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.
Biden: Hospitals "must be protected" in Gaza as Israeli forces close in https://t.co/dzLoj6CMjn pic.twitter.com/vH75qXsBGe
— The Hill (@thehill) November 13, 2023
Gaza's Hamas-run Ministry of Health said dozens of babies requiring intensive care were at grave risk after their incubators shut off due to lack of electricity at the enclave's largest medical center, Al Shifa Hospital. https://t.co/QDKKm1tJd0
— CBS News (@CBSNews) November 13, 2023
Thousands of people have fled Gaza's largest hospital as Israeli forces and Palestinian militants battle outside its gates. https://t.co/aeMwYBbCgF
— The Associated Press (@AP) November 13, 2023
Authorities are investigating an agent-involved shooting after possibly three individuals attempted to break into a government car outside the Georgetown home of Pres. Biden’s granddaughter, Naomi Biden, according to sources familiar with the situation. https://t.co/fu5uQ5oj2O
— ABC News (@ABC) November 13, 2023
A Trump campaign spokesman defended the former president's use of the word "vermin" to describe his political enemies, calling critics "snowflakes" whose "entire existence will be crushed" if Trump wins in 2024. https://t.co/4dkxLyDG6z
— Axios (@axios) November 13, 2023
The House is set to hold a floor vote Tuesday on a plan Speaker Mike Johnson has pitched to avert a government shutdown — yet it appears he will need Democrats’ votes to pass it. https://t.co/uw6AGpQs2V
— ABC News (@ABC) November 13, 2023
BREAKING: The Supreme Court says it has adopted a new code of conduct following allegations of ethics lapses.
— NBC News (@NBCNews) November 13, 2023
The code requires justices to “avoid impropriety and the appearance of impropriety in all activities.” https://t.co/ynZOybrOaa
House Oversight Chair James Comer is issuing more subpoenas, this time related to his investigation into President Biden’s handling of classified documents.https://t.co/PH8HplfwQJ
— POLITICO (@politico) November 13, 2023
Jacob Chansley, the Arizona man known as the “QAnon Shaman” who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, filed paperwork to run for Congress as a Libertarian candidate in the battleground state’s 8th Congressional District. https://t.co/gGMmMLaNjh
— NBC News (@NBCNews) November 13, 2023
Tim Scott suspends his presidential campaign https://t.co/WXe4CKGCZA
— POLITICO (@politico) November 13, 2023
Former UK PM David Cameron arrived back in Downing Street to take up a surprise new role as foreign minister and the new title of Baron, following current leader Rishi Sunak’s cabinet reshuffle triggered by the firing of interior minister Suella Braverman https://t.co/wmWhZj9TDr pic.twitter.com/VUwLO2tCSu
— Reuters (@Reuters) November 13, 2023
Officials in Iceland are preparing for a possible volcanic eruption in the wake of hundreds of earthquakes that forced a coastal town along the island nation's southern peninsula to evacuate and prompted a state of emergency. https://t.co/bRRxOUf6mJ
— CBS News (@CBSNews) November 13, 2023
