High-profile Trump critic and conservative attorney George Conway said he believes the rejection of former President Trump’s immunity claims by a federal appeals court panel is masterful and that there is no way for Trump’s team to argue around it. “It was masterful because it combines so many elements that combine constitutional text‚ judicial precedent‚ history and just sheer logic and the party’s own concessions‚ Trump’s own concessions‚ to make just an absolutely cohesive whole opinion that...

Hamas has offered to release all remaining Israeli hostages in exchange for a 135-day cease-fire‚ a full Israeli withdrawal from Gaza and the release of well over 1‚000 Palestinian prisoners. The terrorist organization made the offer to Israel on Tuesday in response to previous terms sent to them last week by Egypt and Qatar. The three-phase plan would see Israeli hostages released in stages – women and children first – in exchange for the Palestinian prisoners being held in Israel...

Hamas has presented its response to a proposal for a ceasefire and hostage deal in Gaza by calling for a phased Israeli withdrawal from the enclave during a four-and-a-half-month truce and a plan to permanently end the war‚ according to a copy of the group’s counteroffer obtained by CNN. The Palestinian militant group that rules Gaza has proposed a three-phase deal‚ each lasting 45 days‚ that would also see the gradual release of hostages held in the enclave in exchange...

Hamas proposed a ceasefire to quiet the guns in Gaza for four-and-a-half months‚ during which all hostages would go free‚ Israel would withdraw its troops from the Gaza Strip and an agreement would be reached on an end to the war. Israel's government spokesman said Israel was studying the offer intently‚ with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu due to hold a press conference later on Wednesday. Israel's Channel 13 TV quoted an unidentified official as saying some aspects were not...

President Joe Biden appeared to stumble over naming Hamas when delivering a speech urging Congress to pass the border security and foreign aid bill released this week.  Speaking from the White House‚ Biden blasted former President Donald Trump for the growing opposition toward the $118.3 billion deal‚ which was a compromise by Senate lawmakers and the White House after months of negotiation.  Answering a question after his speech about how a hostage...

The families of more than a quarter of all children living in rural America would benefit from a proposed expansion of  the Child Tax Credit that has passed the U.S. House of Representatives and is now under consideration in the Senate. The expansion would change the credit’s eligibility criteria to include low-income families who don’t get the full tax credit per child because they don’t pay enough taxes to qualify. The current credit phases in until family earnings reach a...