Alexis Simendinger

The prospect of a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas remains on a knife’s edge today, as the two sides have yet to reach consensus on multiple drafts of a potential deal. Hamas accepted a deal Mondat that seeks to halt the seven-month war with Israel in Gaza. The announcement came after a day-long meeting in...

Is House Republican infighting an endless loop? Conservatives in the House GOP conference and the Democrats’ leader, Rep. Hakeem Jeffries of New York, agreed Sunday that activist Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) will not succeed in ousting Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) this week. “She doesn’t lead anyone,” House Freedom Caucus Chair Bob Good (R-Va.) told NewsNation’s “The Hill Sunday.” He suggested Greene is isolated in...

Another turbulent week ends with a hallmark of American democracy: Everyone has a say, including critics, and everyone wants to influence voters on Election Day. But there are limits. President Biden, urged by allies and detractors to speak out about pro-Palestinian demonstrations coast-to-coast, used the White House on Thursday as his backdrop to blast protesters...

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) — the target of a promised GOP coup next week, which will fail — suggests he wants to lead Republicans in the next Congress. "I’m doing my duty, as I’ve been called by my colleagues to do. I’ll continue to do it as long as we’re effective — and I think...

Former President Trump’s lawyers will argue today to the Supreme Court that he can do just about anything he desires and be immune from prosecution, based on the perks of the high office he held and lost. On Tuesday, Trump and his representatives suggested he has a right while on trial to counter his critics...

The prosecution Monday told jurors that then-candidate Donald Trump orchestrated a criminal plot to corrupt the 2016 election. Influencing voters is not a felony, the defendant’s lawyer countered. It’s politics. “President Trump did not commit any crimes. The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office should never have brought this case,” defense attorney Todd Blanche told jurors. Boiled...

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) will have to prove his juggling skills this week. The Speaker unveiled his plan to move foreign aid through the House during a closed-door GOP meeting Monday, pitching four separate bills to address aid for Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan and other national security priorities. After months of delaying any decisions on the...

Israel is weighing a reaction to Iran’s historic air offensive, which was largely foiled Saturday with help from unprecedented coordination with the U.S. and Jordan to destroy exploding drones and missiles. President Biden, seeking restraint to avert a wider war in the Middle East, spoke Sunday with partners from the seven leading industrialized nations by video hookup and consulted Israeli...

History suggests third-party candidates can’t win U.S. presidential elections, largely because of the power of the major parties. But they can change the math. With eight months of campaign drama to go and eight battleground states in mind, Morning Report asked experts this week whether independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will draw enough votes...

Congress is back in session this week, but what lawmakers can accomplish will be complicated by internal politics and events overseas. The House is increasingly chaotic, as Republicans juggle a razor-thin majority and lawmakers struggle to find consensus on issues from spending to international aid. Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) faces a moment of truth on Ukraine aid...