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House Panel to Consider Criminal Referrals for the Clintons; Gaza Border Reopens on Limited Basis; China Criticizes Dalai Lama's Grammy
Washington D.C. – The House of Representatives is expected to vote this week on whether to refer former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to the Department of Justice (DOJ) for criminal charges, according to Fox News. The House Rules Committee is slated to consider a pair of contempt of Congress resolutions targeting the Clintons at 4 p.m. ET on Monday. These resolutions are expected to pass through the committee along party lines, teeing them up for final passage as early as Tuesday.
In other news, the Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt reopened on Monday for limited traffic, a key step as the Israeli-Hamas ceasefire moves ahead, according to Egyptian and Israeli security officials, CBS News reported. An Egyptian official involved in talks related to the implementation of the ceasefire deal, who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity, said that 50 Palestinians would be allowed to cross in each direction on the first day of operation. State-run Egyptian media and an Israeli official also confirmed the reopening, which, for now, is largely symbolic. Few people will be allowed to travel in either direction, and no goods will be allowed to enter. Approximately 20,000 Palestinian children and adults needing medical care hope to leave Gaza via the crossing.
Meanwhile, Beijing criticized the Dalai Lama's first Grammy win, describing the music industry award for an audiobook, narration, and storytelling as a tool for anti-China political manipulation, ABC News reported. The Tibetan Buddhist spiritual leader, who lives in exile in India, won the award on Sunday for his book, "Meditations: The Reflections of His Holiness the Dalai Lama." He said in a statement on his website that he saw the award as a recognition of "our shared universal responsibility" and added, "I receive this recognition with gratitude and humility."
In New York, Mayor Zohran Mamdani's administration is facing scrutiny after unveiling its agenda, which some are calling an assault on the city's economic engine, according to Fox News. Critics argue that Mamdani's policies represent "economic vandalism."
Finally, Venezuela's first shipment of liquefied petroleum gas has left Venezuela bound for the US, ABC News reported. The ship is set to arrive in Providence, Rhode Island. Venezuela's interim president Delcy Rodriguez announced on Sunday that the country's first shipment of liquefied petroleum gas had been exported. Rodriguez was sworn in as the interim president after former President Nicolas Maduro's capture in January.
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