Jim Jordan to back Patrick McHenry as interim House speaker, will not seek third vote
Jordan lost two votes over two consecutive days, losing ground from one day to the next.
https://thepostmillennial.com/breaking-jim-jordan-to-back-patrick-mchenry-as-interim-house-speaker-will-not-seek-third-vote
Jordan lost two votes over two consecutive days, losing ground from one day to the next.
https://thepostmillennial.com/breaking-jim-jordan-to-back-patrick-mchenry-as-interim-house-speaker-will-not-seek-third-vote
The Post Millennial
BREAKING: Jim Jordan to back Patrick McHenry as interim House speaker, will not seek third vote
Jordan lost two votes over two consecutive days, losing ground from one day to the next.
The Israeli military has a "green light" to move into Gaza whenever it's ready, says member of the country’s security cabinet
https://abcnews.go.com/International/live-updates/israel-gaza-live-updates/?id=104049894
https://abcnews.go.com/International/live-updates/israel-gaza-live-updates/?id=104049894
The U.S. State Department issued a worldwide travel advisory on Thursday, urging Americans overseas to exercise increased caution.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/news/2023/10/19/worldwide-travel-advisory-state-department/71241396007/
https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/news/2023/10/19/worldwide-travel-advisory-state-department/71241396007/
USA TODAY
State Department issues 'worldwide caution' for Americans overseas
The U.S. State Department issued a worldwide travel advisory on Thursday, urging Americans overseas to exercise increased caution
Drones attack a US military base in southern Syria and there are minor injuries, US officials say
https://apnews.com/article/us-military-base-syria-drone-attacks-0909cb5b2717963dfd6c4e93522c5ae8
https://apnews.com/article/us-military-base-syria-drone-attacks-0909cb5b2717963dfd6c4e93522c5ae8
AP News
Drones attack a US military base in southern Syria and there are minor injuries, US officials say
Two U.S. officials tell The Associated Press that a military base in southern Syria where U.S. troops have maintained a presence to train forces as part of a broad campaign against the Islamic State group was attacked by drones on Thursday.
Prosecutors Drop Felony Charges Against Sidney Powell in Plea Deal Including $6000 Fine and ‘Apology Letter’
https://thenationalpulse.com/2023/10/19/prosecutors-cut-sidney-powell-plea-deal-including-6000-fine-and-apology-letter/
https://thenationalpulse.com/2023/10/19/prosecutors-cut-sidney-powell-plea-deal-including-6000-fine-and-apology-letter/
The National Pulse
Prosecutors Drop Felony Charges Against Sidney Powell in Plea Deal Including $6000 Fine and ‘Apology Letter’.
Lawyer Sidney Powell has agreed to plead guilty to reduced charges in Georgia related to efforts to resolve the 2020 election. Powell was charged with violating the state’s anti-racketeering law alongside Trump and 17 others, and entered the plea one day…
Jim Jordan announces he is still running for House Speaker
https://thepostmillennial.com/breaking-jim-jordan-announces-he-is-still-running-for-house-speaker
https://thepostmillennial.com/breaking-jim-jordan-announces-he-is-still-running-for-house-speaker
The Post Millennial
BREAKING: Jim Jordan announces he is still running for House Speaker
“I’m still running for speaker, and I plan to go to the floor and get the votes and win this race.”
White House asks Congress for $100B to support Israel, Ukraine, border efforts
https://ca.news.yahoo.com/white-house-asks-congress-100b-143623984.html?
https://ca.news.yahoo.com/white-house-asks-congress-100b-143623984.html?
Yahoo News
White House asks Congress for $100B to support Israel, Ukraine, border efforts
The White House on Friday will send a roughly $100 billion emergency funding request to Congress that seeks additional money for border security, allies in the Indo-Pacific and for Israel and Ukraine in their respective conflicts against Hamas and Russia.…
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BREAKING: Hamas releases additional hostages. This time two American hostages. All Americans hostages are set to be released, along with all foreign citizens. 🚨
Forwarded from ALI ALEXANDER
BREAKING: Jim Jordan drops out of the Speaker's race for the second time. McCarthy's "Operation Chaos" is working.
