Vice PresidentKamala Harris is launching her bid for the U.S. presidency with an advantage that former President Trump and President Biden never had: a long history of appealing to Latino voters.
Why it matters: To win crucial swing states, Harris will have to drive Latino turnout in urban centers like Phoenix, Cleveland, Philadelphia, Las Vegas, and Detroit.
The U.S., Israel and the United Arab Emirates held a meeting in Abu Dhabi last Thursday to discuss plans forGaza after the war ends, two Israeli officials said.
Why it matters: The meeting suggests Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is beginning to recognize the need for a realistic plan for how Gaza might be governed after the Israel-Hamas war.
President Biden pledged to spend his remaining six months in office trying to end the Israel-Hamas war and bringing home the hostages being held by Hamas in Gaza.
Why it matters: Biden, who called in to Vice President Kamala Harris' first meeting with her campaign staff, will meet later this week with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to discuss the efforts to reach a Gaza hostage and ceasefire deal.
Top House lawmakers are calling on CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz to testify about what caused a global IT outage on Friday and affected roughly 8.5 million Windows devices.
Why it matters: The request is the first congressional action against CrowdStrike over the widespread incident, which caused at least 5,100 flights to be canceled Friday and cost some companies possibly billions in damages.
PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron praised President Biden's decision to drop out of the 2024 presidential election, telling Axios on Monday that the U.S. was "lucky to have him and his team during the past few years."
Why it matters: Macron, speaking at a reception at the Élysée Palace for foreign journalists covering the Summer Olympics, said he hopes Americans follow France in rejecting far-right candidates in the upcoming election.
