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⭕ DC Mayor & MPD Police Chief say threats of violence led to clearing GWU pro-Palestinian protester encampment
⭕ Def Sec Austin confirms U.S. paused arms shipment to Israel
⭕ House passes bill to add citizenship question to census and apportion…
In Wisconsin, Pres. Biden touted his administration's Investing in America agenda. He also took aim at former President Trump saying he broke promises made more than he kept and left a lot of people behind: "On my watch we make promises, and we keep promises."
"If we stop weapons necessary to destroy the enemies of state of Israel at a time of great peril, we will pay a price. This is obscene. It is absurd. Give Israel what they need to fight the war they can't afford to lose. This is Hiroshima & Nagasaki on steroids"
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LIVE: House Speaker Mike Johnson, Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) and others news conference on Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act. The bill requires proof of citizenship to vote in federal elections.
"We are currently reviewing some near-term security assistance shipments in the context of unfolding events in Rafah...We did pause as we reevaluated...Israel shouldn't launch a major attack into Rafah without accounting for and protecting the civilians"
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