Author: Cami Mondeaux, Washington Examiner

The House is set to reconvene for the first time in two weeks to vote on who will become the next speaker, with Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) hoping to shore up enough support among the GOP conference to secure the speaker’s gavel by the end of the day. Lawmakers are scheduled to come to…

EXCLUSIVE — House Democrats are seeking to put vulnerable Republicans in the hot seat ahead of House speakership elections on Tuesday by launching a robocall campaign urging voters to contact their representatives to vote against Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) on the floor. House Majority Forward launched the campaign on Monday targeting 11 districts…

EXCLUSIVE — Republican candidate Frank LaRose has raised more than $1 million since launching his Ohio Senate bid three months ago, putting the secretary of state in a strong position as he faces a crowded primary field in the key battleground state. LaRose reported a haul of $1,041,657 during the third fundraising quarter, ending with…

Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) said the United States should not accept refugees who are fleeing the Gaza Strip, even as the war between Israel and the Hamas militant group intensifies over the weekend. “I am not going to do that,” DeSantis said at a presidential campaign event on Saturday. “You don’t fly people and import…

Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-NY) is facing a renewed ethics complaint after the New York Democrat came under tough criticism for pulling a fire alarm in one of the Capitol office buildings ahead of a vote on a critical spending bill last month. The Foundation for Accountability and Civic Trust filed a complaint against Bowman on…

The two leading Hamas commanders who helped orchestrate the surprise attack on the Gaza Strip last weekend have been killed by Israel Defense Forces, the military group claimed on Saturday. IDF officials killed Ali Qadi, a company commander of the Hamas “Nukhba” commando force, during an airstrike on Saturday, the group said in a Telegram…

Israeli officials are defending calls for citizens of northern Gaza to evacuate to the south on Saturday as the military prepares to launch a ground assault against Hamas terrorist fighters in a move that other international groups say could endanger the lives of thousands of people. The Israeli military has instructed more than 1 million…

Failed gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake appears to be singing a different tune as she eyes a Senate bid in Arizona, backing away from some controversial statements that acted as the backbone of her previous campaigns. Throughout her run for governor in 2022, Lake relied heavily on former President Donald Trump‘s unsubstantiated claims that the 2020…

As talks between the United States and Saudi officials about normalizing its relations with Israel are at risk of breaking down due to the war with Hamas, Secretary of State Antony Blinken is pushing for continued efforts to ease tensions and prevent future warfare. Shortly after war broke out in Israel last week, top aides…

United States officials have reportedly negotiated a temporary escape plan for Americans seeking to flee the violence of the Israel-Gaza war, with hopes to rescue hundreds of Palestinian Americans who remain in Gaza but are seeking to leave. Officials negotiated a deal with Egypt, Israel, and Qatar to open up the Rafah border between Gaza…