Senate Democrats debated placing conditions on aid to Israel after a group of members demanded the U.S. ally change how it prosecutes its war to dismantle Hamas inside Gaza.
A New York Republican jump-started the process to expel his embattled colleague, Rep. George Santos (R-NY), from the House, teeing up a likely vote on Thursday.
Nearly all of the House "Squad" Democrats voted with the rest of Congress to condemn Hamas's Oct. 7 attack against Israel and demand the immediate release of all hostages held by the group.
Three weeks after the events of Jan. 6, 2021, then-House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) visited former President Donald Trump at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida.
The House gained its newest Republican member on Tuesday evening, filling the final vacant seat in the lower chamber and bringing the total number of lawmakers back to 435 for the first time in six months.
As lawmakers race to strike a deal before the end of the year that could unlock billions of dollars in aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, they are struggling to find consensus on U.S. border and immigration policies, a critical piece of the bill in order to gain Republican support in both chambers.
Millions of New Yorkers are under a "code blue" weather alert in New York City on Tuesday and Wednesday ahead of the season's first major snowstorm in the region, which could worsen the city's homeless and migrant crisis.
