The Hudson County Democratic Organization, a left-wing campaign group for New Jersey politicians that Sen. Bob Menendez once chaired, endorsed state governor first lady Tammy Murphy on Wednesday. ‘From her…
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UN official causes uproar over claim that Israel doesn’t have right to defend itself against Hamas terrorists
The U.N. special rapporteur to the occupied Palestinian territory claimed this week that Israel does not have a right to self-defense against Hamas under international law and accused the country…
NY Rep. George Santos, who flipped blue seat, says he won’t run for re-election in wake of ethics report
Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., announced Thursday that he will not seek re-election in the wake of a House ethics report. ‘If there was a single ounce of ETHICS in the…
Top Democrats who have been pressuring the Supreme Court to adopt a new code of ethics appear dissatisfied after the court’s unprecedented announcement of a new Code of Conduct, saying…
House Intel Committee defends FISA but suggests reforms amid debate over controversial surveillance program
The House Intelligence Committee is unveiling a series of proposals to reform a key surveillance tool that has been both credited with preventing terror attacks on U.S. soil and accused…
Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s, R-Ala., colleagues pleaded on the Senate floor early Thursday morning – from midnight until nearly 4 a.m. – to drop his objection to military promotions, which has placed more…
House Ethics Committee head to move to expel George Santos after release of damning report
The chairman of the House Ethics Committee will move to expel Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., from Congress after the release of a damning report into the embattled Long Island Republican.…
AOC leads two dozen Democrats calling for Israel cease-fire over ‘violations against children’ in Gaza
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., is leading renewed calls for President Biden to support a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas over the ‘grave violations’ being committed against children in the war. …
Biden says Israel will stop fighting in Gaza when Hamas ‘no longer maintains the capacity to murder’
President Biden said Wednesday that he thinks Israel’s military operation in Gaza will stop when Hamas ‘no longer maintains the capacity to murder, abuse, and do horrific things to the…
Putin 2024: Why he will almost certainly win another term, retaining presidency till 2030
‘The problem with democracy and its presidential elections is that you never know who is going to win,’ goes a Russian saying, which reportedly captures what Russian President Boris Yeltsin…