Senate

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Republican politicians have flocked to New York City in recent days to stand alongside former President Trump as he attends his hush money trial. Trump’s group on Monday included several members of Congress: Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio), Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) and Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R-N.Y.), who represents Staten Island and parts of Brooklyn. Sen.…

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House Republicans are taking aim at President Biden’s handling of the Israel-Hamas war this week, after the administration paused shipment of some bombs to Israel and warned that the U.S. wll cut off more offensive weapons to Jerusalem if its forces launch an invasion into Rafah. Republicans in both chambers have sharply criticized the administration’s…

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Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) criticized President Biden’s stance on Israel, particularly the administration’s decision to pause some military shipments to the country and its position on Rafah. Cotton supported Israel’s actions in Rafah that have prepared the way for a potential complete invasion into the city, where over 1 million people had relocated for safety.

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Sen. Chris Coons (D-Del.) on Sunday defended the Biden administration’s investigation of Israel’s actions in Gaza, saying President Biden has already taken strong measures. In an interview on ABC News’s “This Week,” co-anchor Martha Raddatz mentioned Sen. Chris Van Hollen’s (D-Md.) statement last week about the U.S.’s review of Israel’s war…

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Maryland Sen. Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Senate Foreign Relations Committee chair, stated that military aid to Israel should continue, even though the war conduct report released by the State Department on Friday raised concerns. Cardin’s remarks on transferring military aid to Israel are different than that of the White House, as President Biden withheld sending over some bombs…

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Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) described the Biden administration’s review of Israel’s war conduct in the Gaza Strip — which acknowledged the likely violation of international humanitarian law using U.S. weapons — as “woefully inadequate,” but did not indicate a ban on arms transfers. “If this conduct complies with international standards, God help us all,”…

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A bipartisan bill introduced in the Senate aims to ban the sale of water beads marketed as children’s toys after reports of the product’s hazards raise alarms. The bill is named “Esther’s Law” after 10-month-old Esther Jo Bethard died after swallowing one bead, which is absorbent and can grow inside the body. Introduced by Democratic…