Current Events September 2019

Who is the current speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives?

Senate unveiled a piece of legislation this week that addressed one of President Trump's campaign promises. What was it?

The number of people with a severe lung illness linked to ___ more than doubled to 450 possible cases.

Who is the current president of France?

Britain’s two main political parties are haggling over the nation’s withdrawal from the ________ , known as Brexit.

A movie about the iconic Batman villain “___ won Best Film at the Venice Film Festival.

3 articles published in The New York Times. One is from the satirical site The Onion. Which is the fake news story?

Candidates from the Democratic Party debated last night in which state?

The tap water in Flint, Michigan, was unsafe because it contained too much ___?

Neil Gorsuch is a U.S.Senator.

President Trump said on Sept. 7 that he had canceled a meeting with ___ leaders and the president of Afghanistan.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson expelled 21 members from his ___Party after they voted with the opposition.

Which of the following criticisms have resulted in lawsuits, legal probes or a company-sponsored investigations of Uber?

A ___ overtook a commercial scuba vessel in the early morning hours of Labor Day, leaving 34 people dead.

In the women’s U.S. Open tournament, _____, 19, beat Serena Williams on Sept. 7. 

Hurricane Dorian struck the northern end of _____.

Mark Sanford, U.S. representative/governor of ___ says he will run against President Trump in the Republican Primary.

Hong Kong’s executive, said that the government would withdraw a contentious  ____ bill that ignited months of protest.

The national unemployment rate as reported by the government currently closer to 4%.

 ____ stepped into the gun debate saying it would stop selling ammunition for use in military-style assault rifles.

Israeli snipers killed two Palestinian boys, aged 14 and 17, while they protested in the Palestinian territory of __.

Liberator turned tyrant Robert Mugabe, the first prime minister and later president of ___ , died Sept. 6th.