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One day after tanking House Majority Whip Tom Emmer's (R-MN) bid to replace Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) as House speaker, former President Donald Trump expressed support for Rep. Mike Johnson's (R-LA) speaker bid but stopped short of endorsing him.

The Senate Foreign Relations Committee is holding a hearing regarding former Treasury Secretary Jack Lew, who could be the next U.S. ambassador to Israel.

The Senate Judiciary Committee is holding a hearing to discuss how to prevent abuse of unaccompanied minors at the border after Senate Democrats linked the Labor Department’s lack of resources to child labor law violations earlier this summer.

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will arrive at the White House for his state visit on Wednesday.

Sales of new homes shot up in September, a sign that some buyers are wading into the housing market even as mortgage rates soar to multiyear highs.

Israel will refuse to grant visas to United Nations officials, according to its ambassador, after comments by Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, which were seen as carrying water for Hamas.

The House is poised to hold its fourth speaker vote on Wednesday, more than three weeks after Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) was ousted as presiding officer.

EXCLUSIVE — House Republicans are challenging conflicting data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention regarding the number of child and adolescent deaths due to COVID-19, suggesting that overestimated statistics may be a large-scale problem for the public health agency.

Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R-VA) rebuffed former President Donald Trump's claims that his supporters should not vote but rather "watch" other voters.

Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) defended not discussing human rights abuses by China during a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday.