(WBAP/KLIF) — The White House has raised the number of Americans killed in the Hamas terrorist attacks on Israel to 27, with 14 Americans still unaccounted for. Meanwhile, the death toll of Saturday’s attack and fighting in the following days has reached 1,300 in Israel, while Palestinian officials say they’ve lost about 1,400 citizens in…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) — Nominated to be House speaker, Rep. Steve Scalise is heading straight into a familiar Republican problem: Skeptical GOP colleagues are reluctant to give their support, denying him the majority vote needed to win the gavel. The House opened its Thursday session at midday in anticipation of floor action to elect a speaker,…… MORE
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IRVING (WBAP/KLIF) – Days after announcing the launch of his Presidential campaign as an independent candidate, Robert F. Kennedy Junior made a campaign stop in North Texas. During a Wednesday rally at Dallas College’s Northlake Campus in Irving, RFK Jr. told reporters that he doesn’t hold animosity to Dallas, where his uncle, President John F.…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans on Wednesday nominated Rep. Steve Scalise to be the next House speaker and will now try to unite around the conservative in a floor vote to elect him after ousting Rep. Kevin McCarthy from the post. In private balloting at the Capitol, House Republicans pushed aside Rep. Jim Jordan, the Judiciary…… MORE
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas Governor Greg Abbott is ordering Texas flags across the state to be lowered to half-staff to honor those who lost their lives, including American citizens, during what he describes as the “heinous acts of war” carried out against the State of Israel and its people by the terrorist organization Hamas. The Governor…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — An Israeli military official says the official death toll from Hamas’ unprecedented terror attack has risen above 1,000, the Associated Press reported. Gaza’s health ministry separately said that 830 Palestinians have been killed and 4,250 wounded since Israel began its retaliatory strikes after declaring a war of retribution on Saturday. Deaths on both…… MORE
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – The Texas Association of Business said on Monday that it stands in support of Israel following the deadly attacks by Hamas. “TAB stands with Israel,” said he Chairman of the Texas Association of Business, Massey Villarreal. “In the strongest possible terms, we condemn the murderous terrorist attacks against the people of Israel. Israel is a…… MORE
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas Governor Greg Abbott strongly condemned this weekend’s acts of war against the State of Israel and innocent civilians by the brutal terrorist organization Hamas, on Monday, and vowed comprehensive public safety measures for Israeli and Jewish locations across Texas. The Governor also announced over $4 million of additional funding from the…… MORE
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