House adjourns as speakership evades McCarthy even after sixth vote
Read More The House remained paralyzed on Wednesday, after Republican leader Kevin McCarthy failed for the sixth time to capture the speaker’s gavel as his critics stood firm in their opposition to his candidacy. After the House adjourned for a few hours, McCarthy and his allies went into negotiations with the Republican holdouts without a […]
California Rep. Kevin McCarthy loses, gains as House speaker election drags on: ‘I voted present’
Post Content Two Republicans switched their vote away from Rep.-elect Kevin McCarthy on Tuesday and Wednesday. McCarthy is facing serious headwinds in his bid to become House speaker, as he hasn’t gained a majority of votes in six rounds of voting. Rep. -elect Victoria Spartz, R-Ind., voted for McCarthy previously, but voted “present” during the […]
Republican military veterans urge support for McCarthy: ‘It’s actually becoming detrimental to our nation’
Post Content A group of Republican military veterans held a press conference at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday to urge holdouts in the GOP to throw their support behind Rep.-elect Kevin McCarthy as Speaker of the House, arguing that the delay is “The people standing behind me have regularly, consistently, over decades proven that they’re […]
Texas Rep. Dan Crenshaw blasts anti-McCarthy Republicans: ‘tired of your stupid platitudes’
Post Content Rep. Dan Crenshaw, R-Texas, on Wednesday blasted his Republican colleagues who are refusing to support Kevin McCarthy for House Speaker. “I’m tired of your stupid platitudes that some consultant told you to say on the campaign trail, alright,” Crenshaw said of the 20 Republican defectors, according to the Washington Post’s Dylan Wells. “Behind […]
Iran outraged after French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo publishes cartoons mocking Khamenei
A series of offensive cartoons depicting Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo has provoked outrage in Tehran. The magazine’s latest issue features the winners of a recent cartoon contest in which entrants were asked to draw the most offensive caricatures of Khamenei, who has held Iran’s highest office […]
China undercounting COVID-19 cases and deaths, WHO says: ‘We still do not have complete data’
Coronavirus cases have surged in China since the country relaxed its draconian “zero-COVID” strategy last month, but officials there are likely undercounting the extent of the outbreak, a World Health Organization official said on Wednesday. “We believe the current numbers being published from China underrepresent the true impact of the disease in terms of hospital […]
US ‘Throwing Allies Under a Bus’: Australia’s New Ambassador Kevin Rudd
Read More President of the Asia Society and former Australian prime minister Kevin Rudd speaks as he introduces U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken during an event at Jack Morton Auditorium of George Washington University in Washington, D.C., on May 26, 2022. (Alex Wong/Getty Images) Australia’s incoming ambassador to the United States Kevin Rudd urged […]
Qin Gang Appointed Chinese Foreign Minister During Awkward CCP Power Transition
Read More Recently, former Chinese ambassador to the United States Qin Gang was appointed as China’s Foreign Minister, replacing former Foreign Minister Wang Yi, who was supposed to step down in March when the CCP holds its “Two Sessions” parliamentary-style meeting. China observers say this signals that power transitions between various factions within the ruling […]
Arizona judge’s decision on election misconduct challenged by Kari Lake
Post Content Former Arizona gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake filed two appeals on Wednesday, related to an election lawsuit she commenced last month, according to reports. Lake lost her bid for Arizona governor by half a percentage point to Katie Hobs. After the results of the election were tallied, Lake challenged the result and claimed there […]
Salpa per le manovre la fregata con missili ipersonici. Putin: “Difenderanno il paese”
Read More 04 gennaio 2023 https://video.repubblica.it/dossier/crisi_in_ucraina_la_russia_il_donbass_i_video/russia-salpa-per-le-manovre-la-fregata-con-missili-ipersonici-putin-difenderanno-il-paese/435361/436325?rss <iframe class=”rep-video-embed” src=”https://video.repubblica.it/embed/dossier/crisi_in_ucraina_la_russia_il_donbass_i_video/russia-salpa-per-le-manovre-la-fregata-con-missili-ipersonici-putin-difenderanno-il-paese/435361/436325&width=640&height=360″ width=”640″ height=”360″ frameborder=”0″ scrolling=”no”></iframe> Le immagini diffuse dal ministero della Difesa russo mostrano la partenza, da una base russa, per una missione di addestramento della fregata Ammiraglio Gorshkov, dotata di nuovi missili da crociera ipersonici. Per […]
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