North Carolina Rep. Patrick McHenry Appointed Speaker Pro Tempore After Kevin McCarthy Ousted
Rep. Patrick McHenry of North Carolina appointed speaker pro tempore of the House after Kevin McCarthy’s stunning ouster. First elected at the age of 29 in 2004, McHenry, a Republican, has served 10 terms in Congress. He is originally from Gastonia but now lives in Denver, North Carolina. He represents the state’s 10th District, northwest of Charlotte and […]
Jim Jordan Confirms Bid For House Speaker Position
Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio on Wednesday became the first Republican to publicly say he’ll run to be the next House speaker, aiming to replace Kevin McCarthy, who was ousted Tuesday. Jordan replied “yes,” when asked if he is running for speaker and said he had just talked to House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, the No. […]
Maryland Updates Emissions Rules for Newer Vehicles; 200,000 to Benefit
Baltimore, MD – Oct. 4, 2023 – Starting October 4 in Maryland, according to WMAR2News, vehicles originally made in 2019 or later won’t need biennial emissions tests for six years unless they change ownership or are registered out of state. These new rules, adopted in January, will affect around 200,000 vehicles. The MVA notes a […]
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Search Ongoing for Suspect in Shooting of Five at Morgan State University
Baltimore, MD- Oct. 4, 2023 – On Wednesday, authorities were searching for the gunman responsible for injuring five individuals, prompting a prolonged lockdown at Baltimore’s Morgan State University the previous evening, according to Pikesville Patch. The five victims, comprising four males and one female, are aged between 18 and 22 and sustained non-life-threatening injuries, shared […]
McHenry Orders Pelosi To Vacate Capitol Office In One Of First Acts As Speaker Pro Tem
Speaker Pro Tem Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.) ordered Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) to vacate her Capitol hideaway office so he could take it over, just hours after becoming acting Speaker, Pelosi’s office said Tuesday. McHenry became acting Speaker after Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) was ousted from the role Tuesday, the first time a Speaker has been voted out of the job. McHenry’s office […]
75,000 Kaiser Permanente Health Care Workers Launch Historic Health Care Strike
Health care workers at hundreds of Kaiser Permanente hospitals and medical facilities across the U.S. walked off the job on Wednesday morning, in an effort to ramp up pressure on their employer to fix a staffing shortage that has intensified since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Over 75,000 workers — including nurses, emergency department […]
House Makes History, Removes McCarthy As Speaker
The House on Tuesday voted to remove Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) as Speaker, a never-before-seen historic vote that leaves the lower chamber of Congress in chaos. The mutiny, led by Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), came days after McCarthy averted a government shutdown by putting a stopgap measure on the floor that garnered Democratic support — a move that infuriated hardline Republicans. […]
Councilman Schleifer Convenes 'Street Meeting' to Strategize Apprehension of Local Arsonist
Baltimore, MD – Oct. 3, 2023 – This is not a scene one witnesses every day. Several city agencies convened for an emergency meeting on the street. The meeting tonight was initiated by Councilman Isaac “Yitzy” Schleifer, specifically to devise a strategy to apprehend the local arsonist that has been plaguing the Fallstaff neighborhood in […]
Druid Lake Reservoir Clear of Cryptosporidium; DPW Ensures Enhanced Water Safety Measures
Latest Cryptosporidium Test Results Negative Today, the Baltimore City Department of Public Works (DPW) announced that the latest test samples found no traces of Cryptosporidium oocysts in the Druid Lake Reservoir. The test results were delivered to DPW on Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023. On Thursday, Sept. 28, 2023, DPW announced that it had discovered low […]