• US House to consider pro-Israel bill next week, lawmaker says after Iran attack

    'The House of Representatives stands strongly with Israel, and there must be consequences for this unprovoked attack,' says House Majority Leader Steve Scalise

  • US preparing for significant Iran attack on US or Israeli assets in the region as soon as next week

    The US is on high alert and actively preparing for a “significant” attack that could come as soon as within the next week by Iran targeting Israeli or American assets in the region in response to Monday’s Israeli strike in Damascus that killed top Iranian commanders, a senior administration official tells CNN. Senior US officials currently believe that an attack by Iran is “inevitable” – a view shared by their Israeli counterparts, that official said. The two governments are furiously working to...

  • Tiger Woods will hold talks over becoming the next US Ryder Cup captain after the Masters with 48-year-old in line to replace Zach Johnson for next year's New York showdown

    Tiger Woods will hold talks about becoming the US Ryder Cup captain next week. Woods is the frontrunner to become Zach Johnson's successor for next year. Masters tee times REVEALED: Rory McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler paired together

  • House to focus just on Israel, Iran next week

    EXCLUSIVE: House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R, La., tells Fox News the House is shifting its legislative docket next week to deal exclusively with the crisis in the Middle East.Scalise says the House is jettisoning "themed" legislation focusing on attempts by the Biden Administration to curb the types of appliances people can buy and recalibrating toward foreign policy.WHY THE HOUSE DELAYED SENDING MAYORKAS IMPEACHMENT ARTICLES TO THE SENATE TO BEGIN TRIAL The biggest issue is a potential...

  • House subcommittee schedules hearing on commuter rail challenges

    WASHINGTON — A subcommittee of the House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee s has announced plans for a hearing next week on challenges facing the commuter rail industry. The Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee has scheduled the hearing for Wednesday, April 17, at 10 a.m. ET, chairman Troy Nehls (R-Texas) announced. The hearing will be []Read More

  • House changes schedule to consider Israel legislation next week

    The House of Representatives will change its schedule to consider legislation to support Israel in light of Iran’s Saturday attack and to hold Tehran accountable, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) said on Saturday. “In light of Iran’s unjustified attack on Israel, the House will move from its previously announced legislative schedule next week to

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    Wichita schedules next round of sales for public housing units

    Share on Facebook Share on Twitter The City of Wichita has announced the next round of open house events as it continues to market and sell public housing units. The city has received federal approval to sell

  • The Speaker of the US House of Representatives said he would hold a vote on aid for Ukraine

    Every weekday The Telegraph's top journalists analyse the Russian invasion of Ukraine from all angles and tell you what you need to know

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    Trump gag order hearing to be held by Judge Merchan next week

    Donald Trump’s criminal court appearance has so far consisted mostly of pretrial legal discussions before getting to jury selection. Among the issues raised Monday by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s office was Trump’s alleged violation of the gag order before jury selection even started. The prosecution asked Judge Juan Merchan for sanctions of $1,000 each for three Trump social media posts allegedly attacking Michael Cohen and others; for him to tell Trump to take down the posts in...

  • UN Court to hold public hearings on Armenia v. Azerbaijan case

    The International Court of Justice will hold public hearings on the preliminary objections raised by Azerbaijan in the case concerning Application of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (Armenia v. Azerbaijan) at the Peace Palace in The Hague, the seat of the Court, from Monday 15 to Friday 19 …

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    House to delay sending Mayorkas impeachment articles to the Senate until next week

    The House will send impeachment articles against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to the Senate next week – a delay that comes as Senate Republicans seek more time to make the public argument for a full trial since Democrats are expected to quickly dismiss the articles at the beginning of the trial. “To ensure the Senate has adequate time to perform its constitutional duty, the House will transmit the articles of impeachment to the Senate next week. There is no reason whatsoever...

  • Trump one week, Biden the next: what do presidential polls teach us?

    Even with the potential for error and a decline in voter engagement, polls can explain the electorate at a point in timeIn recent months, polling has generally showed President Joe Biden running behind his Republican challenger, Donald Trump, by a small margin, particularly in swing states like Georgia and Arizona. But election polling began to fluctuate after Biden’s State of the Union speech last month.The question is how much meaning observers should ascribe to polls in April, seven months...