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Pressure to fill House speaker vacancy builds as crisis unfolds in Israel

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Newest development Oct 11, 2023 · 4 reportsWhy the crisis in Israel is putting pressure on GOP to act over vacant House speaker role

By Kaanita Iyer and Jack Forrest, CNN (CNN) — The House speakership drama enters a new week under increased urgency as Israel declared war Sunday following unprecedented surprise attacks by Hamas. Kevin McCarthy’s historic ouster as speaker leaves the House in uncharted legal territory regarding wha…

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  1. Pressure to fill House speaker vacancy builds as crisis unfolds in Israel

    Headline from Local News 8 ·

  2. House GOP returns to Washington speakerless and with Israel at war

    Headline from CNN ·

  3. Up First briefing: Israel is regaining Gaza border; GOP reps race to find new speaker

    Headline from NPR ·

  4. Newest

    Why the crisis in Israel is putting pressure on GOP to act over vacant House speaker role

    Headline from The Conversation US ·

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  1. Wall Street Journal

    Lack of House Speaker Could Complicate Israel Assistance (opens Wall Street Journal)

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    Wall Street Journal's feed description

    A senior administration official said that the recent dysfunction in Congress, including the vacant speakership, had been the topic of discussion at the White House with regard to options for assisting Israel. “Without a speaker of the House, that is a unique situation we're gonna have to work thro

  2. Fox News

    'Unmitigated s---show': House Republicans fume over speaker vacancy amid Israel crisis (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    The crisis in Israel has put renewed scrutiny on the power vacuum within the House of Representatives that's ground most of Congress' daily duties to a halt.

  3. Local News 8

    Pressure to fill House speaker vacancy builds as crisis unfolds in Israel (opens Local News 8)

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    Local News 8's feed description

    By Kaanita Iyer and Jack Forrest, CNN (CNN) — The House speakership drama enters a new week under increased urgency as Israel declared war Sunday following unprecedented surprise attacks by Hamas. Kevin McCarthy’s historic ouster as speaker leaves the House in uncharted legal territory regarding wha…

  4. CNN

    House GOP returns to Washington speakerless and with Israel at war (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    Republican lawmakers returning to Washington this week will do so without a House speaker, setting up a high-pressure situation to reach consensus on a candidate to wield the gavel – and the power to push through support for Israel.

  5. Fox News

    Calls swell for House GOP to pick new speaker 'immediately' as Israel crisis unfolds (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Multiple House Republican lawmakers told Fox News Digital that a new speaker should be chosen as soon as possible given the crisis in the Middle East.

  6. Politico

    ‘Rudderless and leaderless’: House GOP lurches forward after Israel attacks (opens Politico)

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    Politico's feed description

    Lawmakers appear to have three options to move legislation without a permanent speaker, but they're all problematic.

  7. NPR

    Up First briefing: Israel is regaining Gaza border; GOP reps race to find new speaker (opens NPR)

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    NPR's feed description

    Israel's military strikes back after Hamas' Saturday attack. The turmoil has heightened the urgency for Republican reps to elect a new House speaker.

  8. The Economist

    How America’s House of Representatives will choose a speaker (opens The Economist)

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    The Economist's feed description

    Republicans are divided—and the attack on Israel makes unity all the more urgent

  9. The Conversation US

    Why the crisis in Israel is putting pressure on GOP to act over vacant House speaker role (opens The Conversation US)

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    The Conversation US's feed description

    A major crisis abroad may exacerbate internal divisions within one of the US’s major political parties.

  10. The Times of Israel

    How war in Israel is impacting the GOP race to elect a new speaker of the House (opens The Times of Israel)

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    The Times of Israel's feed description

    After Republican party's unprecedented move to oust Kevin McCarthy, pressure is on to replace him as Biden likely to turn to Congress to approve further military aid to Israel

  11. CNN

    Republicans must overcome deep splits to choose a speaker as Israel crisis exposes failure to govern (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    House Republicans must mend gaping splits in their conference if they are to succeed in picking a new speaker – as dangerous global crises in Israel and Ukraine expose the steep cost of their malfunctioning majority.

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