Hamas is set to release 14 more hostages in exchange for 42 Palestinian prisoners in the second swap with Israel. According to the Associated Press, Egyptian officials said Hamas will release a group of hostages Saturday, which follows Friday's release of approximately two dozen hostages in exchange for 39 Palestinian prisoners. Hamas is expected to...
Following the release of a scathing House Ethics Committee report accusing Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) of campaign finance violations, the freshman congressman said Friday that he expects to be expelled from the House. “I know I’m going to get expelled when this expulsion resolution goes to the floor,” Santos said on X Spaces, formerly Twitter...
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A bipartisan pair of senators is working on what they see as a compromise to address a persistent pollution problem. Sens. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Tom Carper (D-Del.) are looking to tackle a class of chemicals called PFAS that are known to linger in the environment and have been linked to health issues including cancer,...
A handful of purple and red states are poised to be the next battlegrounds in the abortion rights fight after advocates won a major victory in Ohio this month. Ohioans passed a proposed constitutional amendment earlier this month that enshrines abortion rights protections — seen as a major feat in a state that has trended...
Democrats have little patience for Jill Stein, the Green Party candidate who evokes unsettling flashbacks to the 2016 race between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton — and who dismisses her role as a wrench-thrower eight years ago. But while Stein, running again in 2024, could send similar stresses through the current presidential cycle, this time...
Former President Trump’s four criminal cases have dominated headlines since April, when he became the first president — current or former — to be indicted. But behind the scenes, a handful of state attorneys general are still investigating whether additional charges over efforts to keep him in power after losing the 2020 election could be...