President Biden laid out his case to the country and Congress that the U.S. must send $100 billion of taxpayer-funded aid to Israel and Ukraine, arguing that two wars in other parts of the globe threaten to undermine democratic stability around the world and to damage U.S. national security.
The House will hold a vote for speaker Friday to give Republican nominee Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio a third shot at the gavel as he struggles to convince nearly two dozen holdouts to back him.
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 leaderâs Thursday night speech, with many praising the presidentâs words on the current foreign conflicts. âTonight, 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. âChairman 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,â a post by House Judiciary...
Former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson (R) called former President Trump an âisolationistâ during a Thursday forum at Winthrop University in Rock Hill, S.C. âDonald Trump fundamentally believes in a ring around the United States,â Hutchinson told moderator Blake Burman, host of âThe Hill on NewsNation.â âIn 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 Israelâs war against Hamas in Gaza. Six-year-old Wadea Alfayoumi was stabbed to death Sunday when his...