Washington Today (5-8-24): Defense Secretary Austin confirms U.S. paused arms shipment to Israel
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45:32Now PlayingWashington Today (5-8-24): Defense Secretary Austin confirms U.S. paused arms shipment to Israel
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as posted by the channelWashington, DC Mayor Muriel Bowser and Metropolitan Police Chief Pamela Smith say it was violence and threats of violence that led to the early morning operation to clear the pro-Palestinian protester tent encampment at George Washington University.
Rep. James Comer (R-KY), chair of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee, canceled a hearing scheduled for today about the GWU protest with Mayor Bowser testifying. Chair Comer commended the mayor for "clearing the trespassers" off the "unlawful encampment".
Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) held a news conference with some of the GWU student protesters, chanting with them, "Free, Free Palestine".
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin confirms that the U.S. pause an arms shipment to Israel last week over concerns about Israel's impending military action in the city of Rafah in Gaza.
State Department says it will miss today's deadline to determine if Israel's war with Hamas in Gaza is violating U.S. and international law.
U.S. House passes a bill to require a citizenship question in the census done every 10 years and to divide U.S. House seats among the states based only on the population of U.S. citizens.
The Senate is still working on a five-year FAA reauthorization, ahead of Friday's deadline, but with no deal on which amendments can be offered, it is likely another one-week extension will be needed.
President Joe Biden in Wisconsin announces a $3.3 Microsoft data center investment, on the same site that former President Trump had promised a FoxConn facility that never got built.
Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders (R-AR) help dedicate a new statue of civil rights leader Daisy Bates as part of the National Statuary Hall collection in the U.S. Capitol.
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