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The ousted speaker had relied on his skills of working with factions and placating the GOP's radical flank. But 'his strengths ended up undoing him.' LA Times
VOA VIEW: Liberal news stupidity.
The FBI is secretly targeting supporters of former President Donald Trump to prevent violence or any major civil disturbances around the time of the 2024 elections. Newsmax
VOA VIEW: Biden weaponized FBI and DOJ.
President Joe Biden said Wednesday that Republican infighting over the next House speaker makes it harder for his administration to deliver on promised aid to Ukraine. Newsmax
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Some Republican lawmakers want to repeal the rule that allows a single member to raise a motion to vacate the chair of House Speaker to avoid a repeat of Kevin McCarthy's historic ouster. Newsmax
Twenty Democratic U.S. senators on Wednesday expressed support for a potential Israeli-Saudi normalization deal but laid out concerns about any U.S. security guarantees or nuclear assistance to Riyadh.In a letter to President Joe Biden. Newsmax
VOA VIEW: Security guarantees must have conditions that benefit the US.
House GOP members taking time to find a speaker to replace Kevin McCarthy are not helping the party achieve its goals of defeating President Joe Biden and taking control of Congress next year, Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel said. Newsmax
VOA VIEW: Republicans must learn how to stick together.
Warned to mind his out-of-court comments, former President Donald Trump returned to his New York civil fraud trial Wednesday as his defense lawyers closely questioned an accountant who prepared financial statements at the heart of the case. Newsmax
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak in his closing speech at the Conservative Party Conference on Wednesday said Britons "shouldn't get bullied into believing people can be any sex they want to be." Newsmax
VOA VIEW: No honest question.
Newt Gingrich, who served as House Speaker from 1995-99, is the overwhelming choice of likely Republican voters for the seat after the ouster of Rep. Kevin McCarthy, according to a poll released Wednesday. Newsmax
VOA VIEW: Not a bad idea.
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It's the end of an era for a once-critical pandemic document: The ubiquitous white COVID-19 vaccination cards are being phased out. Newsmax
New York City is challenging a unique legal agreement that requires it to provide emergency housing to anyone who asks for it, as the city's shelter system strains under a large influx of international migrants who have arrived since last year. Newsmax
VOA VIEW: As it should be.
Breast cancer patients who undergo a mastectomy can probably benefit from a shorter course of more intense radiation therapy, a new study indicates.Hypofractionated radiation therapy - which provides a higher dose each session over three weeks - provides the same protection. Newsmax
A TikTok viral video slamming 401(k)s as a "scam" is patently wrong and could be misleading hundreds of thousands of retirement savers, especially Gen Z, according to retirement savings experts. Newsmax
VOA VIEW: TikTok must be banned.
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Ozempic mimicks natural hormone GLP-1, which slows down the passage of food through the stomach and intestines. But issues arise if the medication slows the intestines too much. New York Post
"This man stole billions of dollars from thousands of people," said federal prosecutor Thane Rehn as he pointed at the accused fraudster, 31, during opening statements inside a packed courtroom in lower Manhattan. New York Post
VOA VIEW: He is a con man thief.
Two lawyers who tried to help overturn the 2020 election results are facing trial this month, an early test of the state racketeering case against the former president and 17 others. New York Times
VOA VIEW: First Amendment must prevail
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The former mayor’s drinking has become an investigative subplot in Donald Trump’s federal case over 2020 election interference. But long before that, friends had grown deeply concerned. New York Times
The meeting is an opportunity to ease an increasingly tense relationship between two allies, while addressing hot-button issues in the 2024 presidential race in the United States. New York Times
VOA VIEW: Biden is at fault and Mexico looks down on him.
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said Wednesday there is an "acute and immediate need" to build border wall in southern Texas, and issued an order waiving some of the country's most iconic environmental protection laws to speed up construction. Washington Times
VOA VIEW: It's about time or this may only be lip service.
