News from the Note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
This is an OPEN THREAD, folks. Chat about any of the stories listed, share links to stories that caught your eye today, and generally have a good time discussing whatever you want.
The International Committee of the Red Cross has been able to get three additional trucks of medicine, medical equipment, water and sanitation equipment into Gaza today, @RMardiniICRC tells @margbrennan.
— Face The Nation (@FaceTheNation) October 29, 2023
"This is good, this is positive, but this is a drop in an ocean of need." pic.twitter.com/1ehNmEGwJH
National security adviser defends Israel’s efforts to defeat Hamas https://t.co/SJideEhGj6
— POLITICO (@politico) October 29, 2023
US says Netanyahu has to rein in "extremist" settlers in West Bank https://t.co/KA9Nsgs2gJ pic.twitter.com/lo1NazCKgV
— The Hill (@thehill) October 29, 2023
Attacks against American installations in the Middle East "could significantly change" the U.S. calculus, former CENTCOM Commander Joseph Votel says.
— Face The Nation (@FaceTheNation) October 29, 2023
"Certainly a much broader attack by the so-called Iranian threat network…could lead to a widening of the conflict." pic.twitter.com/pmVfszOANG
Speaker Johnson says a standalone aid package to Israel will be considered on the House floor this week and expressed confidence that it would pass, resisting President Biden's call for Congress to provide a package that also includes aid to Ukraine. https://t.co/Hwf7hZWRVX
— NBC News (@NBCNews) October 29, 2023
Newly elected House Speaker Mike Johnson's (R-La.) "first priority" in leadership is to reach an agreement on government funding, he said Sunday on Fox News' "Sunday Morning Futures." https://t.co/OH8jIPyH0n
— Axios (@axios) October 29, 2023
South Korean and U.S. troops have been conducting live-fire exercises this week to hone their ability to respond to potential “Hamas-style surprise artillery attacks” by North Korea, South Korea’s military says. https://t.co/kWcQMPeBk1
— ABC News (@ABC) October 29, 2023
A trial to determine if the 14th Amendment's "insurrectionist ban" applies to former President Donald Trump is set to begin in Denver, a historic but likely longshot case that could block him from Colorado's presidential ballot in 2024. https://t.co/iQE1x9EuPw
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) October 29, 2023
The United Auto Workers union and Stellantis say they’ve reached a tentative agreement to end the strike, leaving General Motors as the only Big Three automaker without a contract. https://t.co/cGr4zI9lBa
— NBC News (@NBCNews) October 29, 2023
At least two people are dead and 18 others injured in a shooting after a "fight between two groups" broke out in the street in Tampa, Florida, police said. https://t.co/cDEDK9S6BC
— CNN (@CNN) October 29, 2023
National Zoo pandas Mei Xiang, Tian-Tian and Xiao Qi Ji are set to return to China in mid-November, roughly a month earlier than expected. https://t.co/yDcD3ThKqI
— ABC News (@ABC) October 29, 2023
More resources are arriving on Mexico’s battered Pacific coast and the death toll from Hurricane Otis is growing as more bodies are recovered from Acapulco’s harbor and under fallen trees and other storm debris. https://t.co/xl4O7PsRdE
— The Associated Press (@AP) October 29, 2023
