by jpitney | Oct 25, 2023 | Congress, House of Representatives
Meredith McGraw and Alex Isenstadt at Politico: Just hours after Rep. Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) won the Republican Conference’s nomination to be House speaker on Tuesday, former President Donald Trump took to Truth Social to deride the congressman as “totally out-of-touch...
by jpitney | Oct 24, 2023 | Israel, Public Opinion, Terrorism, Youth
In a Harvard-Harris poll, a slight majority of registered voters aged 18-24 aged 18-24 think that Palestinian grievances can justify the Hamas massacre.
by jpitney | Oct 23, 2023 | Israel, Journalism, Journalists
From the Committee to Protect Journalists: The Israel-Gaza conflict has taken a severe toll on journalists since Hamas launched its unprecedented attack against Israel on October 7 and Israel declared war on the militant Palestinian group, launching air...
by jpitney | Oct 21, 2023 | Congress, House of Representatives
Donald Wolfensberger at The Hill: Rep. Mike Kelly (R-Pa.) introduced a resolution (H. Res. 787) last Monday to elect McHenry to that elevated role with a sunset date of Nov. 17, or upon the election of a Speaker. The prospect of such a hybrid speakership, however,...
by jpitney | Oct 20, 2023 | Civility, Congress, House of Representatives, Violence
U.S. Congressman Drew Ferguson (GA-03) today released the following statement regarding the Speaker of the House vote: “As the Republican Conference designee, I supported Congressman Jordan on the first ballot. Following the first vote, I had genuine concerns about...
