Wray will leave before the end of the 10-year term that Trump himself appointed him to in 2017.
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SPD Berlin Mitgliederbefragung zum Landesvorsitz
Drei Kandidat*innen-Teams nahmen im ersten Wahlgang an der Mitgliederbefragung teil:
Jana Bertels und Kian Niroomand: 3020 Stimmen (36,11%)
Nicola Böcker-Giannini und Martin Hikel: 4034 Stimmen (48,24%)
Luise Lehmann und Raed Saleh: 1309 Stimmen (15,65%)
Damit kommt es zu einer Stichwahl zwischen den beiden bestplatzierten Teams.
EXCLUSIVE: #AU Spox @EbbaKalondo informs me that #Israeli officials have not been invited to the African Union summit. Asked if she is aware of the presence of an Israeli delegation in Addis Ababa. „Have no clue, but I hope they know better than to attempt the thuggish behavior of their officials experienced at our last summit.“
Reports suggest that an #Israeli delegation had arrived in #Ethiopia to attend the ongoing summit but was denied participation.
@EbbaKalondo emphasises that the State of #Israel was not invited to last year‘s Summit and it‘s officials entered with fraudulent papers obtained in collaboration with other states.
Iraq wants ‘orderly’ withdrawal of ‘destabilizing’ US troops: PM
(10.01.2024)
„There is a need to re-organize [our] relationship [with Washington] so that it is not a target or justification for any party, internal or foreign, to tamper with stability in Iraq and the region,“ Sudani said, partly in reference to attacks by the Iraqi resistance on US bases.
The Iraqi prime minister has repeatedly said that Baghdad will neither accept foreign troops nor armed factions operating on its soil.
Coalition mission will end during current cabinet: Iraqi govt spox
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region – Ending the mission of the United States-led global coalition against the Islamic State (ISIS) in Iraq will be achieved during the current cabinet, said a government spokesperson on Sunday, noting that the process has already been set in motion.
Iraqi government: the mission of the International Coalition in Iraq will end during the term of PM Sudani.
My letter to the Prime Minister
Dutch PM Rutte says he will not seek re-election
Various opposition parties, including left-wing bloc GroenLinks and PvdA and far-right PVV, have announced their intention to submit or support a motion of no confidence against Rutte during the parliamentary debate today. Should the motion pass, Rutte would have to step down immediately.
Rutte IV collapsed 543 days after being sworn in by the King. The Rutte III Cabinet also ended in a collapse, that one over the childcare allowance scandal in which the Tax Authority unjustly accused thousands of parents of fraud and left many in financial difficulties by revoking their benefits.
Niederlande: Rutte tritt bei Neuwahl nicht mehr an
Er werde sich nach der Neuwahl im November aus der Politik zurückziehen, kündigte der dienstälteste Regierungschef in der Geschichte des Landes heute an.
Der 56-jährige Rutte hatte zuvor noch erklärt, er wolle gerne erneut kandidieren, das hänge aber von seiner konservativen Partei VVD ab.
Feinstein, Under Pressure to Resign, Asks to Step Down From Judiciary Panel
“So I’ve asked Leader Schumer to ask the Senate to allow another Democratic senator to temporarily serve until I’m able to resume my committee work.”
In a statement, a spokesman for Senator Chuck Schumer, Democrat of New York and the majority leader, said that Mr. Schumer would make that request of the Senate next week.
Nicola Sturgeon says time is right to resign as Scotland‘s first minister
Ms Sturgeon insisted her resignation was not in response to the „latest period of pressure“, which has included controversies over gender reforms, trans prisoners and the strategy on independence.
Global markets fall after protests erupt in China over Covid lockdowns
European markets opened broadly lower, tracking the performance of Asian shares. The FTSE 100 (UKX) dropped 0.7%, the CAC 40 (CAC40) fell 0.6%, and the DAX (DAX) was down 0.5%.
