Republicans respond to attack on Israel by demonstrating their unfitness  —  From Tim Scott to Trump, they couldn't resist smearing Biden with shameless lies. … During a Fox News hit Saturday, RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel reacted to Hamas's attack on Israel by calling it a “great opportunity” for Republican candidates.

‘The Diciest Thing’ Steve Scalise and Jim Jordan Are Battling Over  —  Both men know getting into detail on spending strategy could be fatal for their House speakership bids.  —  For years, a rotating cast of House GOP leaders have shared a fatal flaw: an inclination to only address their most immediate problems.

As false war information spreads on X, Musk promotes unvetted accounts  —  Information researchers said that the new outbreak of violence between Israel and Hamas is an early test of how the revamped X conveys accurate data during a major crisis.  —  As false information …

Iran Helped Plot Attack on Israel Over Several Weeks  —  The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps gave the final go-ahead last Monday in Beirut  —  DUBAI—Iranian security officials helped plan Hamas's Saturday surprise attack on Israel and gave the green light for the assault at a meeting …

Eyewitness Account of the Rave Massacre  —  Scenes of young women raped next to the dead bodies of their friends  —  I've spent the last 12 hours speaking to Israelis who were at the Supernova music festival.  Their testimonies, as you would imagine, are very emotional.

Vietnam tried to hack U.S. officials, CNN with posts on X, probe finds  —  The attempts appear to have been unsuccessful, but came as the U.S. and Vietnam were negotiating an agreement that President Biden signed last month in Hanoi  —  Vietnamese government agents tried to plant spyware …

Dem-leaning States Project group pours $4.5 million into Virginia legislative races  —  Dem donors ignored state legislature races for a long time.  Dobbs brought new attention.  —  Daniel Squadron, left, and Adam Pritzker photographed in Manhattan, New York, on Thursday, October 6, 2023.

You Eat  —  China has invested heavily in an armada of far-flung fishing vessels, in part to extend its global influence.  This maritime expansion has come at grave human cost.  —  DANIEL ARITONANG GRADUATED from high school in May, 2018, hoping to find a job.

Influential Texas activist Jonathan Stickland hosted white supremacist Nick Fuentes at Fort Worth office  —  The Texas Tribune also observed Texas GOP chair Matt Rinaldi outside the building, but he denied meeting Fuentes and denounced him.  —  FORT WORTH — Jonathan Stickland …

‘Everyone Was Surprised’: Palestinians in Gaza React to Conflict  —  01:34-01:38 What forced us to flee was the intensity of the bombing, 01:38-01:39 which was unlike anything in the past.  01:39 The bombing did not spare any tree or home or person; it targeted all.

Tuberville won't bend on military blockade amid Israel crisis  —  After Hamas attacked Israel, Senate Democrats said it was past time for several top-level military nominees to be approved.  —  Sen. Tommy Tuberville is not relenting from his monthslong blockade of military nominations …

Haley is rising in New Hampshire.  But toppling Trump is a tall order.  —  The shifting terrain among the non-Trump candidates in the Granite State has drawn renewed attention to a unique and crucial 2024 GOP battleground  —  BEDFORD, N.H. — Diane Weir isn't an obvious vote for Nikki Haley.

Reckoning needed after Biden's failed foreign policy gave Hamas' terror the element of surprise  —  The weekend's depraved attack by Iran-sponsored Hamas terrorists on Israel reportedly blindsided US and Israeli intelligence.  How could that be?  —  Any postmortem on what went wrong has to include: