The House gaveled in and gaveled out without a vote for speaker on Thursday afternoon, Oct. 12. Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., doesn’t have the 217 votes he needs to be officially elected as speaker on the House floor.  Scalise won the nomination in a simple majority vote amongst Republicans Wednesday, Oct. 11. There are…

Israel, forming an emergency war-time government, continues its strikes against Hamas in Gaza as the U.S. works to bring American hostages back home. And auto workers take their strike to Ford’s largest plant in the world – these stories and more highlight The Morning Rundown for Thursday, Oct. 12, 2023. Israel continues airstrikes against Hamas;…

The first shipment of U.S. aid has arrived in the east Mediterranean Sea. The USS Gerald R. Ford carrier strike group, with its accompanying ships and fighter jets, was already operating in the Mediterranean Sea when President Joe Biden ordered the strike group to the Middle East to help deter other countries or groups, particularly…

There’s a bipartisan proposal in the House of Representatives, co-sponsored by more than 15 lawmakers, to give Israel an extra $2 billion for its Iron Dome defense system. The co-sponsors include Rep. Chris Smith, R-N.J., who also wrote a letter to President Biden urging him to use all available resources to evacuate Americans from Israel. …

Two days before the war in Israel began, U.S. senators raised concerns to the Department of Defense over potential Iranian infiltration in U.S. intelligence communities. Reports released days before the war allege top Biden administration officials had been operatives in an Iranian spy ring in Washington. Two top officials’ security clearances are under investigation, but…

President Biden denounces Hamas’ attack on Israel and confirms more Americans are among those killed. And we have a report from the Capitol as House Republicans look to decide on a speaker – these stories and more highlight The Morning Rundown for Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2023. Hamas attack leaves 14 U.S. citizens dead, others taken hostage “An act of…

Once again, Israel is at war, forced to fight for the protection of its citizens against an enemy that has explicitly stated it is hellbent on the nation’s destruction. And just as in previous wars, the fighting risks boiling over into a full-scale regional conflict. Israel’s war against Hamas is already yielding gains. Hundreds of…

On Saturday, Oct. 7, Hamas terrorists launched an attack against Israel, killing over 900 Israelis and kidnapping more than 100 people. Now a few days into the Israel-Hamas war, families of hostages are waiting for word on their loved ones. Israel Minister for Strategic Affairs Ron Dermer confirmed that American citizens are among the hostages.…

Saturday, Oct. 7, was the single deadliest day for the Jewish people since World War II. More than 700 people in Israel are dead: Jews, Arabs, Europeans, Americans and others. In a nation as small as Israel, there can’t be an attack like this without every resident being personally impacted in some way. Hillel Fuld…