The House GOP is in chaos amid attempts to elect a Speaker after Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) lost his third attempt at securing the gavel in a floor vote Friday. Nine congressmen have stepped up for the job, or have signaled they may. The new nominee will be the third in as many weeks after...
United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres called on the international community to double down on efforts to provide humanitarian aid for Gaza on Saturday, amid Israel’s war with Hamas. The first aid convoys entered Gaza early Saturday after days of negotiations between Egypt, the U.S. and Israel. Israeli strikes had previously kept Gaza’s only border...
A federal judge has temporarily blocked city officials in Murfreesboro, Tenn., from enforcing an ordinance that is designed to ban drag performances from taking place in public areas. The order, issued Friday by Chief U.S. District Court Judge Waverly Crenshaw Jr., bars the city from enforcing the rule during the pride festival scheduled for next...
Former President Trump, in a new campaign ad, took a swipe at former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton — alluding that his 2016 presidential rival wanted to brainwash voters into supporting President Biden. The advertisement, posted to his Truth Social account, shows voters lining up to be brainwashed and blindfolded with clips of Clinton praising...
GOP candidate and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday said he would revoke student visas of Hamas sympathizers if elected to the White House in 2024. “You see students demonstrating in our country in favor of Hamas,” DeSantis said during a campaign stop in Iowa. “Remember, some of them are foreigners.” The governor said if...
The Cato Institute recently released “The Green Card Game,” a free interactive online simulation that allows players to explore the pitfalls of the American immigration system. The game’s lesson is simple: for the overwhelming majority of people in the world, immigrating legally to the U.S. and accessing the pathway to citizenship is simply impossible. The game’s...
A Republican lawmaker pushing for other conservatives to sign a unity pledge to support whoever becomes the next speaker nominee says that rank and file members are getting sick of the chaos in the House.
House Republican Conference Vice Chair Mike Johnson has made his bid for Speaker of the House official, and is prepared with a list of priorities that the next speaker "must" commit to.