Former President Donald Trump encouraged the House to move past the effort by his ally Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) to oust Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) late Wednesday afternoon. “I absolutely love Marjorie Taylor Greene. She’s got Spirit, she’s got Fight, and I believe she’ll be around, and on our side, for a long time […]
President Joe Biden signaled the United States will no longer provide Israel with bombs and artillery shells if Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu decides to launch a large-scale invasion of Rafah, Gaza, as part of his war on Hamas. “Civilians have been killed in Gaza as a consequence of those bombs and other ways in […]
Animal rights organization People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals announced a limited edition Halloween costume taking aim at Gov. Kristi Noem (R-SD) for admitting in her memoir, No Going Back, that she had shot and killed her dog Cricket. PETA’s “Cricket’s Revenge” costume features Noem holding a rifle while wearing a blood-splattered white collared […]
A United Nations watchdog group released a report accusing the U.N. Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees of stealing and hoarding aid intended for the Gaza Strip. The information comes from a chatroom run by former UNRWA employee Haitham al Sayyed, who is believed to have been fired from the organization in 2016 after […]
Public school leaders told Congress on Wednesday that teachers and administrators who have either been responsible for antisemitic activity or ineffectual in the face of it often do not get fired from their jobs. The leaders of three public school districts from across the country testified before a House Education and Workforce subcommittee in a […]
Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy endorsed Rep. Matt Gaetz‘s (R-FL) primary challenger in Florida’s 1st Congressional District in the latest instance of hostility between the two men. Aaron Dimmock, a former Naval officer, declared his candidacy less than two weeks ago. Now, he has the backing of one of the most notable Republicans in recent […]
Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) on Wednesday told the Washington Examiner that he’s discussed the constitutional limitations to having presidential and vice presidential candidates on the same ticket from the same state. The revelation comes as the Florida Republican is on former President Donald Trump’s short list as a running mate, fueling speculation that Rubio is […]
Israeli officials believe that the southern Gaza city of Rafah is “not as important” for Hamas as other bastions where the Israel Defense Forces have conducted major ground operations, according to a top Israeli military spokesman. “We took an operational plan for the war for approval by the political echelon,” IDF spokesman Daniel Hagari said at […]
Top Senate leaders are plotting a path forward on legislation to reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration, even as the House passed a one-week extension to avoid the air travel funding legislation from expiring at midnight Friday. While leaders have said progress has been made toward extending the FAA’s authority for the next five years, senators […]
The House rejected an effort from Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) to oust House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) from his top leadership position, bringing an end to a weekslong saga of the Georgia Republican seeking to leverage her motion to vacate to make conservative demands in the lower chamber. Lawmakers voted 359-43 to table the […]
