U.S. Sanctions Hamas Affiliates, Biden Considers $100 Billion Aid Package, Rep. Jim Jordan Struggles for Speakership, Protesters Arrested at Capitol, Venezuelans Deported, and More.

Episode Format:

1. U.S. Sanctions Individuals and Entities Affiliated with Hamas (2:16)

2. President Biden Considers $100B Foreign Aid Package for Israel, Ukraine, and Others (5:26)

3. Update on the House Speaker Election, Jim Jordan Struggles (7:43)

4. Roughly 300 Anti-War Protesters Arrested at Capitol (13:48)

5. U.S. Troops Intercept Three Drones in Iraq Targeting U.S. Bases (17:27)

6. First Deportation Flight Lands in Venezuela From United States (19:05)

7. Notable Mentions (Sydney Powell Pleads Guilty, Alaska Agency Sues Biden Administration, Chick-Fil-A Settles $4M Case) (25:50)

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U.S. Sanctions Individuals and Entities Affiliated with Hamas

https://www.reuters.com/world/us-issues-hamas-related-sanctions-us-treasury-website-2023-10-18/

https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/18/politics/treasury-department-hamas/index.html

https://www.politico.com/news/2023/10/18/treasury-crypto-sanctions-hamas-00122179

President Biden Considers $100B Foreign Aid Package for Israel, Ukraine, and Others

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/biden-drafts-100-billion-foreign-aid-package-including/story?id=104059871

https://www.cfr.org/article/how-much-aid-has-us-sent-ukraine-here-are-six-charts#:~:text=Since%20the%20war%20began%2C%20the,Economy%2C%20a%20German%20research%20institute.

https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/21/politics/war-funding-ukraine-what-matters/index.html

https://www.reuters.com/world/biden-considering-100-bln-funding-request-that-includes-israel-ukraine-aid-2023-10-17/

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/biden-expected-seek-60b-ukraine-aid-israel-100b-funding-request-rcna121095

Update on the House Speaker Election, Jim Jordan Struggles

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/fractured-us-house-republicans-try-again-elect-leader-2023-10-19/

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/hardline-republican-jim-jordan-make-second-attempt-top-us-house-job-2023-10-18/

 https://www.reuters.com/world/us/fractured-us-house-republicans-try-again-elect-leader-2023-10-19/

https://twitter.com/RepMTG/status/1715018048770277877

Roughly 300 Anti-War Protesters Arrested at Capitol

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/protesters-detained-after-gathering-capitol-complex-israel-hamas/story?id=104103420

https://thehill.com/policy/international/4264018-greene-requests-capitol-police-preserve-footage-reports-house-protest-demanding-ceasefire/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y31YAx1zTjg

https://twitter.com/capitolpolice/status/1714713228071096803

https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/dozens-arrested-inside-cannon-house-office-building-after-rallying-for-israel-hamas-ceasefire/3447731/

U.S. Troops Intercept Three Drones in Iraq Targeting U.S. Bases

 https://www.politico.com/news/2023/10/18/u-s-military-attempted-drone-attack-iraq-00122205

https://www.centcom.mil/MEDIA/PRESS-RELEASES/Press-Release-View/Article/3561125/us-forces-defend-against-drones-in-iraq/

https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/18/politics/us-shoots-down-drones-iraq/index.html

https://www.foxnews.com/world/drone-strikes-target-us-military-bases-syria-iraq-regional-tensions-israel-hamas-war-escalate

First Deportation Flight Lands in Venezuela From United States

https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/first-us-deportation-flight-lands-venezuela-under-new-biden-crackdown-2023-10-18/

https://apnews.com/article/venezuela-migrants-deportation-texas-biden-immigration-1115aa224f1fa79fb88bd991a8ed705a

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/immigration-venezuela-refugee-crisis-us-border-policies/

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/venezuelan-migrants-us-mexico-border-september-numbers/

https://nypost.com/2023/10/18/over-100-migrants-deported-to-venezuela-as-repatriation-flights-resume/

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/us-resume-direct-deportation-flights-venezuelan-migrants-rcna119107

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/us-eases-sanctions-venezuela-election-agreement-opposition-rcna121188

https://www.politico.com/news/2023/10/18/biden-venezuela-oil-sanctions-nicolas-maduro-00121779

Notable Mentions (Sydney Powell Pleads Guilty, Alaska Agency Sues Biden Administration, Chick-Fil-A Settles $4M Case)

https://www.reuters.com/legal/former-trump-lawyer-powell-pleads-guilty-georgia-election-subversion-case-2023-10-19/

https://www.reuters.com/legal/alaska-sues-biden-administration-over-canceled-arctic-oil-gas-leases-2023-10-18/

https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/chick-fil-a-agrees-to-settle-lawsuit-over-higher-delivery-prices-find-out-out-how-to-file-a-claim

https://truthinadvertising.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Brown-v-Chick-Fil-A-complaint.pdf