President Joe Biden said on Wednesday that the U.S. would not supply Israel with some weapons if it moved forward with a ground invasion of Rafah. The announcement came hours after Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin confirmed that the government had already paused a shipment of bombs to Israel over fears of an imminent offensive in the southern Gaza city where more than a million Palestinians are sheltering. Israel has been ramping up its attacks on Rafah over the last few days, all while negotiators frantically try to reach a ceasefire deal in Cairo. Ben Rhodes, former Deputy U.S. national security advisor to President Obama and co-host of Pod Save The World, talks about how much leverage Biden really has over Israel's military operations.
And in headlines: A Georgia court agreed to hear an appeal over whether the Fulton County District Attorney can continue to lead former President Donald Trump's state election interference case, Republican and Democratic House Lawmakers blocked Georgia Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene from ousting Speaker Mike Johnson, and third-party presidential hopeful Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says a parasite ate part of his brain.
Show Notes:
Introducing Laphonza Butler
Shutdown, Swerved
Shut Up Or Shut Down
A Time For Chaos
Capitalism, Explained
Pickets Down
Bob's Discount Bribery Scandal
Make Way For A New Murdoch
Going After Garland
Some Assembly Required
Bye Bye, Bail
Autoworkers, Roll Out!
Remembering Mahsa Amini, One Year Later
UAW Races To The Deadline
Hey Google, Why Is The DOJ Suing You
This Ken Is On Trial
Morocco Races To Save Quake Victims
The Tension Over Tourism In Hawai'i
Kill Drill
You Are Not A Loan
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