Kevin McCarthy pressured to ‘figure out’ speaker race
Mr McCarthy is under growing pressure from restless Republicans, and Democrats, to find the votes he needs or step aside so the House can open fully.
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Michigan Senator Debbie Stabenow will not seek re-election in 2024, opening seat in battleground state
Democratic senator plans to ‘pass the torch’ to a ‘new generation of leaders’ with her retirement from Congress
Ukraine rules out any deal allowing Russia to keep seized territory
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Utah man killed his wife and five kids after she filed for divorce, police say
The shooting suspect is reportedly Michael Haight, 42, who was found among the dead.
Pope Francis leads funeral of Benedict XVI as tens of thousands gather at Vatican
At his request, Benedict’s coffin has been buried in the underground Vatican grottoes in the niche where first Pope John XXIII and then John Paul II were interred
Kyiv rebuffs Russia church head’s call for truce in Ukraine
Patriarch Kirill has suggested a truce from 12pm on Friday until 12am on Sunday.
Democratic Sen. Stabenow of Michigan won’t run again in 2024
Michigan Sen. Debbie Stabenow, a member of the Democratic leadership, has announced that she will not run for a fifth term in 2024, opening up a seat in the key battleground state
Lebanese military court charges seven people over attack that killed Pte Seán Rooney
LEBANON-CRISIS/UN (URGENT):Lebanese military court charges 7 over fatal UNIFIL peacekeeper attack – three judicial sources
Coroner describes shooting victim Elle Edwards as a ‘beautiful young woman’
The 26-year-old was killed at the Lighthouse pub in Wallasey Village, Wirral, shortly before midnight on Christmas Eve.
Daughter of US intelligence chief under George Bush is convicted of murdering friend in Maryland Airbnb
The daughter of former US intelligence director John Negroponte has been found guilty of fatally stabbing a 24-year-old man after a drunken argument inside a Maryland home