Scalise Secures GOP Speaker Nomination
House Republicans on Wednesday nominated Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) to be the next Speaker, sending his candidacy to the House floor following Rep. Kevin McCarthy’s (R-Calif.) stunning ouster last week, multiple lawmakers told The Hill. Scalise secured the nomination 113-99 in a closed-door GOP conference meeting, defeating House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) in a close race that did […]
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In Show Of Support For Israel: White House Illuminated In Blue And White
The White House was illuminated on Monday night in blue and white, the colors of the flag of Israel, in a show of support with Israel amid the war against Hamas. “White House in White and Blue tonight. We stand with Israel,” wrote Brett McGurk, White House Coordinator for the Middle East and North Africa, in […]
White House Takes Heat Over BBQ While Israel-Hamas War Wages On
President Biden was criticized on social media for hosting a barbeque while Hamas terrorists continue attacking Israel through the weekend. The war, which began early Saturday morning on the Jewish holiday of Simchat Torah, has killed at least 1,100 people so far. More than 700 people were found dead in Israel, with at least 400 other decedents […]
Trump Asks Judge To Throw Out Jan. 6 Charges With Presidential Immunity Defense
Former President Trump on Wednesday asked a judge to dismiss the whole of the government’s election interference case against him, arguing all his actions leading up to the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol are protected by presidential immunity. “The prosecution does not, and cannot, argue that President Trump’s efforts to ensure election integrity, and to advocate […]
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 […]
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. […]
New York Judge Issues Gag Order After Trump Attacks Clerk On Truth Social
The judge overseeing former President Trump’s New York fraud trial issued a limited gag order for all parties on Tuesday after Trump’s Truth Social account made a post targeting the judge’s principal clerk while she sat just feet away from him in the courtroom. Judge Arthur Engoron issued the gag order barring Trump and any party in […]
House Advances Motion To Oust McCarthy
The House on Tuesday moved closer to a vote on whether House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) should keep his gavel after Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), 10 other House Republicans, and a unified Democratic Caucus defeated an effort to kill the “motion to vacate.” The chamber voted 208-218 on a motion to table Gaetz’s resolution to oust McCarthy, setting the […]
Gaetz Moves To Oust Speaker McCarthy
Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) on Monday moved to force a vote on ousting Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), following through with his pledge to do so after the Speaker put a “clean” continuing resolution (CR) to fund the government on the House floor. A vote on the motion to vacate the chair will have to be brought up within two […]