Earlier, Hong Kong’s benchmark Hang Seng (HSI) Index had finished the day 1.6% lower, after paring some losses.
Amid protests over lockdowns, Goldman Sachs warns that China’s exit from COVID-zero may be ‘forced and disorderly’
China’s climbing COVID caseload and expanding lockdown measures, which prompted rare public protests over the weekend, highlight the risk of an unplanned and chaotic exit from the country’s tough COVID-zero policies, predicts Goldman Sachs.
This Election Poll Made the Israeli Left Panic, as It Should
In the early stages of the campaign, when parties could still merge with others, Lapid begged Merav Michaeli, the leader of Labor, to join forces with Meretz. Even the James Webb telescope would fail to find ideological differences between the two parties. Michaeli, whatever her reasons may have truly been, shot down the idea. Now she could enter history books as the first Labor leader to remain beneath the threshold, and outside the Knesset.
Liz Truss resigns as prime minister in statement outside Downing street – watch live
(Streamed live 9 hours ago)
Most Democrats Don’t Want Biden in 2024, New Poll Shows
President Biden is facing an alarming level of doubt from inside his own party, with 64 percent of Democratic voters saying they would prefer a new standard-bearer in the 2024 presidential campaign, according to a New York Times/Siena College poll, as voters nationwide have soured on his leadership, giving him a meager 33 percent job-approval rating.
‚They [Democrats] want me to run“ in 2024, Joe Biden claims. ‚Look at the polls.‘ Only 26% of Democrat voters support Biden‘s 2024 run. – NYT poll 7/11/22
71 percent don’t want Biden to run for reelection: poll
(01.07.2022)
Seven in 10 Americans say they do not want President Biden to run for a second term, according to a new poll that comes as Biden’s approval numbers remain low and his party braces for losses this November.
Italiens Ministerpräsident Draghi kündigt Rücktritt an
Der italienische Ministerpräsident Draghi hat noch für heute Abend seinen Rücktritt angekündigt. Zuvor hatte er eine Vertrauensabstimmung im Senat zwar gewonnen. Die mitregierende Fünf-Sterne-Bewegung blieb dem Votum aber fern.
Boris Johnson tritt als Parteichef zurück
Der britische Premierminister Boris Johnson tritt als Chef seiner Konservativen Partei zurück. Er wolle aber als Regierungschef weitermachen, bis ein Nachfolger gewählt ist, sagte Johnson am Donnerstag in London.
Boris‘s speech in full: Read and watch PM‘s 372-second resignation from the steps of Downing Street
– Boris Johnson makes 372-second resignation speech in Downing Street
– He confirms he will stand down as Prime Minister once new Tory leader elected
– He says he is ‚sad‘ to be ‚giving up the best job in the world‘ and blasts rebel MPs
Boris Johnson QUITS ‘best job in the world’ saying ‘no one is indispensable’ after being forced out in Tory bloodbath
BORIS Johnson has today told the nation he is resigning as Prime Minister and clearing the stage for a new Tory leader by the autumn.
In an address outside No10, the defeated PM said he was so „sad“ to be forced out of the job he loves but conceded: „Them‘s the breaks.“
Democrats face congressional rout amid historically terrible headwinds
Democrats knew the first midterm election of President Biden’s tenure in office would be a challenge.
But the cascade of catastrophe that has so dented what little American optimism remained in the waning days of the pandemic and the associated economic recovery has even the most optimistic Democratic Party strategists and pollsters staring into an unprecedented abyss. Their standing, about five months before voters head to the polls, is worse than it has been for any president in modern times, by almost any indicator.
US officials step away from Iran nuclear talks after pushing for tougher stance
(January 25, 2022)
Richard Nephew, the State Department’s deputy special envoy for Iran who pushed for a tougher approach, has not been part of the talks in Vienna since early December, Wall Street Journal reported Monday. A State Department spokesman told Reuters late Monday that Nephew was no longer in the envoy role, though he was still at the department.
