Marc Andreessen, Lobbying, Sherrod Brown, Elizabeth WarrenBreaking NewsSeriously?Elon Musk Is Faking DOGE Savings Data to Make Himself Look BetterEdith OlmstedSeriously?Edith OlmstedElon Musk Is Faking DOGE Savings Data to Make Himself Look BetterCalled outTrump Trashes Loyal Stooge Lindsey Graham Over Budget BillEllie Quinlan HoughtalingCalled outEllie Quinlan HoughtalingTrump Trashes Loyal Stooge Lindsey Graham Over Budget BillLatest From PoliticsWORSE AND WORSEOops: Trump-Musk Cuts Just Wrecked an NIH Org Championed by GOPersGreg SargentWORSE AND WORSEGreg SargentOops: Trump-Musk Cuts Just Wrecked an NIH Org Championed by GOPersImmune SystemsHow to Save Public Health: Follow Labor’s LeadAbdullah ShihiparImmune SystemsAbdullah ShihiparHow to Save Public Health: Follow Labor’s LeadFUMBLE Trump’s Incompetence Is Botching His Own Deregulation Spree Timothy NoahFUMBLETimothy Noah Trump’s Incompetence Is Botching His Own Deregulation Spree thorn in the sideThe U.N. 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Bernie Sanders tells Texas progressives to back Harris, says Allred win would “make all the difference”
Joining Sanders as he campaigns up and down the I-35 corridor are Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Rep. Greg Casar, and former El Paso congressman Beto O’Rourke.
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From left, Beto O’Rourke, Lloyd Doggett, Greg Casar, Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez speak at a rally organized by the University Democrats organization at the University of Texas at Austin on Oct. 1, 2024.
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Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders and his progressive allies sought to mobilize their young supporters Tuesday at a rally on the campus of Texas State University, where they urged a crowd of several hundred to set aside their reservations about Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris.
Sanders, acknowledging that some of his followers were dismayed by Harris’ support for Israel in the war in Gaza, framed the idea of voting for Harris as an ad hoc solution to keep Republican Donald Trump out of the White House and “retain the foundations of American democracy.”
“Short term, let us elect Kamala Harris as president,” Sanders said. “Long term, let us work together to transform this country and create a nation that works for all, not just the few.”
Sanders visited the Texas State campus in San Marcos as part of a three-day swing through the state, bookended by rallies in San Antonio and Austin. He was joined Tuesday by New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Rep. Greg Casar of San Antonio and former El Paso congressman Beto O’Rourke.
The progressive leaders also urged the crowd of students to back U.S. Rep. Colin Allred, D-Dallas, in his campaign to topple Republican U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz. Sanders did not mention Allred while onstage, but in an interview before the rally, he said Allred could play a critical role in deciding the balance of the narrowly divided Senate.
“It will make all the difference in the world if Colin is elected to the Senate,” Sanders said. “He'll give us a chance to control the Senate and begin to pass legislation that benefits working people. So I very much hope that he wins.”
Allred did not attend Tuesday’s rally and was not scheduled to join any of Sanders’ other stops along the I-35 corridor this week. Sanders, asked why he was not teaming up with Allred or other Democrats in battleground races on the trip, said he did not want to "get involved in internal Texas politics." He added that the main goal of his visit was to turn out young voters, especially those who have never voted before, and encourage his supporters to set aside whatever objections they might have over Harris’ approach to Gaza.
“Texas has the potential to become a progressive state,” Sanders said. “But that requires young people, working class people, to stand up against corporate greed, to help us create an economy that works for all and not just the few.”
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Though Cruz remains the favorite to win a third term, signs have emerged in recent weeks that the race is competitive. A string of statewide polls have found that Allred is within striking distance of Cruz, and the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee last week included Allred in a “multimillion dollar” television ad spending spree. Two leading elections forecasters have recently shifted their outlook for the race from “likely Republican” to “lean Republican.”
In his Senate bid, Allred has courted moderate and independent voters, adopting a platform that includes protecting oil and gas jobs and taking a more incremental approach to expanding health care access than Sanders advocates through his push for a single-payer system. Allred has also run ads that portray him as “tough” on the border and emphasize his willingness to work across the aisle — a clear contrast to Sanders’ unabashed progressivism.
Harris has also taken a more moderate approach to the border, vowing to continue President Joe Biden’s asylum crackdown and intensify the prosecution of illegal border crossings. She has signaled plans to continue on much the same course as Biden on Gaza, saying she would “always stand up for Israel’s right to defend itself.”
Sanders, who retains legions of loyal followers from his two presidential runs, said it was imperative for disillusioned progressives to consider Trump’s efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election — and all the common ground they share with Harris on areas like climate change, abortion rights and taking on “the growing oligarchy in America.”
“I strongly disagree with them on their approach toward Gaza, for example, and other areas,” Sanders said of Harris and Biden. “But what maturity requires is to understand that what we are fighting for is not just this or that policy. It is whether or not we retain the foundations of American democracy.”
Casar joined the call for progressive voters to mobilize, arguing they could help shape the course of a future Harris administration by guiding her to the left on areas where they disagree. He noted that Texas State’s most famous alumnus, former President Lyndon B. Johnson, was influenced by shifting political tides to set aside his decades-long conservative record and fight for an ambitious progressive agenda as president.
“It was your own alumnus, LBJ, who not only was a Texas president, but got pushed by Texas young people and activists to sign the Civil Rights Act, to sign the Voting Rights Act, to create Medicaid and Medicare and [the] Head Start [early childhood education program],” said Casar, a former Austin City Council member who backs Sanders’ agenda. “That's the real Texas, y'all.”
Ocasio-Cortez also invoked the wave of young activists who led protests rebelling against the Johnson-led Vietnam War, likening it to the current situation in Gaza.
“We have to send that message, when we deliver these victories, that we will not be entrenched in another generation of conflict and violence,” Ocasio-Cortez said. “We have to learn from that legacy. We are going to elect these leaders, and then we're going to demand that that will not happen again. It cannot happen again.”
Ahead of Sanders’ San Marcos rally, some Texas Republicans responded gleefully to news of the visit and suggested the avowed democratic socialist’s presence could end up hurting Allred by mobilizing conservative opposition.
“Does Senator Cruz have to report that as an in-kind contribution on his campaign finance report?” GOP consultant Derek Ryan jokingly posted on social media.
Sanders, asked about the idea that his visit could backfire, said the policies he supports — and is talking about at his rallies — are broadly supported in Texas, including raising the minimum wage, tackling wealth inequality and treating health care like a human right.
“I think if you listen to the issues that I will be talking about, those are issues supported by the people of Texas, the people of Vermont and people all across this country,” Sanders said. “People are sick and tired of seeing the billionaire class make out like bandits.”
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You can contact your county elections official or call the Texas Secretary of State's helpline at 1-800-252-VOTE (8683). A coalition of voting rights groups is also helping voters navigate election concerns through the 866-OUR-VOTE (687-8683) voter-protection helpline. The coalition also has hotlines available for voters who speaker other languages or have accessibility needs.
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The ‘Taylor Swift’ Guitar Smashed by Man After Paying $4,000 for It Was Not Autographed by Singer
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A man who for some reason smashed up a guitar with a hammer in Texas may have thought it had been signed by Taylor Swift — but it was not, in fact, an official Swift-certified guitar.
In a video that has gone viral, the unidentified man is seen taking a small hammer to the guitar, after he allegedly bought it at a charity auction for $4,000. A post on X with the clip showing the guitar’s destruction has been viewed more than 22 million times since it was shared on Sunday evening. (Watch below.)
But contrary to media reports, the guitar the man destroyed had not been signed by Swift — and was not a certified official guitar used by the singer, a source close to her merch company confirmed to Variety. The organization that held the auction, the Ellis County WildGame Dinner, presented the guitar with a signed CD insert but the guitar itself was not signed.
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In the video, a white-haired man shuffles up to grab the guitar and smashes it with a hammer, to the cheers of the assembled crowd. After chuckling and saying something inaudible in the clip, he then raises the instrument as if he’s going to smash it on the ground before he walks back to his seat. The auction was held in Waxahachie, Texas, on Saturday, Sept. 28. The nonprofit the Ellis County WildGame Dinner says the event benefits “agricultural education for local youth.”
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Neither Swift nor her reps have commented on the incident. A representative for the Ellis County WildGame Dinner did not respond to a request for comment.
Omg lol!!!! Guy bought a signed Taylor Swift guitar at a live auction for $4,000, only to destroy it 🔥🔥😭😭 pic.twitter.com/zj5kHdygbU— TONY™ (@TONYxTWO) September 30, 2024
The motives of the man who smashed the guitar are unclear.
Swift generated the ire of MAGA nation last month after she announced that she intends to vote for VP Kamala Harris in the 2024 U.S. presidential following Harris’ decisive debate victory over Trump. Swift’s Instagram Story linked to the U.S. government’s Vote.gov, driving more than 400,000 visitors to the voter-information site in a 24-hour period.
Stoking animosity among his followers, on Sept. 15, Donald Trump, without explanation, posted, “I HATE TAYLOR SWIFT!” on his Truth Social social media network. In her endorsement of Harris, Swift called out Trump for previously using a fake, AI-generated image of her to make it falsely appear as if Swift were endorsing him. Trump suggested he wasn’t concerned that Swift would sue him over his posting of the fake images, saying they “were all made up by other people.”
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John Kerry Accurately Explains First Amendment, MAGA World Loses Its Mind
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In this stupid partisan world we live in, the MAGA world has decided that simply accurately explaining that the First Amendment does not allow for the suppression of speech (which is a good thing!) is somehow a call for abolishing the First Amendment. This isn’t even “blaming the messenger.” It’s misinterpreting the messenger and demanding he be drawn and quartered.
We’ve pointed out a few times how ridiculous both Democrats and Republicans have been of late when it comes to the First Amendment. Unfortunately, both have been making arguments for trimming back our First Amendment rights. Donald Trump has called for jailing those who criticize the Supreme Court (something, I should note, he regularly does himself).
However, as we’ve pointed out, Democrats don’t have the best track record on speech either. They’ve been caught calling for jailing social media execs over their speech, punishing booksellers for selling books they dislike, and making certain kinds of misinformation illegal.
So, I was certainly concerned when I saw a few headlines this week about John Kerry’s conversation last week at a World Economic Forum event, in which he talked about the First Amendment as a “major block” to punishing companies that spread disinformation.
