Governor Tom Wolf / Flickr Painful to Watch: John Fetterman Looks Completely Lost in First Moments as US Senator Stunningly, Fetterman's inability to communicate didn't matter to Democratic voters. And against all odds, he won the race. By Elizabeth Stauffer, The Western Journal January 4, 2023
Gage Skidmore / Flickr Andy Biggs Explains Key Quality That Would Make for Best Speaker - McCarthy Isn't Going to Like This Some of Kevin McCarthy's critics are comparing the wannabee Speakers to one of the most beloved figures in American history. By Richard Moorhead, The Western Journal January 4, 2023
Gage Skidmore / Flickr Pro-Trump Matt Gaetz Unloads on Former President Like Never Before: 'Sad!' Rep. Matt Gaetz isn't happy with former President Donald Trump's support of Kevin McCarthy for Speaker of the House. By Richard Moorhead, The Western Journal January 4, 2023
Gage Skidmore / Flickr 'The First Time in History': Chip Roy Shocks Congressional Floor with Historic Move In a historic move, Rep. Chip Roy of Texas nominated a surprise candidate to stand for the speaker of the House against Kevin McCarthy. By John McCann, The Western Journal January 4, 2023
Gage Skidmore / Flickr Pro-Abortion, 'Devout Catholic' Biden Will Not Attend Pope Benedict's Funeral - Is This Why? The funeral for the former pontiff -- who died on Dec. 31 at 95 -- will take place Thursday in Rome, with Pope Francis presiding. By Randy DeSoto, The Western Journal January 4, 2023
Gage Skidmore / Flickr Watch: Lauren Boebert Reveals She Got a Call from Trump, Then Torches Kevin McCarthy Colorado Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert, a staunch Trump supporter, went against the former president's call to back Kevin McCarthy. By Ryan Ledendecker, The Western Journal January 4, 2023
Flickr / Gage Skidmore Candace Bure Responds After Channel She Left Hallmark for Gets Historic News Bure announced her move this year to Great American Family after more than 12 years and 30 movies with Hallmark. By Lorri Wickenhauser, The Western Journal January 4, 2023
Gage Skidmore / Flickr It's Not Over Yet: Kari Lake Election Challenge Moves Forward, Here Are the Judges The Arizona Court of Appeals issued an order setting a briefing schedule and a possible date for oral arguments in Lake's election challenge. By Randy DeSoto, The Western Journal January 4, 2023
Fox News / YouTube screen shot; @townhallcom / Twitter screen shot Peter Doocy Pushes WH Press Secretary with Damning Point-Blank Question That She Can't Answer The White House press secretary might have thought she was being clever. Maybe she could just try being honest. By Joe Saunders, The Western Journal January 4, 2023
Gage Skidmore / Flickr Matt Gaetz Demands Answers as McCarthy Occupies Speaker's Office Despite Losing 3 Consecutive Votes Rep. Matt Gaetz and others in the Freedom Caucus oppose Kevin McCarthy becoming speaker unless he makes concessions. By Randy DeSoto, The Western Journal January 4, 2023
Natilyn Hicks / Unsplash MAGA-Hat-Wearing Teacher in Deep-Blue State Gets Major Legal Victory from Federal Court The court ruled that science teacher Eric Dodge was protected by the First Amendment right to free speech with his choice of headgear. By Lorri Wickenhauser, The Western Journal January 4, 2023
CSPAN / YouTube video screen shot Here's How Much Money Liz Cheney Banked While in Congress - This is Sickening Liz Cheney massively increased her personal net worth during her four years serving as a member of Congress. By Richard Moorhead, The Western Journal January 4, 2023
@JeremyHarrisTV / Twitter Two Suspects Charged in Attacks on Substations That Left Thousands Without Power Two men have been arrested in connection with attacks on several electric substations in Washington state last month. By Jack Davis, The Western Journal January 4, 2023
Gage Skidmore / Flickr Republicans Waste No Time Removing Security Measure Installed by Pelosi: 'We're Turning Pelosi's House Back Into the People's House' “As Speaker Pelosi’s reign of terror finally comes to an end, so too must her authoritarian rules,” Rep. Andrew Clyde of Georgia said. By Jack Davis, The Western Journal January 4, 2023
Pixabay / Pexels Incoming Democratic Congressman Shuns the Bible, Instead Opts to Use Comic Book for Swearing In Apparently Rep.-elect Garcia believes there's more truth in Superman than in Holy Scripture. He's going to fit right in with the D.C. swamp. By George Upper, The Western Journal January 4, 2023
Ståle Grut / NRKbeta / Flickr AOC Reveals What She Told Republican Congressman After McCarthy Speaker Ballot Amid the drama on the House floor Tuesday, an intriguing conversation took place as Republicans blocked Kevin McCarthy from becoming speaker. By Jack Davis, The Western Journal January 3, 2023
@BarstoolBigCat / Twitter video screen shot Democratic Senator Mocked for On-Field Behavior at Rose Bowl: 'Come on Man' A Democratic senator focused on his cell phone instead of the game during the coin toss for Monday's Rose Bowl. By Richard Moorhead, The Western Journal January 3, 2023
Andrea Hanks / Official White House Photo / Flickr First Time in 100 Years Speaker Vote Goes More Than 1 Ballot - List of Republicans Who Voted Against McCarthy Kevin McCarthy became the first nominee in 100 years to fail to garner enough votes to become House speaker on the first attempt. By Lorri Wickenhauser, The Western Journal January 3, 2023
Gage Skidmore / Flickr Matt Gaetz Goes Nuclear on 'Biggest Alligator' Kevin McCarthy, Lays Out Demands Rejected Warring factions within the Republican Party are locked in a battle to determine who will lead the party caucus in the House. By John McCann, The Western Journal January 3, 2023
NeONBRAND / Unsplash This Will Protect Your Kids: US Appeals Court Ruling Gives Schools Major Constitutional Buff The court said "the privacy afforded by sex-separated bathrooms has been widely recognized throughout American history and jurisprudence." By Warner Todd Huston, The Western Journal January 3, 2023
@The_News_Record / Twitter 17-Year-Old Basketball Player Dies Suddenly at Home, Coroner Reports Cause of Death The young man died "due to complications from injuries sustained playing basketball," according to his obituary. By Lorri Wickenhauser, The Western Journal January 3, 2023