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Morning Report — No clear path toward the gavel

House Republicans will try again this morning to settle on a Speaker nominee, anticipating another round of voting in what has become a weeks-long battle to steer the leaderless chamber.   Conference members heard from the eight candidates during a closed-door meeting Monday evening, and they will begin their internal elections at 9 a.m. today —...

DeSantis finances raise fresh scrutiny ahead of Iowa caucus

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis's (R) fundraising numbers are raising new scrutiny as he seeks to close the gap with former President Trump and hold off a newly energized Nikki Haley. While DeSantis raised $15 million in the third quarter — outpacing his main non-Trump contenders — federal campaign filings showed the Florida governor's campaign spent...

Tim Scott rolls out bill to protect sensitive military and intel sites, strengthen review process

Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., wants to “protect our bases" by requiring government agencies to provide updated information on sensitive military and intelligence sites to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States.

Ramaswamy considering ‘reevaluating’ US United Nations membership, scaling back NATO involvement: report

GOP presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy, like former President Donald Trump, said he thought it was a "reasonable idea" to consider pulling out of NATO.

Obama says any Israeli military strategy that ignores human costs ‘could ultimately backfire’

Former President Obama, ahead of a possible Israel ground incursion into the Gaza Strip, says actions that ignore the human toll could “backfire."

Kathy Hochul & Rowan Wilson’s latest sleazy move to snub NY voters

Kathy Hochul and NY Democrats continue to push their corrupt redistricting campaign to reclaim congressional seats despite voter objections.

Divided GOP bombarded by Speaker candidates

A bitterly divided House GOP conference will meet behind closed doors Tuesday to elect a new Speaker nominee, this time choosing from a menu of eight members ranging from establishment figures to anti-institutional lawmakers who say they want to shake things up. Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) is widely seen as a favorite, though it...

Sen. Peter Welch says Israel ground invasion would ‘exacerbate’ conditions in Gaza: ‘Grave concerns’

Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vt., said he has "grave concerns" about Israel's looming ground invasion that he warns would "further exacerbate the dire conditions" of Palestinians in Gaza.

House Republicans to hold 3rd internal vote to find speaker candidate 3 weeks after McCarthy ouster

House Republicans are gathering for their third conference-wide election in under a month Tuesday morning to choose their next speaker-designate via secret ballot.

Beijing-backed green energy firm is expanding in US, posing serious national security risk: report

A sprawling new report sheds light on how the U.S. power grid and energy supply chain is vulnerable to attacks from Chinese companies backed by China's government.

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