McCarthy was ousted as Speaker of the House just over two months ago on October 3rd. McCarthy has been a member of the House since 2007.
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Trump has officially returned to the New York Supreme Courthouse to sit in on his civil fraud trial as a spectator. The trial has been lingering on for more than two months, but could come to an end soon.
Levar Stoney is currently the mayor of Richmond, Virginia and has served as their mayor since 2017. He is currently in his second term and will continue to be the Mayor up until the 2025 Virginia Elections.
2023 has been laden with natural disasters, both in the U.S. — Maui and northeastern fires — and abroad — Libya flooding, among many others. The United Nations weather agency forecasts that natural disasters aren’t going anywhere, and the need to address climate change is urgent as ever.
The truce between Israel and Hamas has been extended another day. But the exchange of prisoners from both sides will likely not free everyone. And fighting will resume soon.
A new study revealed charged offenders in Mississippi are typically stuck in jail for at least three months if they are ordered to pretrial detention or can’t afford to post bond. Consistent with Virginia, Mississippi has no limit on how long charged offenders can be held.
Spanberger (D) would be the first female governor in Virginia’s history. She announced her gubernatorial campaign in the wake of a successful election year for Virginia Democrats.
New House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is seeking bipartisan support for a two-part funding bill. Just over a month ago, Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) was ousted as House Speaker after reaching a similar, bipartisan deal to keep the government open.
After, Tuesday’s election, the Democrats will have a full Statehouse majority. Republican Glenn Youngkin is still the governor but he will have to work with a Democratic General Assembly.
The home of the new FBI Headquarters was narrowed to either be in Maryland or Virginia. The new building will be just 13 miles outside of Washington and will be of modern design and will not need the nets to catch debris as the current 50-year old building has.