Tensions flared Wednesday on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee during the confirmation hearing for Jacob J. Lew, who is President Biden's nominee for U.S. ambassador to Israel, as he rebutted accusations from Republicans that he's an Iranian sympathizer.
Homeland Security's legal immigration agency said Wednesday that it "condemns antisemitism" after a report that one of its employees is a former operative for the Palestine Liberation Organization who posts anti-Israel screeds online.
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has come up with a new nickname for Congress' Democratic "Squad," calling them the "Hamas Caucus" after the progressive lawmakers called for an "immediate deescalation and cease-fire in Israel and occupied Palestine."
Former President Donald Trump said Wednesday the auto industry will be "dead" if workers don't back his 2024 presidential bid, positioning himself as a champion of car choice in the latest jockeying over the monthlong autoworkers strike.
North Carolina’s House GOP members unveiled two new voting map proposals Wednesday that could deal a blow to state Democrats in the 2024 election. Senate redistricting committee leaders Wednesday revealed the pair of Congressional map proposals that would alter the boundary lines for the state’s 14 U.S. House seats and threaten seven Democrat seats. Statewide election data with Wednesday’s...
Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-Iowa) revealed she has received death threats after reversing her support for Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) on the second Speaker ballot Wednesday. Miller-Meeks said she received “credible death threats” and a “barrage of threatening calls,” according to a statement posted to X, formerly known as Twitter. She said her office is “cooperating fully” and...
Senators are struggling to move their first batch of government funding bills across the floor amid talks over an amendment Republicans say is aimed at protecting gun rights for veterans. Members are hopeful the Senate could begin moving on the package of three funding bills this week, but Republicans have been putting blame on Democrats...
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The Biden administration will ease sanctions on Venezuelan oil in exchange for election reforms. A senior administration official told reporters Thursday evening that the U.S. would provide limited sanctions relief to Venezuela, primarily its oil and gas sector. The move comes as a result of an agreement signed by Venezuela’s government and opposition that included allowing international...