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.
About three hours before a midnight deadline, the Senate overwhelmingly passed a bipartisan bill Saturday evening to keep the government funded for 45 days, on a vote of 88 to 9, just before a government shutdown was to go into effect. https://t.co/2ZAoo39D05
— CBS News (@CBSNews) October 1, 2023
Rep. Matt Gaetz tells CNN he'll seek to oust Speaker McCarthy from his post this week, an escalation in GOP infighting after shutdown dramahttps://t.co/FOi6dC1A03
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) October 1, 2023
McCarthy brushes off Gaetz threat: "This is personal with Matt" https://t.co/NVvWrmYSEZ pic.twitter.com/M9TNFhxPVj
— The Hill (@thehill) October 1, 2023
.@SpeakerMcCarthy says U.S. border security is his priority as funding for Ukraine aid is also in the works: "I support being able to provide the weapons to Ukraine, but America comes first." pic.twitter.com/UkuHs1NUx4
— Face The Nation (@FaceTheNation) October 1, 2023
BREAKING: Former President Trump is expected to attend the opening of his civil fraud trial in New York on Monday, multiple sources say. https://t.co/sVJqMWA3sB
— ABC News (@ABC) October 1, 2023
Two attackers detonated a bomb in front of Turkish government buildings in Ankara in an assault that left both of them dead and two police officers wounded, in what authorities called the capital's first terrorist attack in years https://t.co/j3AAp6uetC pic.twitter.com/YEms5wZoTY
— Reuters (@Reuters) October 1, 2023
NTSB team on-site at fatal ammonia-carrying semi-truck crash https://t.co/mLM9YLeXSs
— CNN (@CNN) October 1, 2023
Connecticut’s most wide-ranging gun control measure since the 2013 law enacted after the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting takes effect today. https://t.co/E8wJ72t9ez
— NBC News (@NBCNews) October 1, 2023
The Supreme Court's new term begins Monday, with major cases on gun rights, the First Amendment and federal regulatory power already on the docket. https://t.co/N1RvStIDib
— Axios (@axios) October 1, 2023
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service released an updated recovery plan for “Canis rufus” — calling for spending nearly $328 million over the next 50 years to get the red wolf off the endangered species list. https://t.co/Yz9f6oHK4T
— ABC News (@ABC) October 1, 2023
Damar Hamlin participated in the Buffalo Bills’ game against the Miami Dolphins at Highmark Stadium, marking his first regular season game since he suffered his on-field cardiac arrest in January in Cincinnati. https://t.co/6Vk5Tqt0NJ
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) October 1, 2023
Former President Jimmy Carter, the longest-living U.S. president in history, turns 99. https://t.co/4SglFC0dpY
— NBC News (@NBCNews) October 1, 2023
