by Graham J Noble | Oct 26, 2023 | Articles, Editor's Choice, Opinion, Politics
House Republicans solved their 22-day-old conundrum on Oct. 25 by unanimously supporting Louisiana Rep. Mike Johnson for speaker. With a few absences in the lower chamber, the final tally gave Johnson 220 votes, with House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY)...
by Graham J Noble | Oct 24, 2023 | Articles, Opinion, Politics
Feeling the pinch, Republicans plan to select a new nominee for House Speaker on Oct. 24. This time around, they must decide between not just one or two candidates but eight. The process began behind closed doors Monday evening, Oct. 23, with each candidate giving a...
by Dave Patterson | Oct 19, 2023 | Articles, Opinion, Politics
At the apex of the crisis over the brutal attack by Hamas, President Joe Biden’s nominee for ambassador to Israel, Jacob (Jack) Lew, faced critical questioning from GOP members of the Senate Foreign Affairs Committee on Oct. 18. In the best of times,...
by Graham J Noble | Oct 18, 2023 | Articles, Editor's Choice, Good Reads, Opinion, Politics
Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) was hoping to be elected speaker of the US House of Representatives on Oct. 17, but it was not to be as 20 Republicans declined to back him. Former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) was ejected from the position in a historic vote the previous week,...
by Leesa K. Donner | Oct 17, 2023 | Articles, Good Reads, Opinion, Politics
The United States is closely watching the troubling developments in Israel. The abrupt, violent attack on Israelis by Hamas terrorists living in the Gaza Strip shocked Americans. Even though the conflict has just begun, the public has plenty to say about the Israeli...
