McCarthy Wins Speaker Gavel Amid Looming House Challenges
Kevin McCarthy became speaker after a brutal five day, 15 ballot fight, securing a fragile victory with a restored motion to vacate and a highly divided Republican majority. He faces must pass funding, border, and debt limit fights as Biden presides over a split Congress with potential for brinkmanship and standoffs.
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Mayor calls 6-year-old shooting a red flag for the country
Newport News Mayor Phillip Jones says the teacher, a woman in her 30s, is improving and listed in stable condition after being shot by a 6-year-old student at Richneck Elementary. Police confirm the incident was not accidental and remain investigating how the weapon was accessed while no other students were harmed.
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Ukrainians Hold First Ukrainian Service at Kyiv Dormition Cathedral
In Kyiv at the Dormition Cathedral of the Kyiv-Pechersk monastery, Orthodox Christmas services were conducted in Ukrainian for the first time in Ukraine's 31 years of independence. Army troops joined worshippers as Ukraine's government took over administration of the cathedral, signaling a break from Russia tied church structures amid ongoing tensions.
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Netanyahu's new government tests Biden's Middle East stance
Israel's new government under Benjamin Netanyahu faces U S pressure as a right wing minister visits a Jerusalem holy site and settlers push expansions. The administration frets over policies against Palestinians, while Biden plans high level visits to repair rifts amid a House GOP tilt.
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