President Biden held a crucial phone call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as there have been reports of a growing rift between the two leaders over handling the war in the region.
Read More Biden speaks with PM Netanyahu amid escalating U.S.-Israel tensions
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) told the press that a 22-year-old Lebanese immigrant who was detained on March 9th for entering the country illegally near El Paso, Texas, claimed to be a former member of Hezbollah who was traveling to New York and intended “to make a bomb.”
Read More Lebanese Migrant Detained At Border With Bomb Supplies Admits Ties To Hezbollah
In continuing negotiations over a temporary truce and hostage agreement in its conflict with Israel, Hamas has presented a formal counterproposal, raising hopes for the first time in weeks that more Israelis kidnapped on October 7th may be freed and that hostilities may end.
Read More Hamas Issues Counter-Proposal Hostage And Ceasefire Deal, Netanyahu Says Deal Is ‘Absurd’
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is calling for new leadership in Israel.
Read More Schumer Calls For New Leadership In Israel, McConnell Responds
A group of Democrat senators are calling on President Joe Biden to halt military aid to Israel.
Read More Senate Democrats Urge Biden To Direct Israel To Stop Interfering With U.S. Humanitarian Aid To Gaza
The U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a bill that would give ByteDance about six months to divest the U.S. assets of TikTok or face a ban.
Read More US House passes bill to force ByteDance to divest TikTok or face ban