Grief and revenge: Washington reacts to 3 killed in Iran-backed attack

Messages of mourning and calls for retaliation began pouring out moments after U.S. Central Command revealed Sunday that three U.S. service members were killed Saturday night at an American base in Jordan in a drone attack launched by Iranian-backed militias. In a statement on Sunday, President Joe Biden said the U.S. knew the Saturday attack "was carried out by radical Iran-backed...

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Haley targeted in December swatting incident

GOP presidential candidate Nikki Haley was targeted in a swatting incident last month, according to media reports Saturday. Authorities responded to a false emergency call on Dec. 30 after a man claimed to have shot a woman and threatened to harm himself at Haley’s home in Kiawah Island, South Carolina, records obtained by Reuters showed. Haley and her son were not in town...

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Cheney accuses Stefanik of deleting 2021 statement condemning Jan. 6 protesters

Former GOP House chair Liz Cheney on Saturday accused her successor Elise Stefanik of deleting a press release from 2021 condemning protesters who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6. On Tuesday, Cheney tweeted at Stefanik, an ally of former President Donald Trump, saying: “This is what ⁦⁦@EliseStefanik said, in a rare moment of honesty, about the January 6 attack on our Capitol....

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Biden campaign holds Michigan meetings amid voter anger over Middle East

President Joe Biden's campaign manager traveled to Michigan on Friday to help shore up support among minority groups within the state seething over the administration’s Middle East policy, according to three people familiar with the situation. Julie Chávez Rodríguez was scheduled to meet with a range of local elected officials and leaders from Michigan’s Arab and Palestinian-American,...

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New House maps in New York stall as deadline for June primaries nears

ALBANY, New York — New York is rapidly nearing the date when the lack of new congressional lines could start interfering with the ability to hold primaries in June as planned. And so far, there are few signs that the redistricting process will be wrapped up soon. “I’m hopeful that we get the maps and we move forward," said John Mannion, a Democratic state senator and congressional...

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Why Hochul’s budget is a headache for Suozzi

ALBANY, New York — Schools are facing spending cuts, and taxpayers could be paying more to provide services for the surge of migrants. Republicans want voters to blame Democrat Tom Suozzi. House Republicans and their campaign arm are seizing on Gov. Kathy Hochul’s $233 billion budget proposal that would boost migrant-related aid by $500 million and lead to spending cuts for...

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White House gas export review to freeze new projects for more than a year

The Biden administration's review of new natural gas export terminals is expected to last up to 15 months, according to two people familiar with the planning, a move that could tamp the brakes on the fast-growing business and clash with some of the president's foreign policy priorities. The administration's review of the Energy Department's process for assessing whether new...

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