Sen. Andy Kim (D-NJ) on Sunday avoided endorsing Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), becoming the latest Democrat to sidestep questions about Schumer’s future at the helm of the caucus amid growing internal tensions.  Speaking on CNN’s State of the Union, Kim stopped short of backing Schumer when asked directly about his leadership, instead emphasizing […]

The Latin patriarch of Jerusalem said Israeli police blocked him from entering the Church of the Holy Sepulchre for Palm Sunday services, an unprecedented move that comes as war and security restrictions disrupt Christian observances across the region.  Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the top Roman Catholic leader in the Holy Land, was prevented from holding Palm […]

GRAPEVINE, Texas — Hundreds of conservative activists at the Conservative Political Action Conference embraced Ken Paxton as the GOP’s clear pick for Senate in Texas, handing him a decisive straw poll win and the conference’s endorsement. In a survey of Texas attendees unveiled onstage, 67% backed Paxton compared to 21% for incumbent Sen. John Cornyn […]

Top diplomats from several key Middle Eastern powers gathered in Pakistan on Sunday for high-level talks aimed at ending the monthlong war in Iran. Foreign ministers from Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Egypt met in Islamabad in what Pakistani officials described as an effort to open a path forward toward negotiations between Washington and Tehran. The […]