The developing conflict in Israel is shining light on the House’s lack of a formal Speaker and posing a unique challenge for lawmakers as they try to determine if acting Speaker Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.) can participate in intelligence briefings. The U.S.'s role in the aftermath of Saturday's surprise attack by Hamas against Israel is complicated...
Foreign Relations Committee Chair Sen. Ben Cardin (D-Md.) on Saturday proposed legislation that intends to support Israel with “the tools it needs to defend itself." “As President Biden said earlier today, the United States stands shoulder to shoulder with Israel in support of its right to defend itself against terrorism and do what is necessary...
This week, in a small town in Nevada, engineers have been working hard to construct a critical minerals facility to advance the United States’ transition to electric vehicles. These engineers were working hard last week, too, even while the government careered towards a shutdown on Oct. 1. The reason is simple: Public Private Partnerships. The...
Mark Esper, the former U.S. Secretary of Defense, called the Palestinian surprise attack on Israel an intelligence failure and suggested it will have a lasting ripple effect. “I was a surprise, it caught the Israelis completely off guard and you can’t say anything but it was an intelligence failure,” Esper said during a Saturday interview...
A spokesperson for the Israel Defense Forces said his country hasn’t regained full control in the wake of attacks from militant group Hamas Saturday. “There are still active battles between Israeli security forces and terrorists inside Gaza,” Lt. Col. Jonathan Conricus told CNN anchor Wolf Blitzer. “And unfortunately, we have not yet been able to...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed a lawsuit last week against a company and a specific business deal that directly involves President Joe Biden’s younger brother, James Biden. The complaint was filed in the Southern District of Florida against Third Friday Management and Michael Lewitt, a business associate of James’. The Commission alleges Third...
The Biden administration “unequivocally" condemned terrorist organization Hamas on Saturday amid its unprecedented and “appalling" assaults against Israel.