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In a speech, President Biden appeals for more funding for Ukraine and Israel. Russia detains a Radio Free Europe editor. GOP states swore off a voting tool — now they're scrambling to recreate it.
Politics & Government
Israel's battle with Hamas recalls Yom Kippur War and its fateful effects
It is too soon to know whether current events will be nearly as momentous as those of 1973 — for the region, for the U.S. or for the world at large. But it is also possible they could be more so.
Republican states swore off a voting tool. Now they're scrambling to recreate it
Nine GOP-led states have now pulled out of ERIC, which helps members find election fraud and keep their voter lists up to date. And experts say their new efforts to replicate the group aren't as good.
Rep. Jim Jordan to pursue third vote to be speaker of the House
Ohio Republican Jim Jordan says he will call for a third ballot vote in his bid to become speaker of the House.
Trump isn't above the law, Justice Department tells a judge
Prosecutors said the former president should not enjoy blanket immunity from criminal prosecution in the federal election interference case against him.
Biden appeals for more funding for Ukraine and Israel in rare Oval Office address
President Biden has said he wants "unprecedented" aid for Israel and enough funding for Ukraine to continue its fight against Russia. But he faces hurdles in the Republican-controlled House.
House GOP leadership fight stretches on
House Republicans still have no plan to elect a Speaker and the fight over the future is splitting the party.
Supreme Court ducks, leaving Louisiana redistricting stuck in uncertainty
The case has been widely watched, not just because it could produce an additional Democratic House seat, but because the Fifth Circuit's actions are seen as a challenge to the high court's authority.
23 years ago, Israelis and Palestinians were talking about a two-state solution
NPR's Scott Detrow talks with ambassador Dennis Ross about how close Palestinian leader Arafat and Israel's prime minister came to an agreement for a two-state solution.
Rep. McCaul wants more aid to Israel. Here's why
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Republican Rep. Michael McCaul of Texas, who's also the chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, ahead of Biden's speech urging the U.S. to send aid to Israel.