Giorno: 4 Gennaio 2023

Labour will not open ‘big government chequebook’, Starmer to say

Read More Labour will not open the “big government chequebook” in an attempt to repair Britain’s faltering public services if it wins the next election, Keir Starmer will warn. In a new year speech in London on Thursday, setting out his principles for government, the Labour leader will promise a “decade of national renewal” if […]

Biden Talked With Family of Bills Player Damar Hamlin

President Joe Biden said he spoke with the parents of Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin, who is in critical condition after suffering cardiac arrest on the field Monday night.

GOP rep says McCarthy may need to step aside, suggests alcohol could help party reach consensus

Post Content Rep. Ken Buck, R-Colo., said Wednesday that Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., the GOP’s primary candidate for House speaker, may need to step aside and let someone else run if he is unable to make a deal with the party’s 20 holdouts who have so far refused to vote for him. McCarthy has failed […]

Florida Gov. DeSantis mandates all state university systems report funds spent on CRT, DEI

Post Content Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is mandating that all state universities report expenditures and resources used for campus activities that relate to diversity, equity, and inclusion and critical race theory initiatives. Press Secretary Bryan Griffin shared a memorandum of Governor DeSantis’ Dec. 28 request on Wednesday. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks to the crowd […]

House adjourns without electing a speaker after McCarthy loses sixth ballot

Post Content The House adjourned Wednesday after it failed for a sixth time to elect a speaker — continuing a feud between House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., and 20 opponents within his own party. The decision to adjourn until 8 p.m. ET Wednesday followed unsuccessful negotiation efforts from McCarthy to secure a majority of […]

Democrats erupt in jeers after GOP congresswoman accuses them of drinking booze during House Speaker vote

Post Content As the House entered their sixth vote for Speaker of the House on Wednesday, Rep.-elect Kat Cammack, R-Fla., accused her Democratic colleagues of bringing “popcorn and blankets and alcohol” to the House Chamber. “They want us divided. They want us to fight each other,” Cammack said to the floor on Wednesday afternoon. “That […]

Conservative heavyweights call for new House GOP leadership after McCarthy failed to clinch House speaker

Post Content A group of nearly 50 conservative heavyweights co-signed a statement Wednesday calling to “change the status quo in Washington,” and applauded the 20 members of Congress who Wednesday voted against House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, sinking his bid for House speaker after six rounds of votes. Among the group calling for McCarthy, R-Calif., […]

US reopens visa, consular services at Cuban embassy for first time since ‘Havana Syndrome’ incidents

The U.S. Embassy in Cuba has resumed offering visa and consular services Wednesday for the first time in five years following a series of unexplained health incidents tied to an illness dubbed the “Havana Syndrome.” The embassy confirmed this week it will begin processing immigrant visas, with a priority placed on permits to reunite Cubans […]

Vietnamese boy, 10, dead after falling into 115-foot concrete hole

Vietnamese authorities announced Wednesday that the 10-year-old boy trapped down a 115-foot deep concrete hole since New Year’s Eve is dead, according to reports. The boy, identified as Thai Ly Hao Nam, initially was heard crying for help when he slipped through a 10-inch diameter shaft at a bridge construction site in the Dong Thap […]

Iran sentences two teens to death for waging ‘enmity against God’ in protest against regime

Tehran handed down two death penalty sentences this week to two teenagers who were involved in the nationwide demonstrations protesting the Khamenei regime and who were deemed to have waged “enmity against God” and “corruption on Earth.” Arshia Takdastan, 18, was sentenced by Iran’s Revolutionary Court in the northern city of Sari Tuesday after being […]