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Fears are rising that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will soon follow through on repeated threats to send troops into the southern Gazan city of Rafah, where 1.5 million people are sheltering, many in makeshift encampments.

The White House said Wednesday that it wanted "answers" from Israeli authorities about "deeply disturbing" reports of mass graves at the Gaza Strip's two main hospitals. The statement came as Israeli forces were carrying out "offensive action" across southern Lebanon, defence minister Yoav Gallant said, without specifying whether ground troops…

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Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz expresses gratitude for US House passing aid package to Israel, hopes for strong bipartisan support in Senate.

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The US Senate is set to vote on a controversial bill to extend the reach of the Section 702 spy program. If it passes, VPNs will be no help in protecting your privacy.

In this month’s federal judicial vacancy count, Ballotpedia tracked nominations, confirmations, and vacancies from March 2, 2024, through April 1, 2024. Ballotpedia publishes the federal judicial vacancy count at the start of each month.

President Joe Biden (D) has appointed and the U.S. Senate has confirmed 190 Article III federal judges through April 1, 2024, his fourth year in office. This is the second-most Article III judicial appointments through this point in all presidencies since Ronald Reagan (R).

Centrist senator from Connecticut who sought to become vice-president alongside Al Gore and went on to support No Labels