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Israel war: In Israel response, DeSantis beats both Biden and Trump

Late on Sunday evening, a flight touched down in Tampa, Florida, carrying Americans evacuated from Israel. On Monday, a few more arrived. All were grateful to be back in the U.S. little more than one week after the world watched in horror as Hamas slaughtered innocent men, women, and children simply for existing. Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) led the evacuation effort in concert with Project Dynamo. He may only be running for the highest office in the land, but his actions are already presidential.

On Israel, not all Pennsylvania Democrats showed Fetterman’s moral clarity

BRADDOCK, Pennsylvania — Democratic Sen. John Fetterman left no doubt where he stood on the war in Israel in a Wednesday post on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter. In it, Fetterman took aim at fellow western Pennsylvania Democratic Rep. Summer Lee’s insistence that a ceasefire be called. He also forced his in-state Senate colleague Bob Casey, Jr., a Scranton Democrat, to finally take a stand.

White House calls on House GOP to join Biden ‘at the adults table’

The White House on Thursday took aim at House Republicans’ ongoing struggle to elect a Speaker, calling on the party to “get their act together.” Andrew Bates, a deputy press secretary, contrasted the House GOP’s infighting that has paralyzed the chamber with President Biden’s focus on various issues in the wake of a wartime trip...

NewsNation, The Hill hire media critic Steve Krakauer

NewsNation, the cable news channel owned by Nexstar Media Group, has hired Steve Krakauer as a contributor, the network announced on Thursday.  Krakauer will “offer commentary on the intersection between media and politics” when appearing on NewsNation, the network said. In addition to his role as a contributor at the cable news channel, Krakauer is joining The...

Pfizer plans to more than double price of COVID medication Paxlovid

Pfizer will be selling its COVID-19 antiviral treatment at more than twice the price at which it was sold to the federal government as it transitions towards the commercial market. Since Paxlovid was first made available at the end of 2021, the federal government has subsidized the cost. Pfizer sold the treatment to the government...

Senate Republicans call on Biden to expand border wall

A group of Senate Republicans is urging President Biden to expand construction of a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border, just weeks after the administration announced it would move forward with building the wall. The Republicans, led by Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), sent a letter to Biden asking his administration to resubmit the supplemental funding request...

Nearly 1 in 5 couples include ‘home fund’ in wedding registry: Study

Nearly 1 in 5 couples are turning to their wedding registries for help with funds to buy their first home, a new survey found. An analysis from Zillow Home Loans found nearly 20 percent of all couples using the registry website The Knot include a "home fund" — or funds to be used toward a...

The power of sanctions: How a change in approach led to a breakthrough in US-Venezuela relations 

It's an important lesson to U.S. policymakers: economic pressure can achieve U.S. foreign policy objectives if the U.S. is willing to ditch maximalism for incrementalism.  

Jordan moves to back McHenry as temporary Speaker: Live coverage

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) is marching ahead with his Speakership bid even as his Republican detractors signal the opposition is likely to grow. The Ohio Republican failed to win the gavel on the second ballot Wednesday, losing even more Republicans than on the first ballot Tuesday. He could try again as soon...

Jim Jordan to endorse empowering McHenry as temporary Speaker

Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) will back a resolution to empower Speaker Pro Tempore Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.) as he continues to work to shore up support for his Speaker bid, according to a source familiar. The move comes after Jordan failed on two ballots to get the 217 votes he needed to win the gavel and...

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