Day: November 2, 2023

Over 20 Democrats, one Republican vote against resolution condemning antisemitism on college campuses

10:17 pm November 2, 2023

More than 20 Democrats and one Republican voted against a Thursday House resolution to condemn antisemitism on college campuses. H.R. 798 passed with a final tally of 396-23, comprised of a bipartisan 213 Republican votes and 183 Democrat votes. Of the 23 that voted against the resolution, 22 were Democrats. The only Republican to vote […]

Speaker Johnson and the unseen forces that unexpectedly propelled him to top House job

10:13 pm November 2, 2023

How did House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., become House Speaker Mike Johnson? “Nobody knows!” was the joke on Saturday Night Live. That’s partly true with Johnson and how House leaders rise from the rank and file. On the morning of Tuesday, Oct. 24, House Republicans met to select their fourth nominee for speaker in the […]

John Kirby says Biden would veto Israel-only supplemental package if passed by Congress

10:12 pm November 2, 2023

Coordinator for Strategic Communications at the National Security Council John Kirby said during a press briefing that President Biden would veto an Israel-only supplemental package if passed by Congress. “The president would veto an only-Israel bill. I think that we’ve made that clear,” Kirby said during a White House press conference on Tuesday. Kirby’s remarks […]

31-year-old man, 1-year-old boy shot dead at Montana residence

10:10 pm November 2, 2023

A man and a 1-year-old boy were shot to death in their residence in Montana’s largest city and 10 people have been detained while the shooting is investigated, Billings Police said. Neighbors reported a vehicle pulling up and someone firing a “large volley of shots” into a residence just after 10 a.m. on Wednesday. Responding […]

Man hired hitmen to kill Florida teen he sexually assaulted: police

9:05 pm November 2, 2023

Four people are facing charges in connection to a $10,000 murder-for-hire conspiracy that saw a teenage Florida girl shot dead after she told police she was sexually assaulted by a man. Isabella Scavelli, 17, of Brooksville, was allegedly shot dead on her doorstep by two men on Feb. 7, one day after reporting to the Hernando County Sheriff’s […]