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(WASHINGTON) — GOP Rep. Kevin McCarthy on Tuesday became just the second speaker in history to be subjected to an effort by rank-and-file lawmakers to take away his gavel — and the first to have it stripped away. McCarthy faced a so-called motion to vacate from Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., who put forth the motion after […]
(NEW YORK) — Former President Donald Trump is on trial in New York in a $250 million lawsuit that could alter the personal fortune and real estate empire that helped propel Trump to the White House. Trump is back in the courtroom for the second day of the trial, in which he, his sons Eric […]
(WASHINGTON) — A showdown is unfolding Tuesday to determine House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s fate as leader of the chamber’s Republican majority. Hard-line Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida is leading the charge against McCarthy. He introduced a so-called motion to vacate late Monday after criticizing how McCarthy has handled spending and budget issues since Republicans retook […]
(APOPKA, Fla.) — An 11-year-old boy has been arrested for allegedly shooting two 13-year-olds during an altercation at their football practice, authorities in Florida said. The incident took place around 8:20 p.m. Monday in the parking lot of a recreation center football field in Apopka, which is about 20 miles outside of Orlando, police said. The […]
(WASHINGTON) — Rep. Henry Cuellar offered his firsthand account Tuesday after he was carjacked at gunpoint Monday night. “I was just coming into my place. Three guys came out of nowhere and they pointed guns at me. I do have a black belt, but I recognize when you got three, three guns — I looked at […]
(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — Ohio’s K-12 education system has become the center of a legal battle between lawmakers and members of the State Board of Education. Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine passed HB 33 in July as part of the state’s budget bill. The policy would transfer much of the power from the Board of Education, which includes […]
(WASHINGTON) — A Department of Defense official has been charged with dogfighting, according to records unsealed by the Justice Department on Monday night. Fredrick D. Moorefield Jr. — who serves as the Deputy Chief Information Officer for Command, Control and Communications — allegedly engaged in dogfighting under the code name “GeeHad,” according to a statement […]
Karl Tapales/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Americans’ cellphones will get an alert from the Federal Emergency Management Agency on Wednesday. But don’t worry, there is no need to panic — it is only a test. Every year, FEMA partners with national wireless carriers to run a test of the emergency alert system that is used […]
(NEW YORK) — Ohio’s K-12 education system has become the center of a legal battle between lawmakers and members of the State Board of Education. Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine passed HB 33 in July as part of the state’s budget bill. The policy would transfer much of the power from the Board of Education, which […]
(NEW YORK) — Former President Donald Trump is on trial in New York in a $250 million lawsuit that could alter the personal fortune and real estate empire that helped propel Trump to the White House. Trump is back in the courtroom for the second day of the trial, in which he, his sons Eric […]
