Who is Jim Jordan?  —  The Ohio Republican, who is vying to be speaker, has served in the House since 2007.  —  WASHINGTON — Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, is the only candidate in the race for House speaker, but he's still struggling to win over enough support from rank-and-file Republicans to get elected in a formal floor vote.

Israel-Hamas war: Israel bombs Gaza where civilians sought refuge  —  The Gaza Health Ministry said an Israeli airstrike Tuesday hit a Gaza City hospital packed with wounded and other Palestinians seeking shelter, killing hundreds.  If confirmed, the attack would be by far the deadliest Israeli airstrike in five wars fought since 2008.

Man, Wrongfully Imprisoned for 16 Years, Is Fatally Shot During Traffic Stop  —  Leonard Allan Cure, who was exonerated in 2020 after being convicted of armed robbery, was shot and killed by a sheriff's deputy in Georgia after being pulled over for speeding.

Former GOP gubernatorial candidate Ryan Kelley sentenced to prison on Jan. 6 charges  —  The former candidate for Michigan governor was arrested during the Republican primary last year.  —  WASHINGTON — A former Republican candidate for Michigan governor was sentenced Tuesday to 60 days …

IDF confirms Islamic Jihad failed rocket destroyed Gaza hospital  —  Rockets fired by factions in the Gaza Strip often fall short, with Palestinians killed in a number of past such incidents.  —  The IDF confirmed late Tuesday night that Islamic Jihad's failed rocket had destroyed a Gaza hospital …

WATCH: Cornell Professor Says Hamas Atrocities Were ‘Exhilarating’  —  A Cornell University professor told a crowd of students that the Hamas terror attacks against Israeli citizens were “exhilarating” and “energizing.”  —  “It was exhilarating,” Russell Rickford, a history professor at Cornell …

The Right's Latest Target: Unmarried Women  —  Archconservatives find single women threatening, and they're trying to browbeat them into submission.  —  Pocket  —  This article appears in the October 30/November 6, 2023 issue, with the headline “Scolds and the Single Girl.”

This morning, the Justice Department announced that the United States has reached a settlement with the plaintiffs in the case of Ms. L. v. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, a class action lawsuit filed in 2018 over the Trump administration's policy of separating parents and children at the southwest border to deter migrants.

Ukraine uses secretly shipped U.S. missiles to launch surprise strike  —  The delivery and use on the battlefield marks a major ramp up of the administration's defense of Ukraine.  —  The Ukrainian military on Tuesday used U.S.-supplied longer-range missiles to strike nine Russian helicopters …

Britney Spears Reveals She Had an Abortion Because Justin Timberlake 'Didn't Want to Be a Father' (Exclusive)  —  Britney Spears is sharing a painful experience she's kept private for 20 years.  —  In her upcoming memoir The Woman in Me, the pop icon, 41, reveals that when she dated Justin Timberlake …

Trump's statements pose ‘grave threats’ to court proceedings, Judge Chutkan says in written gag order  —  US District Judge Tanya Chutkan has put into writing her limited gag order that bars Donald Trump from making public statements about witnesses who might testify against him in the federal …

North Carolina governor sues Republicans over election rules change  —  North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper (D) sued Republicans over a state Senate bill that changed election rules in the state.  —  Cooper's lawsuit, filed against President Pro Tempore Phillip Berger, Speaker of the House Timothy Moore …