President Biden suggested Israel will be willing to halt its war in Gaza during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, but only if a deal to release hostages held by Hamas is reached. “Ramadan’s coming up and there has been an agreement by the Israelis that they would not engage in activities during Ramadan as...
Jousting among House Republicans and the rest of Washington is by now a familiar exercise. Lawmakers who are fresh from a recess will join President Biden today to replay a debate about an imminent shutdown and who might be blamed by voters. The president will describe Ukraine’s urgent military needs, and he’ll try to deflect...
Forget spring: This week, much of the interior U.S. is getting a sneak preview of summer. A wave of unusual high temperatures — often 30 to 40 degrees above average — are blasting states from Texas to the Dakotas and east to the shores of the Great Lakes. That heat follows the hottest December on...
Former President Trump is coasting to the GOP presidential nomination, but the trip has exposed some real obstacles in his path to winning back the White House. In New Hampshire, Trump’s easy win over rival Republican Nikki Haley masked a weakness with independent voters. In South Carolina, Trump trounced the former governor in her home...