BREAKING: Biden told Netanyahu he supports a ceasefire in Gaza, White House says

— Barak Ravid (@BarakRavid) May 17, 2021

President Biden expressed support for a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas on Monday in a call with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel, but fell short of demanding an immediate end to the violence. https://t.co/SdVCqei206

— The New York Times (@nytimes) May 17, 2021

Except he's not. He says were there to be a ceasefire he'll support it. But he's not expressly calling for a ceasefire. And indeed, he blocked a UN Security Council effort to call for one only this afternoon.

— Simon Marks (@SimonMarksFSN) May 17, 2021

The Biden administration has approved the sale of $735 million in precision-guided weapons to Israel. Congress was officially notified of the proposed sale on May 5, according to three people based on Capitol Hill familiar with the notification. https://t.co/XiIP69dc9U

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) May 17, 2021

The Biden administration is expected to announce a plan to distribute vaccines to other countries. Sharing vaccines is critical if the U.S. intends to lead the global fight against COVID-19, @realcpaz writes. https://t.co/hfmBUadrZD

— The Atlantic (@TheAtlantic) May 17, 2021

The White House would not say which countries were being prioritised for the shipments, but Joe Biden has signalled that Washington will be doing what it can to help India push back against a surge in the pandemic.https://t.co/yqruGZfC0U

— RTÉ News (@rtenews) May 17, 2021

BREAKING: The Supreme Court agrees to take up a major abortion case that will give the court an opportunity to reconsider Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey. The case involves the constitutionality of Mississippi’s ban on most abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy.

— SCOTUSblog (@SCOTUSblog) May 17, 2021

Remember when some of us said that we openly wept when Trump won and people told us that we were overreacting?

https://t.co/nhjsqtxFMB

— The Volatile Mermaid (@OhNoSheTwitnt) May 17, 2021

There is no split in the lower courts over a state's ability to ban abortion at 15 weeks (or earlier). Even conservative judges recognize that Roe and Casey prohibit total bans on abortion before viability. It seems likely that the Supreme Court took this case to change the rule.

— Mark Joseph Stern (@mjs_DC) May 17, 2021

Few people have done as much to shape today's Supreme Court as Federalist Society co-chairman Leonard Leo. Read about his money and influence operation here:https://t.co/Ge8RlMMuib

— Citizens for Ethics (@CREWcrew) May 17, 2021

Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) suggests the Associated Press colluded with Hamas:

“Did they allow themselves to be used as human shields … ?” pic.twitter.com/nUu8saYzdA

— The Recount (@therecount) May 17, 2021

Joel Greenberg’s cooperation agreement requires him to tell the DOJ everything he knows about Matt Gaetz.

Why are @GOPLeader and @GOP House Members supporting Rep Gaetz to be on the House Judiciary Committee, which has oversight over the DOJ? Big conflict of interest. https://t.co/5hTHDHPOJo

— Ted Lieu (@tedlieu) May 17, 2021

The New York attorney general’s office is preparing an insider-trading lawsuit against Eastman Kodak, focusing on stock purchases that preceded an ill-fated deal with the Trump administration to finance a pharmaceutical venture during the pandemic https://t.co/KE6ZvdkW4l

— Reuters (@Reuters) May 17, 2021

Donald Trump will speak at North Carolina’s annual state Republican Party convention next month, party officials announce: https://t.co/jmsGBOnAFN pic.twitter.com/pLjcRux2Vg

— NEWSMAX (@NEWSMAX) May 17, 2021

I am thinking that they are out of step on a lot of shit.

— Robin Vicki Frost (@trixs1951) May 17, 2021

Covid: Likelihood of full lockdown restrictions being lifted on June 21 'close to nil' https://t.co/TE8OTqLDqu

— Robert Peston (@Peston) May 17, 2021

Please be careful, everyone. The government is lifting restrictions in direct contradiction to scientific advice. Again.https://t.co/A8mBvvabHu

— Prof Alice Roberts💙 (@theAliceRoberts) May 17, 2021

UK cases of Indian Covid variant almost doubled in four days, says Hancock https://t.co/5UJtKPbjba

— The Guardian (@guardian) May 17, 2021

UK ‘faces labour shortage’ as Covid and Brexit fuel exodus of overseas workers https://t.co/IK3s41CzFp

— Guardian Careers (@GuardianCareers) May 16, 2021

Five years after the referendum, the government is reduced to hiring people to find the benefits of Brexit. https://t.co/r9XeByWZ8k

— Ian Dunt (@IanDunt) May 17, 2021

"Brexit done? Like hell has it been done. Brexit is unravelling all over the place."https://t.co/5qYD544RWd

— Best for Britain (@BestForBritain) May 17, 2021

I mean I don’t want to be all “har har I pointed this problem out more than a year ago” except that I did. https://t.co/w9rhd9UPww

— Alan Beattie (@alanbeattie) May 17, 2021

The totally and utterly shit deal that this shit landed us with is totally shit & there's shit all he can do to fix his shit.
Maybe not quite the same headline as the BBC…. https://t.co/0BhJUV4CXw

— Prof Chris Elliott OBE (@QUBFoodProf) May 17, 2021

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Far from restoring unionism to its former glory, the election of Edwin Poots as DUP Leader last week is more likely to be the catalyst for the party’s demise.https://t.co/GcdZ4HOB8c

— Emma DeSouza (@EmmaCDeSouza) May 17, 2021

Very surreal to be interviewed for Zimbabwean TV on being the next Mayor of Belfast. The kindness shown to me has been so touching – especially from Zimbabweans, maita zvenyu 🙏 https://t.co/F9yETqGAIP

— Kate Nicholl (@KateNicholl) May 17, 2021