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House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., is trailed by reporters as he arrives to meet with the House Republican Conference at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 12, 2023. A majority of Republicans have chosen Scalise as their nominee for speaker, defeating Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, but he is still short of the votes he will need on the floor to win the gavel. (AP Photo/J.

GOP’s Scalise ends his bid to become House speaker after failing to secure the votes to win gavel

House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., is trailed by reporters as he arrives to meet with the House Republican Conference at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 12, 2023. A majority of Republicans have chosen Scalise as their nominee for speaker, defeating Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, but he is still short of the votes he will need on the floor to win the gavel. (AP Photo/J.

October 12, 2023, 5:30pm Latest News

Republican Steve Scalise has ended his bid to become House speaker after failing to secure the votes to win the gavel. Read story

Rep. Steve Scalise, R-La., arrives for the House Republicans caucus meeting, Thursday, Oct. 12, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington.

Republican Steve Scalise is seen as a fighter, but becoming the House speaker might require a brawl

Rep. Steve Scalise, R-La., arrives for the House Republicans caucus meeting, Thursday, Oct. 12, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington.

October 12, 2023, 12:45pm Latest News

Nominated to be House speaker, Rep. Steve Scalise is heading straight into a familiar Republican problem: Skeptical GOP colleagues are reluctant to give their support, denying him the majority vote needed to win the gavel. Read story

United States Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, right, speaks with Germany's Defense Minister Boris Pistorius during a group photo during a meeting of the North Atlantic Council in defense ministers format at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Thursday, Oct. 12, 2023.

US Defense Secretary Austin to visit Israel on Friday to discuss military aid following Hamas attack

United States Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, right, speaks with Germany's Defense Minister Boris Pistorius during a group photo during a meeting of the North Atlantic Council in defense ministers format at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Thursday, Oct. 12, 2023.

October 12, 2023, 12:43pm Politics

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin plans to visit Israel on Friday, the second high-level U.S. official to visit Tel Aviv in two days, in a deliberate show of support and an effort to determine what additional military aid is needed in the war with Hamas. Read story

FILE - The USS Gerald R. Ford, arrives in Halifax on Oct. 28, 2022. Within hours of the horrific attack by Hamas, the U.S.

The US is moving quickly to boost Israel’s military. A look at what assistance it’s providing

FILE - The USS Gerald R. Ford, arrives in Halifax on Oct. 28, 2022. Within hours of the horrific attack by Hamas, the U.S.

October 12, 2023, 7:44am Politics

Within hours of the horrific attack by Hamas, the U.S. began moving warships and aircraft to the region to be ready to provide Israel with whatever it needs to respond. Read story

House Majority Leader Steve Scalise of La., speaks to reporters as he arrives for a meeting of House Republicans to vote on candidates for Speaker of the House on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2023 in Washington. Stalemated over a new House speaker, the Republican majority is scheduled to convene behind closed doors to try to vote on a nominee. But lawmakers say Wednesday's private ballots to replace ousted Speaker Kevin McCarthy could take a while.

Republicans nominate Steve Scalise to be House speaker and will try to unite before a floor vote

House Majority Leader Steve Scalise of La., speaks to reporters as he arrives for a meeting of House Republicans to vote on candidates for Speaker of the House on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2023 in Washington. Stalemated over a new House speaker, the Republican majority is scheduled to convene behind closed doors to try to vote on a nominee. But lawmakers say Wednesday's private ballots to replace ousted Speaker Kevin McCarthy could take a while.

October 11, 2023, 12:40pm Latest News

Republicans nominated Rep. Steve Scalise on Wednesday to be the next House speaker but now must try to unite their deeply divided majority to elect the conservative in a floor vote after ousting Rep. Kevin McCarthy from the job. Read story

A cantor cries during a prayer at Adas Israel Congregation's vigil for Israel, Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2023, in Washington.

US death toll in Israel-Hamas war rises to 22 as Blinken heads to Israel and US makes military moves

A cantor cries during a prayer at Adas Israel Congregation's vigil for Israel, Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2023, in Washington.

October 11, 2023, 11:13am Latest News

The number of U.S. citizens confirmed to have been killed in the Israel-Hamas war has risen to at least 22 with at least 17 more Americans unaccounted for, the State Department said Wednesday. That's an increase in the death toll from 14 the day before, in a war that has already claimed… Read story

President Joe Biden's son Hunter Biden arrives for a court appearance, in Wilmington, Del, Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023.

Hunter Biden judge agrees to drop old gun count after indictment replaces scuttled plea deal

President Joe Biden's son Hunter Biden arrives for a court appearance, in Wilmington, Del, Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023.

October 11, 2023, 11:13am Politics

A gun count that had been part of a collapsed plea deal in the Hunter Biden case was dismissed Wednesday as a judge signed off on a prosecution request. Read story

Commentary: Don’t blame gerrymandering for House GOP speaker mess

October 11, 2023, 7:49am Politics

Whenever something goes wrong on Capitol Hill, gerrymandering is cited as the root of the problem. But while redistricting continues to be a blatantly political act in most states, Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s ouster is a good example of why gerrymandering is not always the cause of chaos in Congress. Read story

A Black medic wounded on D-Day will be honored for treating dozens of troops under enemy fire

October 11, 2023, 7:48am Nation & World

An African American combat medic who was wounded while landing on Omaha Beach during the D-Day invasion in northern France but went on to tend to dozens of troops will be posthumously honored Wednesday in a ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery. His family and supporters continue to push for an… Read story

FILE - Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., speaks with reporters at the Capitol in Washington, May 24, 2023. The Supreme Court is taking up a new congressional redistricting case, this time from South Carolina, that could shape the fight for partisan control of the House of Representatives. Arguments taking place at the high court on Oct. 11 will focus on a coastal district that is held by Mace. (AP Photo/J.

The Supreme Court weighs whether South Carolina targeted Black voters in redistricting

FILE - Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., speaks with reporters at the Capitol in Washington, May 24, 2023. The Supreme Court is taking up a new congressional redistricting case, this time from South Carolina, that could shape the fight for partisan control of the House of Representatives. Arguments taking place at the high court on Oct. 11 will focus on a coastal district that is held by Mace. (AP Photo/J.

October 11, 2023, 7:48am Politics

The Supreme Court is taking up a new congressional redistricting case, this time from South Carolina, that could shape the fight for partisan control of the House of Representatives. Read story