Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice.
- The Colorado Supreme Court is removing former President Donald Trump from the state’s primary ballot, stating that he is ineligible to be president due to his role in the January 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.
- The United Nations Security Council delayed a vote on a Gaza cease-fire resolution for the second day in a row. The United States is objecting to language that calls for an “urgent and sustainable cessation of hostilities.” U.S. officials argue that such language would only help Hamas regroup and plan future attacks against Israel. In an attempt to avoid a U.S. veto, diplomats are considering new language calling instead for “the urgent suspension of hostilities to allow safe and unhindered humanitarian access…and for urgent steps towards a sustainable cessation of hostilities.”
- President Joe Biden’s push to have Congress replenish wartime aid for Ukraine and Israel will extend into the new year as the Senate continues to work on a deal that would be contingent on border and immigration policy changes.
- Lawmakers and loved ones gathered in the nation’s capitol to pay respects to former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor.
- Google has agreed to pay $700 million to U.S. states and consumers in an app store settlement.
- Civil rights groups are taking Texas to court over a new state law that allows police to arrest migrants who enter the United States illegally.
- California regulators have approved new rules that would allow, though not require, state water agencies to take wastewater, treat it, and then reintroduce it into the drinking water system.
- The California Assembly’s new committee on retail theft held its first hearing today in Sacramento. State lawmakers discussed solutions to tackle the issue of retail theft.