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Apr 23, 2026, 07:29 AM
https://www.politico.com/news/2024/01/11/biden-houthis-strike-yemen-iran-00135242?cid=politico_telegram – the first major U. S. military response to the group’s ongoing attacks on commercial ships in a critical international trade area👇
Dec. 2023: The U. S. military drew up forceful options against the Houthis as early as the first week of December. But at that point, senior Biden officials — who worried that hitting the Houthis could provoke Iran and widen the Israel-Hamas conflict into a regional war — agreed striking the group was not the best course.
Jan. 1: Biden spoke with his national security team after Iran-backed Houthis launched yet another attack on international shipping in the Red Sea. He was ready to discuss a military response, but at the same time directed his team to push for a diplomatic solution.
Jan. 3: The U. S. and 13 other countries issued a statement warning the Houthis that they would bear the full “consequences” of any further attacks. But that did little to deter the group.
Jan. 9: The Houthis launched their largest attack yet, launching drones and missiles toward U. S. commercial and military ships. This marked a turning point for U. S. officials.
Jan. 11: The U. S. and its allies launched a massive retaliatory assault against the Houthis aimed at hurting their ability to continue their attacks. The joint assault targeted radar systems, storage and launch sites for drones, cruise and ballistic missiles across “a large area of Yemen”; no civilians were assessed to be present at the sites, a Defense Dept official told us.
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Apr 23, 2026, 07:29 AM
Biden officials are creating plans for the U. S. to respond to what they’re https://www.politico.com/news/2024/01/04/war-gaza-widen-biden-getting-ready-00133949?cid=politico_telegram, according to four officials familiar with the matter. All were granted anonymity to tell us about sensitive, ongoing national security discussions.
The developments are perilous not just for the region but also for Joe Biden’s 2024 reelection chances. He entered office with vows to end wars. Now he’s spending the end of his first term as the West’s champion for the defense of Ukraine and a key enabler of Israel’s retaliation against Hamas.
Foreign policy isn’t expected to be the top campaign issue for voters. But still, 84% of Americans are either very or somewhat concerned that the U. S would be drawn into the Middle East conflict, according to a Quinnipiac poll in November. And with each passing month, more and more Americans fear the Biden admin is offering too much material support to Ukraine.
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Apr 23, 2026, 07:29 AM
U. S. officials have to work with Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu as they try to contain the Israel-Hamas war, but https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2024/01/08/netanyahu-israeli-leader-losing-control-00134146?cid=politico_telegram.
Netanyahu is trying to stay in office and avoid prison on corruption charges, two linked desires that have long made him vulnerable to the demands of far-right members of his governing coalition. Now, an Israeli Supreme Court ruling against his effort to overhaul the judiciary may make him even more susceptible.
The far-right figures — notably ministers Bezalel Smotrich and Itamar Ben-Gvir — have deep anti-Palestinian views and are resistant to U. S. proposals, which they consider too friendly to Palestinians. If they abandon Netanyahu’s coalition, he could lose his prime ministership.
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Apr 23, 2026, 07:29 AM
This has made Netanyahu reluctant to take American advice on the war. It also suggests that U. S.-Israeli tensions will grow as Palestinians struggle to survive Israel’s bombardment of the Gaza Strip.
Privately, some in President Biden’s administration are seething that Netanyahu is still leading Israel’s government, and they believe his political shelf-life is limited. But U. S. officials aren’t giving up on trying to work with him amid the crisis. So many American officials have seen or otherwise reached out to Netanyahu that some observers call it “Bibi-sitting.”
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2024/01/08/netanyahu-israeli-leader-losing-control-00134146?cid=politico_telegram
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Apr 23, 2026, 07:29 AM
With foreign aid to Ukraine in serious jeopardy, the U. S. and E. U. are https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2023/12/27/biden-endgame-ukraine-00133211?cid=politico_telegram from supporting Ukraine’s goal of total victory over Russia to improving its position in an eventual negotiation to end the war, according to a White House official and a European diplomat based in Washington. Such a negotiation would likely mean giving up parts of Ukraine to Russia.
This strategic shift to defense could buy Ukraine the time it needs to eventually force Vladimir Putin into an acceptable compromise. The diplomat told us one thing that could help is the E. U.’s threat of expediting Ukraine’s membership in NATO, since Putin’s believed to be interested in a deal with Washington under which Ukraine will not enter NATO. (The Biden admin continues to maintain publicly that NATO membership is not being negotiated.)
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Apr 23, 2026, 07:29 AM
For President Biden, navigating the nearly two-year-old war in the middle of a tough election campaign will prove tricky at best. Foreign policy isn’t the top 2024 issue for voters, but Biden’s handling of what’s happening in Israel and Ukraine has hurt his already low approval ratings. Meanwhile, Donald Trump, the leading GOP presidential contender, is already exploiting the perception that events overseas are spinning out of control.
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2023/12/27/biden-endgame-ukraine-00133211?cid=politico_telegram
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Apr 23, 2026, 07:29 AM
Welcome to a new year đź‘‹
https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2024/01/02/congress/intel-senators-head-to-israel-00133455?cid=politico_telegram, where they plan to meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, said Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand.
The New York Democrat said she has two goals for the trip: Find out how much of a threat Hamas still is and what it will take to eventually end the war.
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Apr 23, 2026, 07:29 AM
What else you should know:
â–¶ICYMI: https://www.politico.com/news/2024/01/01/israel-supreme-court-netanyahu-judicial-overhaul-00133385?cid=politico_telegram, delivering a landmark decision that could reopen the cracks in Israeli society that were happening before the war against Hamas began.
▶ https://www.politico.com/news/2024/01/02/beirut-explosion-hamas-hezbollah-00133447?cid=politico_telegram. If Israel was behind the attack, it could mark a major escalation in the war. (Lebanon’s state-run news agency said it was carried out by an Israeli drone, but Israeli officials declined to comment.)
â–¶2024 has been dubbed the biggest election year in history worldwide: there are races in 60+ countries representing half the world population. https://www.politico.com/news/2024/01/01/what-to-watch-global-elections-2024-00133027?cid=politico_telegram
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Apr 23, 2026, 07:29 AM
Lawmakers keep calling for Israel to curb its intensive military operation in Gaza. https://www.politico.com/news/2023/12/19/israel-hamas-cease-fire-names-00132566?cid=politico_telegram
That may be the point. Vague terms make it possible for politicians to accomplish two tasks: advocate for some semblance of peace in the Middle East without completely alienating the United States’ closest ally in the region.
But the many phrases — like “sustainable cease-fire,” “mutual and permanent end to the violence,” “immediate de-escalation and cease-fire,” “mutually agreed-upon bilateral humanitarian pause” — run the risk of confusing the general public even more. These calls are complicated by the fact that there’s no internationally agreed-upon definition for a cease-fire.
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/national-security-daily/2023/12/19/why-politicians-keep-adding-caveats-to-cease-fire-00132329?cid=politico_telegram
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Apr 23, 2026, 07:29 AM
Two other things to know:
▶ https://www.politico.com/news/2023/12/20/venezuela-hands-u-s-fat-leonard-and-others-in-prisoner-exchange-00132733?cid=politico_telegram The deal is likely to draw protests in some corners for further incentivizing hostile governments to take Americans hostage. It’s also likely to fuel charges from Biden’s detractors that his admin is too lenient in its deals with U. S. adversaries.
▶ https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2023/12/20/congress/about-last-night-00132645?cid=politico_telegram While leaders Chuck Schumer and Mitch McConnell issued a rare joint statement touting “encouraging progress” in the talks, we won’t see further action until “early in the new year.”
