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Small business owners pessimistic about the economy, poll shows
By CASEY HARPER | THE CENTER SQUARE
Tue,12/12/23-2:45PM , 881 Reads
(The Center Square) – Small business owners are pessimistic about the future of the economy, according to a new poll.
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Members applaud Rep. Mike Johnson, R-La., left., after he was nominated as the Republican candidate, as House Republicans try to elect a speaker, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2023. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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Mike Johnson elected speaker of the House after three weeks of infighting
By CASEY HARPER | THE CENTER SQUARE
Wed,10/25/23-1:06PM , 2,238 Reads
(The Center Square) – The U.S. House of Representatives voted Wednesday to elect Rep. Mike Johnson, R-La., as speaker of the House, ending more than three weeks without a speaker and a string of chaotic meetings and votes on Capitol Hill.
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In July, Border Patrol agents apprehended 871 people trying to enter the U.S. illegally in the Swanton Sector at the northern border with Canada. U.S. Border Patrol

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‘A real threat’: Experts warn of Hamas-connected terrorists crossing U.S. border
By CASEY HARPER | THE CENTER SQUARE
Wed,10/25/23-10:51AM , 436 Reads
(The Center Square) – Hundreds of immigrants on the federal terror watch list have been caught at the southern and northern U.S. borders in recent years, and national security experts say there is a real threat of a terrorist attack on American soil as a result.
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Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, talks with members as the House convenes for a second day of balloting to elect a speaker, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023. Former Speaker Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., looks on at right. J. Scott Applewhite | AP Photo

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Jordan fails again in second speaker vote
By CASEY HARPER | THE CENTER SQUARE
Wed,10/18/23-1:40PM , 1,601 Reads
(The Center Square) – House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, failed a second time Wednesday afternoon to win the speaker of the House.

Jordan, needing 217 votes, got 199. Two voters flipped for him, four against him, and one representative who missed the first vote was back and voted for Jordan.
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