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☆ Republican infighting returns US House speaker race to square one
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-13 | by ( David Morgan | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Many expected that pick to be House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan, whom Scalise had bested in a secret ballot on Wednesday. His departure from the race angered Republican lawmakers and raised doubts about whether Jordan could drum up the necessary votes. Some lawmakers hope to revive a proposal requiring any candidate to secure 217 Republican votes to become the nominee. 'REWARDING BAD BEHAVIOR'Representative Don Bacon, a Republican centrist, said he and other lawmakers are withholding support for Jordan for now. Given a slim 221-212 House Republican majority, the next speaker can afford to lose support from no more than four Republicans and be elected speaker over Democratic opposition.

Persons: Nancy Pelosi, John Boehner, Steve Scalise, Jim Jordan, Scalise, Kevin McCarthy, Jordan, Andy Barr, Don Bacon, Bacon, Jim, Steve, McCarthy, Dusty Johnson, Greg Murphy, Patrick McHenry, David Morgan, Moria Warburton, Richard Cowan, Scott Malone, Gerry Doyle Organizations: U.S . House, Democratic, Republican, 112th United States Congress, Republicans, Thomson Locations: WASHINGTON

☆ Israelis brace for war and try to put their differences aside
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-13 | by ( Ivana Kottasová | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

She is now working on the cause that has brought the divided nation together: the war effort. Tzvi Shore, right, with a group of American and British teenagers who came to Israel to join the army. As Israel grieves and goes on the offensive, some of the deep, long lasting divisions have been put aside. No bottled waterIn Ashkelon, an Israeli city that lies just a few kilometers north of Gaza, the war feels much more imminent. Despite the differences, the women have been working tirelessly next to each other for hours – because the occasion calls for it.

Persons: Jerusalem CNN — Michal Muszkat, Barkan, Benjamin Netanyahu, ”, Tzvi Shore, Ivana Kottasova, CNN “, Israel grieves, Israel, –, Nissan Gampel, Gampel, CNN Shahar Biton, “, Shore, Zalman Schultz, Abraham, Neta Simon, Natalie Parry, Bat Zion, Noga Doron, Jaara, CNN Simon, Zion Fisch Organizations: Jerusalem CNN, Hebrew Union College, Hamas, CNN, Sunday, Jerusalem Emergency Command, Nissan, Israel, Front Command, Ashkelon Barzilai Medical, Volunteers, Israel Defense Forces, Abraham Initiatives, escalations Locations: Jerusalem, Gaza, Israel, Ashkelon, Egypt, ”

As House Republicans struggle to govern, the party suffered another black eye Thursday evening when Majority Leader Steve Scalise abruptly withdrew from the speaker’s race amid hardened opposition from more than a dozen holdouts. Tensions are boiling over among House Republicans frustrated at the impasse and concerned over the path forward. The problem for me though is it’s not Jim’s fault so I’m just grappling with that,” he said. House Republicans control just a razor-thin majority and a speaker candidate can only afford to lose four defections and still win. We had a group that sabotaged Speaker McCarthy and now we’ve had a group that sabotaged Steve Scalise, both of them great people,” he said.

Persons: Kevin McCarthy, Steve Scalise, Mark Alford of, Jesus Christ, Jim Jordan, Scalise, Jordan, Don Bacon, CNN’s Manu Raju, that’s, Jim, Steve, ”, “ There’s, Austin Scott, Raju, “, ” “ We’ve, McCarthy, we’ve Organizations: CNN, Republicans, Hamas, GOP, House Republicans, Republican, Ohio Republican, Judiciary Locations: Mark Alford of Missouri, Ohio, Jordan

☆ How the tech sector in Israel is navigating the war
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-13 | by ( Hanna Ziady | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

London CNN —Israel’s vast tech sector has seen its fair share of crises, from financial downturns and the Covid-19 pandemic to periodic flare-ups in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. “This is different than anything we’ve faced before,” said Avi Hasson, the CEO of Start-Up Nation Central (SNC), a non-profit that promotes Israel’s tech industry globally. “Seasoned investors with experience backing Israeli startups are not backing away due to the war,” said Samid of TechAviv. For many in Israel’s tech industry, the devastating circumstances have only served to underscore the sector’s famed resilience. “Israeli [tech] hasn’t stopped,” Hasson noted.

