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Democratic voters are slightly more sympathetic to Palestinians amid the ongoing conflict with Israel, according to a

Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chair Bob Menendez The announcement comes after the decision was initially reported Tuesday. Sources with knowledge of the situation said the administration would issue waivers for both the company and CEO Matthias Warnig, an associate of Russian President Vladimir Putin The administration reportedly made the decision to avoid straining Washington’s relationship with Germany, which the natural gas pipeline is set to pass through. Reports said U.S. officials had determined it would not be possible to halt construction of the pipeline without also sanctioni...

A group of progressive House Democrats led by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (N.Y.) is planning to introduce a resolution aimed at blocking a $735 million arms sale to Israel, according to a letter to fellow lawmakers obtained by The Hill.

© Getty Images Seventeen Democratic attorneys general wrote to top senators on Tuesday urging them to confirm President Biden The attorneys general wrote in support of David Chipman, who spent more than two decades as an ATF special agent before joining Giffords, a gun control group formed by former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.) after she survived a 2011 shooting. "As the chief law and law enforcement officers in our respective states and territories, many of us regularly work with ATF to combat violent criminals and gun trafficking in our communities," the attorneys general wrote. A...

“A proposed increase of $13 billion in defense spending is far too much given its already rapid growth at a time of relative peace. We cannot best build back better if the Pentagon’s budget is larger than it was under Donald Trump “We recognize that non-defense spending has a proposed 16% increase, versus the 1.7% increase in defense spending,” he added. “But increased spending on the Pentagon on fraud, waste, and zero accountability is still just that, and takes away from funding that could be spent on other people-centric policies like healthcare, education and housing.” Earlier...