His word choice was awkward and could be interpreted as criticizing the First Amendment. However, after watching the video clip of him saying it, I realized he’s just accurately saying what reality is: the First Amendment is a block to removing disinformation.
Because… it is? And that’s generally a good thing.
He was asked about how to deal with disinformation online, and he says, factually, that you can’t use the law to suppress that speech:
“You know there’s a lot of discussion now about how you curb those entities in order to guarantee that you’re going to have some accountability on facts, etc. But look, if people only go to one source, and the source they go to is sick, and, you know, has an agenda, and they’re putting out disinformation, our First Amendment stands as a major block to be able to just, you know, hammer it out of existence…”
If he then said “and that’s why we need to repeal the First Amendment,” then I’d be right there with the people concerned about this. And I would rather he followed up that statement by saying something along the lines of “and it’s a good thing the First Amendment is a block to such things.” But he still doesn’t appear to be saying that the First Amendment needs to change. He appears to be explaining reality to a questioner from the audience who wants to suppress speech.
But, of course, the MAGAsphere has gone crazy over this. Fox News, the National Review, and RT (of course) are all hammering it. On YouTube, the MAGA nutjobs are going crazy over it. Just a few examples, starting with everyone’s most mocked Russian-paid troll victim, Tim Pool:
Except, nowhere does Kerry call for “ending” free speech at all. He just notes that the First Amendment blocks suppressing speech by the government. Which is true! You’d think that the Russian-paid Tim Pool would, you know, appreciate that?
There are a bunch of others just like this:
Again, if he had actually called to abolish the First Amendment or even to weaken it, I’d be here calling it out. And again, as mentioned above, there have been other Democrats that have, in fact, called for unconstitutional speech suppression.
From the descriptions I initially saw of what he said, I was all ready to write a piece slamming Kerry for this. But then I watched it. And he just was… explaining accurately that the First Amendment blocks the government from suppressing speech.
He doesn’t call for that to be changed. He certainly doesn’t (as some of the folks above claim) call for “abolishing” the First Amendment or for censorship. One of the screenshots above from one of Elon’s favorite Twitter trolls falsely quotes Kerry as saying that the First Amendment “stands as a major roadblock for us right now,” which is not what he said at all. That’s just false.
Since the question itself was regarding disinformation around climate change, he does say that the best way to deal with climate change is to “win the ground” and elect people who can “implement change.” But it’s clear that he’s talking about implementing change regarding the climate, not about changing the First Amendment.
Meanwhile, I’m pretty sure literally none of the people screaming about this have discussed Trump’s announced plans to jail people who criticize the Supreme Court (which is a legitimate First Amendment threat).
I wonder why?
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Stephen T. Stone (profile) says:
October 1, 2024 at 9:52 am
I’m pretty sure literally none of the people screaming about this have discussed Trump’s announced plans to jail people who criticize the Supreme Court (which is a legitimate First Amendment threat). I wonder why?
Because hypocrisy is a virtue to fascists.
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October 1, 2024 at 10:08 am
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Yes, and because MAGA types are inferior people equipped with inferior minds. These aren’t people that one can expect to be capable of listening, comprehending, analyzing, or any of the other basic cognitive processes that are part of rational conversations. It’s all that they can manage to blurt out their guns/flag/god/trump bullshit, and they can’t even do that coherently.
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Let us not use the non human claim, it is disgusting.
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Don’t you know? If you want people to fight other people, you get more success if you dehumanize them first. Declare them “inferior” (making you superior) and you can do what you want because you are Better Than Them.
Worked with slavery. Worked with Native Americans. Worked with Women. Worked with LGBT.
Works with The Other Party. (Democrat, Republican, doesn’t matter, as long as they are on the other side.)
Anything to avoid the thought, “There, but for the grace of God go I”.
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There’s no “non human” claim there; they’re labeled as “inferior people”. And the thing is: for the most part, they chose to be so. They chose to be ignorant, racist, misogynist, bigoted thugs. And so I don’t hesitate to call them exactly what they are: inferior.
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Nobody claimed they weren’t human, dumbfuck. Although someone with your horrible reading comprehension might well be.
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Most of us know where that road leads, proceed at your own peril.
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October 1, 2024 at 10:01 am
Yeah it’s definitely not like Trump has called for people to be put in jail for doing things like burning the flag or disrespecting the flag or late night comedians put in jail for criticizing him or journalist in general or protesters when else am I forgetting?
All for exercising their First Amendment rights.
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And?
We’re literally going to send transgender people to death camps once Trump takes power in January.
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Cool story sis!
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ok hermen
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Who’s we? You got a bigot in your pocket? YOU aren’t going to do a god damn thing.
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October 1, 2024 at 10:11 am
'Look, he's just like us! I mean no, not like us at all, only the dems hate the first!'
Every accusation a confession, every self-given label a rejection of when it comes to these dishonest and perverted weirdos.
As is so often the case they took what they wanted to hear from his speech and ignored all context or surrounding speech as it would undermine their desired narrative. They hate the first amendment but they can’t outright admit that so they accuse others of holding their position instead.
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Don Morse says:
October 1, 2024 at 11:06 am
disinformation
well, after reading everything I could find the past few years, my conclusion is the real disinformation being spread is by the climate change advocates saying we’re causing it. This started 50 years ago, and not one, zero, nada, nothing they’ve claimed would happen has… kerry claims CO2 is the highest it’s been in 800K years. why 800K years? because before then it was SIGNIFICANTLY higher. WE WEREN’T around to cause that. with that higher CO2 plant life flourished, and O2 was also significantly higher. has anyone thought of the possibility that this human caused climate hoax is just a cash grab? odd, that it’s always money that can fix the CO2 imbalance and libs are simply too simple minded to realize that.
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Stephen T. Stone (profile) says:
October 1, 2024 at 11:17 am
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This started 50 years ago, and not one, zero, nada, nothing they’ve claimed would happen has
Counterpoint: Hurricane Helene devastated Asheville, North Carolina—a city in the Blue Ridge Mountains that is so far from the coast and so high above sea level that the kind of flooding Helene caused there was considered unthinkable. You can sit there and tell me that said flooding wasn’t the result of climate change. But I’ve seen videos of Asheville after the hurricane passed, so you’re not convincing me of shit unless you have a better argument than those videos make.
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Anonymous Coward says:
October 1, 2024 at 1:32 pm
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There’s an entire sub-field of climate research called “attribution science”. It’s intended to answer the question “Can we or can we not show that weather event X is a result of climate change?” and although it’s a relatively new field, it’s already produced some significant insights. The problem that researchers in this area face is that disastrous weather events (like the flooding in western NC) are (a) happening more often and (b) worse than anyone predicted.
In other words, scientists who are by nature conservative in their assessments and predictions keep finding that reality is worse than even their pessimistic projections. Nobody thought a storm like Sandy would devastate the northeast coast…until it did. Nobody thought that a storm like Harvey could cause a rain event like that…until it did. And nobody thought that a fast-moving gulf hurricane could cause inland flooding like Helene has…until it did.
So when reading ANYTHING published about the impact of climate change on severe weather events, it’s important to remember that what you’re reading is probably a best-case scenario…and that reality is going to be worse, potentially much worse.
A good introductory article on attribution science is here at Slate.
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Anonymous Coward says:
October 1, 2024 at 5:04 pm
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Climate change isn’t real, let alone an existential threat to prosperous Americans, loser.
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Stephen T. Stone (profile) says:
October 1, 2024 at 6:11 pm
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Climate change isn’t real
Counterpoint: Hurricane Helene would not have gotten as strong as it did without a warm ocean to help it grow in strength. The damage done by Helene, especially in places like Asheville, is a warning. Things won’t get any better unless humanity as a whole takes global climate change far more seriously.
let alone an existential threat to prosperous Americans
Every year is warmer than the last. Natural disasters have grown in size and strength. Sea levels are rising at a pace that threatens the safety of beachfront property on both coasts, as best proven by all the houses in Rodanthe, North Carolina that have fallen into the ocean. People living in parts of the world that are becoming increasingly uninhabitable will leave those places and look for new homes in places that can better handle the climate—and that includes the United States.
You can like this fact or loathe it, but this is a fact: Climate change is real and it’s affecting the entire world. Sticking your fingers in your ears and yelling “LA LA LA I CAN’T HEAR YOU” while hundreds of people are dead or missing in the places devastated by Hurricane Helene, even if your obstinance is mere trolling¹, isn’t going to change reality.
¹ — If your bullshit is an act, it’s a sad one. You don’t seem to have a sincere bone in your body. How pathetic must your life be if you have to say a bunch of bullshit you don’t even believe in for the sake of attention?
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Leah (Samuel) Abram (profile) says:
October 1, 2024 at 8:00 pm
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If you’re going to live in a fantasy land, why not make it fun, like believing that little green men from Mars are crashing at your house? Why do your made-up fantasies have to be so dangerous and and not amusing?
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Anonymous Coward says:
October 2, 2024 at 6:07 am
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You’re not a “prosperous American,” kiddo. You’re a low grade troll who is more interested in being annoying than you are actually having some idea what you’re talking about.
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Anonymous Coward says:
October 1, 2024 at 12:18 pm
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well, after reading everything I could find the past few years, my conclusion is the real disinformation being spread is by the climate change advocates saying we’re causing it.
Reading isn’t the same has comprehending.
This started 50 years ago, and not one, zero, nada, nothing they’ve claimed would happen has…
It started over 100 years ago, specifically 128 years ago when Arvid Högbom and Svante Arrhenius published an article noting the measurable increase of CO2 in the atmosphere due to the industrialization will increase temperatures, their calculations still closely follow the measured increase to this day.
kerry claims CO2 is the highest it’s been in 800K years. why 800K years? because before then it was SIGNIFICANTLY higher. WE WEREN’T around to cause that. with that higher CO2 plant life flourished, and O2 was also significantly higher.
You said you read it all and asks why 800K years? Because that’s how far back we have solid data about CO2 from ice-cores. CO2 has fluctuated between 170-300 ppm the last 800K years, it has now passed 400 ppm increasing at a rate never seen before.
has anyone thought of the possibility that this human caused climate hoax is just a cash grab?
