House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) denounced Republican lawmakers for falling into “chaos, dysfunction and extremism” Tuesday, and his caucus suggested they won't lend support to Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) amid a vote to remove him. “Under the Republican majority, the House has been restructured to empower right-wing extremists, kowtow to their harsh demands and...
The Army fell short of its recruiting goal by about 10,000 people this year, prompting the service to launch major reforms aimed at attracting and signing new soldiers, the Army’s top leaders revealed Tuesday. The service hit just 55,000 contracts in fiscal 2023, which ended on Sept. 30 — far short of its target of 65,000 new...
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.) on Tuesday called on House Republicans to expel Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) and defeat his motion to oust Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) from his post. In a scathing op-ed published in The Washington Post, Gingrich attacked the Florida Republican as “anti-Republican” and said Gaetz was engaging in “childish behavior”...
Former President Trump expressed frustration Tuesday over infighting among Republicans just minutes before lawmakers in the House were set to vote on a motion from Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) to advance an effort to oust Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.). “Why is it that Republicans are always fighting among themselves, why aren’t they fighting the Radical...
The House will vote Tuesday on a motion that could lead to the ousting of Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.). The vote is expected to take place during the chamber's first vote series of the day that starts at 1:30 p.m. EDT. There will likely be a move to table the resolution to oust McCarthy or...
Former President Trump's civil fraud case in New York Supreme Court is in its second day Tuesday with the GOP 2024 primary front-runner promising to attend once again. Trump's fury largely dominated the first day of trial in which he lambasted the judge overseeing the case and glared in the face of the attorney general...
India told Canada it must remove 41 of its 62 diplomats from the country following continued escalating tensions between the countries. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau alleged that Indian agents were behind the June assassination of Sikh separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Vancouver. Trudeau’s allegations, despite no arrests being made in the murder case, set...
Vice President Kamala Harris will swear in the late-Sen. Dianne Feinstein's interim replacement, Laphonza Butler, a Democratic strategist appointed by California Gov. Gavin Newsom, at the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday.
The Biden administration imposed sanctions on a multimillion-dollar China-based network involved in the trafficking of fentanyl and other illicit drugs.