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Today's Top Political News Compilation - Wednesday, October 6, 2023

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Speaker Kevin McCarthy was voted out of the job Tuesday in an extraordinary showdown, a first in U.S. history, The 216-210 vote, forced by a contingent
of hard-right conservatives, throws the House and its Republican leadership into chaos. (October 3) AP Photo


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House speaker chaos stuns lawmakers, frays relationships and roils Washington

WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawmakers who had been sitting in stunned silence gasped at the declaration: The office of speaker “is hereby declared vacant. ” For the first time ever, a House speaker had been voted out of the position, plunging Congress into a new degree of turmoil. “Now what?” someone in the chamber yelled out.

























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Biden's FAA pick ready to face Senate confirmation hearing

  • News source: CNN.com - RSS Channel - Politics
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When Michael Whitaker last worked at the Federal Aviation Administration, his tasks included bringing air traffic control -- which tracked airplanes using strips of paper -- into the 21st century.
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WATCH: CCTV captures terrifying moment E-bike battery burst into flames

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CCTV captures the moment an e-bike's lithium-iron battery explodes in a hostel in Sydney, Australia, causing backpackers to flee.
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Latest fundraising report could be death knell for 2024 GOP presidential long shots

  • News source: FOX News
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A winnowing is likely coming in the race for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, as thresholds to qualify for the next GOP presidential nomination debate are on the rise.

But even before a likely larger percentage of the Republican White House hopefuls fail to make the stage at the November showdown in Miami, Florida, the candidates struggling to survive face a more immediate threat as crucial fundraising reports from the campaigns are due in the coming days.

Lackluster campaign cash numbers from July-September third quarter fundraising...
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Kevin McCarthy has gone. Why was he removed and who might replace him?

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Removing a House Speaker like this is uncharted territory. Here's what we know about where things go.
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Former Russian TV journalist gets 8 1/2-year sentence in absentia for war criticism

  • News source: ABC News: Top Stories
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There's no historical analog for what happened to Kevin McCarthy

  • News source: CNN.com - RSS Channel - Politics
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Kevin McCarthy is House speaker no more. After angering GOP hardliners with a spending bill to keep the government funded last week, McCarthy was voted out of power on Tuesday.
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1 dead after crane falls on them at construction site in industrial accident

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A person trapped under a crane has died after the device fell on top of them during an industrial accident in California, authorities said.
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What does McCarthy's removal mean for Biden investigations, daily functioning of the House? Experts weigh in

  • News source: FOX News
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EXCLUSIVE: Academics and experts with in-depth knowledge on how the U.S. government operates told Fox News Digital that former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's, R-Calif., removal from his post on Tuesday would likely not prevent the chamber from continuing to function, which includes the investigations into the Biden family and the impeachment inquiry against President Biden.

"There's nothing that requires committees to slow down their activities, so there's no reason why the Hunter Biden investigation or the impeachment-related investigation...
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Pakistan orders Afghan asylum seekers out of country by November

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The declaration comes just days after a blast in a border town killed at least 50 people.
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Marina Ovsyannikova: Anti-war Russian journalist sentenced in absentia

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Maria Ovsyannikova, who protested live on air against the invasion of Ukraine, gets more than 8 years in jail.
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Asian Games: China censors 'Tiananmen' image of athletes hugging

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The photo, showing the combination of numbers 6 and 4 , has been scrubbed on Chinese social media.
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Naira Marley: Afrobeats star taken into police custody over MohBad's death

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Police take Naira Marley into custody for questioning as they investigate MohBad's death.
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Biden to announce another wave of student debt relief as payments resume after pandemic pause

  • News source: Chris Megerian | Associated Press
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President Joe Biden will announce another wave of federal student loan forgiveness on Wednesday, according to a White House official, as borrowers brace for payments to restart after a three-year pause that began during the COVID-19 pandemic.

His latest step will help 125,000 borrowers by erasing $9 billion in debt through existing relief programs. In total, 3.6 million borrowers will have had $127 billion in debt wiped out since Biden took office.

The official requested anonymity ahead of the announcement, which Biden is scheduled to make at the...
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The rudderless GOP careens toward 2024

  • News source: By Burgess Everett, Sarah Ferris and Ally Mutnick
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There’s no House speaker, Republicans are tearing each other to shreds over Kevin McCarthy’s ouster and another shutdown deadline is less than six weeks away — with no leader in a strong enough position to guide the party through.

The history-making spectacle that played out on the House floor Tuesday amounted to “stepping on a rake” heading into an election year, as one Republican lawmaker put it.

Asked how voters are viewing the party’s speakership debacle, Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) offered a guess: “Are you guys nuts?” she said...
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Supreme Court to consider whether Americans with Disabilities Act 'tester' can sue hotels for non-compliance with the law

  • News source: CNN.com - RSS Channel - Politics
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The Supreme Court will consider the strength of the Americans with Disabilities Act on Wednesday when it hears a dispute over whether a self-appointed "tester" of the civil rights law has the right to sue hotels over alleged violations of its provisions.
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