Yes, the idiots have since they have been bamboozled into believing in the lies from those who has making big money on making sure that climate change isn’t taken seriously. In reality it’ll costs trillions of dollars to deal with the effects, like increased sea-levels, changing weather patterns leading to droughts in some places and flooding in others, more severe weather events like more and stronger hurricanes, farmers going out of business, water adjacent properties becoming worthless, increased insurance premiums or straight up no availability of property insurance in some places. Just look at how State Farm stopped offering new home insurances in California and how many larger home insurers doesn’t cover “natural disasters” any more. If you want to know what upcoming problems society can expect, look at what things insurance companies strikes from their policies or how the premiums go up for certain things.
odd, that it’s always money that can fix the CO2 imbalance and libs are simply too simple minded to realize that.
How stupid are you really? You also fail to understand the basics of capitalism, if someone is making more money by not doing anything about any problems they cause they’ll keep doing nothing about it since they got their money and they will at best tell you to fuck off if you threaten that.
Seriously, you are part of the problem because you are a simpleton who can’t put 2 and 2 together. Not fixing the CO2 increase is big money, actually fixing the CO2 levels is a big cost, what do you think a capitalist society will choose to do until it becomes untenable and the cost of not doing anything will eclipse the cost of doing business as usual.
Let me put this in simple terms: Doing nothing will fuck over human civilization hard the next 100 years. The US alone will be forced to pour trillions of dollars into handling the effects of climate change the coming decades and unless you are rich you are also fucked.
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Anonymous Coward says:
October 1, 2024 at 3:08 pm
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“Doing nothing will fuck over human civilization hard the next 100 years.”
It’s (potentially) much worse than that. Quoting noted scientist Kevin Anderson:
“A 4 degrees C future is incompatible with an organized global community, is likely to be beyond adaptation, is devastating to the majority of ecosystems, and has a high probability of not being stable.”
That’s couched in the careful language of science, so let me translate: if we hit +4C, then: countries will collapse, we won’t be able to engineer our way out of it, there will be no food, AND it may abruptly get even worse.
And the truly frightening thing about this is that it’s a conservative prediction. Others think +4C will be far worse, so much so that it’s difficult to even imagine.
We passed +2C in November 2023.
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Anonymous Coward says:
October 1, 2024 at 5:05 pm
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Shut up, Doomer.
Better yet, kill yourself now.
It’s not like any woman would be willing to bear your children, anyway.
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Anonymous Coward says:
October 2, 2024 at 8:03 pm
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You better than that, son.
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Toom1275 (profile) says:
October 4, 2024 at 11:33 am
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Your every accusation, a confession.
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Anonymous Coward says:
October 1, 2024 at 1:13 pm
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Every legitimate climate scientist on this planet disagrees with you. The evidence is overwhelming — and most of it is accessible to anyone of even modest intelligence and education. I recommend starting your remedial education in the fundamentals here:
IPCC reports
These reports are issued at intervals and involve the research and writing of thousands of scientists all over the world. They’re meticulously edited (which is why the errata are so brief despite the large size of some of them) and they’re mandatory reading for anyone who’s seeking a baseline understanding of global warming and its impacts.
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Anonymous Coward says:
October 1, 2024 at 1:27 pm
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You could have not said anything, and no one here would have known what a fucking dumbass you are.
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The Amazing Doctor Tentacles. (user link) says:
October 1, 2024 at 3:10 pm
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Well. Way to own the libs. Don’t slip in the sarcasm there.
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Anonymous Coward says:
October 1, 2024 at 3:45 pm
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before then it was SIGNIFICANTLY higher. WE WEREN’T around to cause that.
Oh. My. God. It’s a coverup of astounding proportions! How did you find out?
…Wait, this is coming from the same scientists who tell you global warming is real and is happening?
…Did you maybe stop and think for a moment that there might be a difference between now and then?
odd, that it’s always money that can fix the CO2 imbalance
Yeah, odd that the solution to a major societal problem involves a social tool that humans developed thousands of years ago and integrated so tightly into society that you literally can’t sleep/eat many places without…I mean why would that happen? 🤔 It’s not like the solution to global warming will include math or language, right?
…right?
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Toom1275 (profile) says:
October 1, 2024 at 4:40 pm
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…hallucinated nobody mentally competent, ever.
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Koby (profile) says:
October 1, 2024 at 11:10 am
Full Context
I watched the full two minute clip surrounding the “major block” line. And it’s clear after watching it that Kerry did lament that neither government, nor the dinosaur news corporations can curb the discussions on social media. Describing Kerry’s verbiage as a poorly worded explainer on how the First Amendment works is overly charitable. Kerry views the First Amendment and unregulated speech with contempt.
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Stephen T. Stone (profile) says:
October 1, 2024 at 11:19 am
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So what? He’s allowed to do that. But he didn’t say “we need to change or get rid of the First Amendment”, and that’s the crux of the story here: people lying about or misrepresenting what he said.
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Anonymous Coward says:
October 1, 2024 at 11:40 am
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If he wants me voting democrat then no he cannot. Protecting the 1st, 2nd and 4th amendments is important to me, if a democrat ally is going to start speaking ill of those right before the election it makes me want to stay home. (Yes I know the republicans aren’t any better that’s why I said stay home but make your broad assumptions anyway).
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Stephen T. Stone (profile) says:
October 1, 2024 at 11:43 am
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If he wants me voting democrat then no he cannot.
And as the article on which you’re commenting repeatedly says and proves, he didn’t.
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Anonymous Coward says:
October 1, 2024 at 12:02 pm
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He could have brought up the necessity of it, even if it does make it more difficult to combat misinformation.
But you are correct, he didn’t outright call for a change or abolishment, regardless of whatever his tone might have sounded like according to people. And that’s what this article is about.
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Anonymous Coward says:
October 1, 2024 at 5:03 pm
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John Kerry is an unpatriotic war criminal.
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Anonymous Coward says:
October 2, 2024 at 6:01 am
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ok hermen time for your bedtime
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Anonymous Coward says:
October 2, 2024 at 6:18 am
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The article is about people straight up lying about what he said, not his tone being misunderstood. There’s a line there and it’s not even a particularly fine one.
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Anonymous Coward says:
October 1, 2024 at 12:16 pm
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And why is that bad?
If gun laws kill your child, should you be hated for hating the harm of the 2nd amendment?
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Anonymous Coward says:
October 1, 2024 at 1:29 pm
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“Kerry views the First Amendment and unregulated speech with contempt.”
Much like how we view anything you say…
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Anonymous Coward says:
October 1, 2024 at 2:02 pm
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So lets see what John Kerry actually said:
You know there’s a lot of discussion now about how you curb those entities in order to guarantee that you’re going to have some accountability on facts, etc. But look, if people only go to one source, and the source they go to is sick, and, you know, has an agenda, and they’re putting out disinformation, our First Amendment stands as a major block to be able to just, you know, hammer it out of existence. So what we need is to win the ground, win the right to govern, by hopefully winning enough votes that you’re free to be able to implement change.
There’s a lot of people discussing how to curb the misinformation peddlers.
Regardless of what these people say, they can’t just stop the misinformation peddlers because of the 1A.
To stop the misinformation peddlers you need to affect change, and to do that you vote for people who can govern and who can make the voters realize that they are lied to by grifters, foreign agents and conspiracy nuts and it is obvious John Kerry think the people needed to affect this change are Democrats.
My points above becomes much clearer if you also look at what else he said:
The dislike of and anguish over social media is just growing and growing. It is part of our problem, particularly in democracies, in terms of building consensus around any issue. It’s really hard to govern today. The referees we used to have to determine what is a fact and what isn’t a fact have kind of been eviscerated, to a certain degree. And people go and self-select where they go for their news, for their information. And then you get into a vicious cycle
And the above quote is quite prophetic in it’s own way, just consider how what he said has been presented in the rightoid media sphere, it has been misrepresented at best but a majority of the non-affiliated media or “influencers” have straight up lied about it.
Regardless how poorly John Kerry said what he said, why aren’t you criticizing the actual liars here? You know, the so-called conservative media? You have proclaimed that you are a big proponent of the truth, haven’t you?
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Anonymous Coward says:
October 1, 2024 at 12:14 pm
Well duh.
To be a republican is to be too stupid to understand things and or lie when things aren’t as bad as your desire to paint others as evil demons need them to be.
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blakestacey (profile) says:
October 1, 2024 at 2:40 pm
well, after reading everything I could find the past few years
Look harder.
Projections created internally by ExxonMobil starting in the late 1970s on the impact of fossil fuels on climate change were very accurate, even surpassing those of some academic and governmental scientists, according to an analysis published Thursday in Science by a team of Harvard-led researchers. Despite those forecasts, team leaders say, the multinational energy giant continued to sow doubt about the gathering crisis.
In “Assessing ExxonMobil’s Global Warming Projections,” researchers from Harvard and the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research show for the first time the accuracy of previously unreported forecasts created by company scientists from 1977 through 2003. The Harvard team discovered that Exxon researchers created a series of remarkably reliable models and analyses projecting global warming from carbon dioxide emissions over the coming decades. Specifically, Exxon projected that fossil fuel emissions would lead to 0.20 degrees Celsius of global warming per decade, with a margin of error of 0.04 degrees — a trend that has been proven largely accurate.
“This paper is the first ever systematic assessment of a fossil fuel company’s climate projections, the first time we’ve been able to put a number on what they knew,” said Geoffrey Supran, lead author and former research fellow in the History of Science at Harvard. “What we found is that between 1977 and 2003, excellent scientists within Exxon modeled and predicted global warming with, frankly, shocking skill and accuracy only for the company to then spend the next couple of decades denying that very climate science.”
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ECA (profile) says:
October 1, 2024 at 3:16 pm
Information is gained how?
Its been a long life. And watching our Gov. feed people with Mis information over the wars we are in, about how many are dying, this and that. Taking 40+ years to Open restricted files, and even then More files buried.
So many things our Gov. Faught the people about that Only favored the Rich, as the restriction on Hemp growing.
So many things that have Slowed just the accumulation of knowledge.
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Mark Gibbs says:
October 1, 2024 at 4:22 pm
Doesn't anyone check the date Kerry's speech was made?
It’s interesting that no one is mentioning the fact that Kerry made those remarks on February 26, 2013.
https://www.reuters.com/article/world/us-politics/kerry-defends-liberties-says-americans-have-right-to-be-stupid-idUSBRE91P0HK/
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Mike Masnick (profile) says:
October 1, 2024 at 4:55 pm
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No, he made the comments last week.
