The House speaker crisis is part of the GOP's identity crisis
The immediate unanswered question facing the US government is which Republican lawmaker can untie this knot, unite their party and reopen the House. The larger issue that may be even more difficult for Republicans to solve is figuring out what they even stand for at this point.
2023-10-24 05:54
Intelligence shows Iranian-backed militias are ready to ramp up their attacks against US forces in the Middle East
The US has intelligence that Iranian-backed militia groups are planning to ramp up attacks against US forces in the Middle East, as Iran seeks to capitalize on the backlash in the region to US support for Israel, according to multiple US officials.
2023-10-24 05:20
Larry Hogan latest to pull back from Harvard over student groups' letter blaming Israel for Hamas attacks
Former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan on Monday became the latest notable figure to pull back from Harvard after student groups there signed a statement blaming Israel for the deadly attacks by Hamas earlier this month.
2023-10-24 04:55
Sen. Bob Menendez pleads not guilty to charge alleging he conspired to act as a foreign agent of Egypt
Sen. Bob Menendez pleaded not guilty in federal court Monday to a charge alleging he conspired to act as a foreign agent of Egypt.
2023-10-24 03:59
Bolivian officials seek 30-year prison sentence for former president Anez
LA PAZ (Reuters) -Bolivia's attorney general's office is seeking a prison sentence of 30 years for former president Jeanine Anez,
2023-10-23 23:29
Eyeing EU election, Orban calls Brussels a 'bad contemporary parody'
BUDAPEST Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban kicked off his campaign for next year's European Parliamentary elections with harsh
2023-10-23 22:47
Jon Donenberg, top Elizabeth Warren aide, to join Biden's National Economic Council
Jon Donenberg -- a key architect of Sen. Elizabeth Warren's signature policy initiatives including her plan to cancel student loan debt -- will join President Joe Biden's National Economic Council as a deputy director, sources told CNN.
2023-10-23 22:45
Uncertainty looms for future aid to Ukraine and Israel as speaker drama continues
As the search for a speaker continues, some House Republicans are already casting doubt over the future of the administration's $105 billion security supplemental request for aid to Ukraine, Israel, the southern border and Taiwan, a major issue that any future speaker will have to contend with.
2023-10-23 22:20
US Senator Menendez to be arraigned on foreign agent charge
By Luc Cohen NEW YORK U.S. Senator Bob Menendez is set to enter a plea on Monday to
2023-10-23 18:26
House enters third week without speaker as nine Republicans vie for gavel
As the House enters its third week without a speaker, nearly a dozen Republicans are vying to earn the support of their conference to wield the gavel, throwing the chamber into even more uncertainty.
2023-10-23 18:26
House GOP circus embarrasses senior party leaders as the country and the world wait for Republicans to pick a speaker
House Republicans on Monday open the next act of their Washington farce, desperately searching for a speaker after ousting the incumbent and rejecting two would-be replacements while still clueless about how to dig out of the crisis.
2023-10-23 12:55
Reports: Trump told Mar-a-Lago member about calls with foreign leaders
Then-President Donald Trump told Mar-a-Lago member Anthony Pratt about his private calls with the leaders of Ukraine and Iraq, according to reports published Sunday that further show how Trump overshared government material, including with Pratt, a key prosecution witness in Trump's classified documents case.
2023-10-23 06:20