Three ways Republican House Speaker chaos ends on Capitol Hill
Steve Scalise has seen support for his Speakership erode since being named the party's nominee.
2023-10-13 07:27
Former IRS contractor accused of stealing Trump's tax returns pleads guilty
The former IRS contractor accused of leaking former President Donald Trump's tax returns and stealing tax information on thousands of the wealthiest people in the US pleaded guilty in federal court on Thursday.
2023-10-13 04:22
White House says Biden's remark on photos of children was intended to 'underscore the utter depravity' of Hamas attack
President Joe Biden's graphic description of horrors in Israel was intended to "underscore the utter depravity" of the Hamas attack on civilians, the White House says, even if he hadn't personally viewed or confirmed the imagery he described.
2023-10-13 03:49
US and Qatar reach 'quiet understanding' not to release $6bn sent to Iran for now, Treasury official tells House Democrats
The United States and Qatar have reached a "quiet understanding" not to allow Iran to access any of the $6 billion in Iranian funds that were transferred to Qatari accounts last month as part of a deal to free Americans detained in Iran for the time being, following Hamas' bloody attack on Israel on Saturday, Deputy Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo told House Democrats Thursday, according to a source in the room.
2023-10-13 01:58
Trump sharply criticizes Netanyahu over intelligence failure in latest sign of soured relationship
Former President Donald Trump lashed out Wednesday at Benjamin Netanyahu, saying the Israeli prime minister was caught unprepared by Hamas' attack and praising the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah as "very smart."
2023-10-13 01:58
Sen. Bob Menendez charged with conspiracy to act as a foreign agent in new indictment
Federal prosecutors have announced additional charges against New Jersey Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez and his wife, alleging they conspired to have a public official act as a foreign agent.
2023-10-13 00:52
US files superseding indictment against Senator Bob Menendez
WASHINGTON The United States on Thursday filed a superseding indictment against Democratic U.S. Senator Bob Menendez, a court
2023-10-13 00:20
Blinken pledges US will never falter from supporting Israel as he likens Hamas' crimes to ISIS
Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday pledged that the United States will never falter from its support for Israel as he condemned Hamas' "litany of brutality and inhumanity" as evoking "the worst of ISIS."
2023-10-12 21:23
Scalise scrambling to win over holdouts amid deep concerns he can't get 217 votes for speaker
Majority Leader Steve Scalise is scrambling to lock down the votes to become the next House speaker, but protracted opposition to the Louisiana Republican inside the GOP conference could ultimately derail his bid.
2023-10-12 17:26
Chaos in House GOP intensifies with Scalise's speakership bid in peril
The House Republican Party is sliding even deeper into disarray as it feuds over its next speaker, apparently oblivious to the picture of US government dysfunction it is sending at a moment of worsening global crises.
2023-10-12 12:56
US to impose new costs on Russian evasion of oil price cap
The Biden administration is set to announce new measures to raise the cost of Russia's attempts to skirt a limit set on the price for its oil, a senior administration official told CNN, as the West aims to enforce more strictly a price cap first introduced nearly a year ago.
2023-10-12 10:50
75 years of US support for Israel, briefly explained
President Joe Biden's promise for the US to "stand with Israel" continues a special relationship that dates back to 1948, when President Harry Truman became the first world leader to recognize the Jewish state, moments after its creation.
2023-10-12 07:19