Rep. Mike Turner (R-Ohio) said Sunday if House Republicans cannot elect a Speaker soon then a "deal will have to be done" with Democrats in order to get the chamber running again, as it nears two weeks since Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.)'s historic ousting. Asked on CBS News's "Face the Nation," if there is an...
Cuban officials are megaphoning their intent to open wide-ranging negotiations with the Biden administration amid persistent economic pain and growing emigration from the island. The public relations offensive is a new tack for the communist government, frustrated with a stagnated bilateral relationship. "We are open and willing for more cooperation. We want to turn this...
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) said Israel's counteroffensive against Palestinian militant group is "not collective punishment," for the 2.3 million Palestinians living in the Gaza Strip. Asked on CBS News's "Face the Nation," if collective punishment is something he supports, DeSantis said, "It's not collective punishment. Hamas is the one that is creating this predicament....
Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) railed against Jacob Lew, the nominee for the United States's ambassador to Israel, calling Lew an "Iran sympathizer" when asked if it was time to for the Senate to expedite his nomination. "Absolutely not. Jack Lew is an Iran sympathizer who has no business being our ambassador. It's bad for the...
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) is the latest Republican to criticize former President Trump's apparent praise of Iran-backed Hezbollah last week. "Yeah, that was a huge mistake. If I were President Trump, I talk about being the strongest president for Israel in modern times," Graham said on NBC's "Meet the Press" when asked about Trump's remarks....
Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-Texas) blasted some of his fellow Republicans for planning an online pressure campaign on behalf of Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), saying that they will not get more votes backing him that way. "So what I would really recommend to Jordan's allies too, is a lot of them have mounted this high-pressure campaign,"...
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said Sunday that he and a congressional delegation he led to Israel were forced to rush to shelter from rockets in Tel Aviv. "While in Tel Aviv today, our delegation was rushed to a shelter to wait out rockets sent by Hamas," Schumer wrote in a post on X, formerly...
Former Vice President Mike Pence’s 2024 campaign raised $3.3 million during the third quarter and has accrued $620,000 in debt, according to an official who confirmed the figures to The Hill ahead of filings being made public. The campaign has $1.2 million in cash on hand, and the official confirmed that Pence himself gave $150,000...
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, will aim to hold a floor vote to determine the fate of his bid for speaker of the House on Tuesday.