News from the Note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
This is an OPEN THREAD, folks. Chat about any of the stories listed, share links to stories that caught your eye today, and generally have a good time discussing whatever you want.
JUST IN: House adjourns until 8 p.m. after Kevin McCarthy loses sixth speaker vote. https://t.co/svuaBqM9Xk pic.twitter.com/k7NTwxDZaG
— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) January 4, 2023
President Biden tells reporters the GOP's struggle to elect a House speaker is "not my problem."
— NBC News (@NBCNews) January 4, 2023
"I just think it’s a little embarrassing it’s taking so long," he says. https://t.co/VonDPuO4Go pic.twitter.com/jzPuDySBtC
JUST IN: Law enforcement is raising the reward to $500,000 for any information leading to the arrest of the suspect accused of placing pipe bombs outside Democratic and Republican national headquarters a day before Jan. 6. https://t.co/iACYbE8daM
— ABC News (@ABC) January 4, 2023
The military’s top general was so alarmed by Jan. 6 that he told staff to immediately start gathering “boatloads” of records for future investigations.
— POLITICO (@politico) January 4, 2023
“I knew the significance, and I asked my staff, freeze all your records,” he told Jan. 6 investigators. https://t.co/48bssZyJJr
A missile has destroyed "the last place for children" in an eastern Ukrainian city. https://t.co/Gkvu3oQ8u2
— CBS News (@CBSNews) January 4, 2023
New Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen's inaugural speech and a phone call he had with his Russian counterpart drew criticism inside Israel and from Ukraine and the U.S. https://t.co/JUYK19ZyDG
— Axios (@axios) January 4, 2023
LIVE: President Biden delivers remarks with Senate Minority Leader McConnell in Kentucky to promote a major project funded by the bipartisan infrastructure law. https://t.co/VWtQI2fGYe
— NBC News (@NBCNews) January 4, 2023
Federal Reserve officials suggested at their most recent meeting that a continuing streak of robust hiring could keep inflation elevated and was a key reason why they expected to raise interest rates this year more than they had previously forecast. https://t.co/meFeWYPmkD
— The Associated Press (@AP) January 4, 2023
More countries around the world are joining the U.S. in imposing new rules on travelers from China amid concern over a lack of transparency from Beijing about surging COVID-19 cases. https://t.co/Cp21c6HK7a
— CBS News (@CBSNews) January 4, 2023
The man accused of killing four University of Idaho students in November is on a flight back to the state, a source familiar with the case said Wednesday. https://t.co/xYvHHSwrOS
— CNN (@CNN) January 4, 2023
Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin remains in critical condition in intensive care, with “signs of improvement” noted over the past day, the team said. https://t.co/o7o2glt1vN
— CNN (@CNN) January 4, 2023
BREAKING: Rick Singer, the man behind the college admissions bribery scandal, was sentenced to 3.5 years in prison and must pay millions of dollars in restitution and forfeitures. https://t.co/2EJkJcTo2O
— NPR (@NPR) January 4, 2023
