In a tense conversation on the House floor on Thursday‚ a group of conservatives pressured Speaker Mike Johnson to back off potential plans to make it harder to remove House speakers. Why it matters: Johnson faces an imminent motion to vacate as he pushes through a foreign aid package that includes billions for Ukraine. The House changed its rules this Congress to allow a single member to challenge the speaker's job with a motion to vacate. One option being urged by Johnson allies is...

A meteorologist has warned of potential &;quot;weather wars&;quot; between countries if cloud seeding gets out of hand. The comments follow torrential rain in Dubai‚ the UAE‚ which caused extreme flooding. The downpour‚ which began on Monday‚ brought widespread disruption‚ closing schools‚ flooding homes and delaying travel. More than 142 millimeters of rain fell on the city in just 24 hours‚ equivalent to at least a year's worth of rain for the region. In recent days‚ there have been theories...

The Biden administration is pushing for a long-shot diplomatic deal in coming months that presses Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to accept a new commitment to Palestinian statehood in exchange for diplomatic recognition by Riyadh‚ U.S. and Saudi officials said. As inducements to recognize Israel‚ the White House is offering Riyadh a more formal defense relationship with Washington‚ assistance in acquiring civil nuclear power and a renewed push for a Palestinian state—a package...

NYPD cops in riot gear swarmed Columbia University on Thursday afternoon and began arresting dozens of anti-Israel protesters after the school’s president made the bombshell decision to clear the campus. Minouche Shafik wrote in an email to students‚ faculty and staff that she made the call despite her hopes that the move would “never be necessary.” Shortly after 1 p.m.‚ hordes of cops in body armor and face shields descended on the Morningside Heights campus and...

White House aides have reportedly been referring to former President Donald Trump as “Hitler Pig” in their private discussions. Politico’s West Wing Playbook broke the news of the unsavory moniker on Wednesday following a viral post from Maggie Haberman of the New York Times that said Trump appeared to be sleeping in the courtroom for his criminal trial. “Trump appears to be sleeping. His head keeps dropping down‚ and his mouth goes slack‚” she said. According to Politico‚ the post...

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