Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer vows to 'persist and persist and persist' to bring back those held in Gaza

Majority Leader Chuck Schumer says experience shows 'what Israelis have to go through' as bipartisan delegation promises to push legislation in Congress for more support

Senate majority leader expected to meet with PM Netanyahu, President Herzog and senior opposition figure Benny Gantz

Lawmaker is part of six-senator delegation visiting Beijing, seeking fair trade between the two countries; Democrat says 'very disappointed' at lack of sympathy after Hamas attack

Rushed package drops aid to Ukraine but increases federal disaster assistance by $16 billion and will fund government until November 17

Meetings part of tacit effort to rally support for deal, keeping lawmakers in the loop regarding negotiations

Ex-president, who cut contact with Netanyahu over a perceived slight, claims lack of White House invitation for premier shows 'how low' US-Israel ties have fallen

Netanyahu, Herzog and others meet with Senate delegations from both parties as well as House representatives on trips sponsored by J Street and US Israel Education Association

Founder of venture capital firm Amiti Ventures warns judicial changes will further weaken shekel, lead to credit rating cut and higher interest rates pushing mortgage costs up

Schumer says devices downed from 40,000 feet in air were smaller than Chinese balloon downed off South Carolina earlier this month, officials trying to analyze debris for data