The Senate Foreign Relations Committee advanced President Biden’s nominee pick for ambassador to Israel, Jack Lew, on Wednesday, despite mounting Republican opposition. In a 12-9 vote, committee members voted to advance Lew during a closed…
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Tensions between Israel and the United Nations are heightened after a series of comments about Hamas led to U.N. visas being denied. U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres said Tuesday during a meeting of the Security Council…
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Biden denies accuracy of Gaza casualty numbers, has ‘no confidence’ in Hamas-run health ministry
President Biden denied the accuracy of casualty numbers provided by the Hamas-run Gaza health ministry on Wednesday. Biden made the comments in response to questions from reporters during a join press conference with Australian Prime…
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Putin oversees Russian military drill simulating ‘massive retaliatory nuclear strike’: reports
Russian President Vladimir Putin oversaw military drills Wednesday, including the simulation of a nuclear strike, more than 20 months since Moscow’s forces invaded Ukraine. The Kremlin’s announcement of the exercise, which simulated a nuclear strike…
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Female-led IDF combat squad eliminates nearly 100 Hamas terrorists in firefights along border, report says
A co-ed Israeli combat squad eliminated nearly 100 Hamas terrorists while protecting towns along Israel’s borders, and the unit’s female commander says their heroic actions leave ‘no more doubts about female combat soldiers,’ according to…
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How the GOP conference came together to elect Mike Johnson as speaker, despite McCarthy meddling
Newly-minted Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., managed to unite one of the most fractured House Republican Conferences in modern history on Wednesday, but he was hardly considered a frontrunner to replace ex-Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif. Johnson…
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Sen. Hawley calls out Palestinian student group for anti-Israel messages on campus building
Sen. Josh Hawley called out George Washington University for allowing Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) to project anti-Israel messaging on one of its campus buildings before the police shut them down Tuesday night. ‘Glory…
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Republicans celebrate newly minted House Speaker Mike Johnson’s gavel ascension: ‘Servant leadership’
Republicans celebrated the election of House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., after he ascended to the gavel on Wednesday. Johnson was elected speaker via a vote of 220-209, taking over the gavel from Speaker pro-tempore Patrick…
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FBI received ‘criminal information’ from over 40 confidential sources on Joe Biden, Hunter, James: Grassley
EXCLUSIVE: The FBI maintained more than 40 confidential human sources on various criminal matters related to the Biden family, including Joe Biden, dating back to his time as vice president, according to information obtained by…
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Senate passes amendment to ban federal mask mandates on commercial flights and public transit
The Senate passed an amendment banning federal mask mandates on commercial airlines and public transportation in an appropriations bill Wednesday. In a 59-38 vote, senators — including several Democrats — voted in favor of the…