Jim Jordan Won't Make A Scandal Of Himself  —  Democrats can make him one, but brace yourself for the Jim Jordan beat sweeteners  —  After Steve Saclise turned out not to be the hero they wanted, House Republicans will decide whether Joker Jim Jordan is the hero they need …

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.

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 …

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.”

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 …

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 …

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.

Whatever unfolds in Gaza war, judgment day looms for Netanyahu  —  One Israeli cabinet minister was barred from a hospital visitors' entrance.  Another's bodyguards were drenched with coffee thrown by a bereaved man.  A third had “traitor” and “imbecile” shouted at her as she came to comfort families evacuated during the horror.

Supreme Court tells 5th Circuit to stop its defiance in ghost gun case  —  The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday once again stepped in to leave in place the federal government's ban on so-called “ghost guns.”  These are unassembled and unmarked guns that can be bought online and then assembled into fully operative guns.

Biden Plans to Ask Congress for $100 Billion in Ukraine, Israel Aid  — Package aims to leverage support for Israel after Hamas attack  — Size and scope of Biden's potential request remains fluid  —  President Joe Biden is considering a supplemental request of approximately $100 billion …

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 …