Miller-Meeks Statement on Speaker Vote and Death Threats  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. - Yesterday, I voted to support Jim Jordan's candidacy for Speaker of the House.  I voted for Jim Jordan for the greater good of the House Republican party, based on our Conference meeting and the test Speaker ballot that was cast earlier this week.

Social Media Influencer Douglass Mackey Sentenced after Conviction for Election Interference in 2016 Presidential Race  —  For Immediate Release  —  U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of New York  —  Defendant Attempted to Trick Voters Into Believing They Could Vote By Text Message

'I Couldn't Shift Anything': Senior State Department Official Resigns Over Biden's Gaza Policy  —  Josh Paul, who spent a decade in State's bureau overseeing arms sales, exclusively spoke with HuffPost after quitting over the U.S. approach to the Israel-Palestine conflict.

Hundreds arrested after Pro-Palestinian demonstrators flood Cannon Rotunda, Capitol complex  —  WASHINGTON - A pro-Palestinian protest is underway on Capitol Hill as demonstrators are occupying the Cannon Rotunda and large crowds are growing around the Capitol complex.

Woman arrested after trying to get close to Trump at New York trial; she says she's a supporter  —  Former President Donald Trump will be back in court Tuesday for his New York civil fraud trial.  A lawsuit alleges that Trump and top executives at the Trump Organization, conspired to pad his net worth by billions of dollars.

Gaza carnage spreads anger across Mideast, alarming US allies and threatening to widen conflict  —  Protests in Ramallah after an explosion at a hospital in Gaza killed hundreds of people  —  Within hours after a blast was said to have killed hundreds at a Gaza hospital …

Trump Told Mitt Romney's Son He Would ‘Drop’ Melania: Book  —  An excerpt from Romney: A Reckoning details some of the Utah senator's first encounters with the former president  —  IN A NEW biography of Sen. Mitt Romney, Romney: A Reckoning by McKay Coppins, the Atlantic staff writer claims …

'It's not been enough to carry the day': Why the Victoria's Secret rebrand is over  —  Editor's Note: This article was originally published by Business of Fashion, an editorial partner of CNN  —  The radical transformation of Victoria's Secret is over.  —  The American lingerie chain …

Dems consider McHenry  —  Presented by With assists from POLITICO's Congress team  —  TICK TOCK: The government will shut down in 30 days if Congress can't pass a funding patch ... and it's day 15 of the House not having a speaker.  —  MCHENRY SUPPORT GROWS ... WITH DEMS

Maddow: Trump Wants ‘MSNBC on Trial ... So that He Can Execute Us’  —  The incendiary language from MSNBC host Rachel Maddow was one of the things that inspired James T. Hodgkinson's attempted assassination of multiple congressional Republicans at a baseball practice in 2017.

At Least A Quarter Of A Million People Were Arrested For Weed Last Year, FBI Says  —  The FBI reported 227,108 arrests related to cannabis, which is legal in 23 states.  —  LOADING  —  Police made more than a quarter of a million arrests for weed-related offenses in 2022 …

Speaker McHenry  —  If the House Republicans cannot resolve the speakership in the next few days, they may be better off empowering Speaker Pro Tempore Patrick McHenry to run the House through at least the end of the year.  —  by Newt Gingrich  —  The second effort to replace Speaker Kevin McCarthy just ended in failure.

Arizona Democratic Party donates $10K to Gallego Senate campaign  —  The Arizona Democratic Party donated $10,000 to Rep. Ruben Gallego's Senate campaign in the last quarter, as he prepares for a potential three-way race for Independent Sen. Kristen Sinema's seat in the swing state.

Survivors of kibbutz attack turn their ire on Netanyahu  —  A massive security failure and antagonism toward Arabs means many Israelis think Netanyahu has to answer for Hamas' attack.  —  Tomer Eliaz, a 17-year-old boy in the kibbutz of Nahal Oz, was forced to go door-to-door by Hamas …

Biden eases sanctions on Venezuelan oil and Republicans howl  —  The move reverses years of U.S. policy aimed at unseating President Nicolás Maduro.  —  The Biden administration said Wednesday it will ease sanctions against companies that trade in oil produced in Venezuelan or invest …

As Jordan wobbles, House GOP eyes potential next speaker candidates  —  Plenty of alternatives are in the mix.  But no one will make public moves until the Ohio Republican ends his flagging candidacy.

Biden's pick for ambassador to Israel spars with Republican opponents  —  Jack Lew, a veteran of the Obama and Clinton administrations, has attracted criticism from some in the GOP for his defense of the Iran nuclear deal and related policies  —  Jack Lew, President Biden's nominee to become …