The comments you’re referencing are from a decade ago, but are making a similar point (which only goes to reinforce the point that the comments he made last week were more in defense of the 1st Amendment than against it).
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Anonymous Coward says:
October 1, 2024 at 5:02 pm
M^2 is a DEMOCRATIC 👏 PARTY 👏 OPERATIVE 👏 !!!
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Anonymous Coward says:
October 1, 2024 at 5:24 pm
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The emoji clap is sooooo 2000 & late, you impotent, old, coot.
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Anonymous Coward says:
October 1, 2024 at 6:19 pm
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YOU ARE A RUSSIAN OPERATIVE
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Anonymous Coward says:
October 2, 2024 at 1:59 am
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He isn’t, he is a butthurt idiot who lost every argument here on TD and the only way he can feel good is to go down the pure idiot route playing an edgy troll.
Think about that, how fucking pathetic do you have to be to act in that manner? The guy projects is inadequacies every time he shit-post here.
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Anonymous Coward says:
October 2, 2024 at 6:04 am
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and i bet it’s the same dude that will resort to nazi shit once you trick him into saying what he wants
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Anonymous Coward says:
October 2, 2024 at 6:23 am
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You’re an idiot and I won’t even mock you with sarcastic emojis.
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Anonymous Coward says:
October 1, 2024 at 6:31 pm
He literally just wants people to understand the situation as step one.
Being expected to understand something is what MAGA finds offensive.
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Anonymous Coward says:
October 1, 2024 at 9:04 pm
I guess this article is the “more speech” they are talking about when they say the antidote to false speech isn’t censorship, it’s more speech. How’s that working? Whose speech has had greater reach? “More speech” may be necessary, but it is certainly not sufficient. I’m starting to think a combination of more speech and less speech has some redeeming qualities compared to living in an information cesspool.
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Stephen T. Stone (profile) says:
October 2, 2024 at 5:11 am
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Whose free speech rights do you want to revoke? Because that comment sounds like you want to revoke someone’s free speech rights.
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Anonymous Coward says:
October 2, 2024 at 12:50 pm
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Not ideal for sure. But where is the speech equivalent of laws that prevent a septic system pumper truck from going down the road spraying sewage everywhere?
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Anonymous Coward says:
October 2, 2024 at 2:25 pm
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You don’t need laws for that, just fucking educate people but that’s evidently something that is too hard for the US to accomplish.
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Anonymous Coward says:
October 2, 2024 at 2:37 pm
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where is the speech equivalent of laws that prevent a septic system pumper truck from going down the road spraying sewage everywhere?
Um. What laws actually prevent that though? I was under the impression that law doesn’t come in until after the fact to ensure punishment and/or cleanup. And not even then, necessarily, if you look at the BP oil spill (for example).
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Jim (user link) says:
October 2, 2024 at 2:26 pm
Please watch the last 20 seconds of the video
Link to John Kerry’s 1:45 video on X:
https://x.com/amuse/status/1840024798568587453
John Kerry explicitly calls for implementing change. Since he doesn’t follow those words with what he is changing, you have to go back to the previous sentences, which is The First Amendment not allowing censure of what is believed to be disinformation.
From 1:22 to 1:45 of the video:
“So what you need– what we need is to win the ground, win the right to govern by, hopefully, having– you know winning enough votes that you’re free to be able to to implement change. Now, obviously, there are some people in our country who are prepared to implement change in other ways. And that’s your question.”
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Jim says:
October 2, 2024 at 3:04 pm
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I was wrong. I missed the author’s last bit on this:
Since the question itself was regarding disinformation around climate change, he does say that the best way to deal with climate change is to “win the ground” and elect people who can “implement change.” But it’s clear that he’s talking about implementing change regarding the climate, not about changing the First Amendment.
I re-watched the clip, and the article’s author is correct – Kerry is referring to implementing climate changes, not 1st amendment changes.
Side note: there are in fact, some people in this world willing to admit they are wrong. Hopefully more people are willing to do so.
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Anonymous Coward says:
October 2, 2024 at 6:08 pm
It’s not a first amendment violation to restrict who can call themselves a doctor, lawyer, engineer, architect etc or any number of protected professions. Nor is it a violation to restrict what those people can do in the service of their fields. I see no reason that limiting who can call themselves journalist should violate the first admentment, nor should requirements of professional standards, like journalists knowingly lying, be suppression of free speech.
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Stephen T. Stone (profile) says:
October 2, 2024 at 8:02 pm
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I see no reason that limiting who can call themselves journalist should violate the first admentment
Define “journalist” in a way that covers who you believe should be considered a journalist and excludes everyone you believe shouldn’t have the right to use that label.
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Anonymous Coward says:
October 3, 2024 at 8:42 am
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It’s not a first amendment violation to restrict who can call themselves a doctor, lawyer, engineer, architect etc or any number of protected professions.
Yes, it is. It’s not a violation of any amendment of the Constitution to punish someone for practicing medicine, law, etc. without the necessary training and credentials, but it would absolutely be a violation of the First if Dr. Dre (for example) was prosecuted for calling himself a doctor when the most medical thing he has ever done is administer acetaminophen to his kids to treat common childhood ailments.
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Chili Dogg says:
October 3, 2024 at 10:20 pm
Kerry's comment
As we all know,you get more out of hearing someone say something compared to just reading their words. I say that because when you hear Kerry, his tone makes it sound like he is disappointed about the 1st Amendment hindering the effort to “hammer [“disinformation”] out of existence”, which is what it sounds like he wants to do.
His words and somber tone certainly don’t .ake it sound like he celebrates the 1st Amendment and the essential freedoms it protects; instead, he somberly calls it a “major block” to the ability to stop one of those freedoms, free speech.
He describes the problem as: “…if people only go to one source, and the source they go to is sick, and, you know, has an agenda, and they’re putting out disinformation…” (Who just goes to one source?) Who decides which sources are “sick” and have an “agenda”? The government, which is run by people with their own agendas? Who decides what is “disinformation”? We’ve all seen that play before and know that our government suppresses speech while using such excuses.
He doesn’t call for more speech as the answer to speech he thinks is wrong. His statement, even if you see more positively, gives no ringing endorsement of the 1st Amendment right of free speech. In the context of Democrat suppression of free speech in social media, their support for speeech codes at colleges, AOC’s statement about reining in the media, Walz’s claim that hate speech is not protected speech, etc., it is easy to see how his words comes across as criticism of the 1st Amendment.
(As for what he talked about changing right after he complained about people spreading disinformation, I’ll have to watch more of the video than is quoted in this article to make a judgment.)
At the least, Kerry could eliminate doubt about where he stands by giving a more enthusiastic embrace of the 1st Amendment, assuming it’s possible for Lurch to express himself that way. Then he wouldn’t come across sounding so on the fence about free speech.
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October 7, 2024 at 12:37 am
The infantile suggestion that this was nothing more than an explanation of the first amendment would be laughable if it weren’t so dangerous.
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October 9, 2024 at 2:35 pm
Kerry, Speech
The problem is, where your quoting of the speech ended and editorializing in your article began, he went on to say the start of an answer was for the Democratic Party to carry the election so they could start fixing the problem.
It wasn’t just a hamfisted, pragmatic mention of the realities of politics but a genuine statement that free speech in the U.S. needs to be amended and fixed.
Referring to it as an obstacle and opining you couldn’t just “hammer out” opposition voices should worry everyone.
He did not turn around and attempt to balance his statements. He made a clear declaration and let it end and stand there.
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NO says:
October 10, 2024 at 6:13 am
He works for WEF. That’s all you need to know.
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October 16, 2024 at 12:30 pm
Holy shit you are a disingenuous hack lmfao. I watched the full relevant segment of the WEF meeting, and his response to the question was SPECIFICALLY about SOLUTIONS on how to tackle climate misinformation. If the question was “how do we pass climate change policy with all this misinformation”, your interpretation is more valid. But since Kerry made a big point about how it’s hard to maintain consensus because of social media and misinformation, and the importance of winning the “right to govern” and to “be free to implement change” IMMEDIATELY after he lamented how democracies suffer from a lack of “truth tellers” and how the First Amendment is the only thing stopping them from fighting misinformation effectively, your interpretation does not hold up at all.
Keep in mind that over the past few years, he’s also been lamenting on how dangerous misinformation is. Are you trying to tell me that he thinks the solution is more speech?
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MAGA is celebrating today.
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Not only are abortion bans actively harmful to women and their families—they also don’t work to recreate the past as conservatives want them to.
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In his 2021 remarks about “childless cat ladies” who “don’t really have a direct stake” in our country, Senator JD Vance invoked three examples of irresponsibly childless Americans: Vice President Kamala Harris; Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, and Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Unsurprisingly, there’s been a strong backlash to his comments, largely focused on affirming the value of the many child-free Americans (including Taylor Swift). But Vance’s examples had a specifically political focus. It wasn’t just that he didn’t approve of people without kids; he didn’t want the particular groups those three individuals represent running the country: women, people of color, and LGBT people. Not coincidentally, that coalition and their allies are on the brink of achieving a critical mass in our politics that could enact a family-support infrastructure that would positively impact all families. The conservative economic model, by contrast, depends on keeping many families poor, desperate to feed their kids, and willing to take any job for low wages. So conservatives are working hard to convince us to turn on one another, and to prevent that coalition from growing its political power.
The conservative pronatalist effort to increase the number of babies—through abortion bans, threats to contraception, and blather about how women are happiest when they’re at home with babies—aims to push women of all backgrounds out of civic life before they can build that infrastructure, which would definitively alter the current American business model for the better. US fertility rates have been trending downward since 2007, with an overall decline of 21.3 percent as of 2023, including a 68.5 percent decline among teens. While we might have expected rates to increase in abortion-ban states in 2023, an analysis by the Institute for Research on Women, Gender, and Sexuality at the University of Houston of Centers for Disease Control birth data shows that the fertility rate fell in all 50 states in that year, though they fell slightly less rapidly on average in ban states than in states without bans.
