Tensions are ramping up between Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley as she gains traction and seemingly threatens his second-place spot in the Republican presidential primary. The two campaigns have spent much of the week trading barbs over the possibility of the U.S. receiving refugees from Gaza,...
President Biden and Pope Francis spoke in a rare phone call Sunday about the latest developments in Israel and Gaza, stressing the need to prevent an escalation of the conflict and steps towards peace in the Middle East. Condemning the attacks by Hamas, which is recognized by the U.S. and several other countries as a...
Cindy McCain, director of the United Nation's World Food Programme (WFP), said Sunday that 17 more humanitarian aid trucks have entered Gaza and 40 more are expected to arrive on Monday. McCain, who is the widow of Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), confirmed the update during an appearance on ABC’s “This Week,” telling co-anchor Jonathan Karl...
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.) warned that the House GOP conference poses a "very real danger" of electing a Speaker and then in a few weeks going "back into the same mess." "There's a very real danger that [the House will] elect somebody, and three or four or five weeks from now, you're going...
Former Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Donna Brazile said the guilty pleas of two lawyers in the Georgia election interference case means that former President Trump is in “major trouble.” Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis (D) late last week secured plea deals from Sidney Powell and Kenneth Chesebro, who both agreed to testify against their co-defendants, including Trump. Brazile said that these...
With nine candidates in the running for Speaker, some Republicans are raising questions over whether their votes on overturning the 2020 election results should be a factor in electing the next leader. The House has been in turmoil since eight Republicans joined forces with Democrats earlier this month to oust former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.)...
Story at a glance Having a baby is expensive in the U.S. — and it's getting costlier. The median cost for an in-network C-section in the U.S. last year was about $15,500, while the median cost of a vaginal birth with no complications was almost $13,000, according to FAIR Health's cost of giving birth tracker. And the national median...
Former Vice President Mike Pence said Sunday that Israeli forces conducting a ground invasion into Gaza is necessary to eliminate Hamas in its war against the militant group. During an appearance on NBC’s “Meet The Press,” Pence told moderator Kristen Welker that bipartisan support for Israel is important during this time, noting that Hamas’s attack...