Far more people are in harm's way as they move into high flood zones across the globe, adding to an increase in watery disasters from climate change, a new study said. Washington Times
Reps. Jim Jordan and Steve Scalise asked their Republican colleagues to support them for speaker of the House in letters Wednesday. CBS
VOA VIEW: Two good possibilities, Jordan would be worse for Dems.
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Approximately 50,000 migrants from crisis-stricken Venezuela crossed the U.S.-Mexico border unlawfully last month, a monthly record. CBS
Nancy Pelosi said on Tuesday that she had been evicted, and a staffer for Steny Hoyer said he had been kicked out of his hideaway, too. CBS
As student loan repayments restart in October, the Biden administration said 125,000 people with student loans will have their debt erased. CBS
VOA VIEW: Wrong, a loan must be paid.
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An investigation by the governor's office found that the Saudi Arabian-owned farm had violated some of its lease terms. CBS
VOA VIEW: This must stop ASAP.
The Coalition of Kaiser Permanente Unions has described the work stoppage as the largest strike of health-care workers in U.S. history. CNBC
VOA VIEW: More Biden sponsored madness.
Moderna and other vaccine makers like Pfizer believe combination shots will simplify what people can do to protect themselves against Covid, RSV and the flu. CNBC
The U.S. Supreme Court has decided to take up a case over hotels that fail to disclose certain accessibility information on their websites. FOX News
California Gov. Gavin Newsom recalled a bill that threatened to strip medical licenses of doctors who offered unorthodox opinions on COVID-19 after the law was successfully challenged in court. FOX News
Private sector employment grew by 89,000 jobs, the slowest pace of job growth in more than two years as the economy shows signs of pacing itself, ADP reported Wednesday. UPI
VOA VIEW: The economy shows serious concern.
Rep. Troy Nehls of Texas said he intends to nominate former President Donald Trump for speaker of the House after the position was left vacant Tuesday following the ouster of Rep. Kevin McCarthy. UPI
VOA VIEW: It would be good for Republicans and the nation if he would accept.
The United States has targeted Chinese companies and their employees with indictments and sanctions, as the Biden administration cracks down on the international trafficking of drugs, specifically fentanyl. UPI
VOA VIEW: Good, if not a Biden gimmick.
Nearly three weeks into the United Auto Workers strike, Ford Motor Company revealed Tuesday that it has strengthened its seventh offer to the union, as General Motors announced more layoffs. UPI
VOA VIEW: Biden is the main cause of the lack of a deal.
Exiled Russian journalist Marina Ovsyannikova has been sentenced to eight and a half years in prison in absentia by a Russian court for "disseminating false information" about the Russian armed forces. UPI
The United States has targeted Chinese companies and their employees with indictments and sanctions, as the Biden administration cracks down on the international trafficking of drugs, specifically fentanyl. UPI
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A good judgement. A federal judge ruled that a rural Colorado school district can bar a high school student from wearing a Mexican and American flag sash at her graduation this weekend after the student sued the school district.
Judge Nina Y. Wang wrote that wearing a sash during a graduation ceremony falls under school-sponsored speech, not the student’s private speech. Therefor, “the School District is permitted to restrict that speech as it sees fit in the interest of the kind of graduation it would like to hold,” Wang wrote.
The ruling was over the student’s request for a temporary restraining order, which would have allowed her to wear the sash on Saturday for graduation because the case wouldn’t have resolved in time. Wang found that the student and her attorneys failed to sufficiently show they were likely to succeed, but a final ruling is still to come. It’s the latest dispute in the U.S. about what kind of cultural graduation attire is allowed at commencement ceremonies, with many focusing on tribal regalia.
Attorneys for Naomi Peña Villasano argued in a hearing in Denver that the school district decision violates her free speech rights. They also said that it’s inconsistent for the district to allow Native American attire but not Peña Villasano’s sash representing her heritage. The sash has the Mexican flag on one side and the United States flag on the other.
