POLITICO12 hours agoSheila Jackson Lee loses Houston mayor’s race to tough-on-crime state senatorverified_publisherPOLITICO - By Andrew ZhangThe showdown illuminates the faultlines within the Democratic Party over how to deal with crime on a local level. Democratic state Sen. John Whitmire defeated Democratic Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee in the Houston mayoral race in Saturday’s runoff election after a campaign heavily focused on voter …
POLITICO14 hours agoAzerbaijan gets nod to host COP29 climate summitpolitico.eu - Zia Weise, Sara SchonhardtRussia and geopolitical tensions had left the 2024 conference in limbo for months. DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Next year’s COP29 climate summit is …
POLITICO16 hours agoState Department OKs sale of tank ammunition to Israel in deal that bypasses Congressverified_publisherPOLITICO - By Associated PressAt least four administrations have used the authority since 1979. WASHINGTON — Going around Congress, the Biden administration said Saturday it has approved the emergency sale to Israel of nearly 14,000 rounds of tank ammunition worth more than $106 million as Israel intensifies its military …
POLITICO16 hours agoPenn president resigns; Stefanik vows Harvard and MIT nextverified_publisherPOLITICO - By Bianca QuilantanRep. Elise Stefanik grilled Penn President Liz Magill, along with the presidents of Harvard and MIT, during a hearing Tuesday over their response to antisemitism on their campuses. University of Pennsylvania President Liz Magill on Saturday voluntarily stepped down from her role after facing intense …
POLITICO17 hours agoUS, South Korea and Japan urge stronger push to curb North Korea’s nuclear programverified_publisherPOLITICO - By Associated PressThe meeting in Seoul came amid heightened tensions on the Korean Peninsula. SEOUL, South Korea — The national security advisers of the United States, South Korea and Japan on Saturday called for a stronger international push to suppress North Korea’s development of nuclear weapons and missiles, its …
POLITICO15 hours agoUkraine’s first lady: Without more aid the world ‘will simply let us die’politico.eu - Antoaneta Roussi‘It hurts us greatly to see the signs that the passionate willingness to help may fade,’ says Olena Zelenska. Olena Zelenska has warned that without …
POLITICO17 hours ago‘Shadows of children’: For the youngest hostages, life moves forward in whispersverified_publisherPOLITICO - By Associated Press“It’s not easy in any way. I mean, they’re back. They’re free. But you can definitely see what they went through,” said Yuval Haran. HERZLIYA, Israel — After seven weeks held hostage in the tunnels of Gaza, they are finally free to laugh and chat and play. But some of the children who have come back …