Persons: we’ve, ”, Avi Hasson, wasn’t, Leah Walters, Monday.com, Rafael Henrique, Yaron Samid, Jensen Huang, Jon Medved, “, Hillel Fuld, it’s, hasn’t, ” Hasson Organizations: London CNN, Hamas, Nation Central, CNN, Tech, SNC, Nasdaq, Tel, Nvidia, Israel Innovation Authority, ” Tech, Microsoft, Google Locations: Israel, Tel Aviv, “, Israeli

But Jordan, like Scalise and McCarthy before him, faces an uphill battle to unify the conference. With a razor-thin GOP majority in the House, he’ll need the support of nearly every Republican to become speaker. Lawmakers instead were expected to head home for the weekend before returning for a speaker vote early next week. With Trump’s endorsement, some House Republicans coalesced around Jordan, while others touted him as a change to the status quo. Still, among many moderates, a Jordan speakership is unthinkable.

Persons: Jim Jordan, Steve Scalise, Kevin McCarthy, Jordan, Austin Scott –, Scalise, McCarthy, – Jordan, ” McCarthy, “ We’ve, Donald Trump, Trump’s, ” He’s, haven’t, Richard Hudson, Jordan “, ”, ” Hudson Organizations: Ohio, Rep, Georgia Republican, Republican, GOP, “, Committee, Ohio Republican, Caucus, Republicans, National Republican, ”, Democrats, Capitol Locations: Georgia, Ohio, Jordan, America

Another candidate, Georgia Rep. Austin Scott, jumped into the race Friday just before Republicans met to choose a new nominee. The candidate to become speaker needs a majority of the votes from House members who are present and voting. POTENTIAL COMPLICATIONSThe main complication for House Republicans is their narrow 221-212 majority. While it has been the tradition for the speaker candidate to be a member of the House, it is not required. In January, a few Republican members even called out votes for former President Donald Trump, taking votes from McCarthy.

Persons: Kevin McCarthy, Steve Scalise, Scalise, Jim Jordan of, It’s, Jordan, Austin Scott, Scott, McCarthy, Patrick McHenry, —, Hakeem Jeffries, Donald Trump, Nancy Pelosi Organizations: WASHINGTON, U.S ., Louisiana, Republicans, Georgia Rep, North Carolina Rep, Republican, New York Rep, GOP, Capitol Locations: Jim Jordan of Ohio, Israel, McHenry

☆ Rep. Jim Jordan nominated for House speaker, but falls short of total votes needed
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-13 | by ( Spencer Kimball | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, talks to reporters after a House Republican Conference meeting in the U.S. Capitol on the speaker of the house nomination on Thursday, October 12, 2023. On this vote, Jordan came away with 152 votes for him, and 55 against, far short of the 217 he would need in a formal vote on the House floor. Following the second vote, lawmakers broke for the weekend, with few signs of what would come next. House Republicans had nominated Scalise Wednesday after he defeated Jordan in a narrow 113-to-99 internal party vote behind closed doors. The lower chamber is effectively in a state of paralysis, unable to move forward with urgent business until a House speaker is elected.

Persons: Jim Jordan, Jim Jordan of, Steve Scalise, Jordan, Austin Scott of, Mark Alford, Scalise, Matt Gaetz, Kevin McCarthy of California, Joe Biden's, Dan Meuser, Newsmax, Tom McClintock of, McCarthy, McCarthy's, McClintock, Mike Lawler, —, Emily Wilkins Organizations: Republican, U.S, Capitol, House Republicans, GOP, Committee, CNBC, Republicans, Rep, Russia, Jordan, York, NBC News Locations: Ohio, Jim Jordan of Ohio, Austin Scott of Georgia, R, Texas, Louisiana, Florida, Israel, Ukraine, Pennsylvania, Tom McClintock of California, Washington ,

But not all Republicans want to see Jordan as speaker, second in line to the presidency. Overwhelmed and exhausted, anxious GOP lawmakers worry their House majority is being frittered away to countless rounds of infighting over rules, personalities and direction of the GOP. Handfuls of Republicans announced they were sticking with Jordan, McCarthy or someone other than Scalise — including Trump. The position as House speaker does not need to go to a member of Congress. Exasperated Democrats, who have been waiting for the Republican majority to recover from McCarthy’s ouster, urged them to figure it out.

