Author: Emily Jacobs, Washington Examiner

President Joe Biden defended the Palestinian people on Sunday, distinguishing them from the Hamas terrorists who carried out last weekend’s terror attack in Israel. Biden made the comment in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, as leading world actors attempt to establish a corridor for Palestinians in Gaza to evacuate the area in…

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) warned Iran against helping escalate the war in Israel, saying that if the country does, the United States will be “coming for” them. At least 3,600 people and 29 Americans have died since the conflict erupted last Saturday. Those numbers do not account for the more than 100 Israelis and Americans…

The United States Embassy in Israel will evacuate Americans by sea on Monday morning as civilians try to reach safety after last weekend’s unprecedented terrorist attack ignited war in the region. The embassy announced the move in a security alert posted to its website Sunday morning, which stated that Americans and immediate family members “with…

Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) on Friday urged President Joe Biden to remove national security adviser Jake Sullivan from his post in the wake of last weekend’s unprecedented terrorist attack in Israel. Blackburn called for Sullivan’s “immediate removal” in a letter to the president, arguing that the national security adviser “has routinely misled the entire government…

Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) on Thursday called on the Senate to expel Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) after the latter was hit with additional federal charges that accuse him of being a foreign agent. The Pennsylvania Democrat, the first senator to call for Menendez’s resignation after he and his wife were indicted on federal bribery charges,…

A bipartisan group of Senate Armed Services Committee members sent a letter to Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Wednesday requesting that the Pentagon send Iron Dome batteries to Israel as the country faces near-constant rocket fire from Hamas terrorists. The letter, which was led by Sen. Jacky Rosen (D-NV) and co-signed by Sens. Mike Rounds…

Two Senate Democrats facing tough reelection fights next year joined with their GOP colleagues on Tuesday in calling for the Biden administration to freeze the $6 billion in funds set to be released to Iran after last weekend’s unprecedented terrorist attack in Israel. Sens. Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Jon Tester (D-MT), the most vulnerable incumbents…

Senate Appropriations Committee Chairwoman Patty Murray (D-WA) confirmed on Tuesday that she is working on a continuing resolution to provide additional funds for disaster relief, assistance for Ukraine, and firefighter pay. The supplemental spending bill has broad support across both parties in the Senate, though whether Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) would bring it up for…

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) said on Monday that Congress was unlikely to prevent a government shutdown as the deadline nears. The federal government runs out of funding on Sept. 30, meaning the House and Senate each have less than 10 in-session days between now and then to find a resolution in order to prevent a…

Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) joked on Monday that she planned “to wear a bikini” on the Senate floor after Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) abolished the business dress code for members. Schumer directed the chamber’s sergeant at arms on Friday to abolish the centuries-old rule requiring senators to wear a suit and tie on…