Jordan defiant after repeated GOP rejections in House speaker voting

by admin | Oct 19, 2023 | Politics

Matt McClain/The Washington Post via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — After Wednesday’s failed speaker vote, Rep. Jim Jordan remained defiant, and insisted he still had a path to win the speaker’s gavel even after losing more votes than the day before....

Tlaib refuses to apologize for blaming Israel for Gaza hospital blast, attacks Biden

by admin | Oct 19, 2023 | Politics

Celal Gunes/Anadolu via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Democratic Rep. Rashida Tlaib refused to apologize Wednesday for saying on Tuesday that Israel is to blame for the hospital explosion that day in Gaza, an accusation that sparked political backlash against her...

DeSantis and Scott sound off on Israel, and more campaign trail tidbits

by admin | Oct 19, 2023 | Politics

Marilyn Nieves/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott, both 2024 Republican candidates, sounded off further on the Israel-Hamas war as President Joe Biden traveled to Israel to support the U.S. ally. Meanwhile,...

Biden to address nation after Israel trip, says ‘I got it done’ on aid to Gaza

by admin | Oct 19, 2023 | Politics

Miriam Alster/POOL/AFP via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden will address to the nation Thursday to update Americans on the U.S. response to the Hamas attacks, the White House said. The 8 p.m. ET Oval Office speech comes a day after Biden’s...

Most UFO reports likely to have ‘ordinary’ explanations, government says, as investigation continues

by admin | Oct 19, 2023 | Politics

U.S. Navy(WASHINGTON) — The Pentagon and the U.S. intelligence community believe that as better data becomes available, the “unidentified and purported anomalous nature” of most of the hundreds of UFO reports they have been investigating will likely...

Gov. Glenn Youngkin courts donors ahead of high-stakes Va. elections

by admin | Oct 19, 2023 | Politics

Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Virginia Republicans could see an influx of cash from top donors following Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s two-day retreat ahead of the state’s high-stakes legislative elections next month. The “Red Vest...