Jim Jordan has been nominated by House Republicans to be the next Speaker of the House. In a closed-door session on Friday, a majority of his party in the House of Representatives […]
Jordan wins GOP vote, but wait
Bombing of Gaza is continuing
Israeli warplanes continue to bomb the Gaza Strip, flattening whole city blocks in some cases, as the counterattack against Hamas continues. According to United Press International, the blockade of food, medicine and […]
GOP picks Steve Scalise, but …
Republicans have chosen Majority Leader Steve Scalise as their nominee to be the Speaker of the House. According to the Associated Press, Scalise, a Congressman from Louisiana, was chosen in a closed-door […]
Death toll rising in Hamas war
What’s now being called the Israel-Hamas War continued to rage on Tuesday, with air strikes on the Gaza Strip intended to punish the militants for attacking Israeli cities with rockets and ground […]
Fighting rages on in Gaza
The fighting between Israeli armed forces and Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip escalated on Monday. Air strikes by Israel are hitting targets in the area, which has been cut off from […]
USS Ford sent to eastern Med
An American aircraft carrier group is on its way to the Eastern Mediterranean as a show of support to Israel in its struggle with Hamas attackers. According to the Associated Press, the […]
Hamas militants attack Israel
A surprise assault by Hamas militants into towns in Israel early Saturday morning lead Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to declare that his nation was “at war” with the attackers. According to the […]
336,000 jobs added in Sept.
Defying predictions that the U.S. economy was going to slow down, the Bureau of Labor Statistics announced Friday that employers added 336,000 jobs in September. The national unemployment rate sits at 3.8 […]
McCarthy is out as speaker
For the first time in the nation’s history, the House of Representatives has ousted its speaker, leaving the position vacant. According to the Associated Press, the vote was 216-210 on a vote […]
Gaetz vs. Speaker McCarthy
Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R-California) knew he was risking a challenge to his position as leader of his party in the House of Representatives when he agreed to a bi-partisan […]