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Multiple factors are in play in the declining rates in ban states: Some people in those states are still able to obtain abortions (the overall rate of legal abortion in the United States increased in 2023, as some in ban states travel for care, and self-managed abortions with medication or other means are also known to be rising). Many people are being more vigilant around their contraception, with increasing numbers of young women choosing sterilization, suggesting that there will be fewer unplanned pregnancies in the near term—and fewer planned pregnancies later. More young people are coming out into LGBT relationships that are naturally contracepted, also lowering the rate of unplanned pregnancies overall. And more people may be refraining from sex, fearing lack of access to abortion post-Dobbs or for other reasons.
There are bleaker causes for this shift as well. Many couples who don’t want to take on the health risks of pregnancy in ban states where doctors hesitate to render aid are choosing not to start the families they’d hoped for. And some pregnant women are dying before they give birth in ban states, because of lack of aid. All of these factors contribute to the 2023 fertility fall. Much more data in these realms is to come—but the signs are that if the bans were in some measure an effort to expand births to reassert patriarchal power and a status quo economy, it’s not working out that way. Trying to force women into families they don’t feel ready for while pushing them out of civic life only makes them even less likely to start families than they were already.
On the other hand, building a family-support infrastructure would make it easier for young couples today to combine career and family earlier, if they so choose. Such an infrastructure could encompass a universal sliding-scale childcare system, paid family leave, and public after-school and summer care programs, among other possible components. That’s the approach that has the greatest chance of increasing the declining fertility rate (though not a cure-all globally)—if we as a society decide that a higher fertility rate is indeed the goal (a topic for more discussion going forward). It’s women who’ve delayed childbearing in order to move up into policymaking roles and their allies who’ve brought us to a point where that’s possible.
Vance was factually wrong, of course, in claiming that Harris was “childless”—she’s actively helped raise her two stepchildren for 10 years. But the remarks are also out of touch with contemporary realities of birth timing and family formation: Buttigieg (then 39) and his partner adopted twins in 2022, and AOC (then 31) might yet choose to have children (or not, up to her)—the average age when women have their first child is now 27, and it’s 31 for college grads.
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Later parenthood is common now, and it’s been key to the mass movement of women into civic life—including all aspects of employment and government, over roughly the last 35 years—as reliable birth control enabled increasing numbers to move up through the ranks. The more than 100 women I interviewed for my book Ready, a study on later motherhood, reported that delaying childbirth allowed them to complete their educations, climb the ladders at work, find a partner for the long term, and see something of the world before settling down. As a Supreme Court majority acknowledged in their 1992 Planned Parenthood v. Casey opinion, “the ability of women to participate equally in the economic and social life of the Nation has been facilitated by their ability to control their reproductive lives” —through access to both contraception and abortion. That transformation has both expanded the workforce, as more women have stepped into it, and catapulted us much closer to a full democracy, as those women with more money of their own and more civic presence could begin to directly represent their views. The hard-won expansion of social acceptance and access has similarly increased the representation in office of people of color and the LGBT community. More women moving into the workforce can also address concerns around future workforce declines (an efficiency that also lessens the climate burdens of expanded population).
For women who want children, a key part of the delay story has been the unaffordability of childcare. In a vicious cycle, in a time when few women were in office, they couldn’t create the childcare infrastructure that would let women with kids climb into the policymaking roles to create the infrastructure. As a result, use of birth control to delay first birth has served as a shadow benefits system for many women, allowing them the time needed to rise into positions in which they could earn enough to pay for care themselves and begin to build the family-support infrastructure for the generations following. Progress has been made in great part because women with birth-timing stories similar to those I spoke with for Ready, as well as women who didn’t have children, now comprise a large portion of the women in policymaking roles around our nation. That’s who Vance wants to force out.
Blocking from policymaking roles people who’ve delayed or refrained from biological procreation, as Vance advised, would effectively exclude most women who currently have the education, experience, and time to allow them to serve in those roles—specifically because they put having kids on hold. Rather than building a care infrastructure, Vance recommends that children should all be tended by their grandparents if their mother isn’t available.
That’s a possible solution for parents who have grandparents able, available, willing, and close by, though even they are not always able to do full-time care. And many parents don’t have family nearby. It’s also not always the best option—either for the many children who would be better served by trained, energetic early childhood educators, or for their grandparents, who may like to spend time with grandkids but don’t need a full-time job in retirement. Vance’s “solution” is another way of saying he doesn’t want to fund a universal sliding-scale childcare system, like the one that almost passed in 2021 as part of Biden’s Build Back Better bill. It lost by one vote, when business owner and Democratic West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin voted nay, arguing that he couldn’t support the “entitlement mentality” that would result. But the vote was closer than ever before.
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For decades, the default business response has been that a nationalized family support infrastructure like universal childcare was just too expensive. But that has included no real analysis of the economic big picture: Though additional services could raise taxes on businesses and the wealthy, the taxes paid to fund childcare wages would then circulate, as those workers (largely women initially) and the women they enable to work consistently in other jobs pay their taxes and spend their wages in the businesses in their neighborhoods, returning to those businesses the taxes they paid in the form of an expanded customer base, and growing still more businesses by helping the community thrive. Since such taxes would accrue to all businesses equally, they wouldn’t affect competition, as is currently the case when some employers try to expand benefits on their own. Requiring participation of all employers would make life easier for them (ending the constant turnover as workers can’t find care) as well as for employees across the board. That’s a care economy.
That’s opposite to the world advocated by Vance or by Project 2025, the Heritage Foundation’s blueprint for firming up a teetering patriarchy. That 6,000-year-old socioeconomic system counts on uncontrolled fertility and compulsory heterosexuality to keep women of all backgrounds in service roles providing sex, babies, and household labor, with little or no income of their own to enable them to leave or civic voice to protest their situation. In its plan to “restore the family as the centerpiece of American life and protect our children,” Project 2025 aims to “delete” the terms “gender equity,” “diversity”, “sexual orientation,” reproductive rights“ (and others) from every piece of federal legislation, and, in deleting all protections for the groups who’ve been struggling to access civic voice, to return us to a hierarchical labor system where racial bias reigned, dads kept their noses to the grindstone at work and had little interaction with their kids, moms of all classes pumped out lots of workers in training but had limited access to the workforce themselves, and business owners grew fat on the surplus value generated by all. Senator Vance wrote the Introduction to an earlier Heritage Project report, and his calls to eject from government representatives of groups only now coming into civic voice and influence echo those of Project 2025.
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In the absence of a family-support infrastructure, if young women are pushed into early births going forward, either through blocked access to abortion and contraception or because they take Vance’s advice and have kids earlier, many fewer would complete their studies and access the career-building jobs that would give them equitable civic voice and make them eligible for policymaking roles in the future. Pushing out young women as well as those currently in office who’ve delayed or refrained from having kids would also end movement toward building that care economy aimed at supporting all Americans to succeed, as Harris, Buttigieg, AOC, and their allies, including Joe Biden, have all advocated in various forms.
Such an infrastructure, along with equitable sharing of care work across genders at home, would address many of the concerns of young women and men who currently want kids but also want to keep their jobs and can’t afford care on their current salaries. Changing the status of care work by demonstrating that it’s valuable (through increasing the care available and paying care workers a decent wage) will be an important step toward equity in caregiving at home. Real progress on fixing climate change (another form of care work) so that people can feel it’s not unfair to bring kids into the world would also help.
Not only are abortion bans actively harmful to women and their families; they also don’t work to recreate the past as the forces of yesteryear indicate they want them to. If you actually want more Americans to expand their families, it’ll be up to the leaders who build a society that supports those families—of all backgrounds, and the people in them of all genders. Leaders who are not afraid of equity—oh right, that’s democracy. Those will include quite a few who delayed or refrained from starting a family themselves in order to rise to positions where they can help all families thrive.
