Hisham Awartani, one of the victims in the shooting of three Palestinian students in Vermont last weekend, is paralyzed following the incident.
Details: Per a GoFundMe fundraiser to help cover the costs associated with Awartani's recovery, his family and friends said that "one of the bullets that struck him is lodged in his spine and has left him paralyzed from the chest down."
In the past two months, young voters have shown President Biden and his Democrats that their anger over U.S. policy on Israel could help spoil his bid for re-election — but that their support for abortion rights could help him win in 2024.
Why it matters: Those mixed messages — delivered in polls on the war in Gaza and in several state elections last month — are partly why Democrats, with increasing urgency, are putting abortion rights front and center in aggressive campaigns to motivate voters under 30.
House Democrats have rejected the White House's months-long campaign to sell the term "Bidenomics."
Why it matters: Democrats are going into the 2024 election divided on how to communicate about the economy at a time when most voters are dissatisfied with it.
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said Sunday he has lost confidence in Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin following his comments surrounding the Israel-Hamas war.
Why it matters: Graham's sentiments come as Austin, whom Graham has previously supported, said Israel risks "strategic defeat" if the country does not do more to protect civilians in Gaza as its war against Hamas continues.
White House National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby said Sunday that the U.S. intelligence community indicated it did not have access to a document detailing Hamas' plan to attack Israel.
Why it matters: Kirby's statement comes shortly after a New York Times report said Israeli officials had obtained Hamas' "battle plan" for the Oct. 7 attack on Israel over a year before it occurred.
RemArms, previously known as Remington Arms, will close its gun factory in New York next year, per the Observer-Dispatch of Utica.
Why it matters: The decision comes as the gun manufacturer, considered the oldest gun maker in the U.S., has twice filed for bankruptcy since 2018 and has been subject to layoffs and temporary closures in recent years.
Muslim Americans in several swing states are scheduled to gather in Michigan on Saturday to start a campaign they're calling #AbandonBiden, a reflection of their outrage over President Biden's handling of the Israel-Hamas war.
Why it matters: Arab American and Muslim American anger could hurt Biden's re-election prospects in most of the 2024 swing states he won in 2020, as those groups have been heavily Democratic.
Newsmax is clashing with the Republican National Committee after the conservative, Trump-friendly channel wasn't able to co-sponsor one of the first four GOP presidential primary debates.
Why it matters: The dispute is a view into the delicate and at times fraught negotiations over the debates, which can propel or depress a candidacy — and add prestige and viewers to networks that sponsor them.
House Republican leadership is facing some internal backlash over their last-minute opposition to expelling former Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) from Congress.
