Trump suddenly scrapped the signing of a pivotal bipartisan housing bill yesterday, demanding the Senate pass his voter ID bill Hello and welcome to the US politics live blog.A dramatic day is in store in Washington DC as Donald Trump heads for a crucial meeting with Mike Johnson, the House speaker, in an attempt to break a legislative gridlock as huge political fireworks have detonated on Capitol Hill far ahead of anything resembling a Fourth of July celebration.Maryland’s Democratic US Senator Chris Van Hollen is endorsing the progressive candidate Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan’s Senate primary, a split with Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer, the Associated Press reports as an exclusive.The US supreme court is expected to issue opinions at 10am ET and most of the big cases have not yet been ruled upon. We await immigration and finance-related opinions in particular.Huge focus on the Hill where the House speaker, Mike Johnson, meets with Trump at 2pm, with both hoping the House will be persuaded to take a vote and end a rebellion from within the right wing of the Republican caucus over the Save Act to tighten up on who can vote in US elections.Senator Bill Cassidy of Louisiana got into a shouting match with Trump at the Senate lunch on Wednesday after Trump admonished four senators, including him, for backing a resolution to rein in the war in the Middle East. Kennedy reportedly responded: “You have not told the American people what’s going on” with the war, adding afterwards to reporters: “It was supposed to last four weeks. It’s lasted four months,” according to Politico. Continue reading...
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• World leaders are meeting at the United Nations this week to address global conflicts, artificial intelligence, and climate change. • The organization has faced financial troubles over the past 12 months that forced cutbacks to humanitarian aid and peacekeeping operations.
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PBS• Hundreds of diplomats and world leaders are gathering this week at the United Nations headquarters in New York for the General Assembly. • The event marks the largest annual meeting in world diplomacy.
Read original · cnn.com• World leaders are gathering this week for their annual meeting at the United Nations amid global conflicts and concerns over artificial intelligence. • The organization has faced financial troubles over the past 12 months that forced cutbacks to humanitarian aid and peacekeeping operations.
Read original · apnews.com• World leaders are gathering this week for their annual meeting at the United Nations to address global conflicts, artificial intelligence, and climate shocks. • The organization has faced financial troubles over the past 12 months that forced cutbacks to humanitarian aid and peacekeeping operations.
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The Independent• Houthi forces have established a blockade of the Bab el-Mandeb Strait to pressure Saudi Arabia and align with Iran's regional strategy. • The blockade has choked Saudi crude oil exports passing through the strait.
Read original · hindustantimes.com• The United Nations General Assembly is meeting to address ongoing global crises, new conflicts, and the rise of artificial intelligence. • The organization is currently searching for a successor to Secretary General António Guterres, who is stepping down after serving two terms.
Read original · nytimes.com• The world marks the International Day of Peace on Sept. 21 amid ongoing global wars and social crises. • Abdullah Kanaan, Secretary-General of the Royal Committee for Jerusalem Affairs, stated there is a widening divide between formal peace language and the humanitarian reality of war.
Read original · menafn.com• The international community observed World Peace Day on September 21 amid a rise in global security crises and conflicts. • The Middle East is currently the primary center of international concern regarding these widening wars.
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IQNA• Nearly 130 heads of state and government are gathering in New York for the UN General Assembly’s High-level Week to address global cooperation. • Leaders from nations including China and Brazil have previously used these speeches as a platform to launch initiatives aimed at ending conflicts.
Read original · channelnewsasia.com• United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres returned to New York this week for his final U.N. General Assembly. • The gathering occurs as diplomacy falters regarding ongoing wars in Ukraine and the Middle East.
Read original · npr.org• World leaders are meeting at the United Nations this week to address global conflicts, political divisions, artificial intelligence, and climate change. • The organization has faced financial troubles over the past 12 months that forced cutbacks to humanitarian aid and peacekeeping operations.
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ABC7 New York• Chinese President Xi Jinping called for international cooperation and an end to power politics during this month's Shanghai Cooperation Organisation meeting in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. • Xi stated that most countries do not want conflict or confrontation and instead seek an equal place on the world stage through their own development.
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