A campaign calls on Michigan voters to choose "uncommitted" in Tuesday's Democratic primary to persuade President Joe Biden to demand a cease-fire in Gaza. Also in the news: While both sides of the Israel-Hamas war remain far apart, Israel sent a delegation to Qatar to continue negotiating an end to the conflict in a promising move. Why the U.S. hasn't developer better solutions for long COVID. | |  |
Here is the news to know Tuesday. |
What to know about the 'uncommitted' Michigan primary campaign |
The Listen to Michigan campaign, along with the progressive political organizing group Our Revolution, launched a last-minute campaign calling for a protest vote to pressure Biden to demand a cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war by voting "uncommitted" in the Democratic presidential primary Tuesday. |
The campaign demonstrates Biden's fragile electoral prospects in Michigan if he doesn't change his administration's handling of the Israel-Hamas war. | Listen to Michigan campaign manager Layla Elabed during a rally in Zussman Park in Hamtramck Feb. 25, 2024 called on voters who support a cease-fire in the war in Gaza to vote "uncommitted" in the upcoming Democratic presidential primary. Clara Hendrickson |
Biden says Gaza cease-fire could come by 'end of the weekend' |
A pause in fighting between Israel and Hamas in Gaza could come as soon as the "end of the weekend" to allow the release of additional hostages still held captive by Hamas, said President Joe Biden. The U.S. has been working to negotiate a hostage deal between Israel and Hamas that would pause fighting in Gaza for at least six weeks. Israel has made a major concession in the talks, indicating a new willingness to trade the freedom of Palestinian prisoners convicted of major terrorist acts for the release of some Israeli soldiers captured in the Hamas-led attacks of Oct. 7. Read more |
A fourth government shutdown deadline in recent months looms |
Stop us if you've heard this one before: Congress has until Friday to reach a spending agreement, or the nation will face a partial government shutdown. It's the fourth such deadline lawmakers have approached in recent months. The last three times, they opted for short-term deals, pushing off more permanent solutions after failing to reach a funding compromise. With only five days to go until a partial shutdown, leaders have still not released bills to fund agriculture, food and drug, energy and water, military construction, veterans affairs, transportation and housing programs. Read more |
Could a Georgia judge derail the Trump election fraud case? |
After six weeks of explosive allegations and two days of bombshell testimony, a Georgia judge is now weighing whether to disqualify Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis – and possibly her entire office – in the election fraud case against former President Donald Trump and 14 others who allegedly conspired to overthrow the 2020 presidential election that Trump lost in the state. What Fulton County Superior Judge Scott McAfee decides, and when, could affect not only the outcome of a major criminal case against Trump but also whether that case proceeds before the presidential election in November. Read more |
Why do long COVID treatments remain out of reach? |
Millions of Americans have long COVID, a condition characterized by any combination of 200 different lingering symptoms, some of which, like loss of taste and smell are familiar from initial infections and some totally alien, like the utter exhaustion after a walk just down the block. Despite the number of patients, the pace of government-funded research has been too slow and too small to address a problem of this magnitude. Many with long COVID have been left with debilitating conditions with no benefits yet seen from hundreds of millions of tax dollars poured into understanding and treating the chronic disease. Read more |
Photo of the day: A stunning defeat for USWNT |
History was made Monday night at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California, when the U.S. women's national team lost for just the second time in 43 matchups with Mexico, falling 2-0 in the Concacaf W Gold Cup group stage game. The defeat was the USWNT's first on home soil against Concacaf opposition since 2000, breaking an unbeaten streak of 80 games. Read more | Mexico players celebrate a goal by Mayra Pelayo against the U.S. during the second half at Dignity Health Sports Park. Jessica Alcheh, USA TODAY Sports |
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