Two other unidentified team members have stepped back from the dialogue because they also sought a tougher stance toward Iran, according to the Journal.
Netanyahu excused from rest of ex-aide’s testimony, leaves courtroom
(22.11.2021)
Former prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu asks for permission to be excused from the remainder of the testimony of Nir Hefetz, his former aide-turned-state’s witness, in his criminal trial.
Keine eigene Liste geplant – Lafontaine will komplett mit Politik aufhören
(18.11.2021)
Oskar Lafontaine will seine politische Karriere beenden. Bei der Landtagswahl im kommenden März trete er nicht mehr an, sagte der saarländische Linksfraktionschef im Fernsehsender „Welt“. Er dementierte Gerüchte darüber, dass er sich mit einer eigenen Liste zur Wahl stellen wolle.
Heute ging Angela Merkels 107. EU-Gipfel zu Ende – vermutlich ihr letzter. Ein Europäischer Rat ohne Merkel sei wie Rom ohne den Vatikan oder Paris ohne den Eiffelturm, so Ratspräsident Charles Michel. Inhaltlich dagegen ging es weniger harmonisch zu.
(22.10.2021)
Auf Wiedersehen to Angela Merkel – the colossus of Europe… who bounced Britain to Brexit. As her indomitable 15-year reign ends tomorrow, what‘s next for Germany, asks DOMINIC SANDBROOK
Well-sealed windows. No other country can make such well-sealed and nice windows.’ That was Angela Merkel’s answer when, more than a decade ago, a journalist asked her what she most associated with her native land.
After Midnight, Netanyahu Left the Official Residence. Outside, These People Celebrated
Five hours before the official deadline for the departure of Benjamin Netanyahu and his family from the Prime Minister’s Residence on Balfour Street, the final episode in the “Balfour” national reality show refused to come to an end. The huddle of protesters, which dwindled as night fell, exchanged recent photos among themselves of moving vans and other vehicles leaving the residence, trying to figure out whether the Netanyahus had finally vacated the premises or whether maybe someone was still hiding inside, or about to return for a final visit…
Merkel in Großbritannien: Abschiedsbesuch bei Queen und Johnson
Bei ihrer voraussichtlich letzten Reise nach Großbritannien als Bundeskanzlerin trifft Angela Merkel heute die britische Königin Elizabeth II. und Premierminister Boris Johnson. Es gehe um eine Vertiefung der deutsch-britischen Beziehungen, hieß es aus dem britischen Regierungssitz.
Und wenn die LINKE jetzt noch Wagenknecht rausmobbt, ihre intelligenteste Spitzenpolitikerin, gehen sie den gleichen Weg: steil abwärts. Die LINKE droht sogar an der 5%-Hürde zu scheitern. Wenn ihnen dann auch noch 3 Direktmandate fehlen, fliegen sie aus dem Bundestag.
C.I.A. Scrambles for New Approach in Afghanistan
Two decades of war in Afghanistan have helped transform the spy agency into a paramilitary organization: It carries out hundreds of drone strikes in Afghanistan and Pakistan, trains Afghan commando units and maintains a large presence of C.I.A. officers in a string of bases along the border with Pakistan. At one point during President Barack Obama’s first term, the agency had several hundred officers in Afghanistan, its largest surge of personnel to a country since the Vietnam War.
Israel: Top Likud MK says party is headed towards Netanyahu-led opposition
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party is on its way towards the opposition, Likud whip MK Miki Zohar stated after the faction was defeated in a Knesset (Israel Parliament) vote on the formation of a key committee.
„We understand and we adopt the idea that we are headed in the direction of the opposition,“ he said during a meeting of the Knesset’s Arrangements Committee.
Die Zapatistas in Mexiko: „Wir sind bereits auf dem Weg Richtung Europa“
Die ersten 30 Reisenden befinden seit dem 10. April in Quarantäne, um in der Zeit der Pandemie einen sicheren Auftakt zu ermöglichen. Anfang Mai werden, laut aktuellen Informationen, sieben Zapatistas per Segelschiff nach Europa aufbrechen. Damit soll die europäische Kolonialisierung Lateinamerikas „symbolisch konterkariert“ werden.
