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Israeli President Isaac Herzog meets with US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan in Tel-Aviv. While the United States has strongly backed Israel's response to Hamas's attacks, it has pressed its ally to do more to minimise civilian casualties. IMAGES
CNN reports President Donald Trump's associates are making appeals to him in the hopes of obtaining pardons before he leaves office. The appeals come on the heels of Trump's decision to pardon his former national security adviser, Michael Flynn. Nine individuals in Trump's orbit, including Flynn and GOP operative Roger Stone, have been indicted or found guilty of various criminal conspiracies. A source says one such individual asking for a free pass is Trump's personal attorney, Rudy Giuliani. Recently, Giuliani has been leading the President's longshot legal battles to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. Prior to the election, Giuliani was actively seeking 'oppo research' on Hunter Biden for Biden's business dealings in Ukraine.
When it comes to his Cabinet, President Donald Trump has certainly lived up to his 'Celebrity Apprentice' catchphrase, 'You're fired.' Whether they left because they resigned or were fired, the list of former Trump officials who say they'll be voting for Democratic opponent Joe Biden is growing. According to Business Insider, some have joined anti-Trump political coalitions such as The Lincoln Project, Republican Voters Against Trump, and others. Hoping to sway the votes of independent, undecided, and moderate Republicans, they've spent millions on campaign ads to oust Trump from the White House. Former DHS chief of staff Miles Taylor called working under Trump 'terrifying," saying many things Trump wanted the department to do were illegal. Former White House communications director, Anthony Scaramucci, says he'll be voting for Biden. And former national security adviser John Bolton won't be voting for Trump or Biden. Instead, he'll write in the name of a conservative candidate.
The United States is seeking a "de-escalation" in the Middle East despite its strikes on Huthi positions in Yemen, National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan says. "We seek to stop the spread of conflict and to create the conditions for de-escalation," he tells the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. SOUNDBITE
US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan says that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is set to visit the White House on Thursday. SOUNDBITE