Republicans tried, but failed, to elect a new speaker Tuesday, leaving the House on the verge of a third week in limbo while frustrated lawmakers plot to cut a bipartisan deal or vote to authorize a temporary speaker to conduct legislative business.

Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday urged Arizona students to distinguish between Palestinian civilians caught in conflict and terrorist militants in Hamas after students pulled her into a campus fracas that is overlapping with President Biden's visit to Israel.

U.S. Rep. Debbie Lesko announced Tuesday that she will not run for office next year.

The eyes of the world will be on President Biden on Wednesday when he arrives in Israel to show America's support for its closest Middle Eastern ally and seek to prevent the region from spiraling into more conflict and bloodshed.

The Committee to Protect Journalists -- an independent, nonprofit organization that promotes press freedom worldwide -- is investigating all reports of journalists killed, injured, detained, or missing in the Israel-Gaza conflict.

Jordan's foreign minister told state-run television that Jordan has canceled the four-way summit scheduled for Wednesday with U.S. President Joe Biden and other leaders.

Israel ramped up airstrikes Tuesday against Hamas targets in Gaza and warned that any Hezbollah fighters approaching the northern border with Lebanon "will be killed," while fears mounted in Washington over danger President Biden may face on his high-stakes trip to the region.

The Biden administration's agreement with Qatar to temporarily withhold $6 billion in Iranian oil assets has failed to quell bipartisan calls for more forceful action against the Islamic Republic.

Rep. Rashida Tlaib on Tuesday blasted President Biden's trip to Israel, blaming him for encouraging the Jewish state to wage war against Hamas in Gaza instead of urging de-escalation and a peaceful resolution.

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s (D) office said Tuesday that an intruder attempted to scale a cliff by her official summer residence on Mackinac Island in August before the individual was apprehended by her security detail.  “We received a report of an individual attempting to breach the governor's property through a restricted area,” said JoAnne Huls, the...