Senate Republicans Mounted an Effort To Threaten Qatar To Expel Hamas Leaders. After Trump's Win, an Israeli News Report Suggests It May Have Worked.

Earlier this week, congressional Republicans mounted an effort to punish Qatar for providing shelter to Hamas's remaining leadership, the Washington Free Beacon has learned. Now, following former president Donald Trump's election, an Israeli news report suggests that the Gulf state has informed Hamas it is no longer welcome in Doha. Sens. Roger Wicker (R., Miss.) […]

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Failing Up: Blocked Biden Nominee Now Overseeing White House Effort To Potentially Shutter Major Energy Source

Shortly after Laura Daniel-Davis failed Senate confirmation for the second time last year, the White House appointed her to serve as the second in command at the Department of the Interior—a promotion. Now, she has been given yet another senior role crafting energy policy potentially impacting millions of Americans.

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EXCLUSIVE: ‘No Federal Right To An Abortion’: Idaho GOP Members Lead Amicus Brief Supporting Pro-Life SCOTUS Case

'Their manipulation of federal law cannot usurp state law, and there is no federal right to an abortion'

Senate Ethics Committee Silent On Reason For Not Opening Bob Menendez Investigation

The committee's treatment of Menendez appears different from 2015

A Plan B for Ukraine?

These are bleak days for Americans who support Ukraine's resistance to Russian aggression. Last year's Ukrainian counteroffensive did not achieve its aims. While Ukraine has decimated the Russian Black Sea fleet and shown that Russian territory is not immune to attack, the nearly two-year-old conflict has turned into a long, hard slog—a static war of position rather than a sweeping war of maneuver. Every day, it seems, Russian missiles pound Ukrainian apartment buildings, schools, and hospitals. And military aid to Ukraine (and to Israel) languishes in the U.S. Congress, entangled in the web of immigration politics.

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As South Africa Cozies Up to Russia and Hamas, Biden Admin Promotes Economic Forum in Johannesburg

The Biden administration is under fire for promoting an economic forum being held this week in South Africa, a country that has been deepening its relations with Russia, China, Iran, and the terror group Hamas.

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Republicans Probe Rob Malley's Ties to Tehran Influence Network

Republican leaders on the Senate and House foreign affairs committees have opened a joint investigation into Biden administration Iran envoy Robert Malley's links to a secret Iranian government influence network that reportedly includes several of his closest associates, the Washington Free Beacon has learned.

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‘What Did You Find Out?’: GOP Senator Stumps Biden’s Interior Secretary With Questions About Major Wind Project

'What did you find out?'

Congress Wants to Defund the U.N.’s Anti-Semitic Palestinian Refugee Agency

Republicans in Congress are working to defund the United Nations’ Palestinian refugee agency, which allows terrorist groups to store weapons in its facilities and distributes educational materials that advocate for Israel’s destruction.

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‘We Learned Nothing’: Senators Still In The Dark On Aerial Object Takedowns After Classified Intel Briefing

'It's not from outer space'