House Republicans on Tuesday will try for a third time to pick a nominee for Speaker who can get 217 votes on the House floor. The conference's first nominee for Speaker — House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) — withdrew his name before even receiving a floor vote when it became clear he couldn't reach that threshold....
The closer we get to 2024, the harder it is for Republicans to make the case for why they should regain political power. One by one, all the arguments they planned to run on have run out of gas. They certainly can’t run on former President Trump. In fact, most Republican candidates want to talk...
An elderly Israeli woman, released by Hamas after being held hostage for weeks, said Tuesday that the tunnel system used by the militant group under Gaza is like a “spiderweb.” Yocheved Lifshitz, 85, was freed from captivity on Monday after being taken hostage from her home near the Gaza border at the outset the war...
Israel stepped up its air strike campaign in Gaza on Tuesday, the Israeli military announced, in preparation for an expected ground assault of the small territory amid the ongoing war with the militant group Hamas. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) launched over 400 strikes on Gaza on Monday, an increase from about 320 the previous...
On Sept. 29, the Supreme Court announced it would rule on whether to allow recent laws passed in Florida and Texas that restrict social media sites from removing certain users and posts. These broad laws aim to prevent censorship of political candidates and all user viewpoints.
House Republicans will try again this morning to settle on a Speaker nominee, anticipating another round of voting in what has become a weeks-long battle to steer the leaderless chamber. Conference members heard from the eight candidates during a closed-door meeting Monday evening, and they will begin their internal elections at 9 a.m. today —...