House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) said Sunday that there are "informal conversations" taking place for a bipartisan solution to the House Speakership, which has been vacant for nearly two weeks. "There are informal conversations that have been underway. When we get back to Washington tomorrow, it's important to begin to formalize those discussions," he...
National Security advisor Jake Sullivan on Sunday dodged a question about whether Israel's targeting of basic infrastructure such as food, water and electricity in Gaza could be defined as a war crime. Pressed on CBS News "Face The Nation" moderator Margaret Brennan if Israel's targeting of such infrastructure is a war crime, Sullivan responded, "Look,...
National security adviser Jake Sullivan said Sunday that the Biden administration has not taken its "eye off the ball" in threats to Israel. NBC's "Meet the Press" host Kristen Welker played a clip of comments made by Sullivan just eight days before Hamas launched an attack on Israel earlier this month, where he said the...
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) warned Iran against escalating the conflict in Israel after Hamas launched an unprecedented, deadly attack on the nation more than a week ago. "I just got off the phone with the Israelis. Their goal is to destroy Hamas in the south and try to save as many innocent Palestinians as possible...
A spokesperson for the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) confirmed Sunday it killed a key Hamas commander who was involved with last week's massacre in Nirim Kibbutz in southern Israel. "The operation is ongoing. We are destroying Hamas's capability and I would say we're also focusing on the special forces of Hamas, the Nakba force," Lt....
CNN's Jake Tapper shut down GOP presidential candidate Nikki Haley for blaming President Biden for the House being unable to elect a new Republican Speaker after Kevin McCarthy's unprecedented ouster. Tapper asked Haley on "State of the Union" if Rep. Austin Scott's (R-Ga.) remarks on the House Speakership election were accurate when he said the...
CNN's Jake Tapper on Sunday pressed national security adviser Jake Sullivan on why Israel cut off food, water and electricity to Gaza as the death toll on both sides continues to rise. "More than 700 children have been reportedly killed in Gaza. And, obviously, electricity, food, water supplies have been cut off by Israel to...
National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby said Sunday that he would not necessarily rule out U.S. troops being deployed on the ground to free hostages caught in the Israel-Hamas war, while noting there is currently no plans to do so. Asked on "Fox News Sunday" if he would "absolutely rule out" the possibility of any...