Harris is trying to strike a balance with Israel’s war in Gaza
Good Morning Israel – What Have You Done Recently? An Update on Palestine’s response to the Gaza crisis and the Biden-Harris meeting
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Israel’s response has killed 39,000 Palestinians, a significant proportion of them civilians, according to the Ministry of Health in Gaza. A possible deal to end the conflict will be a focus of Biden and Harris meetings with Israel’s leader.
Introducing the Black Sorority: The campaign of Vice President Laura Harris to undecided voters in the next few weeks (Up first newsletter, harris rallyally undecided voters, NASA races to save
Harris wants to define herself on the campaign trail with 100 days before the election. She heads to Indianapolis today to speak to a Black sorority. The trip follows her first official public appearance as a presidential candidate yesterday. She walked out to Beyoncé’s “Freedom” as a highly energetic crowd of 3,000 people chanted her name in Milwaukee. The campaign event had to be moved to a larger venue due to the high interest.
According to the new NPR poll, Vice President Harris has a chance to reach out to voters who now say they are undecided. The poll finds Harris and Trump are statistically tied, but 1 in 5 independents now say they are undecided — up from 4% a week ago This makes the next few weeks vital for Harris as she reintroduces herself.
U.S. Secret Service director Kimberly Cheatle resigned from her job yesterday, according to the White House. The House Oversight Committee grilled her about the assassination attempt on Donald Trump, and she faced criticism for not fully answering their questions.
The Musical Journey of Kamala Harris during the Preliminary Rehearsal for the 2016 Israel-Israel Reionization Conference
The Interior Department was where Clement worked for seven years on policies that would help Alaskan communities that are threatened by rising sea levels. His work progressed during Obama’s administration. Clement was redeployed as a part of a government-wide effort to stop working on climate change. Clement resigned and became a whistleblower on what he and other scientists saw as the Trump administration’s political interference and censorship of science. Scientists are concerned that interference would be worse under a second Trump term. Here’s why.
A different discovery was made along the way as a result of the PhD student’s explanation of the emotional connection to popular music. Her find: Today’s most popular tunes are much simpler than hits from decades ago. Hamilton found that the vocals have become less sophisticated over time. It doesn’t mean that today’s hits lack complexity.
The vice president typically presides over joint addresses in Congress, but on Wednesday, she was not present for Netanyahu’s remarks. Her team cited a scheduling conflict.
“Now, whether hope flourishes or dies, I really believe it’s going to be dependent upon these next crucial weeks and the messages that come forward from Vice President Kamala Harris’s campaign,” Hammoud said. “I think she has a real opportunity.”
Halie Soifer, who ran the Jewish Democratic Council of America after giving up her job as Harris’ national security adviser, said, “Vice President Harris has gone even a step further in taking a leadership role in condemning the horrific sexual violence that was perpetrated by Hamas.”
She doesn’t have Biden’s long history with Israel, but at the same time, she doesn’t have any of its leaders. She’s from a different generation so she’s going to put a greater focus on human rights, diversity, discrimination.
If I had tried to convince the mosque to vote for Joe Biden, I would not be invited back. The anger was so deep. And the hurt was so deep — even for me,” said Georgia State Rep. Ruwa Romman, a Palestinian-American.
Harris’ expressions of sympathy for those who voted uncommitted during the presidential primaries in protest of Biden’s policies gave them the chance to give her a chance.
“If you look at her public remarks about Gaza as vice president, unlike Biden, she really did manage to convey a much greater empathy and sympathy for the suffering of Palestinians,” said Aaron David Miller, a longtime Middle East expert with the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
“What we are seeing every day in Gaza is devastating,” Harris said during a speech in Selma, Ala., last March. There are reports of families eating leaves or animal feed, mothers giving birth to children with no healthcare and children who die from malnutrition and dehydration.
“I attended an event at the White House just last month where she was the leading voice from the White House in drawing attention to Hamas’s use of rape as a weapon of war on that horrific day,” Soifer said.
Harris faces a dilemma in this war as she tries to maintain a balance in a race during which one misstatement of the conflict could hurt her support in key states that the Democrats need to keep the White House.
What Will Kids Do if They Aren’t Sleptonic Before Dark? A Preliminary Address to President Biden at the Oval Office
The use of electronic devices before dark could be preventing a teen from getting enough sleep. Scientists looked at nearly 9,400 11- and 12-year-olds for the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development Study, a long-term study of brain development and child health in the U.S. Researchers asked tweens and their parents detailed questions about how they used screens around bedtime and how well they slept. The follow-up was done one year later. Parents can help their kids sleep better.
This year, the annual Tiny Desk Contest received nearly 7,000 entries. Even though there was only one winner, there was no shortage of talent. Bobby Carter has produced Tiny Desks for many legendary hip-hop artists, including Noname and Mac Miller. Carter spoke about the submissions that hip-hop acts made this year.
In the upcoming election, Harris faces the fundamental challenge of holding together the broad coalition that Biden won in 2020. They have different opinions on some issues. Aspects of her record, especially her time as a prosecutor in California, are under scrutiny. One person is a Democrat and the other person is a Republican.
Last night President Biden gave a rare Oval Office address to explain his decision to end his campaign for reelection. He also laid out plans for the next six months of his presidency. Biden said he didn’t want to drop out of the presidential race, but the stakes were just too high to risk. Here are four takeaways from his speech.