Ukraine’s parliament has overwhelmingly voted to advance legislation seen as effectively banning the Ukrainian Orthodox Church over its ties to Moscow
https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/ukraines-parliament-advances-bill-targeting-orthodox-church-historic-104148971
https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/ukraines-parliament-advances-bill-targeting-orthodox-church-historic-104148971
ABC News
Ukraine's parliament advances bill seen as targeting Orthodox church with historic ties to Moscow
Ukraine’s parliament has overwhelmingly voted to advance legislation seen as effectively banning the Ukrainian Orthodox Church over its ties to Moscow
New York judge fines Donald Trump $5,000 over TruthSocial post
https://www.reuters.com/legal/trump-fined-5000-post-disparaging-court-clerk-new-york-case-filing-2023-10-20/
https://www.reuters.com/legal/trump-fined-5000-post-disparaging-court-clerk-new-york-case-filing-2023-10-20/
Reuters
Trump fined $5,000 for violating gag order in New York civil trial
A New York judge on Friday fined Donald Trump $5,000 for violating a gag order barring the former U.S. president from disparaging court staff during his civil fraud trial, warning that any future transgressions would bring "far more severe" sanctions including…
‘Mutiny Brewing’ Inside State Department Over Israel-Palestine Policy
Morale is low, and some staffers are preparing to formally express their opposition to President Joe Biden's approach, officials told HuffPost.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/state-department-gaza_n_6531a23ae4b0da897ab75ce4
Morale is low, and some staffers are preparing to formally express their opposition to President Joe Biden's approach, officials told HuffPost.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/state-department-gaza_n_6531a23ae4b0da897ab75ce4
HuffPost UK
‘Mutiny Brewing’ Inside State Department Over Israel-Palestine Policy
Morale is low, and some staffers are preparing to formally express their opposition to President Joe Biden's approach, officials told HuffPost.
The Israeli military said that a blast Thursday night on the St. Porphyrius Greek Orthodox Church campus in Gaza City was the result of its airstrike.
The blast resulted in the collapse of a building adjacent to the church where dozens of people were sheltering and killed two people. Hundreds were sheltering on the campus of the church. The Israeli military said a wall of a church in the area was damaged. “The incident is under review,” it said.
https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/israel-hamas-war-gaza-strip-conflict/card/israeli-military-claims-responsibility-for-church-blast-in-gaza-ItyUvoIPaeNBEsIeIS6J
The blast resulted in the collapse of a building adjacent to the church where dozens of people were sheltering and killed two people. Hundreds were sheltering on the campus of the church. The Israeli military said a wall of a church in the area was damaged. “The incident is under review,” it said.
https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/israel-hamas-war-gaza-strip-conflict/card/israeli-military-claims-responsibility-for-church-blast-in-gaza-ItyUvoIPaeNBEsIeIS6J
The Wall Street Journal
Israeli Military Claims Responsibility for Church Blast in Gaza
The Israeli military said that a blast Thursday night on the St. Porphyrius Greek Orthodox Church campus in Gaza City was the result of its airstrike.
The blast resulted in the collapse of a building adjacent to the church where dozens of people were sheltering…
The blast resulted in the collapse of a building adjacent to the church where dozens of people were sheltering…
District Judge Tanya Chutkan temporarily lifts her gag order to give Trump's defense team and the Justice Department more time to file briefs related to the 2024 Republican presidential candidate’s request for an extended pause of the order.
https://nypost.com/2023/10/20/judge-lifts-trump-gag-order-in-federal-2020-election-and-jan-6-case/
https://nypost.com/2023/10/20/judge-lifts-trump-gag-order-in-federal-2020-election-and-jan-6-case/
New York Post
Judge lifts Trump gag order in federal 2020 election and Jan. 6 case
District Judge Tanya Chutkan temporarily lifted the gag order against former President Donald Trump earlier this week preventing him from criticizing prosecutors, court staff or their families.
Jon Stewart’s Apple TV Plus show ends, reportedly over coverage of AI and China
https://www.theverge.com/2023/10/19/23924549/jon-stewart-apple-ai-china-cancel
https://www.theverge.com/2023/10/19/23924549/jon-stewart-apple-ai-china-cancel
The Verge
Jon Stewart’s Apple TV Plus show ends, reportedly over coverage of AI and China
Sensitive subjects.
The Pentagon plans to send Israel tens of thousands of 155mm artillery shells that had been destined for Ukraine from U.S. emergency stocks
https://www.axios.com/2023/10/19/us-israel-artillery-shells-ukraine-weapons-gaza
https://www.axios.com/2023/10/19/us-israel-artillery-shells-ukraine-weapons-gaza
Axios
Scoop: U.S. to send Israel artillery shells initially destined for Ukraine
Israel said it urgently needs artillery shells to prepare for a ground invasion in Gaza.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken held “listening sessions” with Muslim, Arab-American and Jewish staffers amid growing internal frustration over the department’s handling of the war in Israel and Gaza.
https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2023/10/amid-israel-gaza-tensions-blinken-holds-listening-meetings-muslim-and-jewish
https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2023/10/amid-israel-gaza-tensions-blinken-holds-listening-meetings-muslim-and-jewish
Al-Monitor
Amid Israel-Gaza tensions, Blinken holds 'listening' meetings with Muslim and Jewish staffers
The meetings follow the departure of a State Department official who quit in protest over the administration's support for Israel's deadly airstrikes in the Gaza Strip.