Day: October 18, 2023

Senator calls on House to pick speaker, immediately condemn ‘sickening’ statements by Squad Democrats

4:00 pm October 18, 2023

On “FOX & Friends” Wednesday, Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., went after far-left members of Congress who quickly blamed Israel for an explosion at a Gaza hospital. Mullin called Rep. Rashida Tlaib’s, D-Mich., response “sickening,” and lamented that the Republican-led House cannot bring forth a resolution to condemn her statements because the chamber remains without a […]

Palace of Versailles evacuated for third time this week amid terror threat spike

2:46 pm October 18, 2023

The Palace of Versailles was evacuated for security reasons on Wednesday for the third time since the weekend, the former royal chateau said in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter. It was among a spate of evacuations in the past five days around France, including three airports that were also forced to close […]

2 employees convicted over handling of Wisconsin corn plant blast investigation

2:46 pm October 18, 2023

A federal jury has convicted two senior employees at a Wisconsin corn plant of falsifying records and obstructing an investigation into a fatal corn dust explosion in 2017, Justice Department officials announced on Tuesday. Corn dust is explosive, and high concentrations are dangerous. Federal regulations require grain mill operators to perform regular cleanings to reduce […]

Four House Republican holdouts say they will oppose Jordan in speaker vote round two

2:34 pm October 18, 2023

EXCLUSIVE: Four of the House Republicans who voted against Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, in the House speaker race on Tuesday say they will do so again, putting Jordan in a position where he cannot lose any other GOP members and prevail. Jordan came 17 votes short of the 217 votes needed to win the […]

Biden, in Israel, says freeing Hamas hostages is top priority, will request ‘unprecedented’ defense funding

2:33 pm October 18, 2023

President Biden, speaking in Israel Wednesday, said, “There’s no higher priority than the release and safe return of all these hostages” captured by the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas. “Later this week, I’m going to ask the United States Congress for unprecedented support package for Israel’s defense. We’re going to keep Iron Dome fully supplied to […]