BREAKING: Exit polls show Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu short of securing parliamentary majority with his hard-line allies, leaving his political future in doubt. https://t.co/fnhMmDJ6fK
— The Associated Press (@AP) September 17, 2019
BREAKING: Netanyahu fails to secure ruling majority, exit polls showhttps://t.co/mMk93EqJbm pic.twitter.com/iFQzit89jG
— Haaretz.com (@haaretzcom) September 17, 2019
Netanyahu's main election rival, Gantz, says it appears prime minister lost https://t.co/j319m5O0od pic.twitter.com/QQlAPf2bEz
— Reuters Top News (@Reuters) September 18, 2019
None of Israel's three broadcasters project a majority for Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition of possible partners. Here are the topline figures in #IsraElex19v2 exit polls https://t.co/HOmRSIGY3F pic.twitter.com/xLaiBo96Sr
— The Jewish Chronicle (@JewishChron) September 17, 2019
Nearly 5 million Palestinians whose lives are entirely dictated by Israel are unable to vote today. Those privileged enough to participate will be given the choice between fascism and fascism. #BDS https://t.co/93qwMYRlAm
— Abby Martin (@AbbyMartin) September 17, 2019
"Mr. Netanyahu is shameless," Raja Shehadeh writes, "Mr. Gantz is blind. Palestinians see no prospect in this election. How could they?" https://t.co/NsNDvJXfvG
— Leonard Benardo (@leonardbenardo1) September 17, 2019
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BREXITSHAMBLES BRITAIN
Supreme Court finishes hearing arguments about suspension of Parliament for today
– Lord Pannick argued it is a matter for the courts, motivated by #Brexit concerns
– Government lawyer Lord Keen argued it was a legitimate, political decision
Full recap: https://t.co/S1bu2iG3q0 pic.twitter.com/pzzniTv8GM
— BBC Politics (@BBCPolitics) September 17, 2019
"The history of the power to prorogue Parliament supports the fact that it has been used for political purposes” argues Lord Keen, adding it has been used previously when government "lacked a majority in the House of Commons”
Supreme Court updates: https://t.co/TTBvWVpk2Y pic.twitter.com/ROHWl2Ns52
— BBC News (UK) (@BBCNews) September 17, 2019
Revealed: The Brexit deal Johnson wants – and why it all hinges on Dublin https://t.co/BVVF8hWS1p
— Robert Peston (@Peston) September 17, 2019
An exchange between Boris Johnson, Juncker and Barnier shows the UK prime minister is still on an abrupt “learning curve” on #Brexit, according to an EU official. From the @FT's Brussels Briefing newsletter by @MehreenKhn https://t.co/kalPRguVLj pic.twitter.com/9lHRGwDnwE
— Tony Tassell (@TonyTassell) September 18, 2019
the room next door – Boris Johnson and the Police pic.twitter.com/G7UwzXgL8Q
— Michael Spicer (@MrMichaelSpicer) September 17, 2019
Corbyn would remain “neutral” in a second referendum. In other words, he has no position on the most important issue of the day, no, in fact, the most important issue of several generations. I find that astounding for someone who wants to be PM https://t.co/hAZUTtQNGR
— Simon Hix (@simonjhix) September 17, 2019
We've seen some crazy stuff on Brexit. We're bound to see some more crazy stuff on Brexit. But I don't see how we'll ever top Jeremy Corbyn officially saying he won't back Jeremy Corbyn's Brexit deal.
— (((Dan Hodges))) (@DPJHodges) September 18, 2019
The dictator who offered you an election that you voted against? pic.twitter.com/KBYC1L6ZLV
— David Tuck (@opusdeath) September 17, 2019
You might be interested in this … #Brexit https://t.co/OfIJdJ35K7
— Mikey Kay (@MikeyKayNYC) September 18, 2019
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TRUMPWORLD
Corey Lewandowski defends Trump at chaotic impeachment hearing https://t.co/FtNMp1UifO pic.twitter.com/6yOoQTM9Ao
— Al Jazeera News (@AJENews) September 17, 2019
The back and forth among #Dems about what is privileged is surprising. #Lewandowski has no legal arg that he can’t answer questions. He never talked to #Trump as a staffer on a matter. He never worked in the White House. AND no protection from discussions of criminal activity.