Persons: Jim Jordan, Steve Scalise, holdouts, Jordan, Jesus Christ, ”, Mark Alford, Kevin McCarthy, Donald Trump, Joe Biden, “, Jim Banks, ” Jordan, Richard Hudson, ” Hudson, Patrick McHenry, Hakeem Jeffries, Scalise, “ It’s, ” Scalise, McCarthy, Handfuls, Steve, ” Trump, Brian Kilmeade’s, Stephen Groves, Jill Colvin Organizations: WASHINGTON, GOP, Caucus, Republican, Ohio Republican, Republicans, New York Rep, Trump, Fox News, California Republican, Democrats, Associated Press Locations: Scalise, R, U.S, New York

☆ Israel's top military officer says security failed in Hamas attacks, but there's plenty of blame to go around
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-13 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Israel is reeling from the deadly Hamas terror attacks last weekend, with many looking for answers. The surprise assault exposed major shortcomings in Israel's feared military and security and intelligence apparatus. A top IDF officer said the military is to blame, but there are several other things that went wrong. And while a top Israeli officer has acknowledged that the military ultimately mishandled security, the country's troubles appear to run much deeper. Israeli security forces patrol streets of Sderot, Israel on October 11, 2023.

Persons: Israel's, —, Herzi Halevi, Israel, Alexi J, Rosenfeld, Israel Mohammed Fayq Abu Mostafa, Beth Sanner, Hezbollah —, Mostafa Alkharouf, Benjamin Netanyahu's, Bruce Hoffman, Netanyahu, Yoav Gallant, Yahya Sinwar Organizations: IDF, Service, Israel Defense Forces, Hamas, Israel, —, Getty, United Nations, Reuters, Bloomberg, The New York Times, Hezbollah, West Bank, Council, Foreign Relations, NPR, The Washington Post Locations: Israel, Gaza, Iran, Kfar Aza, Kippur, Reuters Israel, Jihad, Sderot, Anadolu, Egypt, Gaza City, Loay, The

Senator Bob Menendez (D-NJ) speaks to reporters while on his way to a vote following a Senate Democratic caucus meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., September 28, 2023. Senator Bob Menendez on Thursday brought a new criminal charge against him that he conspired to act as a foreign agent for the Egyptian government. Prosecutors have said that co-defendant Hana arranged meetings between the senator and Egyptian officials, who pressed him to sign off on military aid. In return, the businessman put Nadine Menendez on the payroll of a company he controlled. The new indictment said both Hana and Nadine Menendez communicated requests and directives from Egyptian officials to the senator.

Persons: Bob Menendez, Craig Hudson, Menendez, Nadine Menendez, Nadine, Wael Hana, Jose Uribe, Fred Daibes, Hana, Lawrence Lustberg, Nate Raymond, Kanishka Singh, Susan Heavey, Mark Porter, Lisa Shumaker, Grant McCool Organizations: Democratic, Capitol, REUTERS, Prosecutors, U.S, New, New Jersey Democrat, Senate Foreign Relations, U.S . Department of Justice, Foreign, Thomson Locations: Washington , U.S, New Jersey, New York, Jersey, Egypt's, Washington, United States, Egypt, Boston

☆ Chaos in House GOP intensifies with Scalise’s speakership bid in peril
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-12 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

GOP lawmakers did select Steve Scalise as their nominee for the job that is second in the line of presidential succession on Wednesday. The worsening debacle in the House follows the ouster of former Speaker Kevin McCarthy last week by eight Republicans voting with Democrats. But some GOP leaders are irritated that the jockeying is distracting from the imperative to find a speaker. He was still well short of the 217 votes – a majority of the current House – needed to claim the speakership on the floor. “He has no path to 217,” one top House Republican said on condition of anonymity.

Persons: Steve Scalise, Scalise, CNN’s Manu Raju, Melanie Zanona, Steve, ”, Jim Jordan, Kevin McCarthy, McCarthy, Tom Emmer, Kevin Hern, Byron Donalds of, ” Scalise, –, grandstanding, Donald Trump, Michael McCaul, CNN’s Wolf Blitzer, “, Xi, Putin, Matt Gaetz, – it’s, holdouts, Joe Biden, Marjorie Taylor Greene –, Trump, Jordan, Scalise –, ” Greene, Nancy Mace, David Duke, Mace, CNN’s Jake Tapper, Lauren Boebert, ” Boebert, …, Mike Lawler, Laura Blessing Organizations: CNN, The House Republican Party, Louisiana Republican, Republican, GOP, Ohio Republican, Texas, Foreign Affairs, Georgia, ” South Carolina Rep, Scalise, Ku Klux, ”, Republicans, New York Rep, Senate, Georgetown University’s Government Affairs Institute Locations: Wednesday’s, Washington, –, Minnesota, Oklahoma, Byron Donalds of Florida, Jordan, Israel, Florida, ”, Colorado

