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Deadlocked House adjourns until Thursday after Kevin McCarthy racks up 3 more defeats

WASHINGTON — The House adjourned without electing a speaker on Wednesday evening after Republican leader Kevin McCarthy failed in his fourth, fifth and sixth attempts to secure the post he has long desired.

Los Angeles Times

Seahawks bring in team physician to reassure players after Damar Hamlin collapse

RENTON, Wash. — As Seahawks coach Pete Carroll put it, Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin’s collapse on the field because of cardiac arrest Monday night “sent a real shock wave through all of the football world.”

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After a year of collapses, cryptocurrency’s future in the balance

WASHINGTON — Spectacular cryptocurrency failures in 2022 have raised the stakes for the industry amid questions about the enduring viability of a technology that advocates say has the potential to revolutionize finance.

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Analysis: Whoever wins, serving as House speaker will be more like 'being mayor of hell'

WASHINGTON — Republican leader Kevin McCarthy surely could have seen defeat coming: The wave that swamped him has been building for years.

Los Angeles Times

White House gun violence program with philanthropies ends

A little known Biden administration initiative to reduce gun violence that was funded by philanthropic foundations wrapped up in December with a celebration hosted in Washington

The Independent UK

Brian Mitchell: Commanders play was ‘BS’ and ‘trash’

Brian Mitchell was not holding back.

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Judge issues gag order in Idaho murders case stopping police releasing information about Bryan Kohberger

Gag order is not expected to impact the release of the probable cause affidavit – a document that will cast light on what exactly led investigators to the 28-year-old PhD student

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Former PM Kevin Rudd tells United States to stop throwing allies 'under a bus' to limit Chinese influence in the region

Former prime minister and incoming ambassador to Washington Kevin Rudd claims the Biden administration is operating with "one arm tied behind its back" in the Asia-Pacific.

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Germany Proceeds with Arrow-3 Purchase from Israel

The German government is moving forward with plans to purchase the Israeli Arrow-3 anti-ballistic missile defense system. The German news agency learned from security sources in Berlin that the US would disclose information that would be transferred to Germany relating to the technical aspects of the weapon system. The US…

Asharq Al-Awsat

This was supposed to be Kevin McCarthy's moment. Instead, GOP chaos reigns

This was supposed to be Kevin McCarthy's moment, one he had contorted himself into political knots to get to.

WEKU

Minimum wage just increased in 23 states and D.C. Here's how much

Workers earning minimum wage in 23 states and the District of Columbia got a raise over the New Year's holiday, according to the Economic Policy Institute.

WEKU

Covid curbs: US says no cause for China retaliation

WASHINGTON: The White House said there’s no reason Beijing should retaliate against the US and other nations that have imposed Covid restrictions on its travelers, saying the moves were justified on public health grounds as China experiences a surge in cases.

The Times of India

WA Sen. Patty Murray, for now, is 2nd in line for presidency

Washington Sen. Patty Murray was sworn in as Senate president pro tempore Tuesday, the first woman in the country's history to hold that role.

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‘The second-greatest honor’: McConnell takes record for longest serving Senate leader

WASHINGTON — Mitch McConnell made history on Tuesday, becoming the longest serving Senate leader in American history, surpassing Mike Mansfield, a Democrat from Montana who logged 16 years in the role.

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Senate convenes with pomp and circumstance, and no drama

WASHINGTON — The history-making chaos in the House drew most of the attention Tuesday, but longtime senators were making history of their own.

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Seattle's pandemic-weary workers may see a tougher job market in 2023

Almost three years after COVID-19 shut down the economy and put nearly half a million Washingtonians out of work, the job market remains in a state of confusing, unnerving flux.

Chicago Sun-Times

Chicago progressives in Washington to celebrate one of their own in Congress, Freshman Delia Ramirez

In a day of tumult on the House floor, Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., in three votes, fails to win the speakership. Downstate Rep. Mary Miller, R-Ill., was among those refusing to support McCarthy.

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Suspect in University of Idaho killings agrees to extradition, but timing of return from Pa. is being kept secret

The 28-year-old Washington State University graduate student accused of stabbing four University of Idaho students to death waived his right to fight extradition Tuesday, Pennsylvania State Police Maj. Christopher Paris said during a news conference.

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History of speaker elections in the US House: How does it work? How do candidates win?

WASHINGTON — As soon-to-be members of the House of Representatives of the 118th Congress continue to cast their votes for a new speaker, Kevin McCarthy made history as the first leader of the majority party in 100 years to fall short in his speakership bid on the first ballot.

Los Angeles Times

California workers get new protections in 2023. Here's what you need to know

Far-reaching new laws seek to better working conditions for a broad swath of Californians in 2023 from white-collar employees to blue-collar farm laborers, fast-food servers and construction workers.

The Independent UK

Murray becomes first female president pro tempore in Senate

Washington Democrat Patty Murray has become the first female president pro tempore of the Senate

Tribune News Service

Suspect in University of Idaho killings agrees to extradition, but return time from Pa. not known

Los Angeles Times

Kevin McCarthy falls short on first 3 votes for speaker in historic defeat

WASHINGTON — House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy fell short of the necessary number of votes to succeed California Democrat Nancy Pelosi as speaker in the first three rounds of balloting Tuesday.

Reuters

Blinken talks Lula White House visit, Venezuela with top Brazil diplomat

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke with Brazil's new Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira on Tuesday and discussed a trip to Washington by newly sworn-in leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.

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‘Good riddance’: In first act in power, Republicans remove metal detectors from House chamber

WASHINGTON — As Republicans took control of the House on Tuesday, they wasted no time in erasing one symbol of the previous era. They removed the metal detectors that stood outside the House chamber for the last two years.

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