5 天之前 · Tulsi Gabbard’s nomination to be director of national intelligence is on sturdier footing heading into a vote on Tuesday in the Senate Intelligence Committee to advance her nomination to the full Senate, but two key swing voters remain mum on their plans.. The committee vote comes less than a week after Gabbard’s confirmation hearing, which exacerbated concerns from skeptical Republicans.

2025年1月31日 · Good Friday morning. In today’s Daily Kickoff, we cover Tulsi Gabbard’s confirmation hearing to be national intelligence director and the reactions to her performance.We do a deep dive into the discord inside the Chautauqua Institution’s historic resort community over its defense of a senior staff member who called Oct. 7 a “momentous” day and refused to condemn Hamas, and interview ...

2025年1月3日 · Good Friday morning. In today’s Daily Kickoff, we preview today’s House speakership vote and look at some of the GOP majority’s legislative priorities for the new Congress.We also report on Vice President-elect J.D. Vance’s photo withDr. Miriam Adelson at Mar-a-Lago, and cover Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s comments comparing the Israel-Hamas war to Vietnam.

2025年1月13日 · Good Monday morning. In today’s Daily Kickoff, we preview how the Senate Judiciary Committee is planning to approach the issue of campus antisemitism in the new Congress, and report on efforts by universities and the Biden administration to reach Title VI settlements before President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration.We also report on Sen. Ted Cruz’s recent call for American airlines to ...

2025年1月16日 · The announcement — made first by President-elect Donald Trump — that Israel and Hamas had agreed to a cease-fire and hostage-release agreement was met with a mixture of relief, joy, concern and nervous anticipation from Capitol Hill to Jerusalem. But all of that may be short-lived, as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office sent out a series of statements pouring cold water on ...

2024年12月9日 · Good Monday morning. In today’s Daily Kickoff, we look at how the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria will affect regional dynamics and report on the omission of the Antisemitism Awareness Act from the national defense budget released over the weekend.We cover Sen. Tammy Duckworth’s opposition to recent legislation banning arms sales to Israel and talk to Democratic senators about ...

2024年11月7日 · Good Thursday morning. In today’s Daily Kickoff, we look at the divides within the Democratic Party as its various wings look to the future, cover how President-elect Donald Trump’s election victory is being viewed in Jerusalem and report on the potential consideration of former Rep. Peter Deutsch to be ambassador to Israel.Also in today’s Daily Kickoff: Rep. Brian Mast, German ...

2025年1月6日 · Good Monday morning. In today’s Daily Kickoff, we look at possible pathways forward for the Antisemitism Awareness Act in the new Congress and report on President–elect Donald Trump’s appointment of Morgan Ortagus as deputy Mideast envoy.We do a deep dive into the Brussels-based organization pushing for the arrests of IDF soldiers abroad, and cover Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky ...

2024年11月6日 · Good Wednesday morning. In today’s Daily Kickoff, we break down the results of yesterday’s elections.We look at how President-elect Donald Trump is likely to approach the Middle East in his second term, report on the Israeli government reshuffle following the firing of Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and talk to Jewish communal leaders about the impact of Bernie Marcus, who died on ...

2024年12月3日 · President-elect Donald Trump’s statement yesterday calling for an immediate release of the remaining 101 hostages in Gaza is being met with enthusiasm — and questions — in Israel, Jewish Insider‘s Lahav Harkov reports. “If the hostages are not released prior to January 20, 2025, the date that I proudly assume Office as President of the United States, there will be ALL HELL TO PAY ...