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On May 8th, Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene triggered a vote to remove Speaker of the House Mike Johnson from his position, however, the motion failed dramatically.  The final tally for the vote to dismiss Speaker Johnson was 359-43. 11 Republicans and 32 Democrats voted against killing Representative Greene’s motion, according to ABC News.  This vote by Representative Greene comes soon after...

On May 7, Judge Aileen Cannon issued an order that indefinitely postponed former President Donald Trump’s classified documents, due to the issues surrounding the utilization of classified evidence.  In Judge Cannon’s statement, she wrote that “The Court also determines that finalization of a trial date at this juncture—before resolution of the myriad and interconnected pre-trial and issues remaining and...

On May 7, 2024, Vladimir Putin was officially inaugurated for his fifth term as Russian president in a ceremony at the Grand Kremlin Palace, and outlined a plan for Russia's national objectives until 2030. The ceremony Following his victory at the Russian presidential election last March 15-17, where he secured 87.28% of the vote, today's ceremony confirms Putin as the Russian...

The Israeli cabinet has voted to shut down the operations of Al-Jazeera in the country, claiming the network to be a national security threat. The move has been condemned by many, who say it is an attack on press freedom in Israel. Operations Shut Down On Sunday, May 5th, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's cabinet voted unanimously to shut down operations...

On April 29, the Chinese Ministry of National Defense announced that it had strengthened “law enforcement patrols” around the Taiwanese Kinmen Islands, according to Taiwan News. The Kinmen Islands are only around 5 miles (8km) away from the Chinese mainland. On February 14 of this year, a Taiwanese Coast Guard vessel pursued a Chinese fishing boat that had entered the territory...