Republicans are set to vote on a new speaker of the House nominee Tuesday morning, Oct. 24. They hope to move to the floor for an official vote soon after the candidate is chosen, perhaps as early as Tuesday evening Oct. 24.  The process will be similar to ranked-choice voting. All eight candidates will be…

Trucks of humanitarian aid arrive in Gaza as Israel continues its airstrikes against Hamas. And nine Republicans enter the race for speaker of the House. These stories and more highlight The Morning Rundown for Monday, Oct. 23, 2023. Israel continues attacks on Hamas; more aid arrives for Gaza The war in the Middle East enters…

Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, is out as the GOP nominee for speaker of the House and Republicans will start the process from scratch. In a secret ballot Friday afternoon, Oct. 20, Republicans voted 112 – 86 that they did not want Jordan to remain as the speaker designee, so he removed himself from the running.…

House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., is actively working to win over about 10 holdouts who won’t support his bid to be the next House speaker. Without their support, he can’t get the 217 votes needed to officially be elected on the House floor. Straight Arrow News spoke with lawmakers about the progress as they…

The ongoing immigration crisis at the U.S. southern border has made its way to cities across America, forcing President Joe Biden to change his immigration policies and politics. Now, it’s resulting in pushback from many of his supporters. Reports that the Department of Homeland Security would be constructing 20 miles of border wall in Starr…

The Biden administration announced it is resuming deportations of Venezuelan migrants in an effort to crack down on illegal border crossings. This move comes as Venezuelan migrants flood the U.S.-Mexico border, fleeing their economically depressed country. Venezuela’s situation has driven hundred of thousands of migrants to take the dangerous journey to the U.S.-Mexico border in…

New York City Mayor Eric Adams is on a four-day trip south of the border. He says he will be discouraging migrants from traveling to the city after more than 120,000 have shown up in the Big Apple in the last year. “We’re going to tell them that coming to New York doesn’t mean you’re…

President Joe Biden’s dog, Commander, is no longer at the White House after biting a staffer, according to a spokesperson. Commander, a 2-year-old German shepherd, has had at least 10 run-ins with members of the U.S. Secret Service, most recently on Sept. 25. According to a USSS spokesperson, Commander bit a Secret Service officer who…

Tensions are rising between top Democrats in Illinois and the Biden administration over the state’s migrant crisis. Thousands of migrants are being relocated to Chicago, however limited resources to house them are being provided. Illinois Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker penned a letter to President Joe Biden criticizing the federal government’s response to the migrant crisis,…