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House Republicans are barreling toward a floor vote on their Speaker nominee — Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) — this week even as the Judiciary Committee chairman remains far from the 217 votes needed to win the gavel on the House floor. Jordan clinched the nomination for Speaker in a 124-81 vote on Friday, beating his last-minute...
Senators return to Washington this week feeling completely flummoxed by the turmoil in the House and with no clear idea of whether House Republicans will elect a Speaker anytime soon. Republican senators have called on their House colleagues to unify behind a Speaker as quickly as possible, but that plea has fallen flat. Instead, House...
David Satterfield, former U.S. ambassador to Lebanon and Turkey, was named the U.S. Special Envoy for Middle East Humanitarian Issues and will travel to Israel.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said more than 270 people who were stranded in Israel during the country's war against Hamas terrorists arrived in the Sunshine State on Sunday.
Nikki Haley, when serving as U.N. ambassador, pushed the international body to take tougher action on Hamas -- years before the group would launch a terror attack on Israel.
The Senate will reconvene this week after a recess, with funding the government and providing aid to war-torn nations the top priorities for the upper chamber.