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.
This invasion comes hours before the U.S. Secretary of the State Antony Blinken announces that the United States will implement a travel ban against extremist Jewish settlers. Although Blinken did not specify what visa bans would be established, he stated that this new ban could affect dozens of settlers and their families.
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.
Israel released 30 Palestinian prisoners Tuesday on the fifth day of its temporary ceasefire with Hamas. Earlier Tuesday, Hamas released 12 hostages the group had been holding captive since Oct. 7. The exchange is part of an ongoing cease-fire between the warring sides.
Dozens of Indian construction workers trapped inside a Himalayan road tunnel for over two weeks were rescued Tuesday morning. The rescue operation had hit repeated roadblocks, with officials trying multiple ways to reach the 41 stranded men in the northern state of Uttarakhand.
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.
More than 60,000 workers went on strike July 14th. Company leaders at studios such as Disney and Netflix participated in negotiations with the actors and writers. The union must ratify the agreement before it goes into effect.
Casualties on both sides are expected to rise as Israeli troops advance toward the dense residential neighborhoods of Gaza City.