Jim Jordan to force floor vote for House speaker on Tuesday after consolidating Republican support - US politics live  —  Republican hardliner says situation in Israel had changed his earlier stance that he would only call a vote if he had enough votes to win  —  Jordan consolidates support ahead of Tuesday House speaker vote

Live updates Judge to hear argument over Trump gag order in Jan. 6 case  —  Special counsel Jack Smith's office is in federal court in D.C. today asking for a gag order that would bar former president Donald Trump from maligning the judge, prosecutors, witnesses and potential jurors in his election obstruction case.

More on Disastrous Biden Interview: Scott Pelley Has to Help Him Finish Sentence, Says President ‘Tired’  —  I wrote earlier about a couple of the teaser clips from the “60 Minutes” interview with Joe Biden.  —  Those were bad, but the complete interview was even worse.

Statement from President Joe Biden  —  Jill and I were shocked and sickened to learn of the brutal murder of a six-year-old child and the attempted murder of the child's mother in their home yesterday in Illinois.  —  The child's Palestinian Muslim family came to America seeking what we all seek …

Settlement over Trump family separations at the border limits future separations for 8 years  —  The federal government would be barred from immigration policies that separate parents from children for eight years under a proposed court settlement announced Monday that also provides families …

Scott's super PAC cancels TV ad reservations as campaign sputters  —  The super PAC supporting Tim Scott's presidential campaign said Monday it will cancel “all of our Fall media inventory.”  —  The super PAC supporting Tim Scott's presidential bid is canceling most of its remaining TV spending …

Trump Federal Election Case: Judge Imposes Limited Gag Order on Trump  —  The order pits the First Amendment rights of a presidential candidate against the responsibilities of a judge to protect witnesses and to preserve the integrity of the proceedings.

U.S. to ease sanctions on Venezuelan oil for freer presidential election  —  BOGOTÁ, Colombia — The Biden administration and the government of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro have agreed to a deal in which the U.S. would ease sanctions on Venezuela's oil industry …

Scholastic's “bigot button”  —  Scholastic, the popular publisher of children's books, is a big business.  It is a publicly-traded company with a market capitalization of $1.15 billion.  Its CEO, Peter Warwick, collected a total compensation of $3,300,361 in 2023, and at least four other executives were paid over $1.3 million.

Biden campaign to launch account on Trump's Truth Social  —  'There's very little ‘truth’ happening on Truth Social, but at least now it'll be a little fun,' Biden campaign tells Fox News Digital  —  EXCLUSIVE: The Biden campaign is launching an account on former President Trump's Truth Social, Fox News Digital has learned.

Scoop: Oprah pitched a White House run with Mitt Romney, book reveals … - Romney tells Coppins he dismissed the idea, believing that such a campaign would inadvertently help Trump.

Fourth Iranian Arrested Illegally Crossing US Border This Month  —  U.S. authorities on the southern border have apprehended an Iranian citizen crossing into Texas for the fourth time this month.  —  The Iranians are considered “special interest aliens” because the U.S. government designates Iran a supporter of terrorism.

Jordan to face a challenger in floor vote Tuesday  —  ‘There will be an alternative for the rational part of the Republican conference,’ an opponent of the hard-right congressman says.

The GOP refusal to condemn Menendez speaks volumes  —  Public Notice just celebrated its second birthday.  Click the button to take advantage of our special anniversary offer.  —  Click to redeem 2nd anniversary special  —  As a general rule of politics, it should be easy to condemn …