US officials continue to warn against invasion of Rafah, even as Israel presses ahead

Top American officials offered stark warnings Sunday against an Israeli invasion of Rafah, predicting that a major ground offensive in the southern Gaza city would lead to widespread civilian casualties, spark a Hamas insurgency and create a power vacuum the terror group would later seek to fill.

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Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) said Sunday on NBC's Meet the Press" that Israel needed to do whatever it takes to survive knowing that U.S. military officials are "full of crap." | Clips

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Transcript: Sen. Chris Van Hollen on "Face the Nation," May 12, 2024

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Transcript: Sen. Tom Cotton on "Face the Nation," May 12, 2024

The following is a transcript of an interview with Sen. Tom Cotton, Republican of Arkansas, that aired on May 12, 2024.

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Thousands of civilians flee northeast Ukraine as Russia presses a renewed border assault

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Idaho doctor with love of adventure dies in avalanche he apparently triggered while skiing

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CNN’s Zakaria: NYC 'Prosecutors Are Politically Motivated' Against Trump

CNN host Fareed Zakaria said on this week's broadcast of "GPS Sunday" that the criminal charges brought against former President Donald Trump in New York City were politically motivated. | Clips

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Fareed breaks down Trump’s chances of retaking the White House

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Mother of Hamas hostage says US shouldn't be considered 'neutral negotiator': 'America was also a victim'

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Saudi Arabia's Neom is looking to fill 262 job vacancies. The roles show just how futuristic the megacity could be.

Recruitment is underway at Saudi Arabia's ambitious smart city, Neom — 262 vacancies have been listed so far.

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Murphy: Biden ‘learning the mistakes’ from Iraq and Afghanistan wars with Rafah threat

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‘Fundamentally incoherent’: JD Vance rips Biden policy on Israel

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David Cameron Says United Kingdom Will Continue Arming Israel

The UK will not suspend supplying arms to Israel, David Cameron said, following President Biden halting some weapons shipments to Jerusalem.

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Murphy: Biden approach to Israel-Hamas war ‘squarely where the middle of this country is’

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Blinken says U.S. won't back Rafah incursion without "credible plan" to protect civilians

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Trump gets nasty in New Jersey, dubs Biden a ‘total moron’ and DA Bragg ‘fat Alvin’

After weeks spent in a Manhattan courtroom for his criminal hush money trial, former president wasted no time in railing against the unfairness of apparent ‘Biden show trial’

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Students Walk Out on Jerry Seinfeld’s Duke Commencement Speech

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Magnitude 6.4 earthquake strike rattles Mexico-Guatemala border

In Mexico, there were no immediate reports of damage, but more mountainous, remote parts of the border are prone to landslides.

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Vance vows to accept 2024 results ‘if we have a free and fair election’

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Jersey Shore’s MAGA faithful sleep on beach for front row at Trump rally

Mr Trump is packing weekends with campaign events as he has spent much of last month in Manhattan courthouse for hush money trial

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Murphy: Biden Is 'Squarely Where the Middle of this Country Is' on Israel-Hamas War

Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) said Sunday on CNN's "State of the Union" that President Joe Biden was "squarely where the middle of the country is" on the Israel-Hamas war. | Clips

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Canadian police announce the arrest of a fourth Indian suspect in the killing of a Sikh activist

British Columbia’s Integrated Homicide Investigation Team said that 22-year-old Amandeep Singh was already in the custody for unrelated firearms charges.

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Spain watches closely as Catalans take separatist movement to the ballot

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North Macedonia's new president reignites a spat with Greece at her inauguration ceremony

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Israel pushes deeper into Rafah and battles a regrouping Hamas in northern Gaza

Israeli forces are battling Palestinian militants across Gaza, including in parts of the devastated north that the military said it cleared months ago

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Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey faces his second, distinct bribery and corruption trial in seven years starting Monday.

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Sen. Bob Menendez declines to say whether he’ll resign should forthcoming trial result in conviction

Sen. Bob Menendez declined to say whether he’ll resign should his forthcoming federal corruption trial result in a conviction.

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US commander appeared to suggest UK special forces were operating in Ukraine

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Election deniers: West Virginia voters must pick from GOP candidates who still dispute 2020 election

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Blinken says there’d be ‘thousands of armed Hamas left’ even if Israel takes ‘heavy action in Rafah’

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Bill Maher on not pulling punches

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Potential VP pick flies with Trump to wild Jersey rally after he nixed another

Mr Trump tells one former rival to ‘get ready’ and another to get lost as he stokes speculation around vice president pick

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Biden taps Obama, George Clooney and Julia Roberts for mega fundraisers

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Sen. Graham says Israel should do ‘whatever’ it needs to do to survive; compares war in Gaza to WWII

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J.D. Vance responds to defending Trump’s tweet shaming Jews who voted for Biden

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Vance: We Have to Let Israel Finish the Job and End Hamas

Senator J.D. Vance (R-OH) said Sunday on CNN's "State of the Union" that the United States should allow Israel to finish the job of ending Hamas. | Clips

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Sen. Lindsey Graham says he’ll accept 2024 election results ‘if there’s no massive cheating’

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J.D. Vance: Trump Trial Is About Biden’s 'Failed Record as Commander-in-Chief'

Senator J.D. Vance (R-OH) said Sunday on CNN's "State of the Union" that President Donald Trump was on trial in New York because President Joe Biden "has a failed record as commander-in-chief." | Clips

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Israel Wins World Public Vote in Eurovision Song Contest after Singer Booed on Stage

Israeli singer Eden Golan had been booed during her final performance in the Swedish city of Malmö.

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The US Army says it wants to recruit more psychological warfare 'nerds'

The US Army, struggling to fill the ranks of its PsyOps units, has released a haunting recruitment video.

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