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New York Post
a day ago
- Entertainment
- New York Post
The newest female Dem power trio spotted at this Manhattan hotspot
They're the ladies on the left who lunch. The newest female Democratic power trio was recently spotted at the swanky Midtown restaurant The Polo Bar. Huma Abedin, the ex-wife of disgraced Congressman Anthony Weiner, broke bread with Hillary Clinton and George Clooney's wife, Amal, at the celebrity hotspot last week, a source told Paula Froelich of NewsNation. 'There were secret security and bodyguards everywhere,' the source said. 'They were just huddled together at a table talking.' 3 Huma Abedin served as vice chair of Hillary Clinton's 2016 presidential campaign and was her deputy chief of staff when she was secretary of state. Bruce Glikas/WireImage Abedin is tying the knot with philanthropist George Soros' son Alex, who controls his dad's $25 billion dollar Open Society Foundations, one of the world's largest private philanthropic funds that donates to liberal political causes. The 48-year-old — who started her political career as an intern for Clinton in 1996, then became her deputy chief of staff and vice chair of her 2016 presidential campaign — now runs the Democratic Party inside circle, Froelich's sources said. 3 Abedin is marrying George Soros' son Alex this month. Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue Clooney, an international lawyer, and her hubby — who famously penned the 2024 New York Times essay 'I Love Joe Biden, But We Need A New Nominee' — are liberal icons and run the Clooney Foundation for Justice together. 3 An international lawyer, Amal Clooney helps run the Clooney Foundation for Justice. Corbis via Getty Images Abedin, Clinton and Clooney are now considered 'the female triumvirate of the Democratic Party,' Froelich said, adding that Adedin's wedding to Soros will take on June 14 in the Hamptons and may include the Dems talking about plans to revive the party. 'If these people are picking the new party head, we are in trouble,' an insider told her.
NZ Herald
01-05-2025
- Politics
- NZ Herald
Amal Clooney could be barred from entering US by President Donald Trump
He claimed the court had 'engaged in illegitimate and baseless actions targeting America and our close ally Israel'. The executive order threatened 'tangible and significant consequences' against others involved in the decision, which include freezing their property and blocking their entry into the US. The Clooneys are said to spend most of their time in France and have homes in London and Italy, although they are currently in New York while George Clooney stars in the Broadway show Goodnight and Good Luck. Trump's order set a 60-day deadline, which fell on April 7, for internal recommendations about other figures who should be sanctioned alongside Khan. So far, further sanctions have not been publicly announced. Unanimous recommendations Khan had asked his panel of legal experts to review the evidence against Netanyahu and Gallant before issuing the warrants, and Clooney said last year it was unanimous in its recommendations. She claimed there were 'reasonable grounds to believe' the pair had committed war crimes and crimes against humanity, including 'starvation as a method of warfare, murder, persecution and extermination'. 'The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court asked me to assist him with evaluating evidence of suspected war crimes and crimes against humanity in Israel and Gaza,' she wrote on the Clooney Foundation for Justice website. 'I served on this panel because I believe in the rule of law and the need to protect civilian lives. The law that protects civilians in war was developed more than 100 years ago and it applies in every country in the world regardless of the reasons for a conflict.' Netanyahu has criticised the arrest warrant, claiming it created a 'twisted and false moral equivalence between the leaders of Israel and the henchmen of Hamas'. The court also charged three leaders of Hamas, the proscribed terrorist group, who have since been killed. George Clooney is a long-time Democrat supporter who took a prominent role in last year's election campaign, appearing at fundraisers alongside Joe Biden, the former US President, before publicly urging him to drop out of the race. In a 60 Minutes appearance in March, he criticised Trump for attacking press freedom, provoking an angry response from the President. Clooney was a 'second-rate movie star' and 'failed political pundit', Trump said, calling the interview a 'puff piece'. 'He fought hard for Sleepy Joe's election and then, right after the debate, dumped him like a dog. Later, I assume under orders from the Obama camp, pushed all out for 'Kamala [Harris]', only to soon realise that that was not going to work out too well,' he wrote on his Truth Social account.
