Tensions erupted on Capitol Hill Wednesday as two members of the House of Representatives got into a screaming match on the eighth day of the 2025 government shutdown. Rep. Mike Lawler, R-N.Y., confronted House Minority…
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President Donald Trump said Wednesday he might make a trip to the Middle East as Gaza peace negotiations continue. ‘I may go there, sometime toward the end of the week. Maybe on Sunday, actually, and…
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Tense confrontation between House speaker, Senate Dems caught on camera over shutdown
by adminHouse Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., got into a tense confrontation with two Democratic senators outside his office on Wednesday as anxiety runs high on Capitol Hill on Day 8 of the government shutdown. Sens. Ruben…
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Israel-Hamas peace deal reached soon after Trump says it’s ‘very close’ in White House note pass with Rubio
by adminPresident Donald Trump said Secretary of State Marco Rubio handed him a note indicating the United States is ‘very close to a deal in the Middle East,’ a revelation he made Wednesday at the White…
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Biden didn’t want intel disseminated showing Ukrainian concerns over family’s ‘corrupt’ business ties: records
by adminThen-Vice President Joe Biden in 2015 told the CIA he would ‘strongly prefer’ an intelligence report documenting Ukrainian officials’ concerns with his family’s ties to ‘corrupt’ business deals in the country ‘not be disseminated’ —…
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Oct 7 anniversary: Netanyahu finds unlikely ally amid concerns of government collapse, uncertain hostage deal
by adminTwo years since the horrific events of Oct. 7, 2023 when Hamas terrorists attacked Israel and killed 1,200 men, women and children, before they took 251 others into the Gaza Strip, there is still no…
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The Senate remains deadlocked on a path to end the shutdown as it nears its second week, and Republicans’ meager support across the aisle to reopen the government may be crumbling. Senate Majority Leader John…
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The House Oversight Committee has dropped its subpoena for former FBI Director James Comey, after he said he had no knowledge relevant to the panel’s investigation into Jeffrey Epstein, The Hill reported, citing a letter…
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Cruz clashes with Nigeria over his claims 50,000 Christians killed since 2009 in religious violence
by adminA diplomatic battle is being waged between leading Republican Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and Nigerian government officials. Cruz has warned he will hold those officials accountable for the reported ‘mass slaughter’ of tens of thousands…
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Senate Republicans confirm more than 100 Trump nominees as government shutdown continues
by adminSenate Republicans confirmed a staggering tranche of President Donald Trump’s nominees on Tuesday as the government shutdown continues. Lawmakers voted along party lines to confirm the batch of 107 of Trump’s nominees, a move that…