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President Biden to meet with China's president. GOP rifts boil over in exchange between two representatives. Israel's operations in Gaza may have led to some internal riffs at the State Department.
Politics & Government
Up First briefing: House passes spending bill; U.S. split on Israel's actions in Gaza
The House passed a two-tier spending bill on a dramatic day of Republican infighting. Americans are split over whether Israel's response to Hamas is "too much" or "about right," a new poll finds.
Tensions among the Republicans in the House seem to be at a boiling point
There's been plenty of drama — some physical — as the Republican-led House of Representatives approved a plan to avert a government shutdown this week.
Tens of millions already being spent on campaign ads naming China
More Americans see China as a major threat, and that is leading campaigns, especially Republican ones, to use them in their advertising. It's even popping up in places like the Montana Senate race.
A preview of Biden's meeting with his Chinese counterpart in California
It's been a year since President Biden and China's Xi Jinping met face to face. We look at the national security and economic issues on the line for Wednesday's meeting.
Israel-Hamas war divides U.S. politics into support for Israel or Palestinians
Michigan is a key state in the 2024 elections. How is the war between Israel and Hamas registering with voters there, particularly Arab Americans?
Poll: Growing number of Americans say Israel is going too far in response to Hamas
Americans are split over whether Israel's response to the Hamas attack has been too much or about right — with a majority of Democrats saying it's been too much.
A GOP senator challenges Teamsters head to a fight in a fiery exchange at a hearing
A congressional hearing devolved into an angry confrontation between Republican Senator Markwayne Mullin and Sean O'Brien, the president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters.
Congress on track to avoid a shutdown as House passes two-tier spending bill
The House voted overwhelmingly to approve a GOP-led spending bill that would set two separate funding deadlines next year.
U.S. Diplomats and aid staff are objecting to U.S. policy in the Middle East
Dozens of U.S. diplomats and aid experts have been expressing dissent over US policy in the Middle East.