— Maya Wiley (@mayawiley) September 17, 2019
.@RepJayapal backs Lewandowski into corner about disconnect between what he's saying (he was truthful w/Mueller) & what Trump has said (that whole Mueller report is fabricated).
She ends by pressing him about if he "lied about POTUS telling you to write down a note" for Sessions pic.twitter.com/vCAZWhWL9l
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) September 17, 2019
Nobody actually cares about federalism dot com https://t.co/MWaKTB0dkN
— Scott Lemieux (@LemieuxLGM) September 17, 2019
The president says something must be done about the homeless because they're hurting wealthy foreign buyers' property values https://t.co/Xm267xyMfw
— VANITY FAIR (@VanityFair) September 17, 2019
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WORLD
“The nominal growth rate appears poised to slow to less than 3% — ‘a big letdown’ from the about 6% pace in 2017 and 2018” https://t.co/nMl1GeJk6N
— Elise Jordan (@Elise_Jordan) September 17, 2019
World leaders will come together for next week's landmark United Nations Climate Action Summit. Take a look at a technique that's being called the future of farming. It uses waste from fish to fertilize crops. #EyeOnEarth https://t.co/eyjFLsOyUb pic.twitter.com/ff3ofKVE70
— CBS News (@CBSNews) September 17, 2019
Swedish activist Thunberg joins other teens on Capitol Hill to urge climate action https://t.co/7KOB4hREpy pic.twitter.com/RKbryu4or7
— Reuters Top News (@Reuters) September 17, 2019
“I don’t think people are evil. I just think we are unaware. And that it is due to these surroundings, these circumstances around us, that make us continue like there’s no tomorrow and not care about anything.” https://t.co/fukSus2Uaf
— David Wallace-Wells (@dwallacewells) September 17, 2019
Finally, two big losses for the world of journalism…
Renowned ABC News journalist and political commentator Cokie Roberts has died at the age of 75.
Roberts was cited as one of the 50 greatest women in the history of broadcasting and was named a "Living Legend" by the Library of Congress in 2008. https://t.co/VSSjXQwQOL pic.twitter.com/FttVv01SV9
— ABC News (@ABC) September 17, 2019
Breaking News: Cokie Roberts, a pioneering journalist and political commentator, is dead at 75. She was a fixture on ABC News and NPR, and won 3 Emmys. https://t.co/Doo3bccVDm
— The New York Times (@nytimes) September 17, 2019
An amazing tribute from one NPR "founding mother" about another; Nina Totenberg delivers a special salute to pioneering journalist Cokie Roberts, who died today at age 75, remembered as "the personification of human decency." https://t.co/BQbDL05t1V
— Eric Deggans at NPR (@Deggans) September 17, 2019
Steve Inskeep on Morning Edition a few minutes ago: "We told you at the start that when people called her NPR's Cokie Roberts, or ABC's Cokie Roberts, it was not quite the whole story. She did not belong to a company, but to her country."
— Mark Memmott (@MarkMemmottNPR) September 17, 2019
The smallest man to ever occupy the highest office in the land. https://t.co/uF91VKauTW
— Richard Stengel (@stengel) September 17, 2019
The great Sander Vanocur has died at age 91. One of the journalists who participated in the first televised presidential debate in 1960. Seen here to the left of Nancy Dickerson during NBC's coverage of JFK's assassination in Nov. 1963. @NewsVulcan pic.twitter.com/UwkiDud7d6
— Stephen Battaglio (@SteveBattaglio) September 17, 2019
In a memorable moment, Sander Vanocur asked Nixon about a damaging remark that President Dwight D. Eisenhower had made about his vice president — that he could not remember a single idea of Nixon’s that was adopted https://t.co/nsqzYGw4S8 pic.twitter.com/85QM5TnqQi
— NYT Obituaries (@NYTObits) September 17, 2019