An anonymous group of junior staff members has modeled its effort on an internal State Department messaging system, hoping to create an outlet for calls for a cease-fire in the war in Gaza.
Aides in Congress Create Dissent Channel to Protest Support for Israel
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The letter adds to a wave of letters and memos calling for a ceasefire coming from current and former federal staffers.
Over 400 of Biden’s Own Administration Officials Demand Ceasefire in Gaza
The Pentagon revealed Thursday that it has overcounted the value of the military aid the United States has sent Ukraine by at least $3 billion.
Pentagon accounting error overvalued Ukraine military aid by $3B
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Accounting Error Leaves Pentagon With $3 Billion More in Arms for Ukraine, U.S. Says
Pentagon Says Accounting Mistake Frees Up $3 Billion More for Ukraine
Fox News Executive Chairman Rupert Murdoch held a previously unreported call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy this spring in which the two discussed the war and the anniversary of the deaths of Fox News journalists last March. The Ukrainian president had a similar conversation with Lachlan Murdoch on March 15, which Zelenskyy noted in a little-noticed aside during a national broadcast last month.
The Murdochs’ Ukraine connection
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Murdoch was displeased with Carlson’s stance on the Ukraine war—a graphic on Carlson’s show had previously called the country’s President Volodymyr Zelensky a “Ukrainian pimp.” The host also repeatedly chided the U.S. for providing military aid to Ukraine. Murdoch’s opinion of Carlson’s commentary had become so negative that he complained about it during a newsroom meeting, according to anonymous sources cited by the Washington Post
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