House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy’s alliance with President Trump, long an asset within the party, could now be a hindrance to his goal of eventually becoming House Speaker.
British stocks have enjoyed a world-beating rally since the start of December, with international investors beginning to buy back into one of their least-loved countries.
Jan. 13, 2021 2:03 pm ET
TEL AVIV Israeli warplanes carried out airstrikes early Wednesday in eastern Syria, killing dozens of people according to independent war monitors, in one of its deadliest raids on sites used by Iran-backed militias.
The strikes took place at several locations, including in and near the cities of Deir Ezzour, Mayadeen and al-Boukamal on the Syria-Iraq border, according to Syria’s state news agency SANA. The strikes targeted Syrian government positions, weapons depots and pro-Iranian militias, according to Syrian state media and Suhaib Jaber, who heads Euphrates Post, an independent war monitor.
Around 40 members of forces allied with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad were killed in the strike, according to Omar Abu Layla, who heads the activist network Deir Ezzor24.
Biden Picks Samantha Power to Lead USAID
President-elect to elevate U.S. Agency for International Development administrator to membership in White House’s National Security Council As President-elect Joe Biden works to fill key roles in his administration, WSJ’s Gerald F. Seib outlines four characteristics of the prospective team. Photo: Laura Kammermann By Updated Jan. 13, 2021 4:05 pm ET
WASHINGTON President-elect Joe Biden will nominate former ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power to lead the U.S. Agency for International Development, the U.S. government’s foremost foreign aid organization, the presidential transition team said Wednesday.
In addition, the president-elect will elevate the role of USAID administrator to membership in the White House’s National Security Council, where Ms. Power will work under incoming national security adviser Jake Sullivan.