Oct 03 'Tennessee Three' Rep. Justin Jones sues for expulsion and House rules restricting lawmakers' speech By Jonathan Mattise, Associated Press Tennessee Democratic Rep. Justin Jones has filed a federal lawsuit challenging his expulsion and House rules restricting lawmakers' floor comments that Republicans applied to silence Jones for part of one day. Continue reading
Oct 03 Laphonza Butler sworn in to replace Feinstein, becoming third Black female senator in U.S. history By Mary Clare Jalonick, Michael R. Blood, Associated Press Former union leader and Democratic insider Laphonza Butler has been sworn in as the newest member of the U.S. Senate, replacing California Sen. Dianne Feinstein after her death and becoming only the third Black female senator in history. Continue reading
Oct 03 New York judge issues limited gag order after Trump makes disparaging post about court clerk By Michael R. Sisak, Bobby Caina Calvan, Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press The order applies to all parties in the case and pertains only to verbal attacks on court staff. It came after Trump recirculated a disparaging social media post about Engoron's principal law clerk, Allison Greenfield. Continue reading
Oct 03 Biden speaks to allies about continued support for Ukraine after passing bill that dropped request for aid By Seung Min Kim, Darlene Superville, Associated Press The White House says President Joe Biden has been in touch with U.S. allies and partners to discuss continued support for Ukraine in its fight against Russia. Continue reading
Oct 03 Colorado Supreme Court to hear case against Christian baker who refused to make LGBTQ-themed cake By Colleen Slevin, Jesse Bedayn, Associated Press The decision announced Tuesday comes after a U.S. Supreme Court victory this summer for a graphic artist who didn't want to design wedding websites for same-sex couples. Continue reading
Oct 03 WATCH: McCarthy confronts challenge to his leadership, rules out power-sharing with Democrats By Lisa Mascaro, Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press The Republican McCarthy's fate is deeply uncertain as he faces what's known as a "motion to vacate" from Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida, a strident critic allied with Donald Trump. Continue reading
Oct 03 Armenian parliament votes to join ICC, further strains relations with Russia By Avet Demourian, Associated Press The Armenian parliament has voted to join International Criminal Court, which earlier this year indicted Russian President Vladimir Putin for war crimes connected to the deportation of children from Ukraine. Continue reading
Oct 03 WATCH: White House holds briefing as U.S. Rep. Cuellar returns to work after being carjacked by 3 armed attackers By Kevin Freking, Associated Press U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar of Texas was back at work on Tuesday after being carjacked the night before by three armed attackers less than a mile from the Capitol. Continue reading
Oct 03 Trump calls for GOP debates to end after skipping them By Sara Burnett, Associated Press The former president and front-runner for the GOP nomination has skipped the first two debates — as several of his rivals attacked him for not attending — and said he wouldn’t participate in the future. Continue reading
Oct 03 India orders Canada to remove most of its diplomats from country, official says By Rob Gillies, Associated Press An official says India has told Canada to remove 41 of its 62 diplomats in the country, ramping up a confrontation over Canadian accusations that India may have been involved in the killing of a Sikh separatist leader in suburban… Continue reading