The veteran Republican faced a right-wing challenger who sought to make his powerful post on the committee that controls federal spending into a political liability.
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Netanyahu Is Set to Address Congress on July 24
The political divide over the Israeli prime minister was evident even in the announcement of when he would appear, with Republican and Democratic leaders issuing separate statements.
Netanyahu Is Set to Address Congress on July 24
The political divide over the Israeli prime minister was evident even in the announcement of when he would appear, with Republican and Democratic leaders issuing separate statements.
Israel Secretly Targets U.S. Lawmakers With Influence Campaign on Gaza War
Israel’s Ministry of Diaspora Affairs ordered the operation, which used fake social media accounts urging U.S. lawmakers to fund Israel’s military, according to officials and documents about the effort.
House Votes to Impose Sanctions on I.C.C. Officials Over Israel Prosecution
The Republican-written bill, which the White House strongly opposes, stands little chance of becoming law after lawmakers failed to reach a bipartisan deal on penalizing measures.
U.S. Suspends Funding for Group at Center of Covid Origins Fight
The decision came after a scorching hearing in which lawmakers barraged EcoHealth Alliance’s president with claims of misrepresenting work with Chinese virologists.
Henry Cuellar, Texas Representative, and His Wife Indicted on Bribery Charges
Mr. Cuellar and his wife are accused of accepting bribes from a bank in Mexico City and an oil and gas company owned by Azerbaijan. He has maintained they are innocent.
Biden and Mexico’s President Vow Combined Action on Illegal Immigration
President Biden is under intense political pressure, including from within his own party, to address migration before the election.
After Israel Aid Vote, Pocan Seeks to Show Biden Liberal Dismay on Gaza
The progressive Democrat from a rural, mostly white Wisconsin district is highlighting that it is not just young people of color who are concerned about the war.
A Chinese Firm Is America’s Favorite Drone Maker. Except in Washington.
U.S. authorities consider DJI a security threat. Congress is weighing legislation to ban it, prompting a lobbying campaign from the company, which dominates the commercial and consumer drone markets.