Lawmakers reacted after President Biden delivered an Oval Office address on Thursday night, during which he spoke on the Israel-Hamas conflict and the war in Ukraine. Democrats seemed to react well to their leader’s Thursday night speech, with many praising the president’s words on the current foreign conflicts. “Tonight, President Joe Biden masterfully presented the...

Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) is holding a press conference Friday morning after two failed attempts to become the new Speaker of the House. “Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) will hold a press conference tomorrow morning, Friday, October 20, 2023, at 8:00 a.m. ET in the Rayburn Room of the U.S. Capitol,” a post by House Judiciary...

Former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson (R) called former President Trump an “isolationist” during a Thursday forum at Winthrop University in Rock Hill, S.C. “Donald Trump fundamentally believes in a ring around the United States,” Hutchinson told moderator Blake Burman, host of “The Hill on NewsNation.” “In fact, he's used those words. And so, he moves...

President Biden and First Lady Jill Biden have spoken with the family of a Palestinian-American boy killed in a hate crime outside of Chicago this week, the White House said, amid rising anti-Muslim tensions due to U.S. support for Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza. Six-year-old Wadea Alfayoumi was stabbed to death Sunday when his...

President Biden addressed the nation from the Oval Office Thursday evening. The main topics of the 15-minute speech were the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians, and the war in Ukraine. The Middle East has entered a horrific new phase since Hamas killed about 1,400 Israelis in a surprise attack on Oct. 7. Israeli reprisals...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis criticized former President Trump for being too focused on the past and cast himself as the only GOP presidential candidate with the kind of positive campaign that could defeat President Biden in a general election. “You also need a nominee who can win. And I think the way you win is...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) denounced attacks from fellow presidential candidate Nikki Haley over his and other candidates’ stances on abortion rights, saying Haley is “indulging media narratives.” Haley has repeatedly said that GOP attempts to ban abortion at a federal level are misguided and would not pass Congress, and that the party should instead...

Former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson (R) on Thursday said as president he would ask Congress to authorize the use of military force against the Palestinian militant group Hamas. “As President, I would ask Congress to give authorization for military force against Hamas,” Hutchinson, a 2024 GOP presidential primary candidate, said in an interview on NewsNation....

Presidential candidate Ron DeSantis denounced President Biden over his support for Israel, saying the president is “floundering” amid Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza. “He's not doing what it takes to stand by Israel,” DeSantis said during a forum at Winthrop University in Rock Hill, South Carolina Thursday evening. Blake Burman, host of "The Hill...

President Biden said he is sending to Congress an urgent budget request for military assistance for Ukraine and Israel, in a primetime speech Thursday night laying out the stakes for American leadership on the world stage. The president held back giving a dollar number, but the request is expected to be around $100 billion with...