Republican Mike Johnson elected Speaker of the House
Johnson, of Louisiana, was picking up support from most all Republicans anxious to put the past weeks of tumult behind and get on with the business of governing.
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Republicans nominate Mike Johnson for House speaker after Emmer’s withdrawal
U.S. House Republicans chose Rep. Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) as their latest nominee for House speaker late Tuesday.
Jenna Ellis becomes latest Trump lawyer to plead guilty over efforts to overturn Georgia’s election
Jenna Ellis, the fourth to enter a plea deal, was charged alongside former President Trump and 17 others with violating Georgia’s anti-racketeering law.
Michael Cohen testifies against Trump in fraud trial; Trump: “Proven liar”
Former President Trump’s fixer-turned-foe Michael Cohen testified in court that he worked to boost the supposed value of Trump’s assets to “whatever number Trump told us to.”
Rep. Tom Emmer withdraws bid for U.S. House speaker hours after winning GOP nomination
Rep. Tom Emmer (R-Minnesota) abruptly abandoned his bid to become U.S. House speaker, withdrawing hours after winning the internal party nomination.
U.S. Rep. Gary Palmer of Alabama drops out of race to become U.S. House Speaker
U.S. Rep. Gary Palmer (R-Alabama) is among those who have dropped out of the race to become U.S. House Speaker, which is now down to six candidates.
Alabama Congressman Gary Palmer announces bid for U.S. House Speaker
Rep. Gary Palmer (R-AL 6th District) has announced his bid for U.S. House Speaker.
AP visual analysis: Rocket from Gaza appeared to go astray, likely caused deadly hospital explosion
AP’s analysis shows a rocket that broke up in the air was fired from within Palestinian territory, and that the hospital explosion was most likely caused when part of that rocket crashed to the ground.
Israel says mother and daughter from U.S. held hostage by Hamas have been released
Hamas on Friday freed an American woman and her teenage daughter it had held hostage in Gaza, Israel said, the first such release from among the roughly 200 people the militant group abducted from Israel during its Oct. 7 rampage.
Judge fines former President Trump $5,000 after post maligning court staffer is found on campaign website
Former President Donald Trump was fined $5,000 on Friday after a disparaging social media post about a key court staffer in his New York civil fraud case lingered on his campaign website for weeks after the judge ordered it deleted.
