At least 20 of Biden admin’s own lawyers say military aid to Israel is illegal.

Blinken has until May 8 to report findings about whether Israel has complied with US and international humanitarian law — via Joseph Gedeon politico.com/news/2024/04/2…

Nice scoop from Joseph Gedeon:

A coalition of lawyers domestic and abroad — including at least 20 that work in the Biden administration — are calling on President Joe Biden to halt military aid to Israel, arguing that its actions in Gaza do not comply with U.S. and international…

Two senior Ukrainian intel officials described Russia’s attacks along the frontline and missile strikes on Kharkiv as softening the battlefield before a major offensive. The officials expect Russia to launch a new large-scale assault in late May or June.
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On Friday, Connor O'Brien and Lee Hudson did a great deep dive on the issue for POLITICO Pro, and first reported that the National Governors Association had begun circulating the letter for signatures subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2024/0…

WASHINGTON, April 29(Reuters)-The U.S. State Department found five units of the Israeli military responsible for gross violations of human rights in incidents that took place outside of Gaza before conflict broke out between Israel and Hamas in October, the State Department said.

Went to #WHCD2024 and all I got was a selfie with Jon Hamm

Asked about the provision of ATACMS to Ukraine, SecDef Lloyd Austin said, 'We are comfortable that we are in a good place and will remain in a good place. In two years time, things change.'

That's a reference to earlier concerns that the US doesn't have enough of the missiles.

JUST NOW: The Joint Staff 🇺🇸 Chairman says he talked with his Israeli counterpart about the World Central Kitchen strike & U.S. Central Command leaders have spoken w/ 'the various agencies that will help giving out aid 'to provide them the confidence that we've worked with closely with the Israelis'

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'Mike Johnson had been speaker for less than two months when Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy came to him with a stark message: Time is running out.'

Behind-the-scenes, from Alex Ward politico.com/news/2024/04/2…

“They’re not being realistic about what we do for a living,” Bumiller told Eli Stokols. “You can be a force for democracy, liberal democracy. You don’t have to be a force for the Biden White House.' politico.com/news/magazine/…

Lloyd Austin walked into the 50-nation Ukraine Contact Group meeting today with a $6 billion surprise, making a big return to Ukraine support for the U.S. w/Lara Seligman POLITICO

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*ERDOGAN POSTPONES MAY 9 VISIT TO WHITE HOUSE: OFFICIAL