In 1868, John A. Logan, Commander in Chief of the Grand Army of the Republic (a fraternal organization for Union veterans) issued “General Order Number 11,” designating May 30 as a memorial day, to be set aside “for the purpose of strewing with flowers or otherwise decorating the graves of comrades who died in defense […]
Donald Trump may be in line to receive a major congressional award, and the Democrats will likely not be very happy if it comes to pass. Florida Republican Rep. Anna Paulina Luna is hoping to give former President Donald Trump a major congressional award “in recognition of his exceptional leadership and dedication to strengthening America’s […]
A Republican House member filed a resolution to censure Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar Tuesday after she said some U.S. Jewish college students were “pro-genocide.” “It’s unacceptable to say, calling Jewish Americans that are Americans, calling them pro-genocide. It’s just unacceptable. So I want to take a bold stand,” Rep. Don Bacon, Nebraska Republican, told reporters, […]
UNITED NATIONS — Russia has circulated a U.N. resolution calling on all countries to take urgent action to prevent putting weapons in outer space “for all time” a week after it vetoed a U.S.-Japan resolution to stop an arms race in space. The Russian draft resolution, obtained Wednesday by The Associated Press, goes further than […]
UNITED NATIONS — Russia on Wednesday vetoed a U.N. resolution sponsored by the United States and Japan calling on all nations to prevent a dangerous nuclear arms race in outer space. The vote in the 15-member Security Council was 13 in favor, Russia opposed and China abstaining. Russia dismissed the measure as politicized and said […]
UNITED NATIONS — The United States vetoed a widely backed U.N. resolution on Thursday that would have paved the way for full United Nations membership for the state of Palestine. The vote in the 15-member Security Council was 12 in favor, the United States opposed and two abstentions. The resolution would have recommended that the […]
Republicans in the House sponsored another “message vote,” trying to embarrass the Democrats and expose their hypocrisy. The vote this time was on condemning the Palestinian chant we hear at every demonstration against Israel: “From the River to the Sea, Palestine Will be Free.” It couldn’t be a controversial vote because who wants to […]
The White House on Monday defended the U.S. abstention on a United Nations Security Council vote on calling for a cease-fire in Gaza, saying that the decision not to veto it wasn’t a change in U.S. policy toward Israel in its war against Hamas. “Our vote does not, I repeat, does not represent a shift […]
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council is set to vote Monday on a resolution demanding an immediate humanitarian cease-fire in Gaza during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. The vote comes after Russia and China vetoed a U.S.-sponsored resolution Friday that would have supported “an immediate and sustained cease-fire” in the Israeli-Hamas conflict. […]
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Russia and China on Friday vetoed a U.S.-sponsored U.N. resolution calling for “an immediate and sustained cease-fire” in the Israel–Hamas war in Gaza to protect civilians and enable humanitarian aid to be delivered to more than 2 million hungry Palestinians. The vote in the 15-member Security Council was 11 members in […]
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