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McConnell Opposes Commission to Investigate Capitol Riot
Senator Mitch McConnell, the minority leader, said Wednesday that he opposed a bipartisan plan to create a 9/11-style commission to investigate the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.
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Biden Addresses U.S. Coast Guard Academy Graduates
President Biden gave the keynote speech at a graduation ceremony for the United States Coast Guard Academy on Wednesday. In the speech, he praised the Coast Guard's role during the Covid-19 pandemic and its efforts to combat global warming.
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Funeral Held for Palestinian Journalist Killed in Airstrike
A funeral was held for Yusef Abu Hussein, a Palestinian reporter working in Gaza overnight who was killed in an Israeli airstrike. He was the first journalist to be killed in the latest Israeli bombardment of the territory.
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Watch Full Video: Biden Speaks at Coast Guard Academy Graduation
President Biden delivered the keynote address at the United States Coast Guard Academy's 140th Commencement Exercises. This was the second time Mr. Biden addressed the academy's graduating class.
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Palestinians Go on Strike to Protest Israel's Air Campaign
Palestinian citizens, activists, workers and business owners shuttered stores and downed their tools in an organized strike, and took to the streets protesting Israel's air campaign in Gaza and other measures targeting Palestinians.
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'Fighting Must Stop': U.N. Holds First Public Meeting on Gaza Conflict
The United Nations Security Council met to discuss the crisis in Gaza and Israel on Sunday but took no action, even as members decried the violence. Palestinian and Israeli diplomats spoke at the meeting.
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Family Reaches $10 Million Settlement in Killing of Andre Hill
Andre Hill's family announced the settlement with the city of Columbus, Ohio, on Friday. Mr. Hill, a Black man, was fatally shot in December by a police officer while in a garage. The officer has been charged with murder.
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Palestinians Commemorate Annual Day of Grievance Amid Conflict
People gathered in the West Bank on Saturday to honor Nakba Day, the anniversary of the 1948 displacement of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians during Israel's creation. The demonstration is one of several that took place globally.
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Biden Warns Against Panic Following Pipeline Cyberattack
President Biden delivered remarks following the Colonial Pipeline cyberattack and urged Americans not to panic over gas availability. The president also warned gas stations against taking advantage of the current gas shortage.
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Watch Full Video: Biden Delivers Remarks on the Colonial Pipeline
President Biden delivered remarks on the ransomware attack on the Colonial Pipeline, which is causing gas shortages and increased prices across the country.