WASHINGTON (AP) — Having won the nomination to be the next House speaker, Rep. Steve Scalise is heading straight into a familiar Republican problem — skeptical GOP colleagues are reluctant to give their support, denying him the majority vote needed to win the gavel. “We did not hear that.”In a floor vote, Scalise would need to amass votes from almost all Republicans to overcome the Democratic opposition in the House that is narrowly split 221-212. Many Republicans want to prevent the spectacle of a messy House floor fight like the grueling January brawl when McCarthy became speaker. One-quarter of Republicans say they approve of the decision by a small group of Republicans to remove McCarthy as speaker. “Long live Speaker Scalise,” Gaetz said after the vote.

Persons: —, Steve Scalise, Jim Jordan, Kevin McCarthy, “, ” Scalise, McCarthy, holdouts, “ Steve’s, ”, Jordan, Donald Trump, Hakeem Jeffries, Don Bacon, Steve, Let's, ” Bacon, Marjorie Taylor Greene, Thomas Massie, Anna Paulina Luna, Scalise, Joe Biden, Karine Jean, Pierre said, Matt Gaetz, “ Long, ” Gaetz, Patrick McHenry, Kevin Freking, Seung Min Kim Organizations: WASHINGTON, Republicans, Scalise, Republican, New York Rep, GOP, Democratic, Associated Press, NORC, for Public Affairs Research, White, Freedom Caucus, Trump, Capitol . Trump Locations: Ky, Jordan, R

“No, absolutely not,” Assembly Speaker Robin Vos said when asked at a news conference if impeachment of Justice Janet Protasiewicz was off the table. Impeachment has drawn bipartisan opposition and two former conservative Wisconsin Supreme Court justices, asked by Vos to investigate the possibility, told him in the past week it was not warranted. Protasiewicz refused to recuse from the redistricting lawsuit last week and sided with the liberal majority in accepting the lawsuit. Protasiewicz last week rejected those arguments, noting that other justices have accepted campaign cash and not recused from cases. Oral arguments before the Wisconsin Supreme Court in the redistricting challenge are set for Nov. 21.

Persons: —, Robin Vos, Janet Protasiewicz, ” Vos, Protasiewicz, Vos, haven’t Organizations: Republican, U.S, Supreme, Wisconsin Supreme, Wisconsin Democratic Party, Senate, Republicans, Associated Locations: MADISON, Wis, Wisconsin, Wisconsin’s, Associated Press

☆ Steve Scalise does not appear to have votes to become speaker as GOP remains divided
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-12 | by ( Spencer Kimball | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Rep. Steve Scalise (R-LA) waits to speak during a news conference after a caucus meeting with House Republicans on Capitol Hill May 10, 2023 in Washington, DC. The GOP majority leader from Louisiana does not appear to have the 217 Republican votes needed to win the speaker's gavel at this time given the tight margin in the closely divided House. The party remained divided after the internal ballot and the House adjourned Wednesday evening without a full floor vote on Scalise's candidacy. It is unclear when Scalise will face the House. Greene teased the prospect that Scalise will have to face multiple rounds of voting.

Persons: Steve Scalise, Scalise, Jim Jordan of, Marjorie Taylor Greene, Greene, Kevin McCarthy Organizations: Republicans, Capitol, Republican, GOP, Rep Locations: Washington , DC, Louisiana, Jim Jordan of Ohio, Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia

☆ Sen. Bob Menendez charged with acting as agent of Egypt in superseding indictment
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-12 | by ( Brian Schwartz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Sen. Robert Menendez is trailed by reporters after attending a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on federal judge nominations on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 4, 2023. Sen. Bob Menendez has been accused of accepting bribes and acting as a foreign agent for Egypt, according to a superseding federal indictment filed Thursday. For more than four years through June 2022, Menendez, D-N.J., along with his wife and others, "willfully and knowingly combined, conspired, confederated, and agreed together and with each other" to have the senator act as an agent for the Egyptian government, the indictment alleges. The indictment also alleges that Menendez, who is up for reelection next year, "provided sensitive U.S. government information and took other steps that secretly aided" Egypt's government. Menendez and his wife received thousands of dollars in bribes "in exchange for Menendez's acts and breaches of duty to benefit" Egypt and others, "including with respect to foreign military sales and foreign military financing," the indictment says.

