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Secretary of State Antony Blinken on "Face the Nation," May 12, 2024 - CBS News

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Blinken says U.S. won't back Rafah incursion without "credible plan" to protect civilians

Washington — Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Sunday that the U.S. "will not support" an Israeli military operation in the southern city of Rafah without a "credible plan to protect civilians."

"From day one, President Biden has been determined to support Israel in defending itself and trying to make sure that Oct. 7 never happens again," Blinken said on "Face the Nation" on Sunday. "At the same time, he's been very clear that in doing that it's imperative that Israel protect civilians and make sure that humanitarian assistance gets to those who need it."























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Michael Cohen expected to take stand in Trump trial on Monday

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Following a weekend rally in New Jersey, former President Trump is due back in court on Monday for the continuation of his criminal "hush money" trial. Michael Cohen, Trump's one-time fixer, is expected to take the stand. Shanelle Kaul reports.
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Apple Store employees in Maryland vote to authorize a first strike over working conditions

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Roger Corman, Hollywood mentor and 'King of the Bs,' dies at 98

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Oscar-winner made “Little Shop of Horrors” and “Attack of the Crab Monsters.”
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Israel-Hamas war would 'probably already been over' if Trump were president, Sen. Tom Cotton says

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The Republican senator from Arkansas says the Israel-Hamas war "would have probably already been over" if Donald Trump were president.

Tom Cotton appeared on CBS' "Face the Nation" Sunday when he made the remarks.

"President Trump said just last night that he would absolutely provide Israel with the weapons they need to finish the job," Cotton said. "This would have never happened on President Trump. Trump's watch. It didn't happen on his watch. And if he were president, this war would have probably already been over with much less civilian...
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Graham: Biden threat to pull military aid for Israel 'rewarding the tactics of Hamas to put civilians at risk'

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Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., said should the Biden administration follow through on its threat to stall U.S. military aid for Israel, the White House would be "rewarding the tactics of Hamas to put civilians at risk."

During an appearance on NBC's "Meet the Press," Graham said "it's impossible to mitigate civilian deaths in Gaza as long as Hamas uses their own population as human shields."

"I've never seen in the history of warfare such blatant efforts by an enemy, Hamas, to put civilians at risk. And the last thing you want to do is reward this...
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Treacherous migration route through Panama to shut down under newly elected president

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The incoming president of Panama has vowed to make big changes to help alleviate the U.S. border crisis.

President-elect Jose Raul Mulino vowed to shut down a crucial migration gap through Panama that has been used by more than 500,000 migrants over the last year, signaling a shift in the country's policy as the U.S. continues to battle a crisis at its southern border, according to a report from Voice of America.

"Panama and our Darien [Gap] are not a transit route. It is our border," Mulino said, according to the report.

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Trump team fires back at Biden campaign's Mother's Day video: 'Sad, miserable, cowardly existence'

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The Biden campaign is using Mother's Day to cirticize former President Donald Trump in a new campaign video, urging Americans to "Stop Trump."

"Happy Mother's Day. At the Biden campaign, we are asking Americans to do the moms in their lives a favor. Stop Trump," the Biden campaign wrote in a press release.

In the video, the Biden campaign claims that "On Mother’s Day, a reminder: Donald Trump stands only for himself – and not mothers across America and their families."

"The stakes of this election are high for all Americans, but especially moms across our country who will suffer under a second Trump term," the video states.
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US offers Israel intel on Hamas leaders for pledge to hold back on Rafah

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The Biden administration has been in tense talks with Israel in a bid to avoid a full-scale invasion of Rafah, the last city in Gaza to be spared the Israeli military's offensive campaign.

The U.S. has offered Israel sensitive intelligence and supplies if the country agrees to scale back a planned invasion of Rafah, according to a report from the Washington Post.

The intelligence the U.S. is offering would allow Israel to better pinpoint Hamas leaders hidden in tunnels around the city, making it possible for the Israeli military to engage in a more...
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Putin set to replace Shoigu as defence minister

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Shoigu, a long-standing ally of the president, is due to become head of Russia's Security Council.
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Tunisia lawyer arrested during live news broadcast

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There has been growing criticism on the restrictions on free speech under President Kais Saied.
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How a group of veterans helped a U.S. service member's mother get out of war-torn Gaza

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On this Mother's day, we have a story from Gaza that's unlike any we've heard before. Zahra Skaik, a 44-year-old Palestinian woman living in Gaza City, escaped the war thanks to her American sons — one of whom is an army specialist. Some of the things Zahra has to say about how Hamas and the Israeli army have been treating civilians are hard to hear — and even harder to confirm as the fighting continues and foreign journalists are largely barred from the area. But Zahra's story, unlike so many that we're learning about from the region, does have a...
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Full transcript of "Face the Nation," May 12, 2024

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On this "Face the Nation" broadcast, moderated by Margaret Brennan:

Click here to browse full transcripts of "Face the Nation."

MARGARET BRENNAN: I'm Margaret Brennan in Washington.

And this week on Face the Nation: America's relations with Israel face a serious stress test amid accusations that the ally likely violated international law in its war with Hamas.

Israel has issued additional evacuation orders for the million Palestinians who are either residents or refugees from the north now living in Southern Gaza. Hundreds of thousands have...
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5/12: Face the Nation

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This week on "Face the Nation," Secretary of State Antony Blinken joins Margaret Brennan as America's relationship with Israel faces a serious stress test this week, with a new U.S. report that says it is “reasonable to assess” that Israel violated international law in its war with Hamas. Plus, a story about how a group of special operations veterans helped a fellow service member's family get their mother out of war-torn Gaza.
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JD Vance slams NY v. Trump trial as Dem effort to distract that the 'world is on fire' under Biden

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Republican Ohio Sen. JD Vance summed up the ongoing NY v. Trump trial as a Democratic effort to distract that "the world is on fire" under the Biden administration.

"This is about the fact that President Joe Biden has a failed record as commander in chief and leader of this country, and the Democrats can't talk about that. So what they're doing is putting these trials out there and saying, 'Focus on this, not on the fact that the world is on fire and the fact that you've gotten poor under the presidency of Joe Biden,'" Vance said Sunday on CNN’s...
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Bernie Sanders says Israel shouldn't receive 'another nickel' in US military aid after State Dept. report

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Independent Sen. Bernie Sanders, of Vermont, said Israel shouldn't receive "another nickel" in U.S. military aid despite the findings of a recent State Department report.

"Any objective observer knows Israel has broken international law, it has broken American law, and in my view, Israel should not be receiving another nickel in U.S. military aid," Sanders said in an appearance on NBC's "Meet the Press." "Look the facts are quite clear. Hamas is a terrible disgusting terrorist organization that began this war. Though what Israel has done over the...
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