President Joe Biden said on Wednesday that the U.S. would not supply Israel with some weapons if it moved forward with a ground invasion of Rafah. The announcement came hours after Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin confirmed that the government had already paused a shipment of bombs to Israel over fears of an imminent offensive in the southern Gaza city where more than a million Palestinians are sheltering. Israel has been ramping up its attacks on Rafah over the last few days, all while negotiators frantically try to reach a ceasefire deal in Cairo. Ben Rhodes, former Deputy U.S. national security advisor to President Obama and co-host of Pod Save The World, talks about how much leverage Biden really has over Israel's military operations.
And in headlines: A Georgia court agreed to hear an appeal over whether the Fulton County District Attorney can continue to lead former President Donald Trump's state election interference case, Republican and Democratic House Lawmakers blocked Georgia Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene from ousting Speaker Mike Johnson, and third-party presidential hopeful Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says a parasite ate part of his brain.
Show Notes:
Trump’s Week of Legal Woes
How Dems Can Play To Win
Republicans Impeach Homeland Secretary Mayorkas
Pennsylvania’s House Special
Replacing The Con In Congress
How We Got Here: How Sports Betting Took Over America
The Question Of Trump's Eligibility
The Case for Amendment 4
Citizen Trump
Brittney Gilliam's Family Reaches A Settlement
Trump’s Trials And Errors
How We Got Here: Why it Feels Like the Southern Border is Always in Crisis
TikTok's Timeout
Kickin' Off The Party In South Carolina
Big Tech CEOs Testify Before Congress
The Deal with the Border Deal
Israel Ordered To Prevent Acts Of Genocide
CIA Chief Heads Abroad to Broker Gaza Deal
How NYC’s Mayor Fails Migrants
Nikki Haley Gets Trumped In New Hampshire
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