Persons: Sen, Robert Menendez, Bob Menendez, Menendez, confederated Organizations: Capitol, Washington , D.C Locations: Washington ,, Egypt

An “American hero,” is how Republican colleagues describe Scalise after the 2017 shooting and on Wednesday, a narrow majority of them nominated him as their next House speaker following the unprecedented ouster of the former speaker, Rep. Kevin McCarthy. McCarthy rose to become Majority Leader, and Scalise the Majority Whip. One early morning three years later, Scalise and other Republican lawmakers gathered at a grassy park in the suburbs outside of Washington to practice for the upcoming congressional baseball game. When McCarthy seized the gavel in January once Republicans regained the majority, Scalise won the No. Late Wednesday, the speaker's office became a revolving door as holdout Republican lawmakers met with Scalise bringing their concerns, complaints and demands.

Persons: —, Steve Scalise, Kevin McCarthy, Scalise, we’ve, ”, Andy Barr, Ronald Reagan, McCarthy, John Boehner, Eric Cantor, Paul Ryan, Cantor, Donald Trump, ” Scalise, “, Scalise’s, Jennifer, ” Womack, Jim Jordan, Marjorie Taylor Greene, Jordan, David Duke, It’s, Boehner, Ryan, Trump, “ We’re, Chip Roy, Roy, Stephen Groves, Farnoush Amiri Organizations: WASHINGTON, Washington Nationals, Republican, Capitol, Republicans, House, eventual, Republican Party in Congress, U.S . Capitol Police, Capitol Police, Committee, Ku Klux Klan, Scalise, Freedom Caucus, Associated Press Locations: American, “, Washington, Scalise, Southern, Virginia, U.S, Louisiana “, people’s, Texas

☆ Republican Scalise struggles for votes after winning US House speaker nomination
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-12 | by ( David Morgan | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

"When we go to the floor, there'll be at least a relatively high expectation on the part of Steve Scalise and his team that he's got the votes," said Representative John Duarte, a Scalise supporter. Republican leaders initially scheduled a House meeting for Wednesday afternoon, should Scalise, now the No. 2 House Republican, quickly come up with the votes for election. Asked how long it could take to fill the speaker vacancy, Representative Richard Hudson, who chairs the House Republican campaign arm, told reporters: "No idea.". Before his nomination, Scalise and his allies worked to defeat a closed-door effort to require a candidate to win 217 Republican votes to become the nominee.

Persons: Steve Scalise, Jim Jordan, he's, John Duarte, Jordan, Kevin McCarthy, McCarthy, Dusty Johnson, Richard Hudson, Scalise, Marjorie Taylor Greene, Donald Trump, David Morgan, Moira Warburton, Makini Brice, Scott Malone, Grant McCool Organizations: Republican, U.S . House, Louisiana Republican, Democratic, Wednesday, Palestinian, Thomson Locations: Longworth, Washington , U.S, WASHINGTON, Louisiana

There are two declared candidates so far in the closed-door, secret-ballot vote: Majority Leader Steve Scalise, who is No. Even before lawmakers start voting on a speaker, they are expected to decide how many votes the nominee will need to win. It took only eight Republicans to oust McCarthy last week, a fact that could make leading the caucus a challenge for any new speaker. At least 217 House Republicans will need to agree on a candidate to avoid a repeat of January's messy speakership battle, when McCarthy needed 15 rounds of voting to win the speaker's gavel. Some moderates, for example, have warned that a Speaker Jordan would give Democrats plenty of ammunition for next year's congressional elections.

