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Democrat and Republican appointees to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) spoke Tuesday night about the future of workplace diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives in light of the Supreme Court’s recent decision overturning racial preferences in college admissions. EEOC Vice Chair Jocelyn Samuels and EEOC Commissioner Andrea Lucas tackled practices ranging from racial quotas

Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom will avoid discussing sensitive topics when he visits China next week to discuss climate change and bolster his state’s ties to the country, Politico reported. Newsom’s trip will include visits to the Tesla factory in Shanghai and Hong Kong University, and he will seek to renew existing climate change agreements

Speaker vote: The 22 Republicans who voted no on Jim Jordan’s second ballot October 18, 2023 01:18 PM Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) couldn’t garner the required 217 votes in the second speaker vote on the floor of the House of Representatives, with 22 Republicans voting against him on Tuesday. The Ohio Republican won a majority

Jordan falls short of House speakership in second vote as GOP scrambles October 18, 2023 01:17 PM Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) failed to secure the majority needed to secure the speakership, falling short of the 217-vote threshold for the second time as the House scrambles to elect its next speaker. During the second roll call

House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan failed to receive enough votes Wednesday to become the next Speaker of the House. After the second round of votes, Jordan was shy of the necessary 217 to win the Speakership. The final quorum call put the House attendance at 432, meaning 217 remains the majority threshold unless members voted

October 18, 2023 1:04 PM ET Texas Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton will release an advisory Wednesday that gives updates and guidance on the enforcement of laws passed by the state that restrict government entities from granting large contracts to companies that boycott energy companies, discriminate against firearm entities or associations, or boycott Israel, the

A video shared on X claims to show Israeli airstrikes on Gaza. If Russia did this in Kiev it would be all over the news and everyone would be screaming “genocide”, but it’s happening in Gaza and no one cares about the civilian casualties…. Israel is a TERRORIST state #FreePalastine #GazaUnderAttack #Israel #طوفان_الأقصى #طوفان_القدس… pic.twitter.com/s534RSAl04 — Bachhan

Never Back Down, the Super PAC supporting Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis, claimed in an Oct. 16 X post that former Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley said the U.S. should take in refugees from Gaza. Nikki Haley argues in support of bringing Gaza refugees to America: “There are so many of these people

October 18, 2023 11:35 AM ET Legendary director Quentin Tarantino attended an Israeli army base in a statement of solidarity. An image of Tarantino posing for a photograph with Israeli soldiers was posted to twitter October 13 and has recently been gaining traction online. The famous director stood proudly, giving the thumbs up and motioning

President Joe Biden announced Wednesday that the United States will be sending $100 million in aid to the West Bank and Gaza just days after the terrorist organization Hamas stole humanitarian supplies. Biden, during his visit to Israel to meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, reaffirmed the United States’ commitment to the country while