Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) scolded Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) during a contentious meeting about the House speaker battle on Thursday, a moment that underscores the tension between the two after the Florida Republican led the successful effort to oust McCarthy as speaker this month.
Independent presidential candidate and progressive scholar Cornel West brushed off criticism on Thursday over Republican billionaire donor Harlan Crow's contributions to his 2024 campaign.
More than a dozen House Republicans voted against Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) for speaker during the first two votes, and several say they have received threats since then.
As Republicans consider alternative options to reopen the House while continuing their search for a permanent speaker, the party may need to rely on their colleagues from across the aisle — but it’s not yet clear whether Democrats are willing to extend their support just yet.
Israel's military is preparing for an extended urban conflict in Gaza, but those efforts go back years prior to the terrorist attacks that instigated the current war.
The Senate unanimously approved a resolution on Thursday affirming U.S. support for Israel and condemning Hamas’s brutal terror attack that launched a war between Israel and Gaza.
EXCLUSIVE — Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) and a group of seven Republican senators sent a letter to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Thursday, urging that the platform do more to prevent the sale of key chemicals used by drug traffickers to produce illicit fentanyl.
