Day: October 5, 2023

Mayorkas backtracks on Texas border wall hours after DHS cites ‘immediate need’

9:05 pm October 5, 2023

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Thursday backtracked from Biden administration statements made this week citing the need to waive dozens of federal laws to build a border wall in South Texas. “I want to address today’s reporting relating to a border wall and be absolutely clear,” he said. “There is no new Administration policy […]

Mets general manager resigns from role shortly after team brings in new president of baseball operations

9:05 pm October 5, 2023

Billy Eppler resigned from his role as the New York Mets‘ general manager, the team announced on Thursday. The move comes just three days after the Mets introduced David Stearns as their president of baseball operations after eight seasons with the Milwaukee Brewers. “I wanted David to have a clean slate and that meant me […]

Jordan makes his case to moderate Republicans as House speaker race intensifies

9:00 pm October 5, 2023

House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, made his pitch for the speaker’s gavel to the pragmatic Main Street Caucus on Thursday afternoon. That group is a critical one for Jordan to please in order to win the top spot. The business-minded caucus boasts a significant number of moderates, in addition to its conservative members. Those […]

Biden’s dogs revealed to have bitten White House staff, causing ‘lawsuit’ concerns: report

8:11 pm October 5, 2023

After President Joe Biden’s dog, Commander, was removed from the White House campus, it was reported that the First Family’s dogs have also bitten White House staff. “The Biden family’s German shepherd dogs have repeatedly bitten or nipped members of the White House residence staff in addition to Secret Service agents, according to people familiar […]

US trade deficit narrows more than expected in August, boosted by exports

8:03 pm October 5, 2023

The U.S. trade deficit narrowed more than expected in August as exports increased solidly, likely positioning trade to support economic growth in the third quarter. The trade deficit contracted 9.9% to $58.3 billion, the lowest level since September 2020, the Commerce Department said on Thursday. Data for July was revised to show the trade gap […]