The State Department approves the sale of tank ammunition to Israel in a deal that bypasses Congress
Going around Congress, the Biden administration says it's approved the emergency sale to Israel of nearly 14,000 rounds of tank ammunition worth more than $106 million as Israel intensifies its military operations in the southern Gaza Strip.
Henry Kissingerโs complicated legacy draws admiration and scorn from across the globe
The death on Wednesday of former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger has drawn admiration and scorn from political leaders around the world, highlighting the complicated legacy of Kissingerโs views about what it meant to serve Americaโs interests during the Cold War โ and how the country should exert its influence.
Tim Scott will share the spotlight at massive South Carolina campaign event headlined by DeSantis
Just a few days after the first GOP presidential debate of the 2024 cycle, two of the contenders will be hitting the same stage in front of the largest annual gathering of Republicans in early-voting South Carolina.
Fox attorneys in libel case reveal dual roles for Murdoch
Attorneys defending Fox in a defamation case related to false claims about the 2020 election withheld critical information about the role company founder Rupert Murdoch played at Fox News, a revelation that angered the judge when it came up at a pretrial hearing.
Jan. 6 takeaways: Subpoena for Trump, warnings for democracy
The House Jan. 6 committee has taken the extraordinary action of subpoenaing former President Donald Trump as it issued a stark warning in its final public hearing before the midterm election: The future of the nationโs democracy is at stake.
US urges UN court to toss out Iranian frozen assets case
The United States has urged the International Court of Justice to throw out a case brought by Iran seeking to claw back some $2 billion worth of frozen Iranian assets that the U.S. Supreme Court awarded to victims of a 1983 bombing in Lebanon and other attacks linked to Tehran.
Iran deal tantalizingly close but US faces new hurdles
Last weekโs attack on author Salman Rushdie and the indictment of an Iranian national for plotting to murder former national security adviser John Bolton have given the Biden administration new headaches as it attempts to negotiate a return to the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran.
Pompeo talks to 1/6 panel, Mastriano cuts own meeting short
The House panel investigating the U.S. Capitol insurrection has interviewed former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and met briefly with Pennsylvaniaโs Republican nominee for governor Doug Mastriano as it probes Donald Trumpโs efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election.
Jan. 6 panel deepens probe to Trump Cabinet, awaits Thomas
The House Jan. 6 committee plans to interview more former Cabinet secretaries and is prepared to subpoena conservative activist Virginia โGinniโ Thomas, whoโs married to Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, as part of its investigation of the Capitol riot and Donald Trumpโs role.
Oz's ties to Turkey attacked in Pennsylvania's Senate race
Mehmet Ozโs rivals in Pennsylvaniaโs Republican primary for U.S. Senate are escalating their attacks on the celebrity heart surgeonโs connections to his parentsโ native country of Turkey, raising it as a possible national security issue.
Iowa GOP open to non-Trump prospects as 2024 gets underway
Former President Donald Trumpโs persistent flirtation with another White House run is doing little to discourage other potential Republican candidates from stepping up their activity in Iowa, the state that will formally launch the nomination process.
Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has book out this fall
Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has a book coming this fall that covers his years in the Trump administration and, according to his publisher, offers โunvarnished appraisals of the deals made and characters encountered along the way.โ.
Alleged Maduro co-conspirator says CIA knew about coup plans
A retired Venezuelan army general says U.S. officials at the highest levels of the CIA and other federal agencies were aware of his efforts to oust Nicolรกs Maduro โ a role he says should immediately debunk criminal charges that he worked alongside the socialist leader to flood the U.S. with cocaine.
Ambassador pick emphasizes US strengths in countering China
President Joe Bidenโs pick for ambassador to Beijing has told lawmakers considering his nomination that Americans should โhave confidence in our strengthโ when dealing with the rise of China, a nation he says the U.S. and its allies can manage.
Pence: I'll likely never see eye to eye with Trump on Jan. 6
Former Vice President Mike Pence says he isn't sure he and former President Donald Trump will ever see โeye to eyeโ over what happened on Jan_ 6 but he will โalways be proud of what we accomplished for the American people over the last four years.โ.