Today's Top Political News Compilation - Tuesday, October 31, 2023 (1 Viewer)

Senators mostly agree, setting up a showdown with the House.

Donald Jr. and Eric Trump will testify in the New York civil fraud case that threatens their Trump Organization’s future.

Crowds gathered at the Rafah crossing between Gaza and Egypt on Wednesday, as multiple sources told CNN that up to 500 foreign nationals could be allowed to flee the besieged enclave. Follow for live updates.

The Senate has confirmed Jacob Lew as ambassador to Israel, filling the key diplomatic post as the country is fighting a war with Hamas.

The White House is blasting House Republicans for setting an "unprecedented bar" in their proposed bill to aid Israel in the country's fight against Hamas.

Trump's prosecutors and judges have warned that Trump's frequent public attacks against his perceived enemies have led to threats and harassment.

On October 20, House Oversight Committee chairman Rep. James Comer released a video raising questions about a 2018 personal check to Joe Biden from his brother James Biden and James’ wife Sara Biden, which had the words “loan repayment” written on the front. Comer said he would view the $200,000...

President Joe Biden’s administration is privately developing a national strategy to combat Islamophobia.

The House Budget Committee is requesting a full accounting of United States aid to Ukraine, as Congress weighs sending additional funding overseas.

Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin believes Putin will not stop in Ukraine and warns other Baltic states could be next if U.S. support wavers.

The 14th Amendment disqualification trial against former President Donald Trump continued Tuesday in Colorado, where a group of voters are trying to keep him off the 2024 ballot based on the Constitution’s post-Civil War “insurrectionist ban.”

A Cuban foreign ministry official says the inclusion of Cuba on the list of countries that sponsor terrorism has a direct link to more Cubans leaving for the U.S.

The White House threatened to veto House Republicans' Israel aid bill, which seeks to provide funding to Israel as a stand-alone issue rather than combine it with aid for other nations, should it come to his desk for signature.

Kyiv wants Marine Corps training, more air defense and longer-range missiles.

Second gentleman Douglas Emhoff, Education Secretary Miguel Cardona and Deputy Education Secretary Cindy Marten attended the meeting.

The attack by Hamas on Israel will inspire the most significant terror threat to the United States since the rise of ISIS nearly a decade ago, FBI Director Christopher Wray said at a congressional hearing on Tuesday.

Two Cochise County officials who refused to certify the midterm election results are now the subject of an investigation by the Arizona attorney general.

Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) condemned the subpoenaing of associates of Supreme Court Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito by the Senate Judiciary Committee.

The Trump Organization's $250 million fraud trial becomes a family affair Wednesday when Donald Trump Jr. becomes the first of Donald Trump's children to take the stand.

Speaker Mike Johnson's wealthy Louisiana donors could become key funders for House Republicans trying to protect their majority in 2024.

Nevada Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo is criticizing his state party’s plan to forge ahead with a caucus despite the state-run primary occurring two days prior.

New House Speaker Mike Johnson is already tying Washington in new partisan knots.

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Secretary of State Antony Blinken are urging an increasingly divided Congress to immediately send major aid to both Israel and Ukraine.

New York resident and Canadian citizens allegedly conspired to export vital electronic components to Russia in violation of U.S. sanctions, prosecutors say.

The U.S. rejected accusations by Russian President Vladimir Putin that the West and Ukraine orchestrated an anti-Israel riot at an airport in Dagestan.

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick (R-TX) jeered that Democratic cities claiming to be sanctuary cities “weren’t really sanctuary cities.”

Nikolay Goltsev, Salimdzhon Nasriddinov and Kristina Puzyreva are accused of evading sanctions in order to send Russia equipment used in their missile systems.

Hezbollah does not need to cross the border to keep Israel locked into the prospect of a two-front war.

The internet has questions about the governor’s boots. So I asked the experts.

Two Democrats and one Democrat-turned-independent are among the most unpopular senators in the United States.

Israeli forces killed another Hamas commander on Wednesday in their second strike on Gaza's Jabalia refugee camp in two days, the military said, as the first group of civilian evacuees from the besieged enclave crossed into Egypt.

A Cornell student was arrested Tuesday after allegedly posting threatening messages online that called for the deaths of Jewish people.

With no respite from Israeli bombing, Gaza City residents continue to go on living a semblance of their daily routines.

President Joe Biden will meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping next month, the White House says.

A Florida appeals court heard arguments in a case challenging the constitutionality of the state's currently enacted congressional maps.

With no access to water or pads, women say they have little choice but to use these tablets amid the Israeli offensive.

Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) called out the Biden administration, saying it is twisting border policy in order to claim it is complying with the law.

Gov. Phil Murphy (D-NJ) reportedly spent thousands of taxpayer dollars to cover expenses at several MetLife Stadium events in New Jersey, including nearly a thousand dollars incurred at a Taylor Swift concert, according to documents obtained by Politico.

Signs of the rift within Israel’s establishment deepen even as Netanyahu declares the next phase of the war in Gaza.

Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh met with Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian in Qatar on Tuesday, showcasing the international patronage of the organization that massacred 1,400 people in an Oct. 7 terrorist attack in Israel.

The two countries share energy ambitions, defence partnerships and a mistrust of Turkey, analysts say.

EXCLUSIVE — Keeping with the Halloween spirit, the National Republican Congressional Committee delivered a postman costume to House Democratic Conference Chairman Pete Aguilar’s (D-CA) office after he was dubbed “Post Office Pete” by Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA).

Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) announced that the Judiciary Committee launched an investigation into the Department of Justice's alleged spying on congressional staff and members of Congress.

US rights group says president’s request to Congress suggests US may ‘bankroll’ displacement of Palestinians.

The Palestinian group says it has informed intermediaries of its plan to release some foreigners held captive in Gaza.

The Supreme Court weighed Tuesday whether public officials can block certain people from their social media accounts, invoking hypothetical arguments on high-profile figures from former President Donald Trump to Taylor Swift.

A left-wing super PAC behind a radio ad likening a black candidate to an Uncle Tom pocketed a combined $2 million in recent years from Democratic megadonor George Soros, records show.

Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-NY) announced $75 million in grants on Tuesday to combat a rise in hate crimes in the state recently, including a rise in antisemitism and Islamophobia following the Oct. 7 attack in Israel.

As the war enters its 616th day, these are the main developments.

Israeli military says it destroyed unidentified ‘aerial target’ and separately intercepted surface-to-surface missile.

Rep. Rashida Tlaib’s (D-MI) consistent calls for a ceasefire in the war between Israel and Hamas are fracturing the Democratic Party, leaving several liberal lawmakers “incredibly disappointed” in their colleagues’ reactions to the conflict.

Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) announced Tuesday that he tested positive for COVID-19 and will be missing votes in the Senate this week.

Health ministry in Gaza says more than 50 people were killed in the attack on Tuesday and 150 others were wounded.

Asian shares have risen after the latest tumble on Wall Street. U.S. futures gained and oil prices were $1 higher.