Politics

CTV News reports: Canada plans to recognize the state of Palestine at the next session of the United Nations General Assembly in September, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced Wednesday. Carney made the comments on Parliament Hill, alongside Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand, following a meeting of his cabinet to discuss the state of trade negotiations with the U.S. and the …

Axios reports: Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and other Senate Democrats announced Wednesday that they’ll use an obscure federal law known as the “Rule of Five” in an attempt to force the Justice Department to release more documents related to the Jeffrey Epstein case. “Today’s letter matters,” Schumer said. “It’s not a stunt, it’s not symbolic. It’s a formal …

The New York Times reports: Former Vice President Kamala Harris will not run for California governor next year, she announced Wednesday, forgoing another campaign after losing last year’s presidential election. “For now, my leadership — and public service — will not be in elected office,” Ms. Harris said in a statement. “I look forward to getting back out and listening …

CBS News reports: The Federal Reserve on Wednesday said it’s keeping its benchmark interest rate unchanged, marking a continuation of its “wait-and-see” strategy this year, as it monitors the impact of the Trump administration’s tariffs on consumer prices. The central bank on Wednesday said it would maintain the federal funds rate at its current range of 4.25% to 4.5%. The …

Florida Politics reports: Gov. Ron DeSantis continues to tubthump for a rare mid-decade census and Congressional redistricting, as he maintains Florida should have more seats than it does now. “I had some people in the (Donald Trump) administration tell me they thought Florida would get like three to five more seats if they did it properly. Like, I haven’t seen …

Politico reports: Roy Cooper broke fundraising records in his first 24 hours as a Senate candidate — a massive cash boost the former North Carolina governor will need for what’s expected to become one of the most expensive statewide campaigns in U.S. history. National and North Carolina strategists from both parties said the race — likely between Cooper and Republican …

Axios reports: A group of congressional Democrats wants to ban for-profit corporations from forming and using political action committees, Axios has learned. Sens. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) and Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) — two potential presidential hopefuls — will introduce the Ban Corporate PACs Act on Tuesday, we’re told. The legislation would ban corporations from establishing and managing a PAC or soliciting …

Reuters reports: Britain will recognise the state of Palestine in September unless the Israeli government takes substantive steps to end the “appalling situation” in Gaza and meets other conditions, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer told his cabinet on Tuesday according to a government statement. “He said that the UK will recognise the state of Palestine in September, before UNGA (United …

The Texas Tribune reports: As Republicans in Texas move full steam ahead with a plan to redraw the state’s congressional districts, Democrats are privately mulling their options, including an expensive and legally dicey quorum break. If they go that route, it appears they will have the backing of big-dollar Democratic donors. By fleeing the state to deprive the Legislature of …

NOTUS reports: After President Donald Trump said on Monday that children are starving in Gaza, Republican senators started to show some daylight between themselves and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, siding with Trump and acknowledging the starvation. Sen. Lindsey Graham, one of Israel’s closest allies in Congress, blamed Hamas for “it being the way it is,” but acknowledged there was …

Politico reports: President Donald Trump on Monday said he will work with European allies to “set up food centers” in Gaza, disagreeing with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s assessment that there is “no starvation” in the war-torn strip. “Based on television, … those children look very hungry,” Trump said. “But we’re giving a lot of money and a lot of …

The Washington Post reports: Four Republican seats — enough to flip control of the lower chamber — are competitive this year. And Democrats are planning to hit them with all they’ve got. The four districts are represented by Scott Perry [photo], a particularly vulnerable Congress member in a district that includes Harrisburg, the capital; Ryan Mackenzie, a freshman lawmaker in …

The Times Of Israel reports: Speaking at a Christian conference in Jerusalem hosted by adviser to US President Donald Trump and prominent evangelical pastor Paula White, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu dismisses claims that Israel is starving civilians in Gaza and praises the Christian-Israeli bond. “There is no policy of starvation in Gaza, and there is no starvation in Gaza,” the …

Chicago’s CBS affiliate reports: A landlord convicted of fatally stabbing a young Palestinian boy and attacking the boy’s mother in Plainfield Township, Illinois, in October 2023, has died in custody, authorities said Saturday. The Will County Sheriff’s Office confirmed to CBS News Chicago that Joseph Czuba, 73, died in the custody of the Illinois Department of Corrections on Thursday. Czuba …

ABC News reports: Israel will coordinate airdrops of aid into Gaza from foreign countries in the coming days, an Israeli security official confirmed to ABC News, as several European countries are scheduled to hold an emergency call Friday over the dire conditions in the enclave. Aid drops have taken place a number of times in the Gaza Strip since the …

Politico reports: President Donald Trump is backing Florida state Sen. Joe Gruters to chair the Republican National Committee and replace Michael Whatley as he runs for Senate in North Carolina. Trump announced his support Thursday in a Truth Social post about Whatley, who is expected to publicly announce his Senate candidacy in the coming days. “Fortunately, I have somebody who …

The Guardian reports: Donald Trump apparently isn’t the only president that sent a birthday letter to Jeffrey Epstein. “The biggest name in the album” was Bill Clinton, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday. The ex-president’s letter appeared alongside nearly 50 others, including other prominent celebrities and executives. In Thursday’s article, the Wall Street Journal provided additional details on the …

The Associated Press reports: A man charged with trying to assassinate President Donald Trump last year in South Florida can represent himself during his trial, a federal judge ruled Thursday. U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon signed off on Ryan Routh’s request to represent himself during his trial but said court-appointed attorneys need to remain as standby counsel. Earlier in the …

404 Media reports: Grindr won’t allow users to add “no Zionists” to their profiles, but allows any number of other phrases that state political, religious, and ethnic preferences, according to 404 Media’s tests of the platform and user reports. Several users received an error message that says “The following are not allowed: no zionist, no zionists,” when they tried to …

Politico reports: Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul is not ruling out a mid-decade redrawing of New York’s House lines, as deep red Texas and Ohio move to reshape their maps through redistricting. “All’s fair in love and war. We’re following the rules. We do redistricting every 10 years,” Hochul said during an unrelated event Thursday in Buffalo. “But if there’s other …