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Trump, Venezuela's Rodriguez tout positive phone call, Trump finds Senate win
Both leaders described the call as positive. In the US, the Senate blocked a resolution that would have barred Trump from further military action in Venezuela without Congress's authorization.
Trump declares he will get impeached if Republicans lose midterms, plans to meet health insurers
On This Day in 2021: January 6 US Capitol insurrection riots
Democrats urge Trump to reverse mass ambassador recalls
Republicans just handed Democrats their most powerful healthcare weapon - opinion
Healthcare costs will spike after Republicans block Affordable Care Act subsidies, threatening GOP seats in swing districts.
Sen. Rick Scott: ‘The anti-Israel voice is not America’
At The Jerusalem Post Washington Conference, the Florida senator urged leaders to condemn antisemitism “every single time” and to deepen pro-Israel engagement on Capitol Hill.
US Senate to hold vote Thursday on Republican healthcare plan
The Republican-proposed alternative plan aims to address expiring Affordable Care Act subsidies
Democrats troubled by video of US strike on Caribbean drug boat, Republicans defend attack
The second strike, ordered by Admiral Frank Bradley, led some lawmakers to suggest that the US may have violated the law of war.
Chuck Schumer receives emailed bomb threats, confirms everyone is safe
The bomb threats were sent to Schumer's Rochester, Binghamton, and Long Island offices, with "MAGA" in the subject line, and an email address claiming the 2020 election was "rigged."
Holocaust museums 'false propaganda' used to blackmail world - American Muslims for Palestine head
Osama Abu Irshaid says Jews have a "monopoly on the victim mentality," calling for a new "Palestinian genocide" narrative.
Lone US Republican rep. votes against releasing Epstein files as Senate weighs bill
Rep. Clay Higgins (R-Louisiana) was the sole vote against the House measure requiring the release of the unclassified records on sex criminal Jefferey Epstein.
US Senate approves deal to end longest government shutdown in history, sends to House
The 60-40 vote passed with the support of nearly all of the chamber's Republicans and eight Democrats.
Senate to vote on bill to end longest ever US gov't shutdown
Senate sources told ABC that there would be “more than enough” Democrats to vote on the bipartisan measure, though most are expected to vote against the measure.
Trump seeks end of Senate filibuster as shutdown drags on, but Republicans are unmoved
"We have to get the country open. And the way we're going to do it this afternoon is to terminate the filibuster," Trump told Republican senators.
Trump withdraws State Department Middle East nominee, source says
Trump withdraws Joel Rayburn's nomination as assistant secretary of state after concerns over his role in US troop deployment discussions in Syria.
