Biden backs Israel over Gaza hospital blast
President Biden visited Israel in a show of support following the Hamas terror attacks, but a meeting with Arab leaders was canceled following the deadly explosion at a Gaza hospital.
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President Biden visited Israel in a show of support following the Hamas terror attacks, but a meeting with Arab leaders was canceled following the deadly explosion at a Gaza hospital.
Rep. Jim Jordan lost 20 Republicans to win just 200 votes, falling shy of the 217 needed to become speaker of the House.
The Supreme Court has ordered two internet sellers of gun parts to comply with a Biden administration regulation aimed at the difficult-to-trace firearms.
Rep. Steve Scalise and Rep. Jim Jordan last week had both announced they were running for the post vacated by Rep. Kevin McCarthy.
House Majority Leader Steve Scalise defeated Rep. Jim Jordan to become the House GOP's nominee for speaker in a closed-door vote of 113 to 99.
Israeli Ambassador to the U.S. Michael Herzog said he is under the impression that Americans are among those taken hostage by Hamas militants.
Sixty percent of Maryland voters say the country is moving in the wrong direction, according to the latest Gonzales poll.
"The office of speaker of the House of the United States House of Representatives is hereby declared vacant," said Rep. Steve Womack, who was presiding over the chamber.
Laphonza Butler, who had been the head of EMILYs List, was picked by Gov. Gavin Newsom and sworn in Tuesday to fill the seat of Sen. Dianne Feinstein.
The poll found that Democrat voters viewed Sheila Dixon as more competent than Scott in key issues.
For decades, lawmakers in the town were elected or appointed by government officials, which had historically resulted in an all-White government.
Hours before a midnight deadline, Congress passed a short-term funding bill to keep the government running for 45 days.
Dianne Feinstein was the longest-serving woman in the U.S. Senate as well as the longest-serving senator from California.
U.S. lawmakers reached a last-minute deal to avoid a government shutdown Saturday. If one had occurred, however, here's how that could have affected Social Security recipients.
The comptroller said the end-of-fiscal-year report, known as the Closeout Report, reflects the challenges families and small businesses have faced.
