Lawmakers warn Tehran that Gaza war will reach its doorstep if Hezbollah attacks, look ahead to regional peace after Israeli victory

Foreign Relations Committee chair to advance legislation on further assistance, including replenishing Iron Dome supplies; fault line emerges among Democrats

British health secretary won't rule out further regulations before end of week, with nation facing surge of infections; US senators Warren and Booker contract virus

The 'candy desk' -- replete with chocolates, sticky lollies and other goodies -- is legislators' guilty pleasure with a unique capacity to unite the deeply-divided chamber

Black-Jewish coalition will include fellow Democrats Warnock and Blumenthal, also Republican Tim Scott; idea spurred by reports of rising anti-Jewish incidents

Handover period may be truncated but ex-VP's team started planning in April; advisers say top priority will be announcing chief of staff, then preparing to tackle pandemic

New legislation from senators Portman and Booker would require State Department to publish annual report on countries' anti-normalization practices

Decision follows recent announcements of support for former VP from Kamala Harris, Amy Klobuchar, Pete Buttigieg, Beto O'Rourke, Mike Bloomberg, Tim Ryan and John Delaney

Absences of Republican president and leading Democrat candidate to replace him underscore increasing threat to viability of a pro-Israel posture that rests on bipartisanship

Democratic candidate had called for a revival of civic grace, saying moral clarity was necessary in trying times, but his campaign never caught fire and struggled with fundraising