Two young adult American brothers and their Canadian father were detained by Israeli forces in an overnight raid on their home in Gaza, multiple media outlets reported Thursday. Borak Alagha, 18 and Hashem Alagha, 20 — two brothers born in the suburbs of Chicago — were taken around 5 a.m. Gaza time Thursday when Israeli...
House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.) announced Thursday she will not run for reelection. “It’s been the honor and privilege of my life to represent the people of Eastern Washington in Congress. They inspire me every day," McMorris Rodgers said in a statement. "They are part of the strength and soul...
A number of Democrats blasted Justice Clarence Thomas for not recusing himself from a Supreme Court case over former President Trump’s ballot eligibility under the 14th Amendment. The Supreme Court heard arguments Thursday over whether states have the authority to disqualify candidates from running for office, more than a month after Colorado decided to boot Trump...
The White House on Thursday framed the bipartisan border security deal collapse as a move by Republicans that contradicts Border Patrol, which endorsed the deal. White House deputy press secretary Andrew Bates wrote in a memo that law enforcement’s situation at the U.S. southern border is getting “more urgent” and that Border Patrol has asked...
A group of 24 House Republicans urged President Biden not to federalize the Texas National Guard in the midst of Texas wanting to crack down on the spike of illegal immigration on the U.S.-Mexico border in a letter Thursday. The lower chamber members, led by Rep. Randy Weber (R-Texas), are hoping to dissuade Biden from...
President Biden sent senior aides to Michigan on Thursday to meet with Arab American and Muslim leaders. One reported participant showed support for Hezbollah in the past.
Hawaii's high court explicitly rejected previous U.S. Supreme Court rulings upholding Americans' rights to carry a firearm, instead citing the "spirit of Aloha."