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People carry their belongings around destroyed buildings and debris at the Al-Karama neighborhood after an Israeli airstrike that has been going on for five days in Gaza City, Gaza on October 11, 2023. Anadolu Agency | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images Satellite images depict the scale of the devastation in Gaza following a barrage of

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 was an act of sheer

Presidential Candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. makes a campaign announcement at a press conference on October 9, 2023 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Jessica Kourkounis | Getty Images WASHINGTON — Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he will abandon his bid for the Democratic presidential nomination and instead run for the White House as an independent. Kennedy’s move raises the chances

Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., conducts a news conference in the U.S. Capitol on border security, government funding and other issues on Sept. 29, 2023. Tom Williams | Cq-roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images WASHINGTON — Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., said he was open to becoming speaker of the House again, less than a week after he was

Israeli soldiers pictured 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 terror attack carried out by

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken testifies before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on March 22, 2023 in Washington. Kevin Dietsch | Getty Images News | Getty Images U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Sunday that it is not clear there was any involvement by Iran in the weekend attack by Hamas on Israel.

U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the September jobs report at the White House in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 06, 2023. Kevin Dietsch | Getty Images WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden welcomed job growth news released Friday, but warned of the economic consequences that would ensue if House Republicans do not pass a funding

Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) speaks at a press conference as Rep. Steve Scalise looks on following a Republican caucus meeting at the U.S. Capitol. Kevin Dietsch | Getty Images The top Republicans vying to replace Rep. Kevin McCarthy as the next speaker of the House of Representatives have backed out of a televised debate that

Striking Kaiser Permanente workers hold signs as they march in front of the Kaiser Permanente Vallejo Medical Center on October 06, 2023 in Vallejo, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Kaiser Permanente workers on Friday threatened further strikes if executives don’t meet their demands over health-care staffing and job outsourcing. More than 75,000 Kaiser workers

Former U.S. President Donald Trump gestures while talking to the media during a break as he attends trial in a civil fraud case brought by state Attorney General Letitia James against him, his adult sons, the Trump Organization and others in New York City, October 4, 2023. Mike Segar | Reuters A New York appeals

Former President Donald Trump speaks at a Manhattan courthouse, where he is attending the trial in a civil fraud case brought by state Attorney General Letitia James against Trump, his adult sons, the Trump Organization and others, in New York, Oct. 2, 2023. Brendan Mcdermid | Reuters Donald Trump on Thursday asked a federal judge

Former US President Donald Trump sits inside the courtroom for the third day of his civil fraud trial in New York on October 4, 2023. Angela Weiss | AFP | Getty Images Lawyers for Donald Trump may ask a New York appeals court to pause his ongoing $250 million business fraud trial and stay a

Rep. Steve Scalise (R-LA) and Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) speak to reporters during a break in testimony from Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, director for European Affairs at the National Security Council, as part of the U.S. House of Representatives impeachment inquiry into U.S. President Trump led by the House Intelligence, House Foreign Affairs and House

Former Mayor of New York Rudy Giuliani speaks to reporters as he leaves his apartment building in New York, Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023. Seth Wenig | AP WASHINGTON — Rudy Giuliani sued President Joe Biden for defamation Wednesday, saying he lost clients and podcast listeners after Biden called him a “Russian pawn” during an October

Former US President Donald Trump speaks to members of the media while arriving for the second day of his civil fraud trial in New York on October 3, 2023. Kena Betancur | AFP | Getty Images Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday blasted New York Attorney General Letitia James as he headed into court for

U.S. President Joe Biden holds a Cabinet meeting at the White House on October 02, 2023 in Washington, DC. Kevin Dietsch | Getty Images WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden convened a call with top U.S. allies Tuesday to stress the United States commitment to aiding Ukraine as hard-line House Republicans push back on further support for

U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., speaks with reporters as he departs after a series of failed votes on spending packages at the U.S. Capitol in Washington ahead of a looming government shutdown, Sept. 29, 2023. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters WASHINGTON — Congress and the rest of Washington buzzed Monday over the question of whether President