
Few Israelis wanted a leader to the right of Netanyahu. Naftali Bennett is set to oust his old boss anyway.
CNN
If Naftali Bennett becomes Israel's leader, he will carry into office a history of incendiary remarks about Palestinians and a well-documented ambition to annex part of the occupied West Bank.
Two years later, he's on the verge of becoming the country's next prime minister. A former chief of staff to then-opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu, Bennett could now unseat his former boss, bringing an end to Netanyahu's run as the country's longest serving prime minister.
Janet Mills and her allies are counting on a gender gap to narrow Platner’s wide lead ahead of the June 9 primary to decide who will face incumbent Republican Sen. Susan Collins. They are betting that the unfiltered style that has brought Platner widespread attention as someone who could help Democrats reach young men will backfire with women.

As a shrinking number of Transportation Security Administration agents work to keep hourslong security lines moving despite not being paid, President Donald Trump stepped into the fray Saturday, announcing he will send Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers to airports by Monday if Congress doesn’t agree to a plan to end the partial government shutdown.











