Sen. Rand Paul says criticism of Ukraine funding is a ‘growing movement’ in Washington
As the House searches for a new speaker and the Senate works to get Ukraine assistance back into a spending bill come November 17 when the current deal expires, Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., says there is a “growing movement” within the Republican party to cut additional funding altogether. “We have problems funding Social Security, we […]
McConnell: Next Speaker Should Abolish Motion To Vacate
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., believes the next House speaker should eliminate the procedural tool used to kick out Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif.[#item_full_content]
13 GOP Senators Press for Cancellation of October Recess
Thirteen Senate Republicans are pressing Majority Leader Chuck Schumer to cancel the upper chamber’s October recess given Congress’ government funding deadline in mid-November, reports The Daily Caller.[#item_full_content]
Hunter’s Prosecutors Move to Drop Old Gun Count After Plea Deal Collapse
Prosecutors who filed firearms charges against Hunter Biden moved Wednesday to formally dismiss a gun count that had been part of a collapsed plea deal.The procedural step removes a charge alleging he broke a law against drug users having guns when he bought a gun in 2018,…[#item_full_content]
Team Scalise Pursuing Top Leadership Posts in House GOP
Talk on Capitol Hill Wednesday was dominated by reports not only of who was running to succeed dethroned House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, but how the leadership hierarchy of House Republicans would change when they select a speakership candidate next week.[#item_full_content]
FTC: Amazon’s ‘Project Nessie’ Manipulated Prices
Amazon’s “Project Nessie” algorithm, revealed in redacted sections of a lawsuit filed by the Federal Trade Commission, reportedly boosted profits and prompted competitors to raise prices.[#item_full_content]
Dominican authorities investigating 6 dead newborns found at cemetery entrance
Authorities in the Dominican Republic said Wednesday that an investigation is underway after the bodies of six newborns were found discarded at the entrance of a cemetery in the capital, Santo Domingo. The four girls and two boys still had hospital tags around their feet and wrists and there were no signs of violence, said […]
Kenya awaiting parliamentary approval to deploy UN-backed anti-gang force to Haiti
Kenyan lawmakers said Wednesday that parliamentary approval is required before the deployment of police to the Kenya-led peacekeeping mission in Haiti to combat gang violence that was approved by the U.N. Security Council this week. Opposition lawmaker Anthony Oluoch told a session of Parliament’s lower house that the conditions for foreign deployment hadn’t been met […]
Emergency drill sirens blare across Russia after Ukrainian drone attacks
Sirens wailed across Russia and TV stations interrupted regular programming to broadcast warnings Wednesday as part of sweeping drills intended to test the readiness of the country’s emergency responders amid the fighting in Ukraine. The exercise that started Tuesday follows Ukrainian drone attacks on Moscow and other cities. As the readiness drill went on, the […]
Right-wing German party leader hospitalized before scheduled rally appearance
A leader of the far-right Alternative for Germany party was given medical treatment and then taken to a hospital shortly before he was due to speak at an election rally in Bavaria on Wednesday, police said. There were few details about what exactly happened at the event in Ingolstadt, before a state election on Sunday. […]
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