A lot has happened in the world over the past week. Let’s catch up on the major news headlines: Mayors impeached The United States House of Representatives voted to impeach Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas last week. The razor-thin 214-213 vote marked the first time in nearly 150 […]
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New Speaker of the House gives Republicans an edge
Last week, the U.S. House of Representatives elected Louisiana Rep. Mike Johnson as Speaker of the House, following nearly a month of the vacant position. The change in leadership comes as government funding is set to expire on Nov. 17, and a possible shutdown looms. Johnson was elected with 220 […]
U.S. narrowly avoids government shut down
With the deadline quickly approaching, the U.S. government was able to narrowly avoid a full government shutdown just before midnight on Sept. 30. The stopgap bill signed by President Joe Biden will extend the deadline until mid-November, continuing funding to government agencies and allocating billions of dollars for disaster relief. […]