100+ Congressional Staffers Stage Walkout Demanding Their Bosses Back Gaza Cease-Fire

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100+ Congressional Staffers Stage Walkout Demanding Their Bosses Back Gaza Cease-Fire

“We demand our leaders speak up: Call for a cease-fire, a release of all hostages, and an immediate de-escalation now.” More than 100 U.S. congressional staffers walked off the job Wednesday afternoon to hold a vigil for the more than 10,000 Palestinians killed by Israeli forces over the past month and to demand their bosses […]

US Ambassador Rips Russia for Calling UN Session on Syria

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US Ambassador Rips Russia for Calling UN Session on Syria

The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations blasted Russia for calling the U.N. Security Council into emergency session late Saturday to review an apparently errant U.S. bombing run that may have killed dozens of Syrian government troops. Samantha Power, speaking to reporters on her way into the closed-door session, said Russia’s action was “a stunt […]

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