Massive measure, passed mostly along party lines, boosts funding for defense, domestic initiatives such as disaster relief, substance abuse prevention and treatment programs

Idea was floated by Washington in the past, and in October House Speaker Pelosi took it up with Ukrainian counterpart; December 11 phone call from Biden finalized sensitive trip

NYC lawmaker who rejects BDS, conditioning aid to Israel likely to toe line set by his predecessor Pelosi and others in party leadership who oppose harsher stance on Jewish state

Politician stepping down as leader of House Democrats found common cause with Dalia Itzik and promoted Jewish colleagues in Congress, but also broke with Israel on Iran

America's first woman to wield the speaker's gavel says she'll step aside in new Republican-controlled chamber

As Paul Pelosi released from the hospital, US House speaker reads portion of Ehud Manor's 'I Have No Other Land,' which she has cited publicly on other occasions

David DePape, a Canadian citizen illegally staying in the US, tells investigators he saw speaker as the 'leader of the pack of lies told by the Democratic Party'

Attack ahead of election serves as reminder of possibility of violence amid toxic political atmosphere ahead of mid-term election, with lawmakers told to seek extra security

Suspect in violent assault, David DePape, has spread theory online that Jews are to blame for the war in Ukraine

'His condition continues to improve,' says US House speaker about Paul Pelosi, 82, who suffered fractured skull in an attack by a home intruder, 2 weeks ahead of midterm elections