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President Biden and Pope Francis spoke in a rare phone call Sunday about the latest developments in Israel and Gaza, stressing the need to prevent an escalation of the conflict and steps towards peace in the Middle East. Condemning the attacks by Hamas, which is recognized by the U.S. and several other countries as a...

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.) warned that the House GOP conference poses a "very real danger" of electing a Speaker and then in a few weeks going "back into the same mess." "There's a very real danger that [the House will] elect somebody, and three or four or five weeks from now, you're going...

Former Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Donna Brazile said the guilty pleas of two lawyers in the Georgia election interference case means that former President Trump is in “major trouble.” Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis (D) late last week secured plea deals from Sidney Powell and Kenneth Chesebro, who both agreed to testify against their co-defendants, including Trump. Brazile said that these...

With nine candidates in the running for Speaker, some Republicans are raising questions over whether their votes on overturning the 2020 election results should be a factor in electing the next leader.  The House has been in turmoil since eight Republicans joined forces with Democrats earlier this month to oust former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.)...

Story at a glance Having a baby is expensive in the U.S. — and it's getting costlier. The median cost for an in-network C-section in the U.S. last year was about $15,500, while the median cost of a vaginal birth with no complications was almost $13,000, according to FAIR Health's cost of giving birth tracker. And the national median...

Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) sidestepped a question about endorsing former President Trump Sunday, arguing the "campaign is still going." Asked by NBC "Meet the Press," anchor Kristen Welker why he has not yet endorsed Trump, McCarthy said, "The campaign is still going. There's a very good chance I would endorse President Trump." Welker...

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.) dug into the eight Republicans who voted to oust former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), claiming the lawmakers "unleashed furies" in the GOP conference. "Well right now, [the House] can't govern, and I think that the eight people who betrayed the conference and joined the Democrats to defeat the 96...

The reauthorization of the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), America’s global initiative to combat HIV, was one of the casualties of the fight to circumvent a government shutdown, with certain authorizations for the program expiring last month. The program can continue to operate into next year with preapproved funding, but advocates worry the...

Earlier this year, The Hill published an Op-Ed I wrote that was titled “Puerto Rico’s political status, an issue of national security.” In that piece I presented a series of events to stress and relate the political future of Puerto Rico, its importance to the U.S. national security needs and how foreign powers push their...

Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) defended his previous comments where he alleged that President Biden has "blood on his hands," in the wake of Hamas's deadly attacks on Israel, claiming he does not regret the comment squared at the White House's prisoner swap with Iran last month. Asked on ABC News's "This Week," if he regrets...

With Hamas in power in Gaza, coupled with a deliberately emaciated PA in the West Bank, Netanyahu could claim there was no Palestinian partner for negotiation.

Former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) on Sunday said threats against GOP lawmakers over the Speaker vote are "absolutely being driven" by former President Trump and his supporters. Asked on CBS News's "Face the Nation," about the surfacing threats towards some lawmakers amid the House Speaker chaos, Cheney said, "The domestic threats are absolutely being driven...

Israel has carried out a rare airstrike in the West Bank, striking a mosque that the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) alleged was used by militants. “The IDF & ISA just conducted an aerial strike on a Hamas and Islamic Jihad terrorist compound in the Al-Ansar Mosque in Jenin. Recent IDF intel revealed that the Mosque...

CBS "Face the Nation" moderator Margaret Brennan on Sunday pressed Secretary of State Antony Blinken over why the U.S. is not calling for a temporary ceasefire between Israel and militant group Hamas in the midst of a deepening humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip, to which the State Department head emphasized Israel's right to defend...

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Former President Trump’s co-defendants in Georgia have begun splintering, with two lawyers key to Trump's efforts to overturn the election agreeing to cooperate with prosecutors. Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis (D) late this week secured plea deals from Sidney Powell and Kenneth Chesebro, the highest-profile defendants to flip so far in the sprawling racketeering...

Former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) is backing House Majority Leader Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) for the Speakership, saying that he has the skills needed for the role. McCarthy said on NBC's "Meet the Press" that now "is not the moment in time to play around with learning on the job," citing the ongoing violence in the...

Secretary of State Antony Blinken dodged a question Sunday on whether the United States has encouraged Israel to delay a potential ground operation into Gaza until more hostages are released. "We are not in the business of second guessing what they're doing," Blinken said on NBC's "Meet the Press" when asked if the U.S. was...

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-K.Y.) said Sunday he is "glad" Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) is not a Republican amid federal charges involving Menendez acting as a foreign agent to the Egyptian government in exchange for luxurious bribes. Asked on "Fox News Sunday" if Menendez should resign amid his recent superseding indictment, McConnell said, "Well,...

I was intrigued to learn about 3M’s recent settlement of more than $6 billion dollars to veterans who suffered hearing loss while using earplugs from a subsidiary company called Aearo Technologies during the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. My fellow veterans would be wise to accept the deal.

Rep. Mike Turner (R-Ohio) compared lawmakers to high schoolers as the battle for the Speakership continues with the House approaching three weeks without a leader. "I'm very fond of saying that Congress is like high school but even more so. So hopefully, we'll get past this," Turner said on CNN's "State of the Union." "And,...

Former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) said Sunday that President Biden is providing "better leadership" than former President Trump at the international level. When CNN's Jake Tapper asked Cheney on "State of the Union" whether Biden or Trump was "providing better leadership on the international stage right now," the Wyoming Republican said "certainly" Biden is. She...

Former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) on Sunday blamed former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) for the havoc wreaked on the House as a result of his ouster from the leadership post, citing his elevation of members who wanted to overturn the 2020 election results and "looking the other way" when it comes to Jan. 6. "I...

Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas) on Sunday railed against the House's struggle to elect a Speaker, reiterating what some of his fellow lawmakers have called "embarrassing." "This is probably one of the most embarrassing things I've seen," McCaul said Sunday on ABC News's "This Week," noting that he's serving his 10th term in Congress. "Because if...

Elon Musk has dominated the launching of things and even people into space, and some people think it’s a problem.