Italiens Sozialdemokraten-Chef Zingaretti zurückgetreten
Die PD ist nach der Fünf-Sterne-Bewegung die zweitstärkste Gruppierung in der Koalition, die die seit zwei Wochen amtierende Regierung um Premier Draghi unterstützt. Die Sozialdemokraten hatten mit der Fünf-Sterne-Bewegung auch die Vorgängerregierung um Giuseppe Conte unterstützt.
Internationaler Strafgerichtshof: Khan wird neuer UN-Chefankläger
Der Wechsel als Chefankläger erfolgt in einer kritischen Zeit für das Gericht. Es steht unter großem politischen Druck wegen geplanter Ermittlungsverfahren zu Kriegsverbrechen in Palästina und in Afghanistan. Dadurch wären auch Prozesse gegen Militärs aus Israel oder den USA möglich.
Kramp-Karrenbauers Abschiedsrede: „Das schmerzt noch heute“
„Es ging um die Seele unserer Partei“, sagt sie auf dem digitalen Parteitag der CDU über die turbulenten Tage nach der Wahl in Thüringen vor knapp einem Jahr. Die Wahl des FDP-Politikers Thomas Kemmerich mit den Stimmen von CDU, FDP und AfD brachte die Partei in eine, wie Kramp-Karrenbauer nun selbst sagt, „existenzielle schwierige Situation“.
The @StateDept has now announced @SecPompeo ‚s trip to #Brussels and @NATO headquarters has been cancelled – saying: „we are cancelling all planned travel this week, including the Secretary’s trip to Europe“:
Blue and White’s Ashkenazi expected to quit party, leave politics
(29.12.2020)
The Blue and White party’s No. 2, Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi, is set to announce in the coming days that he is leaving the party and will likely take a break from politics, Hebrew media reports said Tuesday.
Ashkenazi will declare that he is not running in the coming March elections by Wednesday, according to Channel 12 news and Haaretz.
Congressional backers cite cybersecurity provisions as they push Trump to sign defense bill
The massive defense bill that President Donald Trump is threatening to veto contains provisions for increased cybersecurity, which has taken on significantly more importance in the wake of a massive cyberattack on federal agencies at the hands of suspected Russian hackers.
The National Defense Authorization Act includes pay raises for America‘s soldiers, modernizations for equipment and provisions to require more scrutiny before troops are withdrawn from Germany or Afghanistan.
Heron TP: Deutschland bekommt kampffähige Drohne aus Israel
(14.06.2018)
Die Bundeswehr bekommt aus Israel die Drohne Heron TP. Zunächst nur in der Aufklärungsvariante, doch die Drohne kann auch bewaffnet werden und dann als Kampfdrohne fungieren.
Bewaffnung der »Heron TP«: SPD stellt sich im Drohnen-Streit gegen die Union
Trotz wiederholter Forderungen von Verteidigungsministerin Kramp-Karrenbauer stellt sich die SPD gegen die Bewaffnung von »Heron TP«-Drohnen. Der verteidigungspolitische Sprecher der Partei war dafür – und tritt nun zurück.
Feinstein to step aside as top Democrat on Senate Judiciary Committee
California Sen. Dianne Feinstein announced on Monday that she would step down from the top Democratic spot on the Senate Judiciary Committee next year, following sharp criticism from liberal activists over her handling of the hearings for Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett.
Feinstein, 87, said she would „increase“ her „attention“ on the wildfire and drought crisis in California …
Vaccine taskforce chief may benefit from £49m UK investment
She is expected to leave her post at the end of the year, according to a government source who said her contract ran until January 2021 and she had always intended to leave at that point.
