President Biden responds to a heckler calling for a ceasefire to the war in the Middle East. And the American Cancer Society recommends more adults should get screened for lung cancer. These stories and more highlight The Morning Rundown for Thursday, Nov. 2, 2023. President Biden calls for a ‘pause’ in Israel-Hamas war President Joe Biden says…

A woman who was spectating at the civil fraud trial against former president Donal Trump was arrested after allegedly trying to approach him during the proceeding. According to reports, the woman stood up during a testimony on Wednesday, Oct. 18, and walked toward the front of the courtroom where Trump was sitting. According to the…

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 House gaveled in and gaveled out without a vote for speaker on Thursday afternoon, Oct. 12. Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., doesn’t have the 217 votes he needs to be officially elected as speaker on the House floor.  Scalise won the nomination in a simple majority vote amongst Republicans Wednesday, Oct. 11. There are…

Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., has secured the Republican nomination for House speaker after a secret ballot vote on Wednesday, Oct. 11. Scalise edged out his opponent, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, in a 113-99 vote win. This closed-door vote does not, however, mark the end of the search for a new House…

A group of New York House Republicans are introducing a resolution to expel Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., from the House of Representatives after the freshmen congressman was indicted on 10 new federal charges. The sponsors of the resolution are calling Santos a fraudster.  “After the latest indictment, I think it’s clear that he’s not fit…

Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., is facing 23 new federal charges for allegedly stealing his donor’s identities, among a slew of other charges filed in the Eastern District of New York. On Tuesday, Oct. 10, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said Santos used his donor’s credit cards without authorization, funneling money into his campaign fund and his…

President Biden denounces Hamas’ attack on Israel and confirms more Americans are among those killed. And we have a report from the Capitol as House Republicans look to decide on a speaker – these stories and more highlight The Morning Rundown for Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2023. Hamas attack leaves 14 U.S. citizens dead, others taken hostage “An act of…

U.S. Customs and Border Protection has confirmed that an investigation is underway after an 8-year-old girl has died while in their custody in Texas. And Montana has become it the first state in the nation to enact an outright ban on the social media platform TikTok. These stories and more highlight the rundown for Thursday,…

The expiration of Title 42 brings forth new legal and political discourse over the new regulations that aim to take the pandemic-era immigration policy’s place. And a Marine veteran involved in a chokehold incident on a New York City subway, which led to the death of street performer Jordan Neely, is expected to turn himself…