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US House extends surveillance powers until April 30 after late-night vote

House members voted by unanimous consent to extend Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) through April 30.

A view of the dome of the US Capitol building, during a vote in the US House of Representatives.
Anti-missile batteries fire interception missiles toward incoming ballistic missiles launched from Lebanon, as seen in northern Israel, during the war with Iran and Hezbollah and ongoing missile fire toward Israel, March 16, 2026.

When defense becomes political: Iron Dome's falling US congressional support - editorial

Sign on the wall of an officially shut down branch of the Muslim Brotherhood is seen on January 14, 2026 in Amman, Jordan.

Dutch House of Representatives adopts motion to ban Muslim Brotherhood in the Netherlands

Former US President Bill Clinton speaks during the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) meeting in Manhattan, New York City, US, September 19, 2022.

Bill Clinton to lawmakers investigating Epstein: 'I saw nothing'


Netanyahu shows 'utter disregard' for Palestinian lives - Six House Democrats

"He has shamefully been unwilling to allow humanitarian services in at the scale needed.”

 U.S. House Democrats from left to right Becca Balint of Vermont, Madeleine Dean of Pennsylvania and Rosa DeLauro of Connecticut tour the West Bank village of Khirbet Zanutah in Feb. 20, 2024.

White House accuses House Speaker of aiding Iran in latest Ukraine aid push

Iran is "actively enabling Russia's war in Ukraine and its attacks against Ukrainian cities," deputy press secretary and senior communications adviser Andrew Bates said.

US House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) takes questions during a press conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, US. February 14, 2024.

US Rep. Tlaib accuses IDF of sexual violence against Palestinian children

Rep. Rashida Tlaib references sexual violence committed against Palestinians by the IDF, while failing to condemn Hamas's atrocities and sexual violence perpetrated against Israelis on October 7.

 Rep. Rashida Tlaib (MI-12) addresses attendees as she takes part in a protest calling for a ceasefire in Gaza outside the U.S. Capitol

In 2nd attempt, US House votes to impeach Jewish Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas

The impeachment of Mayorkas, who is Jewish, passed Tuesday on party lines by a vote of 214-213, with three Republicans breaking ranks.

Alejandro Mayorkas, US Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security gestures as he speaks during the annual Cyberweek conference at Tel Aviv University, Israel June 20, 2016.

With Jewish vote up for grabs, NY congressional candidates debate

The vote — in a swing district spanning Queens and Long Island that flipped Republican in 2022 after a decade in Democratic hands — is drawing national attention ahead of the November election.

Mazi Melesa Pilip, left, and Tom Suozzi, right.

Biden threatens veto of US House's standalone Israel aid bill

The Republican-majority House passed an Israel-only bill in November, but it was never taken up in the Democratic-led Senate.

US President Joe Biden holds a press conference about his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping before the start of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Woodside, California, US, November 15, 2023.

US Reps Bush, Tlaib vote no on ‘redundant’ bill to ban October 7 terrorists from US

The “unnecessary” bill, Tlaib said, is “just another GOP messaging bill being used to incite anti-Arab, anti-Palestinian, and anti-Muslim hatred that makes communities like ours unsafe.”

 Rep. Rashida Tlaib (MI-12) kisses U.S. Rep. Cori Bush (D-MO) as they take part in a protest calling for a ceasefire in Gaza outside the U.S. Capitol, in Washington, U.S., October 18, 2023.

Israel's Knesset speaker to visit US House with Gaza hostages' families

It was further highlighted in the Knesset that the goal of the delegation is to establish diplomatic relations with lawmakers and policy-makers in the United States in support of the goals of war.

 Knesset speaker Amir Ohana holds a press conference at the Knesset in Jerusalem. September 6, 2023.

Pelosi urges FBI probe of Gaza ceasefire protests in US and suggests Russia links

Pelosi's comments marked the first time a prominent US lawmaker has accused Russia's leader of backing US protesters calling for a ceasefire.

 Demonstrators participate in the "March on Washington for Gaza," in support of the Palestinian people, in Washington, U.S., January 13, 2024

US Congress passes bill to avert government shutdown, sends it to Biden

"We have good news for America. There will not be a shutdown on Friday," Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, a Democrat, said on the Senate floor just before the vote in that chamber.

Members of the 118th Congress raise their right hands as they are sworn into office to serve in the US House of Representatives on the fourth day of Congress at the US Capitol in Washington, US, January 7, 2023.