The Hill Articles: October 22, 2023

US and other Western nations issue joint statement on Israel’s right to defend itself, obligation to adhere to humanitarian law Trump claims Sidney Powell was ‘never’ his attorney following lawyer’s Georgia plea deal Israel’s missile defense system is remarkable, but it is not enough: Hamas must be defeated  UN agency providing aid to Gaza expected to run out of fuel in 3 or 4 days, official says US officials say Gaza’s political future ‘left to be defined’ South Carolina editorial board encourages GOP to clear the field for Haley to take on Trump Haley, DeSantis spar for second as 2024 primary closes in Biden, Pope Francis discuss Israel, Gaza in rare call UN aid official says 17 more trucks entered Sunday, proposed 40 coming Monday Gingrich says House GOP poses ‘very real danger’ of electing Speaker, then going ‘back into the same mess’  Brazile: Guilty pleas of lawyers in Georgia case means Trump in ‘major trouble’ How each Speaker candidate voted in overturning 2020 election results Giving birth is pricey in the US, and growing pricier Pence says ground invasion into Gaza is necessary to eliminate Hamas McCarthy sidesteps question on endorsing Trump: ‘The campaign is still going’ Gingrich: 8 Republicans who voted to oust McCarthy ‘unleashed furies’ in GOP conference  Puerto Rico, an important player for the US national security in Latin America How ‘unauthorized status’ is threatening US global HIV initiative Tim Scott defends saying Biden has ‘blood on his hands’ in wake of Hamas attack   The symbiotic relationship between Netanyahu and Hamas Cheney says threats against GOP lawmakers over Speaker vote driven by Trump Israel carries out rare airstrike in West Bank, hits airport in Syria, military says Margaret Brennan presses Blinken over US not calling for cease-fire in Israel-Hamas war Georgia plea deals spell danger for Trump, co-defendants The faith factor: Can religion help to win support for the environment? McCarthy backs Emmer for Speaker: ‘He knows how to do the job’ Blinken dodges question on whether US has asked Israel to delay ground operation McConnell says he’s ‘glad’ Menendez not a Republican amid superseding indictment Veterans are wise to accept 3M’s earplugs lawsuit settlement  Turner on Speakership turmoil: ‘Congress is like high school but even more so’ Cheney says Biden providing ‘better leadership’ than Trump on foreign policy Tim Scott says he’d vote against Ukraine, Israel package in its ‘current construct’ Cheney blames McCarthy for House Speaker havoc McCaul calls House Speaker chaos ’embarrassing’: ‘I don’t know how this plays out’ Is Elon Musk’s SpaceX the rocket company to rule them all? Have you been tipping wrong at restaurants? What experts advise US upping Mid East presence due to risk of attacks on American troops, Austin says McConnell sides with Biden on bundling Ukraine, Israel aid: ‘I view it as all interconnected’  How to vanquish an enemy: Make him into a friend Who needs 3 vaccines this cold and flu season? Mick Jagger makes surprise SNL cameo McConnell won’t back any candidate for Speaker: ‘I’m not an expert on the House’  US to further increase military presence to bolster deterrence in Middle East The tyranny of the GOP isolationist minority High school athletes take a page from college with growing NIL movement Israel increases number of hostages taken by Hamas to 212 Tim Scott: US must stand ‘shoulder-to-shoulder’ with Israel amid war in Middle East The global grasp of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps is tightening  House chaos forces Senate to take the wheel on spending Biden, Senate Democrats see fundraising edge in third quarter