Republicans are inching closer to a 218 majority in the House, holding a total of 211 seats while Democrats control 199. Twenty-five races are still uncalled, mostly along the west coast.
Five people were hospitalized and dozens more injured after rioters attacked Israeli supporters after a soccer match in Amsterdam. Authorities in the Netherlands arrested over 60 people and condemned the violence as anti-Semitic.
The Justice Department disclosed a foiled murder-for-hire plot by the Iranian regime to assassinate President-elect Donald Trump. Federal authorities charged an Iranian who remains in Iran.
The federal judge overseeing Trump’s Jan. 6 election case cancelled all court deadlines. The case is on hold as special counsel Jack Smith required more time to look into the next steps in light of Trump’s victory.
