The White House on Thursday accused House Republicans of making Social Security and Medicare cuts a "priority" amid discussions within the conference to elect a new speaker. “House Republicans may have spent the past week at each other’s throats. But cutting Social Security and Medicare continues to be one proposal that truly unites their conference,”...

The White House maintained Thursday that Iran has not accessed any of the $6 billion in funds transferred to a Qatari account as part of a recent prisoner swap with Tehran amid multiple reports that the U.S. and Qatar are discussing blocking Iran from accessing the funds moving forward. John Kirby, a White House spokesperson...

Rep. Roger Williams (R-Texas) said someone has taken down his “I Stand With Israel” sign that was posted outside his office and that U.S. Capitol Police will be investigating the incident. “Last night, someone came to my D.C. office and removed my Stand With Israel sign. Let me be clear, this is not just about...

Washington, D.C., police arrested a man accused of carjacking and assault amid an argument over his dog and a ride-booked vehicle. The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) arrested Dax Franco Willis, a Northeast D.C. native, on charges of unarmed carjacking and robbery, according to a news release from the MPD Thursday. Authorities said that the ride-booking...

House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-Texas) says that lawmakers were told Egypt had warned Israel of a potential attack from Palestinian militant group Hamas before its deadly strike over the weekend. "We know that Egypt had warned the Israelis three days prior that an event like this could happen," McCaul said Wednesday following...

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) took aim at Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) for her criticism of Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.), calling it a "disgusting attack." Mace on Wednesday said she couldn't vote for Scalise as the next House Speaker because he "attended a white supremacist conference and compared himself to David Duke." Greene, like...

More than 7 million Americans have received the updated COVID-19 vaccine since it was approved one month ago, according to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) signed off on the Pfizer and Moderna shots Sept. 11, and distribution was allowed to begin after the Centers for Disease...

This war duly reminds us that the threat of terrorism is now embodied in states like Russia and Iran, as well as Hamas.  

Rep. Andy Kim (D-N.J.) called on the Senate to hold a vote to expel Sen. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) after prosecutors unveiled a superseding indictment earlier Thursday alleging that he acted as a foreign agent of the Egyptian government in recent years.  The New Jersey senator and his wife, Nadine, were accused Thursday of conspiring with Wael Hana, a...

Over 100 House lawmakers are introducing a bill to rescind the waiver authority used to unfreeze $6 billion in funds to Iran as part of a prisoner swap.