Politics

The Senate is set to return on Tuesday to again vote on whether to reopen the government, but like many times before, the plan is expected to fail again as a deal remains elusive. Lawmakers in the upper chamber are expected to vote for an eighth time on the House GOP’s continuing resolution (CR), as the government shutdown inches closer to its third week. But after a long weekend away from Washington, D.C., it’s unlikely...

A new House GOP proposal would withhold funding from U.S. jurisdictions that celebrate Indigenous Peoples Day instead of Columbus Day. It comes after President Donald Trump signed a proclamation last week declaring Oct. 13 Columbus Day in honor of the famed explorer as well as the heritage of Italian Americans across the U.S. ‘This is about every son and daughter of Italy, every Knights of Columbus, every pasta dinner on Sunday, and every communion —...

President Donald Trump predicted peace in the Middle East and thanked leaders from across the region for their help in securing a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas on Monday. Trump made the comments during a summit in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, while flanked by the leaders of Qatar, Turkey, Egypt and other regional powers. The president called on the nations to ‘put the old feuds and bitter hatreds behind us.’ ‘It took us 3,000 years...

Democratic Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania marked the release of the remaining living hostages held by Hamas, the terror group that perpetrated the heinous October 7, 2023, attack in Israel. He credited President Donald Trump with helping to negotiate the peace agreement that led to the release of the captives kidnapped during the attack. ‘The nightmare finally ends. May the hostages have a full recovery and may we never forget those who didn’t make it...

A couple separated and taken hostage by Hamas from the Nova music festival on Oct. 7, 2023, were reunited Monday after more than two years apart. Avinatan Or was released from captivity after two years and was reunited with his partner, Noa Argamani, who had also been held hostage in Gaza. Footage posted on social media showed Or getting out of a van and waving to supporters upon his release. Other videos showed him reuniting...

President Donald Trump told Fox News in an exclusive interview Monday that he credits the U.S. strikes on key Iranian nuclear sites for making the Israel-Hamas peace deal possible. Trump made the comments to Fox News’ Trey Yingst in Israel after Hamas freed the remaining 20 living Israeli hostages from captivity in Gaza.  ‘I think it really started when we took out the nuclear capability of Iran,’ Trump said, referring to the June strikes on...

Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., delivered a stark warning during a Monday press conference on Day 13 of the government shutdown. ‘We’re barreling toward one of the longest shutdowns in American history unless Democrats drop their partisan demands and pass a clean, no-strings-attached budget to reopen the government and pay our federal workers,’ the leader of the House of Representatives said. The government entered into a shutdown nearly two weeks ago on Oct. 1 after Senate...

Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev warned that if the U.S. supplies Ukraine with Tomahawk missiles, that ‘could end badly for everyone … most of all, for Trump himself,’ according to a Google translation of his Russian-language Telegram post. ‘It’s been said a hundred times, in a manner understandable even to the star-spangled man, that it’s impossible to distinguish a nuclear Tomahawk missile from a conventional one in flight,’ Russian Security Council deputy chair Medvedev noted....

Following Hamas’ release of all 20 remaining living hostages held in Gaza on Monday, pictures and videos are pouring in of their families’ reunifications.  The hostages have arrived back in Israel, where they will undergo medical checks after 738 days in captivity. Their release was part of a deal aimed at ending two years of war. When Guy Gilboa-Dalal met his family at the initial reception point following his release, his family shouted and hugged...

A new House GOP proposal would withhold funding from U.S. jurisdictions that celebrate Indigenous Peoples Day instead of Columbus Day. It comes after President Donald Trump signed a proclamation last week declaring Oct. 13 Columbus Day in honor of the famed explorer as well as the heritage of Italian Americans across the U.S. ‘This is about every son and daughter of Italy, every Knights of Columbus, every pasta dinner on Sunday, and every communion —...