Trump's press secretary says expenditure, which would amount to over 80% of total USAID spending worldwide on contraceptives in 2023, was uncovered by budget office and Elon Musk-led DOGE

During her first official White House briefing as President Donald Trump’s press secretary, Karoline Leavitt announced that Trump had prevented a “preposterous waste of taxpayer money.” Trump’s team,

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt claimed that the Biden administration had earmarked $50 million for a condom distribution programme in the Gaza Strip. Her comments came as she was justifying Donald Trump’s sweeping freeze on all foreign aid.

U.S. President Joe Biden welcomed a ceasefire in Gaza on Sunday and said hundreds of trucks were entering the seaside enclave to help its civilians. "Today the guns in Gaza have gone silent," Biden said in brief remarks during a visit to North Charleston,

As President Joe Biden leaves office, many are expressing that his legacy will be tarnished over his reluctance to keep Israel in check in its response to the Oct. 7 Hamas attack.

Three hostages have been released by Hamas and are in Israeli custody, marking the beginning of the hostage exchange

Left: Relatives and friends of people killed and abducted by Hamas react to the ceasefire announcement in Tel Aviv, Israel, on Jan. 15. Right: Palestinians celebrate the ceasefire deal in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, on Jan. 15.

The State Department paused several millions of dollars for "condoms in Gaza," as reports say the contraceptives were used as bomb-carrying balloons.

President Biden visits the International African American Museum in Charleston. Earlier in the day, he remarked on the Gaza ceasefire during a church service.

Madison's Library Mall looks much different now than it did last spring when it was turned into an encampment.

The government vote was delayed by wrangling between Israel and Hamas and by negotiations between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his far-right political allies.

“Why is lame duck Joe Biden trying to cram down a bad deal ... would bring relief to nearly 2 million Palestinians in the Gaza Strip and allow for the return to Israel of dozens of hostages ...