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Skip to main contentSkip to navigationClose dialogue1/1Next imagePrevious imageToggle captionSkip to navigationPrint subscriptionsNewsletters Sign inUSUS editionUK editionAustralia editionEurope editionInternational editionThe Guardian - Back to homeThe GuardianNewsOpinionSportCultureLifestyleShow moreHide expanded menuNewsView all NewsUS newsUS politicsWorld newsClimate crisisMiddle EastUkraineSoccerBusinessEnvironmentTechScienceNewslettersWellnessOpinionView all OpinionThe Guardian viewColumnistsLettersOpinion videosCartoonsSportView all SportSoccerNFLTennisMLBMLSNBAWNBANHLF1GolfCultureView all CultureFilmBooksMusicArt & designTV & radioStageClassicalGamesLifestyleView all LifestyleWellnessFashionFoodRecipesLove & sexHome & gardenHealth & fitnessFamilyTravelMoneySearch input google-search SearchSupport usPrint subscriptionsNewslettersDownload the appSearch jobsDigital ArchiveGuardian LicensingAbout UsThe Guardian appVideoPodcastsPicturesInside the GuardianGuardian WeeklyCrosswordsWordiplyCorrectionsSearch input google-search SearchSearch jobsDigital ArchiveGuardian LicensingAbout UsUSUS politicsWorldClimate crisisMiddle EastUkraineSoccerBusinessEnvironmentTechScienceNewslettersWellness Shipping containers at the Seagirt Marine Terminal before the strike by the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) over a new labor contract in Baltimore, Maryland, on Monday Photograph: Jim Lo Scalzo/EPAView image in fullscreenShipping containers at the Seagirt Marine Terminal before the strike by the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) over a new labor contract in Baltimore, Maryland, on Monday Photograph: Jim Lo Scalzo/EPAUS unions This article is more than 4 months oldBiden urges port operators to increase wages after 45,000 workers go on strikeThis article is more than 4 months oldStrike – the first by port workers on US east coast since 1977 – threatens to shut down ports from Maine to TexasMichael SainatoTue 1 Oct 2024 16.25 EDTFirst published on Tue 1 Oct 2024 01.41 EDTShareJoe Biden has urged port operators to give workers a “meaningful increase” in pay after tens of thousands went on strike, prompting some of the busiest ports in the US to brace for crippling disruption.About 45,000 port workers represented by the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) began walking off the job after their contracts expired at midnight, with 36 ports along the east and Gulf coasts affected. They typically handle about half of the nation’s ocean shipping.Strike looms at busiest US ports as 45,000 workers prepare to walk off jobRead moreTalks over a new contract between the ILA and the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) have broken down, and the union dismissed a last-ditch offer from operators hours before the strike was due to began.Hours after the strike began, the White House issued a robust statement calling on USMX to negotiate a “fair” contract that reflects “the substantial contribution” of ports workers to America’s economy.“Now is not the time for ocean carriers to refuse to negotiate a fair wage for these essential workers while raking in record profits,” the US president said. “My administration will be monitoring for any price-gouging activity that benefits foreign ocean carriers, including those on the USMX board.”The strike – the first by port workers on the US east coast since 1977 – threatens to shut down ports from Maine to Texas, mangling supply chains and straining the US economy.As workers joined picket lines at ports including Philadelphia, Houston and Virginia in the early hours, economists have warned that failure to end the strike swiftly could lead to shortages and higher prices.Ocean carriers have enjoyed “record profits” since the pandemic, Biden added, “and in some cases profits grew in excess of 800% compared to their profits prior to the pandemic. Executive compensation has grown in line with those profits and profits have been returned to shareholders at record rates.“It’s only fair that workers, who put themselves at risk during the pandemic to keep ports open, see a meaningful increase in their wages as well.”Negotiators on both sides of the table have accused the other of refusing to bargain. The ILA has argued that USMX, which represents 40 ocean terminals and port operators, has “low-balled” offers on wage raises for workers and accused it of violating the previous contract by introducing automation at several US ports.It is estimated the strike will cost the economy as much as $5bn a day. The union has said it will still handle military cargo, and that passenger cruise ships will be unaffected.In a statement issued after Biden’s intervention on Tuesday, port operators said they were “proud” of the pay and benefits offered to their employees.“We have demonstrated a commitment to doing our part to end the completely avoidable ILA strike,” USMX said, arguing that its latest proposed wage increase “exceeds every other recent union settlement” and addresses inflation. “We look forward to hearing from the Union about how we can return to the table and actually bargain, which is the only way to reach a resolution.”skip past newsletter promotionSign up to Business TodayFree daily newsletterGet set for the working day – we'll point you to all the business news and analysis you need every morningEnter your email address Sign upPrivacy Notice: Newsletters may contain info about charities, online ads, and content funded by outside parties. For more information see our Privacy Policy. We use Google reCaptcha to protect our website and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.after newsletter promotionIn Philadelphia, the local ILA president, Boise Butler, said the union would strike for as long as it needed to get a fair deal, and claimed that it had leverage over the companies. “This is not something that you start and you stop,” he told Associated Press. “We’re not weak,” he added, pointing to the union’s importance to the nation’s economy.Shipping companies made billions of dollars during the pandemic by charging high prices, and “now we want them to pay back”, Butler added. “They’re going to pay back.”USMX filed an unfair labor practice charge against the union with the National Labor Relations Board last Wednesday, alleging the union was refusing to negotiate. Before the strike on Monday, USMX said it and the union had exchanged new offers on wages. The union countered by claiming the charge was a “publicity stunt”.Current wages under the contract that expired on Monday range from $20 an hour to the top wage of $39 an hour. The union is seeking raises of 77% over the six-year contract, to a top rate of $69 an hour by 2030.The Transportation Trades Department (TTD) of the AFL-CIO, the largest federation of labor unions in the US, issued a statement before the strike in support of the union.“Let us be clear: the employers, not the workers, have shirked their responsibility and punted labor negotiations to the 11th hour, when the damage to the public and the national supply chain would be most detrimental,” said Greg Regan and Shari Semelsberger, president and secretary-treasurer of TTD. “While USMX seeks to cast blame on the frontline workers who move our supply chain, they are at fault.”Explore more on these topicsUS unionsShipping industryUS port strike 2024newsShareReuse this contentMost viewedMost viewedUSUS politicsWorldClimate crisisMiddle EastUkraineSoccerBusinessEnvironmentTechScienceNewslettersWellnessNewsOpinionSportCultureLifestyleOriginal reporting and incisive analysis, direct from the Guardian every morningSign up for our emailAbout usHelpComplaints & correctionsSecureDropWork for us Privacy policyCookie policyTerms & conditionsContact usAll topicsAll writersDigital newspaper archiveTax strategyFacebookYouTubeInstagramLinkedInNewslettersAdvertise with usGuardian LabsSearch jobsBack to top© 2025 Guardian News & Media Limited or its affiliated companies. 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Fake Photo Shows Trump in Life Jacket Helping Storm Victims in Floodwater
One Facebook user posted of the picture, "I think we should all repost it!!!!" Another person added, "He lives and cares for people, all people!"
Jordan Liles
Published Oct. 1, 2024
Image courtesy of Steve Youell/Facebook
Claim:
A photo authentically shows former U.S. President Donald Trump wearing a life jacket and walking in knee-high floodwater to help storm victims.
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A rumor circulating online in fall 2024 claimed that a photo showed former U.S. President Donald Trump wearing a life jacket and walking in knee-high floodwater with another person to help storm victims.
This rumor bore similarities to other past pictures claiming to show Trump rescuing two cats and a stranded person following Hurricane Harvey in 2017.
For example, on Sept. 30, 2024, a Facebook user posted (archived) the picture in the days following Hurricane Helene — a storm leading to nearly 140 known deaths (as of Oct. 1) across Florida, Georgia, Tennessee, the Carolinas and Virginia. The user's post read, "I don't think Facebook wants this picture on Facebook. They have been deleting it." The post received more than 150,000 shares in just 16 hours.
One person commented under the post, "It did happen in Valdosta, Georgia, today!" Another user said, "He lives and cares for people, all people!" Someone else also added, "I think we should all repost it!!!!"
However, while it was true that Trump flew to Valdosta on Sept. 30 (and made false claims about the federal response to Helene), the photo was fake. Also, the idea of Meta's employees choosing to delete the image from its platforms — similar to previous claims of about Facebook supposedly censoring or removing posts about Bible verses, Christian-themed content and Santa Claus — stood as an evidence-free accusation.
As of this writing, it was unclear who created the picture. However, it was crystal clear that someone employed an artificial-intelligence tool to create the fake image. Had someone truly photographed Trump wearing a life jacket and walking through floodwaters, credible news outlets would have reported the matter. None did.
Users Discuss the Fake Photo
A commenter under the Facebook post asked, "Where is the Secret Service? They just left him alone? This is the work of AI. Trump loves it."
Meanwhile, other users correctly pointed out the discrepancies in the hands shown in the picture, in particular the broken-looking thumb on Trump's right hand. As we previously reported, odd-looking hands and fingers are one sign of AI manipulation in photos.
Note the broken appearance of Trump's thumb in the AI-generated image.
One user commented, "As a Trump supporter, it's okay to recognize that this photo is AI-generated. Yes, he is helping with relief efforts in Georgia. No, this photo is not real. The main piece of evidence that this is fake is President Trump's right hand in this picture. We all know his hands don't look like this. This photo also just has the general appearance of AI, which I know some people have trouble recognizing."
In addition to the Facebook post, users also discussed the fake nature of the photo on the Reddit subreddit r/BoomersBeingFools, as well as on Threads and X.
Sources
Borenstein, Seth. "Helene and Other Storms Dumped a Whopping 40 Trillion Gallons of Rain on the South." The Associated Press, 30 Sept. 2024, https://apnews.com/article/rainfall-helene-carolina-tennessee-georgia-climate-change-flood-fcba634e14a0ffa1a8e1fa85d7e2b390.Collins, Jeffrey, and Erik Verduzco. "Crews Search for Survivors in North Carolina's Mountains Days after Helene's Deluge." The Associated Press, 1 Oct. 2024, https://apnews.com/article/helene-asheville-north-carolina-c5ff143de63e31bd345066221f5e4d24.Emery, David, and Jessica Lee. "4 Tips for Spotting AI-Generated Pics." Snopes, 16 Apr. 2023, https://www.snopes.com//articles/464595/artificial-intelligence-media-literacy/.Licon, Adriana Gomez, et al. "Trump Makes False Claims about Federal Response as He Campaigns in Area Ravaged by Hurricane Helene." The Associated Press, 30 Sept. 2024, https://apnews.com/article/kamala-harris-donald-trump-hurricane-helene-3097f1706455929adf5a4eb67f9cdf0f.
