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Biden nominee for ambassador to Israel criticized for being an ‘Iran sympathizer’

Senate Democrats are looking to quickly confirm President Biden's nominee for U.S. ambassador to Israel, Jacob J. Lew, as war rages between the U.S. ally and Hamas.

October 17, 2023

McConnell says U.S. foreign influence at stake with response to Israel

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell made the case Monday that America's ability to deter foreign threats will be determined by the U.S response to the Israel-Hamas war.

October 16, 2023

Kari Lake picks up key Republican endorsement in Arizona Senate race

Arizona Senate candidate Kari Lake was endorsed by the No. 3 Senate Republican on Monday in a sign that GOP leadership is ready to back the Trump ally in the battleground state.

October 16, 2023

House Democrat challenging Menendez outraises embattled New Jersey senator

Rep. Andy Kim raised more money in the third quarter than the indicted New Jersey senator he's seeking to oust: fellow Democrat Bob Menendez.

October 16, 2023

Jim Jordan gains support over weekend for speaker, says Thomas Massie

Rep. Jim Jordan, Ohio Republican, gained more support over the weekend from his fellow Republicans to become speaker, Rep. Thomas Massie, a member of Mr. Jordan's whip team, told The Washington Times.

October 15, 2023

McCarthy races to find Jim Jordan enough votes ahead of Tuesday speaker election

Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is working to make conservative firebrand Rep. Jim Jordan his successor but conceded Sunday it's unclear whether he will be able to secure enough support in a floor vote scheduled for Tuesday.

October 15, 2023

House to vote Tuesday on electing Jim Jordan as speaker

The House this week will hold a floor vote for the speaker, as Republicans race to lock down support for Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio.

October 15, 2023

Schumer says Senate will move swiftly to pass aid for Israel: ‘We’re not waiting on the House’

Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer says the chamber will move quickly to pass a foreign aid package for Israel to counter Hamas despite the House's inability to act amid Republicans' speakership turmoil.

October 15, 2023

Nikki Haley says House Republicans ‘need to get it together’ over speakership turmoil

Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley dinged House Republicans Sunday over their inability to coalesce and elect a new speaker.

October 15, 2023

Lindsey Graham: Trump made ‘huge mistake’ praising Hezbollah, ‘not helpful’ to criticize Netanyahu

Sen. Lindsey Graham whacked his close ally Donald Trump on Sunday for praising the Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah and criticizing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

October 15, 2023

National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan says ‘fog of war’ is complicating Gaza evacuation

White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said Sunday it's "absolutely critical" that Israel "embrace the rule of law and the laws of war" as it prepares for a ground invasion of the Gaza Strip and urges residents to flee the area.

October 15, 2023

House GOP launches probe into legality of Biden Climate Corps

House Republicans on Friday opened an investigation into President Biden's newly formed American Climate Corps, a program that will provide government-funded jobs to train more than 20,000 young people in its first year for careers in green energy and the environment.

October 13, 2023

These House lawmakers haven’t joined a resolution condemning Hamas’ terror attack on Israel

More than a dozen House lawmakers, mostly Democrats, declined to endorse a resolution to condemn the "barbaric war" launched by Hamas terrorists against Israel.

October 13, 2023

Sen. Menendez hit with additional criminal charge of acting as a foreign agent

Sen. Robert Menendez and his wife were accused by federal prosecutors Thursday in a superseding indictment of conspiring to act as a foreign agent for Egypt's government.

October 12, 2023

John Podesta: Inflation Reduction Act ‘spurred action’ overseas despite allies’ ‘bitching’

White House senior adviser on clean energy John Podesta said Wednesday it was worth irking European allies over President Biden's tax and climate spending law because it motivated other nations to more aggressively lean into the green energy transition.

October 11, 2023

Senate Republicans seek to block Biden’s $6 billion payout to Iran for U.S. prisoners

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and Sen. Tom Cotton will seek to pass legislation by unanimous consent next week to block the release of $6 billion in Iranian assets by President Biden.

October 11, 2023

Senate Democrats revolt against Biden sending $6 billion to Iran

President Biden is facing a growing rebellion in his party over his $6 billion deal brokered this summer with Iran in exchange for the release of American prisoners.

October 11, 2023

Vulnerable Senate Democrat Tester breaks with Biden, calls for freezing Iranian assets

Montana Sen. Jon Tester on Tuesday called for $6 billion in Iranian oil assets used in a recent American prisoner swap to be immediately refrozen after the Hamas terror attacks against Israel.

October 10, 2023

GOP’s Lake, Democrat Gallego in virtual tie for Sinema’s Arizona Senate seat

Republican Kari Lake and Democratic Rep. Ruben Gallego are engaged in a tight Arizona Senate race based on new polls released Tuesday ahead of the former GOP gubernatorial candidate officially launching her campaign.

October 10, 2023

Israel-Hamas war pushes oil prices higher; ‘knee-jerk reaction’ likely brief as gas trends lower

The war that erupted over the weekend between Israel and Hamas caused oil prices to spike Monday, but market analysts say the increase is likely temporary unless a broader Middle East conflict breaks out among major oil-producing nations.

October 9, 2023