Politics

• House to vote Tuesday on electing Jim Jordan as speaker

  16-10-2023 Politics Washington Times - Politics 30

  The House this week will hold a floor vote for the speaker, as Republicans race to lock down support for Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio.

• Schumer says Senate will move swiftly to pass aid for Israel: 'We're not waiting on the House'

  16-10-2023 Politics Washington Times - Politics 27

  Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer says the chamber will move quickly to pass a foreign aid package for Israel to counter Hamas despite the...

• Nikki Haley says House Republicans 'need to get it together' over speakership turmoil

  16-10-2023 Politics Washington Times - Politics 70

  Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley dinged House Republicans Sunday over their inability to coalesce and elect a new speaker.

• Lindsey Graham: Trump made 'huge mistake' praising Hezbollah, 'not helpful' to criticize Netanyahu

  16-10-2023 Politics Washington Times - Politics 33

  Sen. Lindsey Graham whacked his close ally Donald Trump on Sunday for praising the Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah and criticizing Israeli...

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• Congress to roar back with big Israel, Hamas agenda

  16-10-2023 Politics Washington Times - Politics 40

  Congress will reconvene next week with Israel shooting to the top of the agenda, and lawmakers offering a host of ideas for how the U.S. can show...

• National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan says 'fog of war' is complicating Gaza evacuation

  16-10-2023 Politics Washington Times - Politics 24

  White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said Sunday it's "absolutely critical" that Israel "embrace the rule of law and the laws of...

• Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's migrant busing campaign reaches new peaks

  16-10-2023 Politics Washington Times - Politics 74

  Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is stepping on the gas in his busing campaign, shipping another 10,000 migrants to the big Democrat-led cities in just the...

• Biden and Democrats report raising $71 million-plus for his 2024 race from July through September

  16-10-2023 Politics Washington Times - Politics 26

  President Joe Biden and the Democratic National Committee raised more than $71 million for his reelection in the three months ending Sept. 30, a...

• Top U.S. envoy will return to Israel after stops in Arab nations aimed at avoiding broader conflict

  16-10-2023 Politics Washington Times - Politics 34

  U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will return to Israel this week after completing a frantic six-country rush through Arab nations aimed at...

• The war between Israel and Hamas is testing the Republican Party's isolationist shift

  16-10-2023 Politics Washington Times - Politics 55

  Nikki Haley vowed to stand with Israel "every step of the way." She promised to "decimate" the Iranian economy. And she called for continued...

• Republican Jeff Landry wins the Louisiana governor's race, reclaims office for GOP

  16-10-2023 Politics Washington Times - Politics 48

  Attorney General Jeff Landry, a Republican backed by former President Donald Trump, has won the Louisiana governor's race, holding off a crowded...

• Pro-Palestinian protesters decry U.S. 'hypocrisy' question veracity of gruesome photos

  15-10-2023 Politics Washington Times - Politics 27

  Hundreds of Pro-Palestinian demonstrators marched across from the White House Saturday decrying what they see as U.S. hypocrisy in the Middle East...