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Mike Johnson Scrapes Speakership Win After Republicans Change Votes  Rolling Stone Trump gets Johnson across the finish line but dramatic speaker vote signals challenges ahead  CNN Johnson re-elected as House Speaker in razor-tight margin  BBC.com House Speaker Mike Johnson’s victory came with a

The case of Cecilia Sala, who is detained in Iran, is a test for Italy’s government as it gets caught up in Tehran’s shadow war with the U.S.

The way that President-elect Donald Trump responded to the terrorist attack in New Orleans on New Year’s Day says a lot about how he is likely to behave when it comes to terrorism in his second term. Writing for The

A new poll finds that Republican voters are more confident in the accuracy of U.S. elections now that Donald Trump has won.

A new poll finds that Republican voters are more confident in the accuracy of U.S. elections now that Donald Trump has won.

Live Vote Count: Tracking the House Speaker Votes  The New York Times Track the House vote count: Will Johnson keep his position as speaker?  CNN Mike Johnson On Track To Lose First House Speaker Vote (Live Updates)  Forbes House to elect next speaker

‘Worst-case scenario’: when needed most, New Orleans bollards were missing in action  The Guardian US Barricades were supposed to keep Bourbon Street revelers safe. Here’s why they didn’t  CNN An Army veteran’s path to radicalization followed divorces and struggling businesses in Texas  The

The strikes come a day after Israel killed dozens of people across the enclave, bringing the total of fatalities since Thursday to 56.

Beware of Blair. That’s the word from the Weather Channel, which, along with the National Weather Service, has issued a warning for the first named winter storm of 2025. The storm is set to arrive over the weekend and linger

The White House says the president and first lady will travel to New Orleans on Monday to “grieve with the families and community members impacted by the tragic attack.”