Gaetz Says He’ll Push To Unseat McCarthy This Week
Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) on Sunday said he will push to unseat House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) this week, vowing to make good on his threat after McCarthy backed a measure to prevent a government shutdown a day earlier that won broad bipartisan support. “I do intend to file a motion to vacate against Speaker McCarthy this week,” Gaetz […]
Baltimore Man Arrested For Murder Of Off-Duty Sheriff Deputy Reignites Concerns Over City's Gun Violence
Baltimore Police arrested 40-year-old Jewel Crowder for the murder of off-duty Howard County Sheriff Deputy Ryan Demby. Crowder was on the run less than 24 hours after police say he gunned down Demby, who was likely in the wrong place at the wrong time in Federal Hill. On Saturday, Mayor Brandon Scott offered his condolences […]
Jimmy Carter, Longest Living US President, Turns 99
Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter turned 99 Sunday. Carter, the 39th president of the United States, is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy and served in the submarine service. After his military service, Carter — who served one term as president between 1977 and 1981 — took over his family’s peanut farm before entering politics. Carter served […]
Ben-Gvir Shut Out Of Security Briefing
Minister of National Security Itamar Ben-Gvir was excluded once again today (Sunday) from a security consultation with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Defense Minister Yoav Galant, IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi, Shin Bet director Ronen Bar, generals, and more came to the discussion, but the Otzma Yehudit chairman was not invited, despite his position. A […]
Sephardic Chief Rabbi: Secular Public Is Jealous Of Us, And That Creates Hatred
Israel’s Sephardic Chief Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef slammed the protests against the Rosh Yehudi prayers held in Tel Aviv on Yom Kippur (the Day of Atonement). “I see everything that is happening in the secular public,” Rabbi Yosef said. “They are to be pitied. They have no satisfaction in life. Everything is for the desires of […]
Ocasio-Cortez Defends Jamaal Bowman, Rips Santos, GOP
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) on Sunday defended Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-N.Y.) after he pulled a fire alarm in a House office building before the government funding vote Saturday. Bowman has apologized for pulling the alarm, which has led to an investigation by Capitol Police and an expulsion push by some House Republicans. After CNN’s Jake Tapper suggested that Bowman’s explanation of […]
Lawler: Bowman Should ‘Strongly Consider’ Resigning If He Pulled Fire Alarm
Rep. Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.) said fellow New Yorker Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D) should “strongly consider” resigning if he pulled a fire alarm in the Cannon House Office Building Saturday. “That any member of Congress would think it’s appropriate to pull a fire alarm to try and delay Congress from doing its business is shameful, it’s unbecoming, and he should […]
Rep. Bowman Under Investigation For Pulling Fire Alarm Before Government Funding Vote
Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-N.Y.) pulled a fire alarm in the Cannon House Office Building on Saturday ahead of the House passing a stopgap measure to fund the government ahead of the midnight deadline, causing the building to be evacuated. Republicans are accusing Bowman of intentionally trying to sabotage the vote, launching an investigation into the incident and preparing legislation to […]
Shutdown Averted: Political Winners And Losers
The House and Senate cleared a “clean” stopgap spending bill Saturday, averting a government shutdown and capping off a chaotic three weeks in the Capitol that brought Washington hours away from a lapse in funding. The continuing resolution funds the government at current spending levels until Nov. 17 and provides $16 billion in disaster relief. It […]
Terrorists Open Fire At Jewish Community
Terrorists opened fire Sunday night at the community of Asa’el, the IDF said. During searches, hits were identified to a number of houses in the community, which is located near Hebron. No one was injured. IDF soldiers have opened a pursuit after the terrorists. The Hebron Hills Council published a notification for Asa’el’s residents, writing, […]
