Israel and Hamas announce cease fire ending 11 day war
Israel and Hamas agree to a cease fire taking effect at 2 a.m. after security cabinet approval in Jerusalem and Egyptian mediation. Taher Nounou of Hamas confirmed the deal as fighting ends, with Gaza toll rising to at least 230 Palestinians including 65 children and 39 women.
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Benjamin Netanyahu
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Noble Sanctuary
Temple Mount
House approves 1.9 billion for Capitol security upgrades
The House approved a 1.9 billion package to fund Capitol police equipment, training, fencing, surveillance and reinforced entry points. The vote 2138 to 212 highlighted party splits with Republicans opposing and a few Democrats dissenting over oversight and broader gun violence and security concerns.
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Lenges
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D-Calif
Ayanna Pressley
Mass
Cori Bush
Ilhan Omar
Minn
Pelosi
Senate
Donald Trump
Richard Burr
North Carolina
Capitol
Miller-Meeks joins bipartisan bid for Jan 6 panel
Rep. Marianette Miller-Meeks is named by Axios as a bipartisan freshman joining 34 Republicans and Democrats to back a proposed 10 member independent commission to probe the Jan 6 attack. The move risks GOP blowback as Feenstra Hinson Grassley oppose the bill.
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Mariannette Miller-Meeks
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U.S. Capitol
Donald Trump
House
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Ashley Hinson
Cindy Axne
Senate
Iowa U.S
Chuck Grassley
Miller-Meeks
Quad-City Times
Capitol
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Biden signs law to curb hate crimes against Asian Americans
President Biden signed bipartisan legislation to bolster federal and local hate crime investigations, designate a DOJ point person, and build a reporting database. The law follows the Atlanta spa shootings and broader anti Asian violence amid the COVID 19 era, with support from Sen Mazie Hirono and Rep Grace Meng.
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Hawaii
Rep
Grace Meng
N.Y
Tammy Duckworth
R-Ill
Richard Blumenthal
D-Conn
Kamala Harris
Judy Chu
D-Calif
D-N.y
Don Beyer
D-Va
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