House Speaker Mike Johnson said the bill would help Israel defend itself and eradicate Hamas, but President Joe Biden said he would veto the legislation.
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Israel Foreign Minister Eli Cohen also dismissed calls for “proportionality” in the country’s response to Hamas’ surprise attacks that killed 1,400 people.
President Joe Biden declared it is “vital for America’s national security” for Israel and Ukraine to succeed in their wars, making the case Thursday night for deepening U.S. involvement in a rare Oval Office address.
The House is now weeks into an unprecedented stalemate after the ouster of Kevin McCarthy.
The federal judge overseeing the 2020 election interference case against Donald Trump in Washington imposed a narrow gag order on him on Monday, barring the Republican former president from making statements targeting prosecutors, possible witnesses and court staff.
For many Israelis around the world, the horrors committed by Hamas during their stunning onslaught is triggering painful memories of a calamity of a far greater scale: the Holocaust.
Biden considering trip to Israel in the coming days, but travel isn’t final, according to AP source
Delegates were rushed to a shelter in Tel Aviv on Sunday to wait out a rocket attack from Hamas.
Iran’s foreign minister called on Israel to stop its counterattack on Hamas terrorists, warning that the war might expand to other parts of the Middle East.
The cost-of-living adjustment, or COLA, means the average recipient will receive more than $50 more every month beginning in January.
Members of Nevada’s federal delegation and Gov. Joe Lombardo decried the attacks on Israel by a Palestinian militant group.
Threat of government shutdown ends as Congress passes a temporary funding plan and sends it to Biden
On the brink of a federal government shutdown, the House has swiftly approved a 45-day funding bill to keep federal agencies open.
The fate of Pvt. Travis King remains uncertain, having been declared AWOL by the U.S. government.
The son of President Joe Biden alleges in the lawsuit that the two IRS agents wrongly shared his personal tax information.