It’s been exactly 100 years since the House of Representatives failed to elect a speaker on the first chamber vote. So much for precedent. On Tuesday, members of the incoming Republican House majority couldn’t elect a speaker after three full rounds of voting, marking a historic humiliation for Rep. Kevin McCarthy, of California, the House … Read more
President Joe Biden has renominated Eric Garcetti as U.S. ambassador to India, after the former Los Angeles mayor’s nomination failed to make the Senate floor last year. Garcetti was among a series of nominees who will get restarts in the new Congress. Biden also renominated Gigi Sohn to serve as the fifth commissioner on the … Read more
UPDATE: Kevin McCarthy failed to secure a majority to become House Speaker, as the historic leadership vote headed to a second ballot for the first time in a century. Nineteen Republicans voted against McCarthy, the California Republican who has long dreamed of the speakership. What was surprising was not just that he fell short, but … Read more
CNN — All eyes are on a number of top House Republicans, including Louisiana Rep. Steve Scalise, as the GOP braces for a Tuesday speakership vote that could devolve into a drawn-out floor fight not seen in a century. Scalise, the No. 2 House Republican, has been floated as a potential candidate for speaker if … Read more
On the day after his supporters ransacked the United States Capitol building, former President Donald Trump released a video announcing that he would be leaving the White House and that then-President-elect Joe Biden would be taking over. However, outtakes released by the House Select Committee investigating the January 6 Capitol riots showed that Trump was … Read more
This Tuesday, January 3, a new Republican majority will take over the U.S. House of Representatives. Democratic Rep. Hakeem Jeffries of New York will become House minority leader, but it remains to be seen who will be chosen as House speaker. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy is hoping that fellow Republicans will choose him, and … Read more
Edwardstone will run in the Clarence House Chase at Ascot on January 21 following his mishap in the Desert Orchid Chase over Christmas. Alan King is keen to keep last season’s Arkle winner busy, given he only got as far as the fifth fence before unseating Tom Cannon. Having been thwarted in attempts to run … Read more
Josh Newton takes the deflected pass to the house for the TCU Horned Frog’s second pick-six of the game against the Iowa State Cyclones. Source link
Scott Simon speaks to Global Press Journal Senior Reporter Lucila Pellettieri about the shocking conditions in Argentina’s overcrowded prisons. Source link
White House officials urge Americans to get the COVID-19 booster shot – CBS News Watch CBS News The White House this week launched a six-week sprint aimed at convincing Americans to get their updated COVID-19 vaccine before the end of the year. CBS News Contributor Dr. Céline Gounder and Editor-at-Large for Public Health at Kaiser … Read more