The former vice president’s first acts as a nonelected official for the first time in decades could be a sign of what comes next.

Survey found that Harris lost 'because of the Biden administration’s support for Israel’s genocide of Palestinians'

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Among Biden 2020 voters who did not cast their ballots for Harris, 29% said “ending Israel’s violence in Gaza” was the main factor affecting their vote — making it the most cited issue among several options, according to a poll by YouGov and the Institute for Middle East Understanding (IMEU) Policy Project released Jan. 15.

This 42-day ceasefire aims to halt the 15-month conflict and facilitate the release of hostages held by Hamas.

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused Hamas of backing out of a cease-fire deal to release hostages and end the war in Gaza, which has raged for more than a year.

Vice President Kamala Harris, in one of her last public appearances in the role, signed her ceremonial desk drawer at the White House on Thursday, a tradition that dates back nearly a century.

CBS tapped a veteran executive to help tackle “perceived bias” at the Tiffany Network and its flagship show “60 Minutes” – including Sunday’s report on the war in Gaza that critics slammed for being “one-sided” against Israel.

After President Donald Trump’s inauguration, Ms Harris headed to Joint Base Andrews to take her last official flight home to California, supported by an all-female US Air Force crew – the first time such a crew has operated a C-32 aircraft for the military branch, according to an aide.

A poll released Tuesday by the Institute for Middle East Understanding conducted by YouGov ranked the war in Gaza as a top issue for Democratic-leaning voters who stayed home in 2024 rather than voting in some of the key swing states that were won back by Donald Trump after he lost them four years prior.

President Joe Biden and President-elect Donald Trump are both claiming credit for Israel and Hamas agreeing to a ceasefire deal in Gaza after the White House brought Trump’s Middle East envoy into negotiations that have dragged on for months.