Politics

Hezbollah launches drone strike on base in northern Israel. Israel's military says there's no damage

By Hussein Mallah, Associated Press

Hezbollah says it launched a drone strike at the Israeli army's northern headquarters in retaliation for recent strikes in Lebanon that killed top Hamas and Hezbollah officials.

Defense Secretary Austin was treated for prostate cancer and a urinary tract infection, doctors say

By Seung Min Kim, Zeke Miller, Associated Press

Doctors say Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has prostate cancer and his recent secretive hospitalization was for surgery and later to treat an urinary tract infection related to that operation.

DeSantis and Haley go head to head: How to watch the fifth Republican presidential debate

By Meg Kinnard, Associated Press

The debate kicks off Wednesday, 9 p.m. Eastern time at Drake University and comes just five days before Iowa's leadoff presidential caucuses.

White House orders Cabinet secretaries to notify offices when they can't perform duties after Austin's surprise illness

By Seung Min Kim, Zeke Miller, Associated Press

Chief of staff Jeff Zients on Tuesday directed that the Cabinet heads send the White House any existing procedures for delegating authority in the event of incapacitation or loss of communication by Friday.

Ray Epps, a target of Jan. 6 conspiracy theories, gets a year of probation for his Capitol riot role

By Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press

Right-wing media outlets amplified conspiracy theories Epps was an undercover government agent who helped incite the Capitol attack to entrap Trump supporters.

Gabriel Attal is France's youngest-ever and first openly gay prime minister

By Sylvie Corbet, Associated Press

Gabriel Attal has been named as France's youngest-ever prime minister as President Emmanuel Macron seeks a fresh start for the rest of his term amid growing political pressure from the far right.

WATCH: White House holds news briefing as winter storms batter U.S.

By Scott McFetridge, Kathy McCormack, Associated Press

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said at Tuesday’s briefing that storms remained a threat across the country. “We are closely monitoring the weather, and we encourage all Americans to do the same," she said.

WATCH: Blinken dismisses South Africa genocide case against Israel as 'meritless'

By Matthew Lee, Najib Jobain, Samy Magdy, Associated Press

The U.S. has pressed Israel to scale down its offensive in Gaza to more precise operations targeting Hamas. But the pace of death and destruction has remained largely the same, with several hundred Palestinians killed each day, according to health…

Julie Su renominated for labor secretary after ten-month delay in Senate

By Associated Press

Su’s nomination cleared a key Senate committee in April, but with no Republicans on record supporting her, the Biden administration and her backers have scrambled to lock down 50 Democratic votes needed to confirm her.