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Sep 20 2023
News
Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson announces 2024 reelection intention
MILWAUKEE — Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson officially announced on Wednesday his intention to run for re-election as mayor in 2024. Johnson is currently serving the rest (two years) of former Mayor Tom Barrett's tenure until April 2024. Barrett ended his term early so he could be US Ambassador to Luxembourg. Johnson won his first election for mayor with 67.53% percent of the vote, against
WTMJ 4 Milwaukee
Oct 20 2023
News
Jim Jordan fails on third vote for House speaker after losing more GOP support
WASHINGTON — A “hodgepodge” of 25 entrenched GOP lawmakers on Friday blocked Rep. Jim Jordan from winning the speaker’s gavel for a third time, raising more doubts about whether the Donald Trump-backed candidate can continue in the race. Jordan, an Ohio Republican and the Judiciary Committee chairman, received 194 votes, 10 votes short of the number he needed to be elected speaker on the House
NBC News (Online)
Oct 20 2023
News
Threats continue toward Republicans voting against Jordan for speaker
House Republicans are continuing to receive threats aimed at pressuring them into voting to elect Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) as speaker. Ahead of a third vote on the House floor Friday, some lawmakers criticized what they saw as coercion from conservative entities and anonymous threat-makers. Keeping up with politics is easy with The 5-Minute Fix Newsletter, in your inbox weekdays. Jordan
Washington Post
May 14 2021
Headline Roundup
House GOP Elects Elise Stefanik to Replace Liz Cheney
Two days after they voted to remove Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) as GOP Conference Chair, House Republicans elected Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) to fill the position. The contrast between Stefanik’s support for former President Donald Trump and Cheney’s outspoken opposition to Trump’s false election fraud claims marks a political shift for Republicans. Stefanik was challenged for the role by Rep
Fox News (Online News)
The Hill
Politico
Sep 06 2023
News
TDCJ enters systemwide lockdown and search
WICHITA FALLS, Texas (KAUZ) - The Texas Department of Criminal Justice has reported that it is implementing an immediate lockdown and comprehensive search of all correctional facilities within TDCJ to address challenges stemming from an increase in contraband and drug-related inmate homicides. According to TDCJ, the volume of illegal narcotics entering the system has increased over the last
News Channel 6 Wichita Falls
Mar 19 2024
Headline Roundup
Appeals Court Blocks Texas Immigration Law After Supreme Court Allowed Enforcement
The Supreme Court on Tuesday temporarily allowed the enforcement of a controversial Texas law that allows law enforcement to arrest people suspected of entering the U.S. illegally, but an appeals court blocked it hours later.
The Details: The law, signed by Republican Gov. Greg Abbott in December, was previously blocked by a federal judge. An appeals court then reversed this decision,
New York Times (News)
Reuters
Fox News (Online News)
Oct 18 2023
News
Jim Jordan ally predicts he'll get even fewer votes in second speaker ballot
Rep. (R-OH) came up well short in his bid to become speaker of the House of Representatives on Tuesday, and now one of his top allies is predicting things will get even worse for him on Wednesday. , Rep. Scott Perry (R-PA), who along with Jordan was a key figure in after losing the 2020 election, said that "Jordan will likely have FEWER votes today than yesterday — as I expected." Perry
Raw Story
Oct 18 2023
News
Jordan struggles to get votes for gavel, some Republicans float temporary speaker
Jordan struggles to get votes for gavel, some Republicans float temporary speaker Rep. Jim Jordan, the House GOP's nominee to serve as the next speaker continues to struggle to get the votes to be elected by the full House, heading into a second vote on Wednesday. "We're working on it," Jordan told reporter ahead of the vote, but multiple GOP lawmakers indicated the momentum for his effort to
NPR Fact Check
Oct 29 2020
Analysis
Supreme Court Ruling Means We Probably Won't Know Who Won Pennsylvania Until Days After Election
Pennsylvania is the state most likely to decide next week's presidential election, but a Supreme Court ruling this week has all but guaranteed that we won't know who won the Keystone State's 20 electoral votes on Election Day.
The Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected a Republican effort to force Pennsylvania to discard mail-in ballots received after Election Day, but the high court left
Reason
Oct 20 2023
News
As 2024 looms, Biden unveils $106 billion foreign aid package
Aiming to tame two raging international crises, President Biden on Friday unveiled a $106 billion aid package that could redefine his foreign policy legacy while reshaping the fault-lines of U.S. politics ahead of the 2024 presidential election. Get a curated selection of 10 of our best stories in your inbox every weekend. The foreign aid proposal, far larger than even many Democrats
Washington Post