IT’S WAR: Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu yesterday formed an emergency government, a ‘war cabinet” aligning with two opposition lawmakers who are former army chiefs, adding military expertise for decisions about how to pursue the war against Hamas, including whether to …

IT’S WAR: Israel’s defense minister said he has “released all restraints” on his forces in their fight against Hamas. “They will regret this moment. Gaza will never return to what it was,” Yoav Gallant said.    Even under that threat, Hamas militants …

IT’S WAR: Hamas militants in Gaza have threatened to kill a hostage every time an Israeli airstrike hits Gazans “in their homes without warning.” The militants took about 150 civilian hostages in their incursion in Israel on Saturday, including small children.   Israeli Prime Minister …

IT’S WAR: Israel has ordered a full blockade of the Gaza strip … no food, water, or fuel to be allowed in as Israel prepares for a likely invasion of the Palestinian enclave.  The primary goal of the Hamas militant attack …

AL AQSA STORM: Open warfare broke out today as Palestinian militants in Gaza fired as many as 3,000 rockets into Israel while invading several small Israeli towns.    The militants crossed into Israel by land, sea and air, their attacks resulting in the …

LEAKY SUB: Shortly after he left the White House, Donald Trump shared what is believed to be classified information about American nuclear submarines with a billionaire Australian businessman at Mar-a-Lago, the former president’s club and residence in Florida ABC News reported …

From Los Angeles … Short today, got a plane to catch. IT’S POLITICAL: The fight to succeed Kevin McCarthy as speaker of the House is shaping up. House Majority Leader Steve Scalise from Louisiana and Ohio’s Jim Jordan both declared themselves …

From Los Angeles … THE GAETZ OF HELL: House Democrats along with a handful of Republican hardliners drove the removal of Speaker Kevin McCarthy yesterday, making him the first speaker in history removed by vote. The Republican majority has no known …

From Los Angeles … BEYOND MIDNIGHT:  Florida Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz, one of the leading conservative extremists of his party, made his promised move late yesterday to remove Speaker Kevin McCarthy from his post.   McCarthy said he’s going to call for …

From Los Angeles … BEYOND MIDNIGHT: House speaker Kevin McCarthy kept the government running into November by collecting votes from Democrats, inspiring his prime enemy Matt Gaetz of Florida to promise a move to kick McCarthy out of the speakership.  “The …