Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., will reportedly meet with Israeli President Isaac Herzog when he visits the nation’s capital on Tuesday after President-elect Donald Trump named the House Republican Conference chair to be his next U.S. ambassador to the United Nations.  Herzog is expected to meet with multiple high-profile lawmakers in D.C. Tuesday, including President Biden, Sen. Lindsey Graham and Stefanik, his office told The Times of Israel. The...

Two blue state Democrats in Congress issued blistering assessments of where their party stands after Tuesday night’s overwhelming election defeat and offered suggestions about changes that Democrats need to make. “That was a cataclysm,” Connecticut Sen. Chis Murphy posted on X. “Electoral map wipeout. Senate D practical ceiling is now 52 seats. R’s is 62.” “Time to rebuild the left,” Murphy wrote. “We are out of touch with the...

The “moral clarity” that Rep. Elise Stefanik is bringing into her new role as the next U.S. ambassador to the United Nations will help fight the organization’s “hate and lies,” Israel’s ambassador to the U.N. said Monday. The appointment of the New York Republican by President-elect Donald Trump is one of the first personnel moves announced in the early days of his transition period. “Congratulations Rep. Elise Stefanik...