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‘D.C. is broken’: Rep. Debbie Lesko, Arizona Republican, won’t seek reelection next year

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

Biden looks for ‘defining moment’ of presidency in wartime visit to Israel

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.

Middle East war puts journalists in harm’s way

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 says summit with Biden has been canceled

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-Hamas war escalates; civilian suffering grows

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.

Biden fails to satisfy critics of $6 billion Iran deal, pressure mounts to permanently freeze funds

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.

Tlaib blames Gaza hospital bombing on Biden’s support for Israel

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.

Whitmer’s office says individual attempted to breach summer residence in August

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...

Supporting Ukraine is in US interest, most voters say

Nearly two-thirds of voters say supporting Ukraine in its war against Russia is in the national interest of the United States, a new poll found. Sixty-five percent of voters in a Quinnipiac poll released Tuesday think the U.S. supporting Ukraine is in the county’s national interest. Twenty-eight percent do not think it is in the...

Most voters support building wall along Mexico border

More than half of voters are in support of building a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border, a new poll found. The new Quinnipiac poll released Tuesday found that 52 percent of voters are in support of building the wall along the border. This poll comes just weeks after the Biden administration announced it would waive 26 federal...

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