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Chaffetz Running for Speaker? House Oversightand Government Affairs Chairman Jason Chaffetz is planning to run for House speaker, taking on Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy in what appears to be a long-shot bid to lead House Republicans, according to multiple sources. The Utah Republican, first... Read More Economy adds only 142K jobs in September The U.S. economy added a disappointing 142,000 jobs in September, reflecting a slowdown in the labor market amid turbulent global growth. The jobless rate remained at 5.1 percent, maintaining the lowest level since April 2008, but only because people stopped... Read More House budget-minders tee up moves to dismantle Obamacare House Republicans announced Friday they will forge ahead next week with efforts to dismantle Obamacare through a fast-track budget process, wasting little time after three panels recommended ways to repeal the 2010 law’s most unpopular mandates, taxes and regulations. Budget... Read More Oregon gunman singled out Christians during rampage A gunman singled out Christians, telling them they would see God in “one second,” during a rampage at an Oregon college Thursday that left at least nine innocent people dead and several more wounded, survivors and authorities said. “[He started]... Read More U.S. Refugee Chief Didn’t Know Boston Bombers Were Refugees At a Thursday Congressional hearing regarding the Obama administration’s plan to welcome tens of thousands of additional refugees into the United States, the administration’s top refugees official revealed that she had no idea whether the Tsarnaev brothers who carried out... Read More PUTIN LEVELS ISIS COMMAND CENTER T.comOn Thursday, Russian warplanes stationed in Syria attacked a terrorist training camp and a command center, taking it out with a precision strike launched form an altitude of over 5,000 meters, the Russian Defense Ministry reported. The airstrike was one... Read More