The Israeli military said Monday that 199 people are being held hostage in Gaza by Hamas and other Palestinian militants, an increase from previous estimates.  Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari, spokesman for the Israel Defense Forces, told reporters that the families of those being held hostage have been notified, The Associated Press reported. He did not...

Opportunity sometimes knocks twice. House Democrats missed an historic one when they voted to oust Kevin McCarthy as Speaker; with the House in turmoil, Democrats may get a second chance.

The Israeli military on Monday ordered evacuations of residents in northern Israel who live near the Lebanese border to state-funded guesthouses. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said in a post on X, formerly Twitter, that the plan was approved by Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and will be implemented by local authorities. It will affect 28 communities within...

Hamas’s operation was a failure of imagination and interpretation of information that was available to the Israelis.

Editor’s note: The Hill’s Morning Report is our daily newsletter that dives deep into Washington’s agenda. To subscribe, click here or fill out the box below. The immensity of the ongoing tragedy in Israel and Gaza is told with rising statistics and explained in emotionally vivid descriptions not often woven into remarks by seasoned Western diplomats. “No country can accept...

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House Republicans are barreling toward a floor vote on their Speaker nominee — Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) — this week even as the Judiciary Committee chairman remains far from the 217 votes needed to win the gavel on the House floor. Jordan clinched the nomination for Speaker in a 124-81 vote on Friday, beating his last-minute...

Senators return to Washington this week feeling completely flummoxed by the turmoil in the House and with no clear idea of whether House Republicans will elect a Speaker anytime soon. Republican senators have called on their House colleagues to unify behind a Speaker as quickly as possible, but that plea has fallen flat. Instead, House...

President Biden says the U.S. is “workin’ like hell" to free American hostages in Gaza and doing “everything in our power to get them home."

David Satterfield, former U.S. ambassador to Lebanon and Turkey, was named the U.S. Special Envoy for Middle East Humanitarian Issues and will travel to Israel.