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US 'still convinced' Hamas used Al-Shifa Hospital as command center as Israeli raid continues
by Marc Guitard/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- As pressure grows on the Israeli military to justify its ongoing raid of Al-Shifa, Gaza’s largest hospital, the White House is standing behind its ass...
Nov 16, 2023
White House denies US OK'd Israeli raid on Al Shifa Hospital in Gaza
AFP via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The White House denied Wednesday that U.S. confirmation of intelligence that Hamas uses Al Shifa Hospital in Gaza as a control center had anything to do with the ti...
Nov 16, 2023
14th Amendment challenges to Trump's campaign fail in 2 states with Colorado case pending
Scott Eisen/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Former President Donald Trump is gradually shaking off attempts to bar him from individual states' 2024 ballots under Section 3 of the 14th Amendment, a constit...
Nov 15, 2023
Senate passes short-term government funding bill averting shutdown
Drew Angerer/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Senate leaders voted Wednesday night in favor of the short-term government funding bill the House passed Tuesday night ahead of Friday's shutdown deadline. Hou...
Nov 15, 2023
Ethics Committee will not recommend punishment for embattled Rep. George Santos
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The House Ethics Committee will not recommend any punishment for embattled New York Republican Rep. George Santos in a public report it plans to release la...
Nov 15, 2023
Biden and Xi talk fentanyl, Taiwan, military communication and more in 4-hour meeting
Philip Pacheco/Bloomberg via Getty Images(SAN FRANCISCO) -- President Joe Biden and China's President Xi Jinping on Wednesday held their first face-face meeting in more than a year amid tensions in th...
Nov 15, 2023
'Whatever access you need': How Biden handled early days of classified documents probe
Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz(WASHINGTON) -- When National Archives officials approached attorneys for President Joe Biden in the fall of 2022 seeking access to government records he stil...
Nov 15, 2023
Congresswoman said she faced death threats after being attacked in her DC apartment
Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Rep. Angie Craig's physical injuries healed relatively quickly after a February assault in her apartment building -- but her "mental and ...
Nov 15, 2023
Biden 'just getting started' on climate action in response to major new report
Win McNamee/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- President Joe Biden said he will continue to pursue remedies to the threats caused by climate change following the release of the Fifth National Climate Assessm...
Nov 15, 2023
Tempers flare at Capitol as McCarthy denies elbowing colleague, senator challenges witness to fight
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Accusations of a former House speaker elbowing a member. A senator challenging a witness to physical fight during a hearing. Two tense moments played o...
Nov 14, 2023
