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Morning Report — Senators may press Israel on Gaza using weapons sales

President Biden’s escalating messages of frustration with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over events in Gaza are pointed and apparently partially persuasive. There has been no change in U.S. policy or arms sales. There are warnings without specifics. There is no set timetable. But Thursday presented the first signal that Biden would reassess backing Israel’s...

Baltimore bridge collapse: House Freedom Caucus demands limits on federal rebuild funding

The House Freedom Caucus is staking out an official position amid talks about what role Congress has to play in reconstruction of Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge.

RFK disavows campaign email calling Jan. 6 protestors ‘activists’ stripped of ‘constitutional liberties’

Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s campaign announced it has fired a third-party vendor responsible for an email championing Jan. 6 "activists."

Bipartisan group of Kansas lawmakers scrap tax cut plan after deal between Dem governor and GOP leaders

After Kansas GOP leaders and Gov. Laure Kelly struck a deal on tax cuts, state lawmakers voted it down. Republicans said the cuts were too few and Democrats said it favored the wealthy.

Poll finds Americans’ support for checks and balances depends on who is in office

A new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Opinion Research finds Americans more supportive of checks and balances when they oppose the party in power.

Sen Tim Scott, colleagues launch new video series aimed at courting Black voters

Tim Scott is launching a weekly video series with several Black members of Congress to spotlight the voices of Black Republicans.

The nation’s cartoonists on the week in politics

Every week political cartoonists throughout the country and across the political spectrum apply their ink-stained skills to capture the foibles, memes, hypocrisies and other...

Melania Trump is back, set to hold event for Log Cabin Republicans

Melania Trump, who has been largely absent from the campaign trail during her husband’s presidential run, is back on the GOP fundraising circuit. The...

Trump’s Israel criticism breaks with GOP, sows uncertainty

Former President Trump’s growing criticism of Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza signals a glaring break from GOP talking points backing Israel’s right to self-defense. Trump allies played down the importance of his interview with Israeli reporters last week, saying his staunch support of Israel would continue in a potential second term. But his comments...

As Florida bans legal abortion, where will 84,000 women go?

The potential fallout from Florida's looming six-week abortion ban is likely to reverberate across the entire country, and abortion access groups are preparing for an imminent crisis. The state Supreme Court's ruling Monday to uphold the current 15-week ban and allow a six-week ban to take effect May 1 will effectively shut off abortion access...

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