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News from the Note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
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SCOOP: House Republicans are considering inviting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to address a joint session of Congress.
— Axios (@axios) March 20, 2024
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US Secretary of State Blinken is expected to travel to Israel Friday, a visit that comes at a sensitive time ahead of a looming Rafah ground operation https://t.co/iSBD5705Nm
— CNN (@CNN) March 20, 2024
Ukraine's survival is in danger, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin warns as White House scrambles to find ways to send assistance to Kyiv, which has been battling Russian forces for more than two years https://t.co/s4cLQMGTf6 pic.twitter.com/kP2uzItnZM
— Reuters (@Reuters) March 20, 2024
The House Oversight Committee is holding a hearing in the GOP impeachment inquiry into President Biden.
— NBC News (@NBCNews) March 20, 2024
Lev Parnas, who worked closely with a former Trump attorney, says the former president and his associates pushed false claims against the Biden family. https://t.co/WJUHpAGOuJ
Former President Donald Trump can appeal decision keeping Fulton County DA Fani Willis on Georgia 2020 election case, judge says https://t.co/idXd0s8KKl
— CBS News (@CBSNews) March 20, 2024
BREAKING: The Federal Reserve leaves interest rates unchanged, opting to keep rates highly elevated as progress toward lower inflation has stalled. https://t.co/74nnZ6IWBU pic.twitter.com/aB3ARpGrk6
— ABC News (@ABC) March 20, 2024
The Biden administration has reached an agreement to provide Intel with up to $8.5 billion in direct funding and $11 billion in loans for computer chip plants in Arizona, Ohio, New Mexico and Oregon. https://t.co/ikqvh7SJZd
— NBC News (@NBCNews) March 20, 2024
Congress is racing toward a shutdown deadline, with leaders putting the finishing touches on the final funding package for fiscal year 2024 amid uncertainty about the timeline for passing the legislation.
— The Hill (@thehill) March 20, 2024
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Armed gangs launched new attacks in the suburbs of Port-au-Prince early Wednesday, with heavy gunfire echoing across once-peaceful communities near the Haitian capital.
— ABC News (@ABC) March 20, 2024
ABC News' @MattRiversABC is in Port-au-Prince with the latest. https://t.co/fYwpKHLPie pic.twitter.com/aqDSUXjhKa
Texas urges appeals court to reinstate immigration law after Supreme Court ruling https://t.co/8zbm74rZP3
— POLITICO (@politico) March 20, 2024
A third former Mississippi deputy who pleaded guilty to subjecting two Black men to racially motivated torture in January 2023 was sentenced to more than 17 years in prison. https://t.co/3Aa4CB7jlw
— CBS News (@CBSNews) March 20, 2024
Melania Trump appeared with her husband as Donald Trump cast his ballot during Florida’s primaries. Asked if she would be a more frequent presence, she said “stay tuned.” https://t.co/bBlh3cghDL
— The New York Times (@nytimes) March 20, 2024