The death toll in Gaza rose above 5,000 people on Monday, according to the Hamas-run health ministry, as civilians in the besieged territory come under heavy Israeli air strikes. An estimated 5,087 people in Gaza have been killed in the conflict, including 2,055 children, 1,119 women and 217 elderly, Gaza's health ministry reported Monday. An...
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said Sunday that he has "completely recovered" after a pair of freezing incidents over the summer that raised questions about his health and ability to lead the Republican conference. “I’m fine. I’m completely recovered, and I’m just fine,” the 81-year-old told CBS “Face the Nation” moderator Margaret Brennan. “I’m...
Members of the House Freedom Caucus are demanding that Congress stay in session until a new speaker is elected, as the House of Representatives enters its fourth week since the ouster of Rep. Kevin McCarthy.
1987—Culminating an unprecedented campaign of lies, distortions, and vilification, the Senate rejects, by a vote of 58 to 42, President Reagan’s nomination of Judge...