This Day in History:, Pearl Harbor Is Bombed.
December 7, 1941.
360 Japanese warplanes carried
out the Sunday morning surprise attack
on the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor.
2,400 Americans were killed in the attack.
Another 1,200 were wounded.
Five U.S. battleships,
three destroyers and seven other ships
were either destroyed or sunk.
Japan lost fewer than 100 men during the attack.
The next day, following President Franklin Roosevelt's
"Infamy" speech, Congress recognized
a state of war between the U.S. and Japan.
America had entered World War II.
Three days later, war was declared on
the U.S. by Germany and Italy.
The American contribution
to the successful Allied war
effort cost more than
400,000 American lives
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Kevin McCarthy Is Leaving Congress Early, , Won’t Run for Reelection in 2024.
The former House speaker made the
announcement in a 'Wall Street Journal' op-ed.
I have decided to depart the House
at the end of this year to serve
America in new ways. I know my
work is only getting started, Kevin McCarthy, via 'Wall Street Journal' op-ed.
I will continue to recruit our country’s
best and brightest to run for elected
office. The Republican Party is
expanding every day, and I am
committed to lending my experience to
support the next generation of leaders, Kevin McCarthy, via 'Wall Street Journal' op-ed.
McCarthy was ousted as
House speaker in October.
His temporary successor, former speaker pro tempore
Patrick McHenry, a McCarthy ally, announced that he
will not seek reelection next year either.
House Republicans, particularly those who voted
to oust McCarthy, had mixed reactions about his
retirement announcement, 'USA Today' reports.
I thank him for his service
and wish him well, Rep. Bob Good, R-Va., one of the eight GOP members
who voted to oust McCarthy, via 'USA Today'.
Matt Gaetz, on the other hand, took
to X to simply write, "McLeavin.'".
Rep. Carlos Gimenez took to X to call McCarthy a "leader of conviction" with whom
he has been "proud to stand alongside.".
Rep. Kevin Kiley called the former speaker
"irreplaceable in terms of the value that he brought
to our delegation and the entire conference.".
Once McCarthy leaves Congress, a special election to fill his spot must be declared by Gov. Gavin Newsom within 14 days.
Once McCarthy leaves Congress, a special election to fill his spot must be declared by Gov. Gavin Newsom within 14 days.
Once that declaration is made, the election must take place "within 126 to 140 days," according to 'USA Today.'
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