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.

Department of Defense Releases Declassified Images, Videos of Coercive and Risky PLA Operational Behavior  —  The Department of Defense today released a collection of declassified images and videos depicting 15 recent cases of coercive and risky operational behavior by the People's Liberation Army …

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 …

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.

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 …

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 …

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 …

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.”

Transgender female fencer scores world title over 14-time champion  —  Liz Kocab has won 8 world championships  —  A transgender female fencer picked up an eighth world championship on Sunday at the 2023 FIE Veteran Fencing World Championships.  —  Liz Kocab won in the Vet Women's Epee …

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.

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 …

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 …

Russian sources disappeared after Trump declassified ex-spy's evidence, UK court told  —  Former MI6 officer's witness statement criticises ‘reckless’ publication of Mueller testimony about ex-president's Russia links  —  Donald Trump's decision to declassify evidence given by a former British spy …

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 …