Lucas / Flickr Jim Jordan Loses Speaker Vote After 22 GOP Reps Vote Against Him - Here Are Their Names Jim Jordan was handed some bad news as he actually lost support in a critical floor vote for speaker -- despite flipping two holdouts. By Bryan Chai, The Western Journal October 18, 2023
Cole Keister / Unsplash Iran Sends Ominous 3-Word Warning - Israel Responds with a GIF As Iran and Israel joust on social media, attack drones were sent at a base housing American troops in Iraq. By Jack Davis, The Western Journal October 18, 2023
@haroldrmendoza / Unsplash GOP Congresswoman Announces Her Retirement: 'Washington D.C. Is Broken' "I want to spend more time with my husband, my 94-year-old mother, my three children, and my five grandchildren," she said. By George C. Upper III, The Western Journal October 18, 2023
@adamthomas48 / Unsplash Major Texas City Being Sued Over Taxpayer-Funded Effort to Bypass Abortion Ban “We will expose the criminal activities of these organizations and put an end to their violent and murderous acts." By C. Douglas Golden, The Western Journal October 18, 2023
@gabriella_roux / X screen shot Furious Mob Sets Fire at US Embassy in Lebanon - Tear Gas Deployed The American Embassy in Lebanon has become a target for Hezbollah-backed protests as tensions grow in the Middle East. By Jack Davis, The Western Journal October 18, 2023
Russell Brand / Rumble screen shot Tucker Carlson Secures Massive Investment for His New Media Company Tucker got a nice little cash infusion to set him on the path toward starting his own media empire. Will you be an early fan? By Warner Todd Huston, The Western Journal October 17, 2023
Biden Campaign Joins Trump's Truth Social - It Immediately Backfires: 'We Thought It Would Be Very Funny' Joe Biden’s re-election campaign leaders soon learned they had entered enemy territory when they joined Trump's Truth Social on Monday. By Juliette Fairley, The Western Journal October 17, 2023
@IsraelMFA / X video screen shot Israel Says Gaza Hospital Explosion That Killed Hundreds Was Caused by Failed Terrorist Rocket Israel's government stated Tuesday an errant Islamic Jihad rocket and not the Israeli Defense Force is responsible. By Randy DeSoto, The Western Journal October 17, 2023
House Foreign Affairs Chairman Says He's Drafting Bill to Allow US Military Force in Israel Legislation that could authorize the use of force and put combat troops on the ground in the Middle East is being developed. By Jack Davis, The Western Journal October 17, 2023
Gage Skidmore / Flickr Trump Says He Is 'Willing to Go to Jail' if That Is What It Takes In a sign of our dystopian times, Trump made a courageous pledge following a federal judge's partial "gag order." By Michael Schwarz, The Western Journal October 17, 2023
Gage Skidmore / Flickr , Resized Plan B Gaining Ground After House GOP Fails to Elect Jordan as Speaker Under the plan, designated speaker pro tempore Rep. Patrick McHenry of North Carolina would be empowered for a period of time. By Randy DeSoto, The Western Journal October 17, 2023
@SarahHuckabee / Twitter Sarah Huckabee Sanders Sends American Enemy Packing with Eviction Notice By evicting a Chinese state-owned company, Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders acted in Arkansas' best interests and in America's best traditions. By Michael Schwarz, The Western Journal October 17, 2023
Israel Defense Forces / Flickr Biden About to Hand Iran 'Huge Victory' by Letting Missile Sanctions Expire, National Security Veteran Says Responses to lack of action by Biden administration include "appeasement," "unforgivable," and "heart breaking." By Mike Landry, The Western Journal October 17, 2023
@NikkiMcR / X screen shot Hot Mic Catches Fox News Host as Republican Votes Against Jordan, For McCarthy During Speaker Vote Fox News was airing the live vote tally when Republican Rep. Don Bacon of Nebraska audibly declared his vote in favor of McCarthy. By Rachel M. Emmanuel, The Western Journal October 17, 2023
ABC NewsLive / video screen shot Israeli Soldier Has Perfect Answer to ABC News' Question About Civilian Deaths in Gaza Any American having trouble understanding the difference between Israel and its Islamist enemies only has to see this once. By Joe Saunders, The Western Journal October 17, 2023
Hunter Biden Investigated as Possible Foreign Agent as DOJ Ramps Up 'Rare' Enforcement The walls are closing in on first son Hunter Biden as a new legal headache just popped up -- a headache that just took down a different Dem. By Bryan Chai, The Western Journal October 17, 2023
@CitizenFreePres / X screen shot Attempted Hit Piece on Republican Matt Gaetz Severely Backfires GOP Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida was pleased with a how a Tampa Bay Times story apparently aimed at making him looked bad, did the opposite. By Randy DeSoto, The Western Journal October 17, 2023
Gage Skidmore / Flickr Maxine Waters Gets Shouted Down as She Makes a Scene and Attacks Jim Jordan During Speaker Vote Rep. Maxine Waters, one of the more vocal and outspoken lawmakers in the country, just couldn't help herself during a floor vote. By Bryan Chai, The Western Journal October 17, 2023
Angry Leftist Students' Attempt to Shut Down Amy Coney Barrett Speech Fails Miserably It looks like conservatives have surrendered higher education to the radical left. They haven't. And there's still hope for a comeback. By Jack Gist, The Western Journal October 17, 2023
@EylonALevy / X video screen shot Video: Israeli Spokesman Forced to Evacuate Studio During Live TV Broadcast as Sirens Sound Israeli government spokesman flees Sky News studio in reaction to a rocket siren, jeopardizing his safety and life. By Laura Wellington, The Western Journal October 17, 2023
Ehimetalor Akhere Unuabona / Unsplash Arab Neighbors Egypt and Jordan Reject Gaza Refugees: 'That Is a Red Line' Arab nations Jordan and Egypt have made it clear that they do not want to take in refugees from the Gaza Strip. By Jack Davis, The Western Journal October 17, 2023