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Banned Books Week celebrated by libraries nationwide this week, including in DC

Banned Books Week is taking place Oct. 1-7, 2023. The theme of this year’s event is “Let Freedom Read!”

A four-flight lifetime limit over climate fears draws high support: Poll

A poll has found that a surprising amount of French citizens would ban people from flying more than four times within their lifetime to fight climate change.

The House Republicans joining Matt Gaetz’s motion to oust McCarthy

Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) offered a motion to vacate House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) on Monday, making good on weeks of threats to do so.

Illinois Gov. Pritzker calls on Biden to take ‘more active role’ in dealing with immigration crisis

Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D-IL) is asking President Joe Biden for more federal support to deal with immigrants being bused from the southern border to the Prairie State.

McCarthy responds to motion to topple him as speaker: ‘Bring it on’

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) responded to a motion to vacate filed against the Republican leader on Monday night, offering a short but combative reply: "Bring it on."

Stimulus update: Payment worth $1,312 to be sent from Alaska fund in three days

The annual payment from the Permanent Fund Dividend will be going out to some eligible residents in Alaska in three days.

Two Freedom Caucus members are against McCarthy ouster motion, for now

House Freedom Caucus members Chip Roy (R-TX) and Byron Donalds (R-FL) said they do not support using the motion to vacate to oust Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) at the moment and want to focus on appropriations bills.

Bob Menendez corruption case trial date set for next year by federal judge

The trial date for Sen. Bob Menendez's (D-NJ) corruption trial has been scheduled for next year by a federal judge in New York.

Trump fumes at New York judge in civil fraud trial: ‘This guy’s getting away with murder’

Former President Donald Trump appeared in Manhattan on Monday for the first day of a civil fraud trial where he raged at the judge during a court break for "getting away with murder."

Senate leaders seek to revive Ukraine aid left out of shutdown-averting spending bill

The U.S. may have avoided a government shutdown over the weekend, but Senate leadership is setting up a new showdown with the House after funding for the Ukraine war effort was excluded from the temporary spending measure.
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