After four days and 15 ballots, Kevin McCarthy was finally elected Speaker of the House of Representatives early Saturday morning. Acccording to the Associated Press, the deadlock among Republicans was broken when […]
McCarthy: Speaker of the House
Speaker battle still continues
The struggle over who would be the new Speaker of the House of Representatives dragged on for its third day in Washington, D.C. According to the Associated Press, Republican party leader Kevin […]
House Speaker battle drags on
The issue of who will be the next Speaker of the House of Representatives remained undecided on Wednesday. According to The Associated Press, the House held fourth, fifth and sixth ballots and […]
Rockets kill Russian troops
Attacks by U.S-made HIMARS rockets killed at least 63 Russian troops on Sunday, a total that could rise to several hundred. According to The New York Times, the attacks were aimed at […]
Peace prospects look chilly
Prospects for a negotiated end to the war in Ukraine are dimming as Russia’s conditions for peace appear to be a non-starter. According to The New York Times, Ukraine has proposed a […]
Zelenskyy cheered by Congress
Before a Congress that gave him a standing ovation, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Wednesday thanked “every American” for the military aid and other support the U.S has extended to his nation […]
Another attack on Kyiv?
The once-defeated Russian drive to capture the Ukrainian capitol of Kyiv might be renewed. According to United Press International, Gen. Valeriy Zaluzhny – head the Ukraine’s military forces – warned that Russia […]
Same-sex marriage law signed
President Joe Biden on Tuesday signed a federal law protecting same-sex marriage and interracial matrimony as well. According to the Associated Press, Biden said, “This law and the love it defends strike […]
Russians rain ruin on cities
The war in Ukraine is flaring up again as Russian forces aim missile strikes, rockets and bombs at the defenders. According to the Associated Press, the Russian attacks have so battered the […]
Despite fear, hope still endures
By Benjamin J. Hubbard Sadness has many forms. The loss of a spouse, parent or child crushes the heart like a head-on collision. We try to cope with such pain through funerals, wakes, support […]