Persons: Evelyn Hockstein, Kevin McCarthy, Steve Scalise, Jim Jordan, McCarthy, Patrick McHenry, Scalise, Jordan, Ben Cline, Ken Buck, Buck, Kevin, Hakeem Jeffries, Donald Trump, Ralph Norman, David Morgan, Moira Warburton, Richard Cowan, Andy Sullivan, Scott Malone, Gerry Doyle Organizations: U.S . House, U.S, Capitol, REUTERS, Rights, Republicans, Republican, Reuters, Democrats, Jordan, Thomson Locations: Washington , U.S, U.S, Israel, Ukraine, Wednesday's, Washington

☆ Two US House Republicans make their bid for the speaker's gavel
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-11 | by ( David Morgan | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

[1/5] U.S. House Majority Leader and candidate for next U.S. Speaker of the House Steve Scalise (R-LA) arrives for a meeting with members of Florida's House of Representatives, after Kevin McCarthy was ousted as House speaker, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., October 10, 2023. Republicans hold a narrow 221-212 majority in the House. McCarthy on Monday said he would take the job back if asked to by House Republicans, but on Tuesday told reporters, "I asked them please not to nominate me." It took only eight Republicans to oust McCarthy last week, which could make leading the caucus a challenge for any new speaker. Scalise appeared to have the support of many veteran and establishment Republicans including party leaders, while Jordan drew endorsements from others including Trump-style populists.

Persons: Steve Scalise, Kevin McCarthy, Leah Millis, Jim Jordan, Scalise, Jordan, We've, Mike Garcia, Kat Cammack, Ralph Norman, McCarthy, Donald Trump, Thomas Massie, Patrick McHenry, McHenry, Israel, David Morgan, Moira Warburton, Richard Cowan, Scott Malone, Lincoln, Grant McCool, Leslie Adler Organizations: ., Florida's, U.S, Capitol, REUTERS, Rights, . House, Democratic, Republicans, House Republicans, Trump, Palestinian, Hamas, Thomson Locations: Washington , U.S

☆ Poland's toxic politics is splitting the country in two, one family at a time
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-11 | by ( Rob Picheta | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +14 min

“We always end up talking about politics,” Karolina says with an exaggerated weariness. An increasingly toxic politics has polluted kitchens and dining rooms in every region of the country. But the negativity of the country’s politics – arguments echoed each hour on state TV, which is almost always turned on – has worn her down, she says. The efforts sparked years of legal challenges, protests and international confrontations – and hardened the Polish public. Asked whether Polish politics is more divided than they remember it, three generations of this family explode in agreement.

Persons: Karolina, “, – Stella, Patrycja, – Stella’s, Stanisława –, ” Karolina, ”, Stanisława, Stella Martynowska, Rob Picheta, PiS, –, ” Stella, Rob Picheta “, “ That’s, Stella, billows, Piotr Buras, ” Women’s, Donald Tusk, patsy, Tusk, Lech Walesa, Poland’s, Jarosław Kaczyński, ” “, ” Jacek Kucharczyk, Ewa Majewska, I’m, Igor Konior, Konior, Wanda, … I’m, ” Lucyna, Aleksandra Lukasiewicz, Lukasiewicz, “ It’s, “ We’re, ” Aleksandra Lukasiewicz, they’re, they’ve, Michal, I’ll, gesturing, ” Patrycja Organizations: Poland CNN, Soviet, Justice, CNN, European Council, Foreign Relations, Civic Coalition, Warsaw’s Institute of Public Affairs, Tusk’s Civic Coalition, PiS, Union Locations: Warsaw, Poland, Rob Picheta Poland, Polish, Hungary, Russia, Western Europe, Brussels, Berlin, Lublin, “, Rotterdam, Łódź, Bonita

☆ Australian journalist Cheng Lei back home after China release
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-11 | by ( Kirsty Needham | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

[1/6] Australian journalist Cheng Lei poses for a selfie at an unknown location in this undated picture obtained by Reuters on August 11, 2023. Nicholas Coyle/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsSYDNEY, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Australian journalist Cheng Lei, who had been detained in China on national security charges for more than three years, returned home on Wednesday after being released, Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said. Cheng, who was tried in secret in March 2022, arrived in Melbourne and has been reunited with her two children and family, Albanese told a press conference. Albanese said he expected to visit China this year and told reporters dialogue with China was "a good thing". Albanese said Australia "continued to advocate" for another detained Australian journalist, Yang Hengjun, who has been held since January 2019.

