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Mike Johnson set to take fight for speakership to House floor amid GOP leadership crisis

Clare Foran and Haley Talbot, CNN October 25, 2023

Rep. Mike Johnson is set to take his fight for the speakership to the House floor on Wednesday, a pivotal moment for House Republicans that comes amid uncertainty over whether the Louisiana lawmaker can...

In this 2014 file photo, a fighter from the armed wing of the Hamas movement is seen inside an underground tunnel in Gaza. (Mohammed Salem/Reuters/File)

Hamas operatives used phone lines installed in tunnels under Gaza to plan Israel attack over 2 years, sources familiar with intelligence say

Pamela Brown and Zachary Cohen, CNN October 24, 2023

CNN -- Intelligence shared with the United States suggests a small cell of Hamas operatives planning the deadly surprise attack on Israel communicated via a network of hardwired phones built into the network...

Former Trump campaign lawyer Jenna Ellis pleads guilty in Georgia case

Marshall Cohen, CNN October 24, 2023

CNN -- Former Trump campaign lawyer Jenna Ellis pleaded guilty Tuesday in the Georgia election subversion case and will cooperate with Fulton County prosecutors – the third guilty plea in the past week. At...

Rep. Tom Emmer speaks with reporters at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on September 27, 2023. (Jonathan Ernst/Reuters/FILE)

House Republicans pick Tom Emmer as new speaker nominee

CNN -- House Republicans on Tuesday picked Rep. Tom Emmer of Minnesota as their new speaker nominee, though it remains unclear whether he can lock down the votes needed to ultimately win the gavel. The...

House enters third week without speaker as nine Republicans vie for gavel

Isabelle D'Antonio and Jack Forrest, CNN October 23, 2023

CNN -- As the House enters its third week without a speaker, nearly a dozen Republicans are vying to earn the support of their conference to wield the gavel, throwing the chamber...

Passenger attempted to take control of Alaska Airlines flight before being subdued

Pete Muntean, CNN October 23, 2023

CNN -- An Alaska Airlines passenger inside the cockpit attempted to seize control of a plane headed from a Seattle airport to San Francisco on Sunday, the airline said. A pilot...

Rapid melting in West Antarctica is ‘unavoidable,’ with potentially disastrous consequences for sea level rise, study finds

Rachel Ramirez, CNN October 23, 2023

CNN– Rapid melting of West Antarctica’s ice shelves may now be unavoidable as human-caused global warming accelerates, with potentially devastating implications for sea level rise around the world,...

Authorities are searching for the son of the Nashville police chief, suspected of shooting two suburban police officers

Andy Rose and Michelle Watson, CNN October 22, 2023

  CNN -- Authorities in Tennessee are searching for the son of Nashville’s police chief as a suspect in the Saturday shooting of two suburban police officers. The Tennessee...

Hamas and Israeli troops clash in Gaza as airstrikes intensify

  CNN -- Hamas fighters and Israeli forces engaged in limited clashes inside Gaza on Sunday as the Israeli military ramped up airstrikes on the Palestinian enclave ahead of what its spokesperson described...

The US Supreme Court is seen in Washington, DC on February 8, 2022.

Supreme Court lifts restrictions on Biden administration communications with social media companies

Devan Cole, CNN October 20, 2023

CNN– The Supreme Court on Friday lifted restrictions on the Biden administration’s communications with social media companies while a lawsuit targeting the government’s efforts to combat online...

US Navy warship near Yemen intercepts multiple missiles, US officials say

CNN -- A US Navy warship operating in the Middle East intercepted multiple projectiles near the coast of Yemen on Thursday, two US officials told CNN. One of the officials said the missiles...

Jordan vows to stay in speaker race as tensions erupt inside GOP meeting

CNN -- Anger and frustration are boiling over among House Republicans as Rep. Jim Jordan vows to stay in the race for the speaker’s gavel despite steep opposition and growing pressure from within the...