Analysis: Why Gaza truce puts Netanyahu and Hamas at political risk

Analysis: Why Gaza truce puts Netanyahu and Hamas at political risk

JERUSALEMΒ β€”Β Thursday’s ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas delivered a jubilant moment in one of the darkest periods of the decades-old conflict between Israelis and Palestinians. But for both Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Hamas, the deal could be the poison pill that spells their downfall. Netanyahu, who with a combined total of 17 years…

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With Trump threats on back pay, another blow to public servants

With Trump threats on back pay, another blow to public servants

WASHINGTONΒ β€”Β Sidelined by political appointees, targeted over deep state conspiracies and derided by the president, career public servants have grown used to life in Washington under a constant state of assault. But President Trump’s latest threat, to withhold back pay due to workers furloughed by an ongoing government shutdown, is adding fresh uncertainty to the beleaguered…

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House Republicans launch investigation into distribution of L.A. fire charity funds

House Republicans launch investigation into distribution of L.A. fire charity funds

WASHINGTONΒ β€”Β Two House Republicans launched an investigation on Wednesday that will, in part, examine how a California charitable organization used a $500,000 grant that was meant to support victims of the deadly Palisades and Eaton fires, a move that is expanding congressional scrutiny over the response to the disaster. Reps. Kevin Kiley (R-Rocklin) and Jim Jordan…

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‘I don’t want this all on camera,’ gubernatorial candidate Katie Porter says in testy interview

‘I don’t want this all on camera,’ gubernatorial candidate Katie Porter says in testy interview

Former Rep. Katie Porter, the 2026 gubernatorial candidate who has a narrow edge in the polls, raised eyebrows Tuesday when footage emerged of her apparently ending a television interview after becoming irritated by a reporter’s questions. The footage shows CBS Sacramento reporter Julie Watts asking Porter, a Democrat, what she would say to the nearly…

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