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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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WATCH: TSA explosives detection canine given party to celebrate retirement

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Messi, the TSA explosives detection canine, had a retirement party in Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport complete with over a dozen tennis balls, a bubble machine, party hat and cupcake.
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Sen. Bob Menendez's trial delayed

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NEW YORK - A judge granted a one week delay in the trial of New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez Friday, but the senator was not physically in court. He joined the proceedings by phone.

Defendants Fred Dabies and Wael Hana, two New Jersey businessmen, appeared in court. Their trial will move forward at the same time as the senator's, now set for May 13.

Menendez's wife Nadine was notably absent. The judge granted a delay in her trial after attorneys revealed she's dealing with an unspecified medical condition. Her trial is now set to take place in July...
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R.F.K. Jr. Raises New Uncertainty for Biden in Michigan

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The prospect of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. threatening to upend the presidential race went from an idea to a reality in one of the country’s most consequential battlegrounds on Thursday, when Mr. Kennedy qualified for the ballot in Michigan.

The decision by the Natural Law Party to grant Mr. Kennedy its ballot line in November ensures he will be a factor in a pivotal swing state where the presidential election is expected to be incredibly close and where President Biden has already shown vulnerability with key Democratic constituencies. During Michigan’s...
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Hillary Clinton, Malala Yousafzai Toast Their New Broadway Show ‘Suffs’

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Protester sets himself on fire outside Trump trial

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The motive in the incident, which was witnessed by reporters at the scene, remains unclear.
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Someone screamed 'don't do it' before man set himself on fire - BBC reporter

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The BBC's Nada Tawfik was outside the New York court where Donald Trump's trial is taking place.
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Top three stripped of medals in Beijing half marathon

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The top three finishers of the Beijing half marathon are stripped of their medals after an investigation into the controversial result.
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Everything we know about Quentin Tarantino's 10th and final film

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The influential director has reportedly scrapped the idea for his 10th film and gone back to the drawing board.
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US Congress close to passing long-awaited Ukraine aid

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A huge $61bn support package that could help reshape Kyiv's war effort will go to a vote in coming days.
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Three arrested over attack on Navalny ally

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Leonid Volkov was hospitalised and his arm broken in the attack outside his Lithuanian home in March.
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Man held over Paris bomb threat at Iran consulate

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Reports say a witness saw a man entering the consulate carrying a grenade or explosive vest.
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Anti-Catholic FBI memo's origin revealed as bureau absolved of 'malicious intent'

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The Federal Bureau of Investigation has been exonerated by a Department of Justice review that found investigators did not intend to target traditional Catholics as potential "racially or ethnically motivated violent extremists."

The Justice Department Inspector General review noted, however, that analysts "incorrectly conflated" an investigative subject's religious views with his alleged domestic terrorism activities.

Findings from the 120-day review, which was handled by Justice Department Inspector General Michael E. Horowitz and ordered by...
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White House hosted meeting with climate activist group that sparked chaos at recent DC gala

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The climate activist and protest group that caused chaos at a Washington, D.C., gala this week featuring Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, was recently hosted for a private meeting at the White House.

On Thursday, members of the Washington, D.C.-based Climate Defiance – which was founded in early 2023 by activists Michael Greenberg and Rylee Haught – physically disrupted the event hosted by the Bryce Harlow Foundation as Murkowski was delivering remarks. Then, in a moment captured on video, several activists were forcibly shoved by security off the...
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GOP lawmakers slam Biden administration's new Title IX protections for 'gender identity'

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Republicans blasted new regulations for Title IX being ushered in by President Biden's Department of Education that would protect gender identity from discrimination, while rolling back Trump-era rules that bolstered the rights of those accused of sexual misconduct.

"The Biden administration has completely lost its way on Title IX," Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., said in a statement. Cassidy serves as ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee.

He prefaced that his office is still examining the new regulations...
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Fox News Politics: Trump gets a jury

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Welcome to Fox News’ Politics newsletter with the latest political news from Washington D.C. and updates from the 2024 campaign trail.

What's happening?

- Biden taking heat for another gaffe

- Democrats come to Speaker Johnson's rescue

- Judge denies Trump's bid to halt Jan. 6 lawsuits

- Fox News Digital at the southern border

The full jury, including alternate jurors, has been selected and sworn in former President Trump’s criminal trial in New York City, setting the stage for opening arguments to begin next week.

Twelve jurors were seated...
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