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Rubio refuses to comment on Guilfoyle allegationsU.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has flatly refused to comment on a new report alleging that U.S. Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle engaged in improper and possibly illegal conduct before taking up her post. Rubio told reporters before leaving Greece on Thursday that he would not discuss the allegations contained in a Wall Street Journal story…
Coons: Should Re-Examine Israel Relationship, Including Joint Development, 'All' Weapons 'Hotly Debated' in SenateOn Wednesday’s broadcast of Bloomberg’s “Balance of Power,” Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE) stated that “we should have a re-examination of our relationship” between the U.S. and Israel and “part of our re-examination needs to be looking at what weapons systems The post Coons: Should Re-Examine Israel Relationship, Including Joint Development, ‘All’ Weapons…
San Jose has seen some success with homelessness. Can San Diego learn from it?A year ago, San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan told attendees at the third annual End Homelessness Summit that his city would build around 1,000 temporary units and get at least 50% of its homeless population housed. At the fourth annual End Homelessness Summit held Wednesday at the Carlsbad City Library, Mahan said that in the past 18 months, San Jose reduced…
Donations, Endorsements, and Iftars: City Officials’ Connections to the McKinney Islamic AssociationNew evidence released by Collin County Precinct Chair Rachel Elliott documents campaign contributions, political endorsements, Islamic event attendance, and other interactions between McKinney elected officials and the McKinney Islamic Association before the City Council’s Aug. 4 vote approving the organization’s proposed mosque site plan. The McKinney…
Talarico Now Cites Fairness in Girls Sports, but His Texas Record Shows Consistent OppositionDemocrat U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico says he will oppose trans athletes in girls sports if their participation endangers safety and fairness. However, his record in the Texas Legislature shows that he has never opposed keeping men out of girls sports but instead has voted against measures to protect girls. Talarico entered the Texas Legislature...
Maricarmen, Whose Eviction Sparked Housing Protests Across Spain, Dies at 87María del Carmen Abascal Martín, an 87-year-old Spanish woman known as Maricarmen whose eviction led to massive housing protests and Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez calling early elections, died this week, before she could return to her longtime home from the hospital. In a joint statement cited by El País, the Madrid Tenants' Union, Abascal's family, and…