The Israeli Prime Minister confirms that he is preparing an invasion and stresses that only the government will decide when, while Biden denies pressure from the U.S. to postpone the operation. Rather, it seems it is the negotiation over the hostages captured by Hamas and the fear of the outbreak of a conflict in the region slowing down the military advance on the Strip
The request for additional relief is based on estimates from communities hit by disasters this year, such as the August wildfires in Hawaii, hurricanes in Florida and flooding in California and Vermont
Under the latest rule, clinics cannot use federal family planning money to pay for abortions, but they must offer information about abortion at the patient’s request
Republicans put an end to three weeks of chaos that left the chamber paralyzed by picking an evangelical Christian who tried to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election
The state visit, only the fourth since Biden took office, is a reminder of how he’s pursuing long-term plans to counter China’s influence
Federal prosecutors have even taken the rare step of appealing the sentences of some Jan. 6 defendants, including leaders of the Oath Keepers and Proud Boys
Three high-profile people responsible for pushing baseless legal challenges to Joe Biden’s 2020 election victory have agreed to accept responsibility for their roles rather than take their chances before a jury
All 31 NATO allies must endorse Sweden’s membership. Turkey and Hungary are the only two allies that have yet to ratify it
The $500 million in grants came from last year’s CHIPS and Science Act to stimulate investments in new technologies such as artificial intelligence, quantum computing and biotech
Nine lawmakers are aspiring to the position amid the division and chaos of the Republican Party
Election offices have been understaffed for years. But 2020 was a tipping point, with all the pandemic-related challenges before the presidential vote and the hostility afterward stemming from false claims of a stolen election
The president finds himself facing the difficult balancing act of demonstrating full-throated support for America’s closest ally in the Middle East while trying to also press the Israelis to act with enough restraint to keep the war from spreading into a broader conflagration
The proposal faces a tough path to approval: the Republican-led House of Representatives, which must agree to it, remains paralyzed and without a speaker
Regional leaders are more concerned with lessening the impact on their own nations than complying with pressure from the Biden administration to keep migration levels in check
Beijing sent a special envoy to the Middle East to push for a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas in the latest sign of its ambition to play a larger role in the region
The chamber remained deadlocked as the GOP scrambled to find a replacement for Kevin McCarthy
Oil markets are already stretched by cutbacks in oil production from Saudi Arabia and Russia and expected stronger demand from China, the head of the International Energy Agency said
The historian says that an Israeli reoccupation of the Gaza Strip would only incite more resistance
Cairo is preparing to open the Rafah border with the Strip to allow the passage of humanitarian aid after 14 days of war
The Pentagon has stressed that the arrival of warships in the region is not designed to engage in military action together with Israel: ‘There is no intention to put US boots on the ground in combat’
The U.S. president delivered a prime-time televised speech to defend the need for aid to Kyiv and Israel
Powell, who was charged alongside Trump and 17 others with violating the state’s anti-racketeering law, entered the plea just a day before jury selection was set to start in her trial
President Joe Biden and other heads of state, hundreds of foreign journalists and more than 1,000 business executives from around the globe are expected to attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation leaders’ summit
Netanyahu is the person most responsible for the destruction of the Oslo Accords and for the death — already declared by many — of the two-state project
Washington’s unwavering support for Israel, its assessment that the attack on the Gaza hospital came from the Palestinian side and the cancellation of the summit in Jordan threatens to fuel unrest in Arab countries
Joe Biden accepts Israel’s accusation against Islamic Jihad for launching a failed rocket that hit the al-Ahli hospital while Gazan authorities blame Israel for the tragedy
The administration announces a family reunification parole process aimed at children, siblings or partners of people already living lawfully in America