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Democrats say deal reached with Trump to avert shutdown, immigration talks to continue

Senate Democrats strike a deal to prevent a partial government shutdown, temporarily separating immigration issues from funding talks to secure essential government operations.s

US Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) speaks with the media while arriving for a vote, as members of Congress work to resolve a dispute over immigration enforcement and avert a looming partial government shutdown, on Capitol Hill in Washington, January 29, 2026.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, today (Friday, 23 January 2026), at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, met with US Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA).

Netanyahu met Republican US Senator Ernst at Jerusalem Office, PMO says

US Senator Lindsey Graham holds a press conference in Jerusalem, November 2024; illustrative.

'Crucial time in the Middle East': Sen. Lindsey Graham to visit Israel, meet Netanyahu

US President Donald Trump speaks at the Detroit Economic Club in Detroit, Michigan, US, January 13, 2026.

Trump, Venezuela's Rodriguez tout positive phone call, Trump finds Senate win


US Senate Democrats block Republican bid to aid Israel, not Ukraine

The House bill would provide $14.3 billion for Israel as it responds to a deadly Oct. 7 attack by Hamas, but also cut the same amount of money from the IRS.

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Senator, Homeland Security chief clash over pro-Hamas DHS employee

The Department of Homeland Security employee had shared images praising Hamas paragliders.

US Senator Josh Hawley (R-MO) questions U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas about social media posts regarding the Israel-Hamas war he identified as being made by a DHS emloyee, during a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing on threats to the United St

US House Republicans' Israel-only aid bill faces opposition in Senate

Democrats said the Republican bill would be dead on arrival in the Senate, even if it passed the House.

 Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) stands behind the rostrum as fellow Democratic senators speak to reporters at the Capitol in Washington, U.S., October 31, 2023.

‘Hamas will be washed away’: Top congressional leaders pledge support for Israel

Each speaker expressed unstinting support for Israel’s war aim, to destroy Hamas. President Joe Biden, who is flying to Israel on Wednesday, has also said that Hamas must be eliminated.

 Visitors walk outside the U.S. Capitol building as House Republicans continue to work to choose a new Speaker of the House, in Washington, U.S., October 16, 2023.

Israel-Saudi peace can't happen without Palestinian progress, ex-commanders say

Commanders for Israel's Security endorsed a call by 20 US Senators for any deal between Israel and the Saudis to be conditioned on the Palestinians.

 Palestinians clash with Israeli security forces during a protest in the village of Beit Dajan, near the West Bank city of Nablus, on June 24, 2022

Kirsten Gillibrand: Israel is a vital ally, and I'm proud to support it - opinion

In Israel, the US has an ally on the front lines of the fight against terrorism, nuclear proliferation, and an emboldened Iran.

 The writer (fourth from right) visited Yad Vashem during a trip to Israel earlier this year.

Saudi deal should include West Bank settlement freeze - US Senators say

Among the suggestions is that the deal include provisions to preserve a two-state solution.

 U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) speaks to reporters before attending the weekly Democratic caucus luncheon at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., U.S., November 29, 2022.

Dianne Feinstein, long-serving Jewish US senator, dies at 90

Feinstein was a Washington trail-blazer who among other accomplishments became the first woman to head the influential Senate Intelligence Committee.

 US Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) speaks about START Treaty on Capitol Hill in Washington, December 15, 2010

US Senator Bob Menendez pleads not guilty to corruption charges

Menendez, one of two senators representing New Jersey, stepped down from his role as chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, as required under his party's rules.

US Senator Bob Menendez.

US Senator Menendez rejects calls to step down from Congress

Menendez has stepped down temporarily from his role as chairman of the powerful Senate Foreign Relations Committee.

US Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ) questions Secretary of State Mike Pompeo during a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing in Washington, DC, U.S. July 30, 2020