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Sen. Kyrsten Sinema announces she will not seek re-election

Sen. Kyrsten Sinema announced on Super Tuesday that she will not seek re-election. The move from Sinema, an Arizonian who switched her party affiliation from Democrat to Independent in 2022, leaves the race narrowed between Republican candidate Kari Lake and Democrat Ruben Gallego.  “Our democracy was weakened by government dysfunction and the constant pull to Read More

House committee subpoenas Andrew Cuomo over COVID-19 nursing home policies

The House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic has subpoenaed former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo to testify on May 24 about his COVID-19 nursing home policies. “Governor Cuomo forced New York nursing homes to accept COVID-19 positive patients. Americans died,” the committee wrote in a post on X. “Accountability and honesty are non-negotiable.” In Read More

Photos: Israel bombs mosque, hitting families sheltering nearby

Deir el-Balah, Gaza – At dawn on Saturday, Israeli aircraft bombed a mosque next to makeshift tents housing displaced people in the city of Deir el-Balah in the central Gaza Strip. The bombing resulted in the killing of a young woman and left 20 others injured. They were transferred to the city’s Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital. Read More