President Trump tweets firing of Defense Secretary Mark Esper
“I am pleased to announce that Christopher C. Miller, the highly respected Director of the National Counterterrorism Center (unanimously confirmed by the Senate), will be Acting Secretary of Defense, effective immediately,” the president said in a post.
Nicht zu fassen
Aber warum hat auch die Bankenaufsicht Bafin nichts gemerkt? Die ist immerhin seinem Haus, dem Bundesfinanzministerium, unterstellt? Hier verweist Scholz auf „Reformen“, die schon laufen – und regt sich nicht weiter auf. Wie überhaupt die demonstrative Gelassenheit des Vizekanzlers seinen Angreifern den Wind aus den Segeln nimmt – es geht eher ruhig als lebhaft im Bundestag zu.
Cum-Ex-Geschäfte und Wirecard – Scholz sieht keine Verantwortung für Skandale
Kurz nach einem Telefonat zwischen Olearius und Scholz hatte die Finanzbehörde eine Rückforderung von 47 Millionen Euro fallen lassen. „Wie überall in Deutschland entscheiden die Finanzämter in Hamburg eigenständig nach Recht und Gesetz“, sagte dazu Scholz auf Fragen von Abgeordneten.
Nach acht Jahren Linke-Vorsitz – Kipping und Riexinger treten nicht mehr an
Es sei an der Zeit, nach dem Bundesparteitag im Herbst etwas Neues zu beginnen, schrieb Kipping demnach, ohne ihre Pläne konkreter zu benennen.
Wie das ZDF erfuhr, stellt auch Co-Chef Bernd Riexinger sein Amt zur Verfügung.
Trump promises ‚snapback‘ to force return of UN Iran sanctions
The president was referring to the contested argument that the US remains a „participant“ in the 2015 Iran nuclear deal — despite Trump‘s withdrawal from it — and therefore can force a return to sanctions if it sees Iran as being in violation of its terms.
Truppenabzug aus Deutschland – USA ziehen fast 12.000 Soldaten ab
Im Zuge des Teilabzugs verlegen die US-Streitkräfte ihr Europa-Hauptquartier von Stuttgart nach Belgien. Das US European Command (Eucom) werde ins belgische Mons ziehen, sagte US-General Tod Wolters bei der Pressekonferenz mit Esper.
USA wollen 12.000 Soldaten aus Deutschland abziehen
Bisher hatte die US-Regierung von einem Abzug von rund 10.000 der etwa 36.000 Soldaten in Deutschland gesprochen. Trump wirft der Regierung in Berlin erneut vor, ihren NATO-Verpflichtungen nicht nachzukommen.
Engel falls behind insurgent left-wing challenger in preliminary results, as Ocasio-Cortez wins primary
Longtime U.S. Rep. Eliot Engel of New York, who was first elected in 1988 and rose to become one of the most powerful Democrats in the House, was substantially trailing middle school principal Jamaal Bowman in Tuesday‘s primary — which could mark the second major upset of a veteran New York City Democratic congressman in just two years.
New York Times editorial page editor resigns amid backlash over senator’s op-ed advocating use of federal troops to quell protests
Times publisher A.G. Sulzberger said in a statement that he was grateful for changes Bennet had made to the paper’s opinion pages, including broadening the range of voices.
Exclusive: Government scientist Neil Ferguson resigns after breaking lockdown rules to meet his married lover
Professor Neil Ferguson allowed the woman to visit him at home during the lockdown while lecturing the public on the need for strict social distancing in order to reduce the spread of coronavirus. The woman lives with her husband and their children in another house.
How a pandemic prepares us for exploring and living on Mars
COSPAR has a planetary protection policy (PDF) ensuring that the world‘s space agencies protect the safety of our planet as well as any that we explore.
„The Planetary Protection Requirements are an international NATO treaty, ratified by COSPAR,“ said Moogega Cooper, Planetary Protection Lead Engineer for NASA‘s Perseverance rover mission. „It‘s an international policy that we have to abide by. Agencies around the world have to make sure their hardware and their spacecraft is clean enough.“