News from the Note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
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LATEST: Secretary of State Blinken announced a new visa restriction policy "targeting individuals believed to have been involved in undermining peace, security or stability in the West Bank."
— ABC News (@ABC) December 5, 2023
Read more about the Israel-Hamas conflict: https://t.co/Xs7BK0cpOq
The U.S. plans to help establish a field hospital inside the war-torn Gaza Strip for civilians wounded amid the conflict between Israel and Hamas. https://t.co/zChKwCB4Fw
— CBS News (@CBSNews) December 5, 2023
One in five residents of the Israeli kibbutz of Nir Oz was taken hostage on Oct. 7. The return of some of the captives brings new focus on Hamas’ targeting of civilians. https://t.co/ZsJDpfFyKQ
— The Associated Press (@AP) December 5, 2023
Three college presidents will testify in Congress on Tuesday about how they have handled antisemitic incidents on their campuses since the Oct. 7 terrorist attack by Hamas on Israel. https://t.co/kMGyeI27lP
— CBS News (@CBSNews) December 5, 2023
Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich has now spent 250 days in a Russian prison, marking a somber milestone for the journalist who the U.S. says is being wrongfully detained amid high tensions with Russia during the war in Ukraine. https://t.co/HGIokQIk9l pic.twitter.com/T2lSPirJQh
— The Hill (@thehill) December 5, 2023
The House will hold a formal vote to authorize the ongoing Republican-led impeachment inquiry into Pres. Biden, Speaker Mike Johnson announced. https://t.co/Mq3qUmQ2gQ
— ABC News (@ABC) December 5, 2023
Giuliani’s no-show prevents courtroom confrontation with Georgia election workers https://t.co/iAi5vqv1bN
— POLITICO (@politico) December 5, 2023
Special counsel Jack Smith plans to show evidence in the federal 2020 election case of former President Trump making false claims about electoral fraud since at least 2012, according to a Tuesday filing. https://t.co/PTGreeGKQR
— Axios (@axios) December 5, 2023
Eric Trump will take the stand as a defense witness as the $250 million civil fraud case against the Trump family and their company nears its end. https://t.co/9wGHIAFVGz
— NBC News (@NBCNews) December 5, 2023
Tuberville announced he will drop some of his months-long blockade on military officer nominations in the Senate, backing down from his vow to hold on until the Pentagon changes an internal abortion policyhttps://t.co/z5y914bsg1
— POLITICO (@politico) December 5, 2023
Rep. Patrick McHenry, who served as House speaker pro tempore for three weeks after Kevin McCarthy was ousted, announces that he'll retire at the end of this term. https://t.co/2jDA7KufIN
— NBC News (@NBCNews) December 5, 2023
Cause sought in explosion that leveled an Arlington, Virginia, home as police tried to serve warrant https://t.co/en5G7dGdmu
— The Associated Press (@AP) December 5, 2023
