BIDEN ASKS HOUSE TO PASS ISRAEL AID. HOUSE PASSES ISRAEL AID. BIDEN REJECTS IT. For the last four weeks, since the Oct. 7 Hamas attack, Israel has been in the midst of a major security crisis. In the United States, there is a bipartisan consensus on Capitol Hill that the U.S. should increase aid to the embattled nation. President Joe Biden has requested $14.3 billion in emergency aid, on top of the nearly $4 billion the U.S. gives to Israel each year.
Chicago’s choice to endorse illegal immigration as a sanctuary city now has local Democrats warring with each other over whether they should let residents vote on that status.
Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) shot back at Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) after Santos sent him a thank-you note on Friday following his vote against expelling the New York Republican. Raskin sent back Santos’ letter with annotations, corrections and an added note of criticism. “P.S. It's not shameful to resign,” Raskin wrote. The Republican-led effort to...
President Biden and Democrats are in economic purgatory with less than a year until the pivotal 2024 election. The U.S. economy is slowing down after years of rapid post-pandemic expansion, taking steam out of inflation on the way down. But the slow march toward an even-keeled economy is doing few political favors for Biden and...
An appeals court Friday ordered an administrative stay of a gag order barring former President Trump from targeting witnesses and the prosecutors in his federal election interference case, temporarily pausing its implementation ahead of further legal battles. The order from the D.C. Circuit court of appeals also expedites the case. The decision tees up a...
When the world’s largest computer chip maker pledged to pump $40 billion into a production hub in Phoenix, it sparked optimism that the United States would remain a world leader in tech. But the huge investment has been slowed due mainly to “an insufficient amount of skilled workers,” according to Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company chairman...
A teacher who was shot by her 6-year-old student in Virginia can move forward with her $40 million lawsuit against the school system, a judge ruled Friday. Abigail Zwerner is suing the Newport News Public School system over claims of negligence. She’s seeking compensation for the serious injuries caused by the classroom shooting that happened...
The Israeli military confirmed it struck a convoy of ambulances leaving a Gaza hospital Friday, which it said was being used by "Hamas terrorist operatives." Gaza health officials said the strike killed “a big number” of people, while the leader of the World Health Organization said he was “utterly shocked” by the news and reiterated...
Federal agents on Thursday raided the home of a top fundraiser and friend to New York City Mayor Eric Adams. Adams had planned to attend a meeting at the White House with senior Biden administration officials to discuss the migrant crisis, but abruptly flew back to New York. Agents searched the Brooklyn home of Brianna...