A second U.S. Attorney has testified to Congress that the prosecutor overseeing the Hunter Biden investigation had full authority over filing charges, rebutting whistleblower claims that Delaware U.S. Attorney David Weiss didn't have the final say on the case against the president's son.

Rep. Mike Johnson is an unfamiliar name to most GOP senators, underscoring the turbulent and unexpected ascent on Wednesday by the Louisiana Republican to speaker of the House.

President Biden said Wednesday he isn't worried that newly elected House Speaker Mike Johnson will try to thwart his second term if he wins reelection in November of next year.

President Biden on Wednesday reiterated firm U.S. support for Israel in its war with the terrorist organization Hamas, but also warned the Jewish state to operate within the rules of war to avoid civilian casualties in Hamas-controlled Gaza.

Republicans elected Rep. Mike Johnson of Louisiana as the new House speaker Wednesday after three weeks of infighting and chaos, finally uniting around a relative newcomer known as a quiet intellectual and staunch conservative who is dedicated to political civility.

George Washington University students are facing backlash and calls for their expulsion after they projected pro-Palestinian messages on a school building.

The Senate Foreign Relations Committee has approved Jacob Lew to be ambassador to Israel, moving quickly to get him in place during the country's new war with Hamas.

The violence by Hamas against Israeli civilians has led to a worldwide condemnation of the terrorist group. Needlessly murdering babies, children, women, and innocent concertgoers tends to have that effect on people. But a recently resurfaced video sheds more light on the radical and toxic ideology fueling the group. It should be no surprise that much of their values and beliefs align with contemporary left-wing political thought.

Rania al Abdullah, the sixth queen consort of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, descended one of her nine palaces to berate us plebeians from her perch at CNN. Queen Rania did not just fail to spare a single word of condemnation of the Hamas atrocities inflicted upon Israeli citizens. While lambasting those Israelis for justly defending themselves, Rania denied that such atrocities had even occurred.

Gov. Gavin Newsom’s (D-CA) inability to go more than a few weeks without fluffing his ego has real costs. That includes Newsom playing directly into the hands of Chinese propaganda.