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WASHINGTON — The Republican-controlled U.S. House voted 222-186 on Wednesday evening to table a resolution to censure Democratic Rep. Rashida Tlaib of Michigan in relation to her criticism of Israel, a U.S. ally. At least 23 House Republicans joined all Democrats in voting in favor of tabling the measure, including Michigan Reps. Tim Walberg of Tipton, Bill Huizenga of Holland and John Moolenaar of Caledonia. The vote sets aside the measure, effectively killing it for now. Walberg, Michigan's most senior Republican in Congress, said Wednesday that while he "strongly" disagrees with her critici......

The U.N. General Assembly on Friday overwhelmingly voted to approve a measure calling for an immediate “humanitarian truce” in Gaza and demanding “continuous, sufficient and unhindered” provisions to aid civilians trapped in the heavily bombarded Palestinian enclave. The resolution — which passed by a vote of 120-14, with 45 member-states abstaining— is nonbinding but carries political weight. The United States and Israel were among the 14 nations that voted against the resolution, which calls for a “durable and sustained truce leading to a cessation of hostilities.” It also condemns “all acts......

Israel on Wednesday said it will deny visas to United Nations officials “to teach them a lesson,” following recent comments by the U.N. chief about the Israel-Hamas war. On Tuesday, U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres angered Israeli officials over his remarks about the deepening humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip following the deadly attack on Israel earlier this month. Addressing the U.N. Security Council in New York, Guterres said that while he “unequivocally” condemned “the horrifying and unprecedented … acts of terror by Hamas in Israel,” it was also important to recognize those at......

TALLAHASSEE — Gov. Ron DeSantis paid a Tampa-based nonprofit about $4 million in state taxpayer dollars reserved for emergencies to evacuate 270 people from Israel to Florida after the war broke out, state officials said. The money – nearly $15,000 per passenger – went to Project Dynamo, a 2-year-old nonprofit rescue organization run by military veterans that was already on the ground collecting names of Americans who wanted to get out of Israel. It has also conducted rescue operations in Ukraine, Afghanistan, and other hot spots around the world. “All in all, we’re sitting right around $4 mil......

NEW YORK — As migrants continue to flood into New York, the political rhetoric turns increasingly heated and opportunities for the new arrivals remain scarce, a new point of contention is emerging between the new arrivals and established New Yorkers: Mopeds. In response to escalating community complaints, the New York City Police Department has cracked down on illegal mopeds. They’ve hit at least four different migrant shelters across the city. Two of the raids have spiraled into chaotic sidewalk brawls, with punches flying and arrests made. Thursday, six men were arrested during a scuffle wit......

Ana Belén Montes, the convicted Cuba spy who is set to be released from prison in January, was willing to pass military secrets about the U.S. war in Afghanistan if requested by her spymasters in Havana, even if that resulted in the death of American soldiers on the ground, she told FBI investigators after her arrest in September 2001. Montes, who before her arrest was the most senior analyst of the Cuban military at the U.S. Department of Defense, also passed classified information about a U.S. secret satellite program to Cuba that was so sensitive that prosecutors were banned from using it h......