Rep. Tim Walberg (R-Mich.) is facing backlash from Democratic colleagues for saying at a town hall that the Israel-Hamas war should be handled "like Nagaski and Hiroshima."
Why it matters: It's part of a trend of Republicans generally voicing disregard for the humanitarian situation in Gaza — and underscores the difficulty Democrats face in securing aid to the region.
One of the nation's largest Indigenous tribes is seeking to change a 140-year-old federal law that governs criminal jurisdiction of tribal citizens on reservations based on "blood quantum."
Vermont (75%), New Hampshire (66%) and Maine (66%) have the highest share of adults who say they never or seldom attend church or religious services, compared to the national average of 49%, per a new Axios analysis of Household Pulse Survey data.
Why it matters: More than three-quarters of Americans say religion's role in public life is shrinking, per a recent Pew Research Center survey — the highest level since the group first started tracking such sentiment in 2001.
Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) on Sunday urged President Biden to do more to pressure Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his government over their treatment of Palestinians and the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.
Why it matters: Biden and many of his fellow Democrats face a growing uproar from their party's left flank over their continued support of Israel in its war against Hamas.
Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) on Sunday said a vote to remove Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is "very likely" — and a successful ouster "possible" — in retaliation for holding a vote on aid to Ukraine.
Why it matters: Such a vote would plunge House Republicans back into the chaos that saw Congress grind to a halt last fall as lawmakers struggled to find a new speaker.
Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) said Sunday that House Republicans are "probably nearing the conclusion" of their impeachment inquiry into President Biden.
Why it matters: It reflects a growing feeling among GOP lawmakers that the probe has failed to uncover evidence linking the president to his family members' business dealings.
Former President Trump is facing criticism for posting a video with an image of President Biden bound in the back of a pickup truck on Truth Social Friday.
The big picture: Democrats have framed the upcoming presidential election with frontrunners Biden and Trump as a choice between protecting democracy or destroying it.
The National Archives said this week it turned over nearly 6,000 pages of emails to the House Oversight Committee as part of the GOP-led panel's investigation into President Biden.
Why it matters: Claims of obstruction by the agency — and by the Biden administration more broadly — were central to Republicans' vote to formalize their Biden probe as an impeachment inquiry.
Former President Trump often claims that big waves of immigrants who aren't U.S. citizens are voting in our elections — and influencing outcomes — with Democrats' blessing. They're not.
Why it matters: There's no evidence such voting has ever happened on any significant scale. But the conspiracy theories live on, fueled by Trump, Elon Musk and others who keep injecting hard-to-imagine scenarios into the debate over border security.
