Politics

U.S. President Joe Biden speaks during a visit to Israel amid the war between Israel and Hamas, in Tel Aviv, Oct. 18, 2023. Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters UNITED NATIONS — President Joe Biden reaffirmed America’s commitment to Israel on Wednesday in Tel Aviv, where he blamed a deadly hospital blast …

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden denounced Hamas’ attacks as terrorism and said the United States stands with Israel. “There are moments in this life, I mean this literally, when a pure unadulterated evil is unleashed on this world. People of Israel lived through one such moment this weekend,” Biden said. “This …

Israeli soldier work on a tank at the Israel-Gaza border.  Picture Alliance | Picture Alliance | Getty Images WASHINGTON — The Pentagon said Monday it is coordinating with U.S. defense titans to expedite the shipping of pending Israeli weapon orders as violence in the region escalates following a horrific weekend …

US Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (R) attends a bilateral meeting with Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao (front L) at the Ministry of Commerce in Beijing on October 9, 2023. Andy Wong | Afp | Getty Images BEIJING — U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said Monday the congressional delegation …

U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey and his wife were indicted in New York on federal bribery charges for allegedly accepting hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash, gold bars, a Mercedes-Benz convertible, home mortgage payments, and more in a “corrupt relationship” with three Garden State businessmen. The three-count …

This stream starts at 11:30 a.m. ET. Please refresh your browser if it does not show up. WASHINGTON — Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey is set to hold a press conference Monday following mounting calls for him to resign. Menendez and his wife were indicted on federal bribery charges in …

WASHINGTON — Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey suggested Monday that hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash seized by federal investigators from his home as part of a probe that led to his bribery indictment came from his personal savings account. “I have withdrawn thousands of dollars in cash from my …

WASHINGTON — Bipartisan lawmakers on Monday weighed in on a possible government shutdown, as pressure builds on House Speaker Kevin McCarthy to get something passed with less than a week before the deadline. The House speaker “has been able to deliver in a very razor-thin majority, so don’t count him …

A broken window is seen after Russia launched 33 drones into the direction of Kyiv region, Ukraine on September 10, 2023. In a separate statement, the Ukrainian Air Force said that Russia sent 33 Shahed unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) toward Kyiv and Ukrainian forces shot down 26 of them. Anadolu …

US President Joe Biden speaks on how “Bidenomics” is helping clean energy and manufacturing, at Arcosa Wind Towers in Belen, New Mexico, on August 9, 2023.  Jim Watson | AFP | Getty Images WASHINGTON — The White House unveiled a nearly $40 billion supplemental funding request on Thursday to provide additional aid …