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U.S.-Israel tensions boil over as Washington welcomes Netanyahu rival for talks

March 4, 2024 welcomes, Netanyahu, boil, Tensions, U.S.Israel, Over, Washington, talks, Rival0 comment

Tensions between the White House and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government neared the boiling point Monday as Biden administration officials ramped up their public pressure on Jerusalem over the “intolerable” humanitarian conditions in the Gaza Strip while simultaneously embracing one of Mr. Netanyahu’s most popular political rivals. The Washington Times stories: White House

Biden, Harris to mark 60th anniversary of MLK’s March on Washington

August 25, 2023 March, anniversary, Harris, MLK’s, 60th, Washington, Biden, Mark0 comment

President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris will celebrate the 60th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.’s historic March on Washington by meeting with civil rights leaders Monday. The Washington Times stories: White House

Six newly discovered classified documents, removed from Biden’s Washington home

January 21, 2023 home, documents, Biden's, Newly, Classified, removed, discovered, Washington, from0 comment

Federal investigators removed six newly discovered classified documents, some of which dated back to his time in the U.S. Senate, from his Wilmington, Delaware residence, his personal attorney Bob Bauer said Saturday night. The Washington Times stories: White House

Zelenskyy eyeing trip to Washington as Pentagon plays down Belarus threat

December 20, 2022 Washington, trip, Pentagon, Threat, plays, eyeing, Belarus, Zelenskyy, down0 comment

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is traveling to Washington perhaps as soon as Wednesday for talks with Biden administration officials and an address to Congress on the state of the 10-month war with Russia, according to multiple news reports. The Washington Times stories: White House

Washington State Ban on Natural Gas Heating Is All Cost, No Benefit

November 10, 2022 state, Washington, Natural, Cost, benefit, Heating0 comment

The Washington State Building Code Council, an unelected board that governs construction standards, on Nov. 4 decided to effectively ban natural gas heating in new-construction homes and office buildings. Advocates of the new restrictions admitted reluctantly that their new requirements will increase the cost of housing, but perhaps even more notable is that the new rules will do nothing to advance the purported goal; namely, reducing the state’s CO2 emissions. The combination of artificially high cost and no benefit makes the new regulations a textbook example of how some politicians…

Will New York Times, Washington Post Return Pulitzers for Misleading ‘Russia Collusion’ Stories?

December 12, 2021 Pulitzers, York, Times, Post, Washington, Russia, 'Return, stories, Misleading, collusion0 comment

In 2018, journalists from The New York Times and The Washington Post won a Pulitzer Prize in national reporting for their biased and inaccurate coverage of Russia’s alleged collaboration with the Trump campaign to interfere with the 2016 election, a claim we now know was a hoax. So, when are they going to return the prize? If this sounds familiar, it should. This is not the first time the prize—which is supposed to recognize outstanding achievement and public service in journalism—was awarded for misleading and discredited coverage. In 1931, The New York Times published…