By Jordan Liles
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Skip NavigationThe New RepublicThe New RepublicLATESTBREAKING NEWSPOLITICSCLIMATECULTUREMAGAZINENEWSLETTERSPODCASTSGAMESThe New Republic The New RepublicThe New RepublicThe New RepublicThe New RepublicLATESTBREAKING NEWSPOLITICSCLIMATECULTUREMAGAZINENEWSLETTERSPODCASTSGAMESThe New Republic The New Republic The New RepublicBreaking News Breaking Newsfrom Washington and beyondMost Recent PostEllie Quinlan Houghtaling/October 1, 2024/3:12 p.m. ETShare This StoryTrump Just Responded to Middle East Conflict. You’ll Wish He Hadn’t.Donald Trump has managed to make Iran launching missiles at Israel all about himself.Michael M. Santiago/Getty ImagesIran launched a missile attack on Israel Tuesday, plunging the war-torn region into another layer of conflict. But one American politician was quick to make the violence about himself.Moments after the strike, Donald Trump took to Truth Social to soak up any social credit available from the Middle Eastern provocation.“Look at the World today—Look at the missiles flying right now in the Middle East, look at what’s happening with Russia/Ukraine, look at Inflation destroying the World,” Trump wrote in one post. “NONE OF THIS HAPPENED WHILE I WAS PRESIDENT!”In another post, Trump decried the conflict as “TOTALLY PREVENTABLE.”“IT SHOULD HAVE NEVER HAPPENED,” Trump said. “IF I WERE PRESIDENT, IT WOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED!”While it’s impossible to say exactly how a Trump presidency would have handled the rolling, devastating fallout from the October 7 attack in Israel, Trump has not exactly been on the side of peace. Instead, he has claimed that Israel will face “total annihilation” if he isn’t elected in November, has openly questioned the faith of Jewish Americans if they don’t support him over Vice President Kamala Harris, and has encouraged the Jewish state to “finish what they started.”Meanwhile, some members of Trump’s inner circle, including his son-in-law Jared Kushner, have been extremely vocal about the multipronged conflict, urging Israel to continue escalating violence against its neighbors.“Anyone who has been calling for a ceasefire in the north is wrong. There is no going back for Israel. They cannot afford now to not finish the job and completely dismantle the arsenal that has been aimed at them. They will never get another chance,” Kushner posted on X Saturday.The Republican presidential nominee also caught flak from some of his supporters last month when he hosted Qatari leaders at his Palm Beach resort, with some potential MAGA voters decrying the Middle Eastern leaders as antisemitic for their country’s role in moderating cease-fire negotiations between Israel and Hamas.To date, the Health Ministry in Gaza has recorded more than 41,500 deaths from the cataclysmic conflict in which Israel has weaponized mass starvation as well as blocked or destroyed access to critical resources such as water, food, fuel, electricity, and medical aid.Share This StoryRead more about the conflict:How Biden Officials Secretly Greenlit Israel’s Attack on LebanonMost Recent PostEdith Olmsted/October 1, 2024/3:00 p.m. ETShare This StorySounds Like J.D. Vance’s V.P. Debate Prep Is Going as Well as ExpectedRepresentative Tom Emmer struggled to explain how J.D. Vance had prepared to face off against Tim Walz.Scott Olson/Getty ImagesJ.D. Vance keeps claiming that he hasn’t done much—if anything—to prepare for Tuesday night’s vice presidential debate. During an interview on CNBC Tuesday, Majority Whip Tom Emmer, who has been standing in for Minnesota Governor Tim Walz during Vance’s practice sessions, was asked whether fact-checking Walz was part of Vance’s strategy.“I think J.D. Vance is going to concentrate on the issues that Americans care about the most,” Emmer replied. “Rather than getting into some high school debate, I think he’s going to be talking to the American people about what Donald Trump did in his first term with the economy, and the border, and safety and security around the world, what Harris and Biden have broken in the last four years, and how he and Trump are going to fix it,” Emmer said.It doesn't sound like Tom Emmer's prepping of JD Vance for tonight's debate went very well. What even is he talking about here? pic.twitter.com/2Zb1HJa2nn— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) October 1, 2024 Here, Emmer perfectly demonstrated what is likely to be Vance’s strategy: to completely ignore the questions and instead deliver a dry stump speech. Emmer also had trouble responding to questions about Vance polling historically low for a vice presidential candidate.In what seems like an attempt to appear cool under pressure, the Ohio senator—who breathlessly repeated debunked claims of Haitian immigrants eating their neighbors’ pets—has separately said that his platform is so bulletproof he doesn’t even need to practice arguing it. “We have well developed views on public policy so we don’t have to prepare that much,” Vance said during a Teamsters press call Wednesday morning, according to Politico. “We feel a lot more confident, and frankly, you don’t have to prepare if you don’t have to hide what you say.”During a rally in North Carolina on Monday, Vance said that he was taking a page out of Donald Trump’s playbook by … not really doing anything at all. “What me and Donald Trump are going to keep on doing is going everywhere and talking to everybody,” Vance said. “We talk to the hostile media, we talk to the friendly media, we talk to the national media, we talk to the local media, and we do it because we think the American people deserve leaders who try to earn their vote instead of expecting it to be given to them.”Trump had made a similar comment ahead of his first presidential debate against Joe Biden. “People say, ‘How are you preparing?’ I’m preparing by taking questions from you and others, if you think about it,” said Trump, while speaking to a conservative radio talk show host so friendly that he changed his profile picture to an image of himself and the former president after they spoke. Share This StoryRead more about the debate:Trump Is Already Preparing for J.D. Vance to Lose the V.P. DebateMost Recent PostHafiz Rashid/October 1, 2024/1:48 p.m. ETShare This StoryRepublican Flails Upon Seeing Vance’s Terrible Polling Ahead of DebateRepresentative Tom Emmer, who helped J.D. Vance with his debate prep, appeared shocked by Vance’s massive unpopularity.Kent Nishimura/Getty ImagesJ.D. Vance’s unpopularity has left Republicans scrambling to defend their vice presidential nominee ahead of Tuesday night’s debate with Minnesota Governor Tim Walz. Representative Tom Emmer, a Minnesota Republican, has been helping Vance by standing in for Walz during debate preparation. But Emmer had trouble responding to questions on CNBC about Vance polling historically low for a vice presidential candidate.On Squawk Box Tuesday, Becky Quick mentioned Vance having “some of the worst polling numbers,” and asked Emmer if Vance taking a “prosecutorial” or “lawyerly” approach would help the Ohio senator during the debate. “I think the polling that you’re talking about is because people have not been introduced to Tim Walz,” Emmer said, before Quick corrected him and noted she was talking about Vance’s numbers.“But hear me out. Nobody had Tim Walz on their bingo card, and he shows up. All of a sudden, it’s like, ‘Oh look at this guy, he’s got all kinds of energy, whatever.’ Nobody’s talking about issues. Again, as people get to know Tim Walz, they do not like him,” Emmer said, noting that the debate is Vance’s chance to introduce himself to the American people.CNBC: JD Vance is coming in with some of the worst polling numbersTOM EMMER: I think the polling you're talking about is because people haven't been introduced to Tim WalzCNBC: These are JD Vance's numbers pic.twitter.com/T2UZxGI1fn— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) October 1, 2024 It’s pretty clear that Emmer had to deflect the question because he had no good response to why Vance is polling lower than any other vice presidential candidate of the twenty-first century, even lower than Sarah Palin. As of Tuesday afternoon, 40 percent of Americans view Walz favorably compared to 34.8 percent for Vance, according to 538. Vance has hurt his own standing thanks to his comments about childless adults, and women in particular, saying that they should not hold positions of power and calling leaders of the Democratic Party “childless cat ladies.” He has made disturbing comments disparaging immigrants and egged on a debunked racist conspiracy that Haitian immigrants are capturing and eating pets even after knowing he had no proof. Meanwhile, Walz has been receiving positive attention even before Kamala Harris chose him as her running mate. His background as a military veteran and high school football coach, as well as his down-to-earth manner, have endeared him to the Democratic base. And unlike Vance, Walz knows how to order donuts like a normal person. At Tuesday night’s debate, Vance will have a tall order to make himself appear more likable and less weird.Share This StoryMore on J.D. Vance sucking:Trump Is Already Preparing for J.D. Vance to Lose the V.P. DebateMost Recent PostPaige Oamek/October 1, 2024/1:04 p.m. ETShare This StoryElon Musk Joins Trump’s Fight With White House Over Hurricane HeleneElon Musk has decided to help out Donald Trump with his big hurricane response conspiracy.Jean Catuffe/GC ImagesDonald Trump is taking credit for getting Appalachians connected to Elon Musk’s Starlink before President Joe Biden, and Musk—still hoping for a job in a Trump Cabinet—is helping him with the lie. “I just spoke to Elon. I’m getting him—we want to get Starlink hooked up because they have no communication whatsoever. And Elon will always come through. We know that,” Trump said Monday during a visit to Georgia, while mischaracterizing the federal response to Hurricane Helene. “And so we’re working on that, getting them hooked up.” Musk backed Trump’s claim on Tuesday morning, asserting that Trump alerted him “to additional people who need Starlink Internet in North Carolina.” There’s just one problem with Trump taking all the credit though. According to White House spokesperson Andrew Bates, this was “already happening.”A Monday press release from the Federal Emergency Management Agency showed that 40 Starlink satellite systems are available” in the region for emergency communications, with another 140 satellites “being shipped to assist with communications infrastructure restoration.” Jaclyn Rothenberg, director of public affairs for FEMA, told Business Insider that Trump wasn’t involved in sending satellites to disaster areas and that the federal government made the decision on Sunday.In Trump’s speech, it wasn’t clear if he was calling for more Starlink satellites to be deployed, but given his general lies about the federal government’s hurricane response, it’s likely he was ignoring the Biden administration’s efforts altogether. And now, Musk is helping him push the narrative that Biden is “sleeping” through the hurricane damage. Also on Monday, Trump claimed that North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper was ignoring Republican hit areas (not true) and that Georgia Governor Brian Kemp was “having a hard time getting the president on the phone,” despite Biden having spoken with Kemp the day before. It’s clear that Trump, and his billionaire friends, will do anything to make this natural disaster a publicity stunt. Share This StoryMore on Hurricane Helene:Climate Change Does Not Care About Your BordersMost Recent PostEllie Quinlan Houghtaling/October 1, 2024/12:51 p.m. ETShare This StoryFox News Sinks to New Low With Source for Pro-Trump ConspiracyHost Maria Bartiromo cited the far-right website Gateway Pundit on air.Roy Rochlin/Getty ImagesFox and its business affiliates have apparently shed any pretense of relying on verifiable sources of information for their on-air claims.During Tuesday’s episode of Mornings with Maria, host Maria Bartiromo cited a news source that isn’t just controversial—it’s actually not news whatsoever.