Politics & Government

The House is in recess after failed vote elect Jim Jordan as speaker

4:43pm October 17, 2023

by Deirdre Walsh

The House is voting on the nomination of Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, to be the next speaker. After 20 Republicans voted for someone else, the House is frozen. It can't vote on aid to Israel or anything else.

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A photo of Brandon Gray, a Guilford County native and nominee for the board of commissioners

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Guilford County Democratic Party nominates Brandon Gray for vacant commissioner seat

4:24pm October 17, 2023

by DJ Simmons

The Guilford County Democratic Party voted for Brandon Gray to represent District Six on the board of commissioners.

He joined the virtual meeting Monday for nomination.

Joselle Torres, with Democracy North Carolina, an election and voter advocacy group, speaks at a news conference in early October

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North Carolina's governor sues lawmakers for a measure that eliminates his elections board authority

3:28pm October 17, 2023

by Gary Robertson, Associated Press

North Carolina's Democratic governor is suing Republican lawmakers over a new law that strips him of his authority to appoint state elections board members. Gov. Roy Cooper filed his lawsuit on Tuesday, the same day voter advocacy groups submitted what marks the third federal lawsuit against another measure that critics say would discourage young people from voting.

Supreme Court Associate Justice Amy Coney Barrett speaks during the Seventh Circuit Judicial Conference on Monday, Aug. 28, 2023, in Lake Geneva, Wis.

Amy Coney Barrett says she supports an ethics code for Supreme Court justices

3:10pm October 17, 2023

by Joe Hernandez

Several justices have faced ethics questions in recent months, but the Supreme Court has so far resisted imposing a code of ethics.

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Members of the House will try again to elect a new speaker

12:35pm October 17, 2023

The House is expected to vote Tuesday on the nomination of Ohio GOP Rep. Jim Jordan to be speaker. Jordan is popular with the Republican base, and has Donald Trump's endorsement for the job.

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CDC director Cohen, former Reps. Butterfield and Price to receive North Carolina Award next month

8:59am October 17, 2023

by Associated Press

Two former members of Congress, the state’s top health official during the COVID-19 pandemic, a sculptor, a poet and a sports franchise executive are this year’s recipients of North Carolina’s highest civilian honor, officials announced Monday.

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Morning news brief

5:14am October 17, 2023

President Biden will travel to Israel and Jordan as the Israel-Hamas war intensifies, and the humanitarian crisis in Gaza deepens. The House is set to vote Tuesday to elect a new speaker.

President Biden is pictured at the White House on Oct. 10, giving remarks about the attack by Hamas on Israel.

Biden set to visit Tel Aviv and Amman as Israel-Gaza conflict intensifies

10:37pm October 16, 2023

by Tamara Keith

President Biden plans to head to the region ahead of what's expected to be an intense ground battle inside Gaza as Israeli forces look for Hamas militants involved with the Oct. 7 attacks.

The Maduro regime is disrupting the opposition's efforts before Venezuela's election

6:10pm October 16, 2023

by John Otis

Venezuela's opposition are holding a primary to elect the candidate who will take on President Nicolas Maduro in next year's elections. The Maduro government is not making campaigning or voting easy.

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Judge imposes a partial gag order on Trump in election interference case

6:10pm October 16, 2023

by Ryan Lucas

The judge presiding over Trump's election interference case in Washington, D.C., imposed a limited gag order barring him from making public statements on the prosecutors, court staff and witnesses.

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