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A Strong Shift The US has submitted a draft resolution to the UN Security Council (UNSC) which calls for an immediate ceasefire for the first time. The resolution represents a strong shift in US policy, which had previously only called for temporary ceasefires, which was in line with Israel's wishes. The US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, has stated that the...

On March 21, Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias posted on X that “We are currently experiencing a nationwide network outage at our DMV facilities. All DMVs across the country are currently down.” The cause of the network outage is currently unknown.  This is developing. 

On March 20, Reuters reported that the U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken had begun a tour of the Middle East. His objective is to secure a ceasefire between Hamas and Israel. His first stop was Saudi Arabia, where he met both Prince Faisal bin Farhan, the Saudi Crown Prince, and the Saudi foreign minister. According to Reuters, Blinken is expected...

On March 15, Reuters reported that U.S. Aid Chief Samantha Power is set to announce $25 million in humanitarian assistance to Haiti on Friday, according to a statement that was shared with Reuters in advance. Mrs. Powers said in a prior statement that "over the past weeks, violence by organized criminal groups has escalated dramatically and worsened what is already...

On March 12, the Times of Israel reported that a US intelligence report that warned that Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu’s government “may be in jeopardy” due to the management of the Israel-Hamas war, provoked an accusatory response by a “very senior” Israeli official.  The intelligence report also stated that “Israel probably will face lingering armed resistance from Hamas for years...