#Gaetz says he’ll push to unseat McCarthy this week

#Gaetz says he’ll push to unseat McCarthy this week

Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) on Sunday said he will push to unseat House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) this week, vowing to make good on his threat after McCarthy backed a measure to prevent a government shutdown a day earlier that won broad bipartisan support. “I do intend to file a motion to vacate against Speaker…

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#Bomb detonates in Turkish capital leaving two officers injured

#Bomb detonates in Turkish capital leaving two officers injured

Two assailants detonated a bomb outside a government building in Turkey on Sunday, just hours before Parliament was set to reopen after a three-month summer hiatus, Turkish Internal Affairs Minister Ali Yerlikaya said in a statement Sunday.  In what Turkish officials are describing as a terrorist attack, the two assailants arrived in a “light commercial…

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#Watch live: Biden honors Gen. Mark Milley 

#Watch live: Biden honors Gen. Mark Milley 

President Biden on Friday morning is honoring the service of retiring Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Mark Milley by speaking at the Armed Forces Farewell Tribute to the general. Milley assumed the top military role midway through former President Trump’s administration with strong bipartisan support in the Senate. But he also faced controversy during and…

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#Hold Iran accountable for expelling nuclear inspectors

#Hold Iran accountable for expelling nuclear inspectors

The Islamic Republic of Iran’s nuclear provocations continue to mount. The clerical regime on Sept. 16 barred one-third of all International Atomic Energy Agency inspectors from the country’s nuclear facilities. The organization’s director general, Rafael Grossi, said in a statement that Tehran’s move is “disproportionate and unprecedented” and “affects in a direct and severe way the ability of the…

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#In Wake of Russell Brand Allegations, U.K. to Introduce Independent Body to Address Bullying and Harassment in Creative Industries

#In Wake of Russell Brand Allegations, U.K. to Introduce Independent Body to Address Bullying and Harassment in Creative Industries

Britain will launch a new, independent standards body to help fight bullying and harassment in the creative industries that will be ready starting next year, Lucy Frazer, U.K. secretary of state for digital, culture, media and sport, announced Friday. The body, the Creative Industries Independent Standards Authority (CIISA), is intended as an authority where concerns…

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#House GOP approves Homeland Security funding bill

#House GOP approves Homeland Security funding bill

House Republicans late Thursday night approved legislation to fund the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for fiscal year 2024. The legislation cleared the chamber in a 220-208 vote. Passing the bill will not help prevent a government shutdown Saturday night, but House GOP leaders are hoping that moving single-subject appropriations bills will help the conference…

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#Comer: there’s ‘overwhelming evidence’ Biden’s involved in Hunter’s business dealings

#Comer: there’s ‘overwhelming evidence’ Biden’s involved in Hunter’s business dealings

Congressman James Comer (R-Ky.) said he thinks there is “overwhelming evidence” that President Biden is involved in his son Hunter Biden’s business schemes. Comer is the Chair of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee, which held its first hearing Thursday to weigh evidence into impeaching Biden. “There’s overwhelming evidence that Joe Biden was involved in…

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