“I want to get your take on whether you’ve got confidence there, in Arizona, because apparently The Gateway Pundit reported that the GOP chairwoman provided an update to allegations that there’s not going to be a fair election there,” Bartiromo said to RNC Co-Chair Michael Whatley, basing the information on a conspiracy site well known for publishing hoaxes.lmao -- Maria Bartiromo has now lowered herself to citing Gateway Pundit as a serious source on her show pic.twitter.com/5CaZTQeMqu— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) October 1, 2024 The Gateway Pundit filed for bankruptcy in April amid several defamation suits, including one brought by a pair of 2020 Georgia election workers, mother-daughter duo Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss, who won a nearly $150 million suit against ex-Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani on similar claims. The site is also under the gun for another lawsuit brought by Dominion Voting Systems, which accused Gateway Pundit of publishing defamatory stories about its voting machines during the last presidential election.But if she’s still keen to rely on such a site for hard evidence, perhaps that’s the sort of company Bartiromo keeps. The Fox anchor and her insipid theories about the authenticity of the last election took center stage in the conservative media behemoth’s own defamation suit with Dominion, in which the network was accused of launching baseless attacks on the efficacy of Dominion’s voting equipment. That lawsuit amounted to Fox paying a whopping $787 million settlement in 2023, averting a high-profile trial that would have embroiled some of the nation’s highest grossing media talent and the media executives of the country’s largest media machine.Share This StoryRead more about Fox News:Fox News Busted for Airing Blatant Election Lie Without Any ProofMost Recent PostEdith Olmsted/October 1, 2024/12:38 p.m. ETShare This StoryFox News Pushes Dangerous (and Stupid) Hurricane Helene ConspiracyMAGA has resurrected its favorite bogeyman for hurricane relief.Peter Zay/Anadolu/Getty ImagesFox News’s Laura Ingraham has started pushing a wild conspiracy theory about the federal response to Hurricane Helene that seems copy-pasted from another natural disaster. Ingraham hosted a segment speculating Monday night about what a strong leader Donald Trump would have been during the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, and criticizing President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris for their disaster response in North Carolina. Ingraham also reignited an old conspiracy theory when criticizing Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttegieg, who, she remarked, “loves to go on TV campaigning for Kamala every five minutes.”“But when will he go on TV to tell us when I-40 is gonna open? Or how many bridges are going to have to be totally rebuilt?” Ingraham sneered. “Will they drop all their DEI regulations—any that still exist—to ensure that people get the help they need as fast as possibly, as possible?” Ingraham said.Here, Ingraham’s claim seems to come out of nowhere, and it’s unclear what “DEI regulations” she imagines would prevent the distribution of aid or the rebuilding of vital infrastructure. Of course, DEI is something of a right-wing catch-all for any perceived institutional failure. Seconds later, Ingraham ironically noted that a “delayed show of concern by our president and vice president has bred its own conspiracy theories.”If blaming a natural disaster response on wokeness sounds familiar, that’s because it is. In August 2023, voices on the far-right, including then-presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy and Turning Point USA’s Charlie Kirk, tried to spread a conspiracy theory that the local response to the wildfires in Maui had been weakened by the “DEI agenda.”This comparison seems to have been exactly what Ingraham was going for, because during the same program Monday, Ingraham was joined by former Hawaii Representative Tulsi Gabbard, who has taken a sharp rightward turn since her Democratic run for president in 2020 to become a member of Trump’s campaign team.Ingraham and Gabbard both likened the severe flooding in North Carolina to the devastating wildfires in Maui in August of 2023, and criticized the federal response based on… what exactly?Gabbard claimed that some of her friends in Asheville and the surrounding areas said they had been experiencing the “same thing that happened to our communities in West Maui.” She said her friends “did not see a single federal official on the ground, not even a FEMA orange-vest wearing person.” Gabbard also insisted that the federal government was “focusing on bureaucracy.”But shaky, sourceless reporting like Gabbard’s secondhand accounts is par for the course for Fox News. In August, host Maria Bartiromo repeatedly claimed that Democrats have been pushing to register “massive lines of illegals” to vote in Texas, but she never did any actual reporting to confirm that topic. FEMA reported Monday that it had delivered about one million liters of water and more than 600,000 meals across North Carolina, according to NBC News. Residents and local officials have criticized the government for not being adequately prepared to deal with the severity of the destruction in Asheville, which was recently dubbed a “climate haven.”Share This StoryOther Hurricane Helene conspiracies:Transcript: Trump Already Pushing Ugly, Hateful Lie About HurricaneMost Recent PostThe New Republic/October 1, 2024/12:19 p.m. ETShare This StoryWalz-Vance V.P. Debate BingoPlay Bingo with The New Republic as we watch the first vice presidential debate between Tim Walz and J.D. Vance.Getty x2The first—and probably only—vice presidential debate between Tim Walz and J.D. Vance is taking place Tuesday evening.It’s sure to be entertaining, given both candidates’ unique tendency to be turned into memes, whether willing or not.This may also be the last debate at all before the November election, as Donald Trump is thus far chickening out of a second debate with Kamala Harris. That makes it an important one, especially as early voting is already underway in much of the country.If you are watching the debate, join The New Republic in a game of Bingo. (You can also throw our key terms into a Bingo card generator if you’d like to play with friends.)The vice presidential debate will begin at 9 p.m. EST. The debate will air in full on CBS News and its YouTube channel. Other outlets
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event. The New RepublicShare This StoryMore on debate fun:Trump Is Already Preparing for J.D. Vance to Lose the V.P. DebateMost Recent PostHafiz Rashid/October 1, 2024/11:59 a.m. ETShare This StoryHow Biden Officials Secretly Greenlit Israel’s Attack on LebanonThe Biden administration secretly supported Israel’s military attack on Lebanon, according to a new report, even as Biden called for a cease-fire.Michael M. Santiago/Getty ImagesDespite President Biden’s public comments stating the opposite, the U.S. government actually backed Israel’s attacks and bombing of Lebanon. Citing Israeli and U.S. officials, Politico reported Monday that White House officials told Israel that the U.S. would support its decision to bomb Hezbollah targets, despite the fact that publicly, Biden was urging a cease-fire. Specifically, presidential adviser Amos Hochstein and Brett McGurk, the White House coordinator for the Middle East, told Israeli officials that the U.S. supported Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s strategy to launch military attacks on Lebanon in order to convince Hezbollah to engage in diplomatic talks. The U.S. government wasn’t united in this stance, however. Some officials in the State Department, the Department of Defense, and in the intelligence establishment warned Israel’s move could pull the U.S. further into another war in the Middle East. Israeli officials told their U.S. counterparts in mid-September of the change in military strategy, but didn’t mention any specifics. McGurk and Hochstein, while reportedly urging caution, replied that it was a good time to attack Lebanon as Hezbollah had suffered losses in previous months. The report contradicts what the administration has said publicly. Biden was asked Monday if he was comfortable with an Israeli ground invasion of Lebanon, and replied, “I am comfortable with them stopping. We should have a cease-fire now.”But, cease-fire talks are seemingly in limbo as Israel continues to bomb Lebanon, killing more than 700 people since September 23, including Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah on Friday. Israeli officials dropped multiple U.S.-provided 2,000-pound bombs on residential buildings in Beirut’s southern suburbs to kill Nasrallah. The U.S. government, led by Biden, appears unwilling to use its military support of Israel as leverage to stop the latest conflict, much as it refused to do in Gaza. Share This StoryMore on Palestine:Is Joe Biden Uniquely Indifferent to Palestinian Suffering? Most Recent PostEllie Quinlan Houghtaling/October 1, 2024/11:29 a.m. ETShare This StoryJ.D. Vance’s Historic Unpopularity Is Already Tanking Debate ChancesJ.D. Vance’s historic unpopularity is coming back to bite him.Scott Olson/Getty ImagesOhio Senator J.D. Vance already has a major setback in his Tuesday matchup against Minnesota Governor Tim Walz: Nobody seems to like him.Favorability ratings aggregated by CNN political analyst Harry Enten indicate that the country’s opinion of Vance is appallingly low, at -11 percentage points, lower than any other politician currently in the race for the White House. That makes Vance the least liked vice presidential pick in modern U.S. history at this point in the race—that is, before he’s even had a proper face-off against his opponent. He’s also the second vice presidential pick with a net negative favorability, preceded only by Dan Quale in 1988, who actually had a stronger position than Vance before his first debate with a -3 percent favorability rating. Walz, meanwhile, is soaring. The “Midwestern Dad” ranked head and shoulders above the favorability ratings of everyone else in the race, including Vice President Kamala Harris, with a +4 percent favorability rating.Enten’s analysis also suggested that 72 percent of polled Americans believed that Walz has the upper hand in Tuesday night’s debate, making Vance an aggressive underdog with just 28 percent of the country thinking he stands a chance of winning.My phrase to describe JD Vance's standing heading into tonight "Oy Vey"... He's the least liked on either major party ticket... Vance is also the least like VP nominee ever heading into his 1st debate & only the 2nd with a net negative favorable. Quayle in 88 is the other. pic.twitter.com/DGUsUymw9y— (((Harry Enten))) (@ForecasterEnten) October 1, 2024 Vance’s aggressive rhetoric, baseless conspiracies, and just plain weird comments have rubbed Americans the wrong way in the months since he was selected to be Donald Trump’s right-hand man. The Republican vice presidential pick has ardently defended his position that childless adults should not hold positions of power as they don’t have a “direct stake” in the future of the country, and derided Democratic Party leaders as “childless cat ladies.”He also invented a lie about Haitian migrants eating pets in Springfield, Ohio, that has sparked at least 33 bomb threats to the sleepy city, forcing it to evacuate and temporarily shutter several of its schools, colleges, festivals, and a significant portion of its government facilities, including City Hall, the Bureau of Motor Vehicles, the Ohio License Bureau, the Springfield Academy of Excellence, and Fulton Elementary School.And Vance’s more general appearances out in public have done everything but humanize him to the country’s voting class. In August, the MAGA Republican’s quick stop for some glazed donuts in a Georgia shop ended up going viral when it became clear that the visit—and his general abrasiveness—was making a couple of people behind the counter painfully uncomfortable.Share This StoryRead more about the debate:Trump Is Already Preparing for J.D. Vance to Lose the V.P. DebateMost Recent PostEdith Olmsted/October 1, 2024/11:03 a.m. ETShare This StoryEric Adams’s Latest Legal Move Shows He’s Getting DesperateThe New York City mayor’s lawyer has requested the fraud case be thrown out.Michael Nagle/Bloomberg/Getty ImagesNew York City Mayor Eric Adams is really hoping to get his five-count federal corruption indictment thrown out.Adams’s lawyer Alex Spiro filed a motion Tuesday seeking sanctions against the Manhattan U.S. attorney’s office, alleging that it had leaked sensitive grand jury materials to the press.In the filing, Spiro wrote that the government had been facilitating a slow drip of information to the media, so that by the time Adams’s damning federal corruption indictment was unsealed on Friday, “most of the details of the indictment and evidence underpinning the government’s case (weak as it is) had already been widely reported in the national and local press.”Spiro cited The New York Times, which reported Thursday evening that Adams had been indicted and announced that additional details would be released the next day. Spiro argued that only the prosecution would have been “privy to the government’s plan to announce additional details the next day,” and so it was “therefore clear that the prosecution team is behind the leak.”Spiro requested an evidentiary hearing to “develop the record as to the scope of the prosecution team’s misconduct and the appropriate remedy, including dismissal of the indictment.”At a press conference on Monday, Spiro claimed that the prosecution team had committed a “grave breach of the public’s trust” for leaking information. Adams is accused of unlawfully receiving $10 million in public funds as part of a slew of public corruption charges, including one count of wire fraud, two counts of solicitation of a contribution by a foreign national, and one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, federal program bribery, and to receive campaign contributions by foreign nationals.Adams has also been charged with one count of bribery, which his lawyer is also desperate to see tossed from his case. Spiro argued that the types of gratuities the federal government alleged Adams took don’t actually count as bribes at all. 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