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Republicans who voted against Jordan for speaker say they've been threatened, harassed
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Several House Republicans who have voted against Rep. Jim Jordan for speaker are seething after threats have been made against them, their offices or ...
Oct 19, 2023
Former Trump lawyer Sidney Powell takes plea deal in Georgia election interference case
Creativeye99/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Sidney Powell, one of 18 co-defendants in former President Donald Trump's election interference case in Georgia, has taken a plea deal in the case. She is plea...
Oct 19, 2023
Tlaib refuses to apologize for blaming Israel for Gaza hospital blast, attacks Biden
Celal Gunes/Anadolu via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Democratic Rep. Rashida Tlaib refused to apologize Wednesday for saying on Tuesday that Israel is to blame for the hospital explosion that day in Ga...
Oct 19, 2023
Jordan defiant after repeated GOP rejections in House speaker voting
Matt McClain/The Washington Post via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- After Wednesday's failed speaker vote, Rep. Jim Jordan remained defiant, and insisted he still had a path to win the speaker's gavel ev...
Oct 19, 2023
DeSantis and Scott sound off on Israel, and more campaign trail tidbits
Marilyn Nieves/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott, both 2024 Republican candidates, sounded off further on the Israel-Hamas war as President Joe Bi...
Oct 19, 2023
Biden to address nation after Israel trip, says 'I got it done' on aid to Gaza
Miriam Alster/POOL/AFP via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- President Joe Biden will address to the nation Thursday to update Americans on the U.S. response to the Hamas attacks, the White House said. The ...
Oct 19, 2023
Most UFO reports likely to have 'ordinary' explanations, government says, as investigation continues
U.S. Navy(WASHINGTON) -- The Pentagon and the U.S. intelligence community believe that as better data becomes available, the "unidentified and purported anomalous nature" of most of the hundreds of UF...
Oct 19, 2023
Gov. Glenn Youngkin courts donors ahead of high-stakes Va. elections
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Virginia Republicans could see an influx of cash from top donors following Gov. Glenn Youngkin's two-day retreat ahead of the state's high-stakes legislati...
Oct 19, 2023
DeSantis touts role in organizing flights out of Israel, but some details are murky
Scott Olson/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has made a push to arrange Israel evacuation flights part of his presidential campaign pitch, apparently seeking to show off his role ...
Oct 19, 2023
Hundreds arrested after gathering at Capitol complex to protest Israel-Hamas war
Alex Wong/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Approximately 300 people were arrested by Capitol Police during a large-scale demonstration on Wednesday against the Israel-Hamas war, a Capitol Police spokespers...
Oct 18, 2023