Persons: Cheng Lei, Nicholas Coyle, Handout, Anthony Albanese, Cheng, Albanese, Penny Wong, I've, Xi Jinping, Ryan Neelam, " Albanese, Yang Hengjun, Yang, Adam Ni, Kirsty Needham, Laurie Chen, Alasdair Pal, Clarence Fernandez, Miral Organizations: Reuters, REUTERS, Rights, Australia's, Lowy Institute, Independent, Thomson Locations: Australian, China, Melbourne, Australia, Beijing, Independent China, Canberra, Sydney

"There are many other law firms with similar racially discriminatory programs," Blum said in a statement. "It is to be hoped that these firms proactively open their programs to all law students before they are sued in federal court." The paid fellowships were designed in part to help support the recruitment of people of color, which major law firms have long struggled to add to their partnership ranks. Last year, people of color comprised 11.4% of all partners in major U.S. law firms, according to the National Association for Law Placement. The lawsuit alleged the fellowship program violated a Civil War-era law enacted to protect formerly enslaved Black people that bars racial bias in contracting.

Persons: Edward Blum, Morrison, Foerster, firm's, Edward Blum's, Perkins Coie, Blum, Blum's, Fearless Fund's, Nate Raymond, Alexia Garamfalvi, Bill Berkrot Organizations: Fair, Harvard University, Wednesday, Edward Blum's American Alliance for Equal Rights, National Association for Law, U.S, Supreme, Harvard, University of North, Thomson Locations: Boston, Dallas, Seattle, University of North Carolina

REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsOct 11 (Reuters) - A divided federal appeals court is allowing California's ban on magazines that hold more than 10 rounds of ammunition to remain in effect while the state appeals a judge's ruling finding it unconstitutionally violated the rights of firearms owners. The ruling came in a long-running lawsuit by the California Rifle & Pistol Association and gun owners challenging the ban. The court said that federal judges nationally had largely upheld large-capacity magazine restrictions since the Supreme Court ruled and that a decision to the contrary could threaten public safety. Chuck Michel, the president of the California Rifle & Pistol Association, in a statement expressed disappointment and vowed to "defend the rights of gun owners in California all the way to the Supreme Court." The Supreme Court vacated the appeals court ruling and ordered new proceedings consistent with the Bruen decision.

Persons: Lucy Nicholson, Roger Benitez, Rob Bonta, Bonta, Patrick Bumatay, Chuck Michel, Benitez, Nate Raymond, Jonathan Oatis Organizations: Foods, REUTERS, Circuit, U.S, California, Association, District, Supreme, , New York, Democrat, Thomson Locations: Los Angeles , California, U.S, San Francisco, San Diego, ,, California, Boston

Lawmakers exiting the room said Scalise won 113 votes, while Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio, the House Judiciary Committee chairman, took 99. With Scalise falling well short of 217 in the conference vote, the Louisiana congressman's path to the speakership is uncertain. House members are seated during the speakership vote. The candidate to become speaker needs a majority of the votes from House members who are present and voting. Historically, the magical number to become speaker has been 218 out of the 435 members of the House.

Persons: Steve Scalise, Kevin McCarthy, Scalise, Jim Jordan of, Jordan, McCarthy, Patrick McHenry, Hakeem Jeffries, Donald Trump, Nancy Pelosi, Farnoush Amiri Organizations: WASHINGTON, Republicans, GOP, North Carolina Rep, New York Rep, Republican, Scalise, Capitol, Hamas, Associated Press Locations: Jim Jordan of Ohio, Louisiana, McHenry, Israel

☆ US House Republicans eye Scalise, Jordan for possible next speaker
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-11 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

2 House Republican and was long considered to be next in line after McCarthy. POSSIBLE: PATRICK MCHENRYRepresentative Patrick McHenry was named to step in as speaker pro tempore following McCarthy's ouster. Chair of the House Financial Services Committee, McHenry is a McCarthy ally who spoke in support of McCarthy before the ouster vote. POSSIBLE: KEVIN MCCARTHYThe former speaker has sent conflicting signals on whether he would seek a return, should Scalise and Jordan fail to capture support from 218 lawmakers. OUT: KEVIN HERNKevin Hern is chairman of the Republican Study Committee, a group of conservative Republicans.

Persons: Kevin McCarthy, STEVE SCALISE, Steve Scalise, McCarthy, JIM JORDAN, Jim Jordan, Jordan, Joe Biden, Donald Trump, Jordan's, PATRICK MCHENRY, Patrick McHenry, McHenry, KEVIN MCCARTHY, KEVIN HERN Kevin Hern, Makini Brice, Moira Warburton, Scott Malone, Howard Goller, David Gregorio, Jonathan Oatis Organizations: U.S . House, Republican, Democrat, Financial Services, Committee, Republicans, Thomson Locations: U.S, Louisiana, Ohio, North Carolina

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