Task: Violent criticism shakes Biden - the internal rift the biggest in the US since the 80s
The American support for Israel during the war against Hamas has led to strong internal reactions in Joe Biden's government. Several hundred government employees have signed an open letter to Biden demanding that he push for a ceasefire to protect Palestinian civilians, sources told NBC.
The internal criticism is said to be at a level unprecedented in the White House since the 1980s – the Iraq War and the George W Bush administration included.
One source says that there is a widespread feeling that the US should act more "balanced", even though in connection with the Hamas attack on October 7 there was broad support that Israel must be allowed to knock out Hamas.
- But we also saw the pictures that came afterwards.
At the same time, NBC notes that the White House's rhetoric has changed as the Palestinian death toll has increased.
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Task: Biden confronted Modi about the suspicions
If
it turns out that the Indian government was involved in the
assassination plot in New York of an American citizen, there may be
consequences for the relationship between the countries. This
is what US President Joe Biden said to Indian Prime Minister Narendra
Modi at the G20 meeting in September, according to Reuters' source.
- He underlined the seriousness of the situation, says the government source.
Earlier
on Wednesday, the US Department of Justice announced that it suspects
the Indian government was involved in an assassination plot against
prominent Sikh leader Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, who is a US citizen.
The
American suspicions have prompted Canada to react, as it has also
directed its suspicions at India after the murder of a Sikh leader in
British Columbia this summer.
- The Government of India must work with us so that we can get to the bottom of this story, says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
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Trump's legal affairs
Donald Trump not immune - can be sued for the storming
Donald Trump is not immune to lawsuits connected to the storming of the Capitol on January 6, 2021. That's what a three-judge panel has concluded, several media reports.
The decision means Trump is not protected by presidential immunity, as his lawyers have argued. The judges argue that Trump was not acting as president at the time and that immunity therefore does not apply.
The decision can be appealed by the lawyers, who then have to prove that Trump did not act in the form of a presidential candidate, but as the country's leader.
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The charges against George Santos
Member of the United States excluded - stole from dying dog
Republican George Santos is excluded from the US House of Representatives after a historic vote, several media outlets write.
Santos is believed to have violated several ethical rules and allegedly stole money he raised for a war veteran's dying assistance dog and spent campaign money on Onlyfans, cosmetic surgery and designer clothes.
In a first comment after the exclusion, Santos says that a "dangerous precedent" has been set.
- Why would I want to stay here? This place can go to hell, he says, referring to the House of Representatives.
The Wall Street Journal writes that Santos will be the third member to be expelled since the American Civil War.
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First female US Supreme Court justice dead
Sandra Day O'Connor, who was the first female justice on the US Supreme Court, has died. This is confirmed by the court according to several American media.
In 1981, on the recommendation of Ronald Reagan, Day O'Connor became a High Court judge and she served until her retirement in 2005.
NBC writes that Sandra Day O'Connor had the deciding vote on many issues and that she voted for several liberal proposals, despite being seen as a conservative judge.
She lived to be 93 years old and died due to complications linked to dementia.
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