Protesters around the world Thursday railed at Israel’s interception of a flotilla carrying aid for Gaza’s besieged Palestinians, urging greater sanctions in response.

He said the shutdown could be an opportunity to “clear out dead wood”, giving no hint of concessions to Democrats. 

​He said the shutdown could be an opportunity to “clear out dead wood”, giving no hint of concessions to Democrats.  

The mass surrender is being called one of the largest single-day desertions in recent memory