Israel’s Netanyahu takes the U.N. stage facing global isolation and a fight for his political future

TEL AVIV — Even as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pleads his country’s case to the world at the United Nations General Assembly on Thursday, his target audience will likely be closer to home: Israeli voters ahead of next month’s crucial elections. Netanyahu arrived in New York Thursday for what appears to be a whirlwind…

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Federal judge pauses Trump’s media ban and a red carpet welcome for Xi: Morning Rundown

Trump’s decision to ban three news outlets from the White House was likely unconstitutional, a federal judge said. Mark Zuckerberg talks AI and Meta’s new audio glasses in an exclusive interview. And Netflix turns Willy Wonka’s chocolate factory into a “social experiment.” Here’s what to know today. Judge orders White House to restore access for…

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Trump’s FDA pick to face scrutiny over abortion pill access at confirmation hearing

Dr. Heidi Overton, a fierce opponent of abortion rights, is set to appear before senators Thursday for her confirmation hearing to lead the Food and Drug Administration. The hearing before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee comes as the FDA faces pressure from Republicans, including the committee’s chair, Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., to…

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Judge orders White House to restore access for CNN, MS NOW and Politico

A federal judge ordered early Thursday that the White House immediately restore access for CNN, MS NOW and Politico, saying that President Donald Trump’s directive barring the three news outlets was most likely unconstitutional. In granting a 14-day temporary restraining order reinstating the outlets’ access while their legal challenge proceeds, U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly…

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Yemen says it asked Trump for U.S. military support in fight against Houthis

The government of Yemen is seeking U.S. military support in its fight against the Houthis, a senior Yemeni official said Wednesday, as the Iranian-backed rebels rapidly expand their control of Yemen’s Red Sea coast and threaten another critical Middle East waterway for global energy supplies. Yemen’s president, Rashad al-Alimi, conveyed the request for U.S. assistance…

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