Most of the eight conservative lawmakers who booted former Speaker Kevin McCarthy said they are willing to accept punishment for their rebellion against the conference if that's the price for electing Rep. Jim Jordan to speaker.
Kenneth Chesebro, a lawyer who assisted former President Donald Trump's attempts to overturn the 2020 election results, has taken a plea deal in Georgia.
Rep. Jim Jordan fell short a third time in his quest for the speaker's gavel, losing more Republican support on the House floor than he did in the first two rounds of voting.
Brit Hume, Fox News senior political analyst, praised President Biden's prime-time address about the war between Israel and Hamas, saying that "at least he talked about Iran."
The brutal attack by Hamas on Israel earlier this month has put a renewed focus on relations between the U.S. and Israel. Many were appalled and outraged at the brutal killings of innocent Israelis and have questioned the nation’s commitment to its Middle East ally.
The recent mobs of Hamas sympathizers who have graduated from university campuses to mobbing Democratic members of Congress may be loud, but they aren't popular. According to every available polling measure, the pro-Israel flank of the party holding the line against them is correctly seen by the rest of the country as being on the right side of history.