Ohio’s Jordan the latest U.S. House GOP nominee for speaker after days of turmoil
U.S. Rep. Austin Scott, a Georgia Republican who unsuccessfully sought the nomination for speaker of the House, talks to reporters on Friday, Oct. 13, 2023. Jennifer Shutt/States Newsroom WASHINGTON — U.S. House Republicans on Friday put forward their second nominee this week for speaker, though lawmakers departed Capitol Hill for the weekend without unifying enough…
U.S. stresses support for Israel as 1 million residents of North Gaza ordered to evacuate
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, a New York Democrat who will travel with a congressional delegation to Israel to demonstrate his support, speaks with reporters inside the U.S. Capitol on Thursday, Sept. 14, 2023. Jennifer Shutt/States Newsroom U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer will lead a bipartisan congressional delegation to Israel, the New York Democrat’s…
Scalise drops out of race for U.S. House speaker
U.S. Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-NC) arrives to a House Republican caucus meeting at the U.S. Capitol on October 12, 2023 in Washington, DC. The House Republicans continue to debate their pick for Speaker after their initial candidate, Rep. Steve Scalise (R-LA), failed to get the majority of the needed votes. The full House of Representatives…
With violence raging in Israel, U.S. citizens to be flown out on charters
Secretary of State Antony Blinken met Thursday, Oct. 12, 2023 with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. U.S. State Department photo As the death toll in Israel rises, the Biden administration will provide charter flights to help U.S. citizens leave the country and continued Thursday to pledge unconditional support for the Middle East ally in the…
State lawmakers angling to wade into question of property rights along Georgia’s waterways
“We are the group that filed the lawsuit that kicked this all off and so I guess that makes me perhaps the villain in the room,” Ben Brewton, who is part of the ownership group that sued the state last fall, said to lawmakers this month. Jill Nolin/Georgia Recorder The Flint River flows rapidly over…
Biden administration working to recover U.S. hostages held by Hamas
President Joe Biden speaks during a roundtable with Jewish community leaders in the Indian Treaty Room of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building Oct. 11, 2023 in Washington, D.C. Biden spoke about U.S. support for Israel following the Hamas terrorist attacks. Drew Angerer/Getty Images U.S. officials are working to recover American hostages from the Middle East…