After a series of setbacks, Republicans ended the week no closer to electing a new speaker as deep internal divisions have left the conference struggling to govern and the House in a state of paralysis. The chaos within House GOP ranks intensified dramatically over the past several days as the…

Gaetz: Jordan will be Speaker, Israel aid separate from Ukraine “One thing Kevin McCarthy and I agree on,” says Congressman Matt Gaetz: “Jim Jordan will be the next Speaker of the House.” As for US military aid: “However you feel about Israel and Ukraine, I think a responsible and reasonable…

The Biden administration underlined its public and fulsome show of support for Israel Friday as two of its most senior national security officials visited the Middle East ahead of an expected Israeli ground incursion into Gaza. Behind the scenes, however, the US faces a difficult diplomatic challenge – providing support…

Top officials from the campaigns of Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis made their case Friday to major Republican donors, as the two compete to position themselves as the most viable alternative to former President Donald Trump. To a room of prospective top donors gathered in Texas, the DeSantis team argued…

Republican Rep. Austin Scott of Georgia is seeking the House speakership after House Majority Leader Steve Scalise dropped out of the race Thursday, setting up an alternative to Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio. Scott announced his intentions for the speakership in a Friday post on X, formerly known as Twitter:…

President Joe Biden on Friday will speak via Zoom with the families of Americans believed to be held hostage by Hamas. “I think they have to know that the president of the United States of America cares deeply about what’s happening. Deeply. We have to communicate to the world (that)…

House Republicans face a leadership crisis as Scalise bows out of Speaker race There’s a growing crisis within the Republican party on Capitol Hill as they are unable to coalesce behind a candidate for Speaker of the House of Representatives. Read the full article here

President Joe Biden on Friday will announce the locations of seven regional hubs to manufacture hydrogen – a fuel cleaner than fossil fuels like oil, gas and coal – but one which can be derived from renewable energy, nuclear power or planet-warming methane gas. Biden will make the announcement alongside…

Former President Donald Trump lashed out Wednesday at Benjamin Netanyahu, saying the Israeli prime minister was caught unprepared by Hamas’ attack and praising the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah as “very smart.” The remarks reflect the soured relationship between the two men and are notable at a time when Trump’s Republican…

The public’s impressions of the Republican Party and its leaders in Congress have worsened amid a leadership crisis in the House of Representatives, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS, with Republican-aligned Americans divided over how the GOP should govern. Even then – and with most Americans expressing…