House Democrats announce $760B infrastructure plan
House Democrats on Wednesday unveiled a $760 billion five-year plan aimed at rebuilding U.S. infrastructure.
Year: 2020
Arab-Israelis fume as Trump plan says their towns could become part of Palestine
Leaders and residents of Arab-Israeli towns in the so-called Triangle fumed on Wednesday after US President Donald Trump’s peace plan proposed including their villages southeast of Haifa in a future Palestinian state.
Brexit: European Parliament overwhelmingly approves UK divorce deal
The first chapter of the Brexit saga was formally cleared for completion on Wednesday, when the European Parliament endorsed the latest Brexit deal following an emotional debate.
White House told Bolton to remove classified material from manuscript before publication
The White House has told former national security adviser John Bolton not to publish his upcoming tell-all about his time in the Trump administration until classified material is removed from the manuscript.
Trump Signs New US-Mexico-Canada Agreement, Largest Trade Deal in American History
President Trump signed a new trade deal with Mexico and Canada on Wednesday. The new U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) replaces the North America Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).
Fed Keeps Interest Rates Unchanged Amid Concern for Below-Target Inflation
The Federal Reserve’s interest rate-setting body decided Wednesday to keep the benchmark Federal Funds target rate unchanged within the 1.5 to 1.75 percent range.
Knesset speaker vows to ‘fast-track’ any vote on West Bank annexation
Knesset Speaker Yuli Edelstein on Wednesday promised to ‘fast-track’ any bill proposed to annex parts of the West Bank in the aftermath of the unveiling of US President Donald Trump’s peace plan.
Trump administration rolls out new sanctions over Russian occupation of Crimea
The Trump administration on Wednesday announced new sanctions related to Russia’s annexation of Ukraine’s Crimean Peninsula.
Pompeo on Mideast Peace Plan Opponents: ‘The Same Critics Who Have Failed for 70 Years’
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday dismissed opponents of President Trump’s Mideast peace proposals as ‘the same critics who have failed for 70 years’ to achieve peace between Israel and the Palestinians.
House passes bill to support Holocaust education
The House overwhelming passed a bipartisan bill on International Holocaust Remembrance Day to increase support and spending on education to raise awareness of the Holocaust and to curb anti-Semitism.
Netanyahu abandons his immunity bid, paving way for an indictment within days
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Tuesday that he was withdrawing his request for parliamentary immunity from the pending indictment in the three corruption cases against him.
‘Human-to-human transmission’: Coronavirus found in patients who never traveled to Wuhan
Doctors in Germany, Japan, and Vietnam have confirmed their first cases of coronavirus in patients who have not traveled to Wuhan, China, the epicenter of what Chinese President Xi Jinping has called a ‘demon’ epidemic.
Magnitude 7.7 earthquake strikes between Cuba, Jamaica
An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.7 struck between Cuba and Jamaica Tuesday afternoon, with shaking reported as far north as Miami.
A tale of two cities: How the US made ‘undivided Jerusalem’ into twin capitals
US President Donald Trump confused many people Tuesday by appearing to contradict himself during the part of his speech concerning the status of Jerusalem under his administration’s peace plan.
US-Russia Troop Confrontations Reported in Syria
U.S. troops reportedly blocked a Russian military convoy from reaching strategic oil fields in northeastern Syria on Sunday – the fourth confrontation between the two sides in Syria in less than two weeks.
‘Trust the American people’: Trump lawyers wrap up impeachment defense with plea
President Trump’s lawyers wrapped up their impeachment defense on Tuesday by urging senators to ‘trust the American people’ with elections and to acquit the president, but the trial’s end was still in doubt, with Republicans lacking the votes to stop Democrats from calling witnesses.
US Economy on Path to ‘Solid’ 2020 Growth; Budget Deficits to Top $1 Trillion
The U.S. economy will grow at a ‘solid’ rate of 2.2 percent this year, the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office forecast on Tuesday, but with federal budget deficits hitting $1.015 trillion.
Abbas on US plan: ‘We say 1,000 times: No, no and no to the deal of the century’
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas firmly rejected the Trump administration’s plan to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict on Tuesday, calling it the ‘the slap of the century.’
GOP Wins Special Election That Had Become a Bellwether for Democrats in Texas
Republicans won handily a closely watched special election Tuesday to keep hold of a suburban Houston district that President Donald Trump won easily four years ago, fending off a national blitz by Democrats in a Texas legislative race.
Amid ‘Deal of the Century’ Tensions, IDF Beefs Up Forces in Jordan Valley
As tensions rose ahead of the publication of US President Donald Trump’s Israeli-Palestinian peace plan on Tuesday, the IDF beefed up its forces in the West Bank’s Jordan Valley region.