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.
NEW: U.S. will provide Ukraine with a small number of long-range missiles to aid the war with Russia, officials familiar with the discussions tell @NBCNews. https://t.co/NBtIuAEJMy
— NBC News (@NBCNews) September 22, 2023
Biden administration announces additional $325 million in military aid to Ukraine https://t.co/lTMivnmZs7 pic.twitter.com/97epynhIoI
— The Hill (@thehill) September 22, 2023
BREAKING: United States Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., has been indicted by a federal grand jury in New York.
— ABC News (@ABC) September 22, 2023
The investigation focused on a luxury car, gold bars and an apartment allegedly received by Menendez and his wife.
The latest: https://t.co/l5ZYqS626a pic.twitter.com/R7eW8US9r1
NEW: Sen. Bob Menendez will step down from his role on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) September 22, 2023
"This is a rule as part of the Senate Caucus. If you are under indictment, you cannot serve as the chair of a Committee," @ryanobles reports. pic.twitter.com/1cKYwL1wdA
Pres. Biden announces the first-ever White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention:
— CBS News (@CBSNews) September 22, 2023
"Guns are the number one killer of children in America …This is totally unacceptable. It's not who we are. We have to act and we have to act now." pic.twitter.com/9z9eI0zSGV
Former President Trump has called on congressional Republicans to let the government shut down in an effort to undermine the criminal proceedings against him.
— NBC News (@NBCNews) September 22, 2023
But a shutdown wouldn’t halt the prosecutions against him. https://t.co/ged0onUVHK
The RNC is raising the polling and fundraising thresholds for candidates seeking to make the third debate stage on Nov. 8. https://t.co/yCXjY6SL3t
— Axios (@axios) September 22, 2023
UAW to hit more auto plants as strike spreads https://t.co/2gk1RV0pE2
— POLITICO (@politico) September 22, 2023
Lahaina residents are bracing for what they'll find when they return to the ruins of their homes after the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century killed at least 97 people and destroyed thousands of buildings. https://t.co/R0jzebys3X
— The Associated Press (@AP) September 22, 2023
A Fulton County District Attorney's Office investigator "accidentally" shot herself while at the county courthouse, the sheriff's office says. https://t.co/2kA6hFPkxy
— ABC News (@ABC) September 22, 2023
NASA says samples from an asteroid callyed Bennu are expected to slam into Earth's atmosphere at a blistering 27,650 mph on Sunday. https://t.co/AarOFVgRnz
— CBS News (@CBSNews) September 22, 2023
Tropical Storm Ophelia has formed off the Southeast coast and is expected to strengthen before making landfall in North Carolina Saturday https://t.co/pMWtjljIkH
— CNN (@CNN) September 22, 2023
