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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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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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…
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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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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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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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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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House Republicans were jubilant when they coalesced around a new speaker nominee after a day of marathon-closed door meetings on Tuesday. GOP Conference Vice Chair Mike Johnson, R-La., became speaker-designate on Tuesday evening, the fourth…
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Gaetz, who ousted McCarthy, weighs in on Republicans selecting Mike Johnson as newest House speaker nominee
Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., who led the effort to oust former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, has joined in a chorus of Republicans supporting the new House speaker nominee, Rep. Mike Johnson, R-La. After Republicans spent…
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Some House Republicans who voted to oust former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., appear open to Majority Whip Tom Emmer’s candidacy for the gavel. Emmer is one of several Republicans gunning for the speaker’s gavel…