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- Simone Biles and US team win 7th consecutive world title
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House
The fallout from the stunning vote to remove Rep. Kevin McCarthy as House speaker has reverberated through both sides of the Capitol and left a bitterly divided GOP scrambling to pick up the pieces. House Majority leader Steve Scalise and Rep. Jim Jordan announced their bids for speaker Wednesday, but there is no clear alternative to McCarthy who would have the support needed to win. Also adding to the contentious environment is the pressure to reach an agreement on government funding, which is set to expire on November 17. With many committee meetings canceled, members and aides alike are questioning how they'll avert a government shutdown when there is so much uncertainty about the basic rules of House operation.
House
The fallout from the stunning vote to remove Rep. Kevin McCarthy as House speaker has reverberated through both sides of the Capitol and left a bitterly divided GOP scrambling to pick up the pieces. House Majority leader Steve Scalise and Rep. Jim Jordan announced their bids for speaker Wednesday, but there is no clear alternative to McCarthy who would have the support needed to win. Also adding to the contentious environment is the pressure to reach an agreement on government funding, which is set to expire on November 17. With many committee meetings canceled, members and aides alike are questioning how they'll avert a government shutdown when there is so much uncertainty about the basic rules of House operation.
Simone Biles and US team win 7th consecutive world title
The American gymnast played a key role in a historic victory for the US in the women's team final on Wednesday.
Simone Biles and US team win 7th consecutive world title
The American gymnast played a key role in a historic victory for the US in the women's team final on Wednesday.
Health care strike
An estimated 75,000 Kaiser Permanente workers walked off the job Wednesday to fight for a better working environment — one that they say is safer for patients and more tolerable for employees. "We're exhausted," a striking Kaiser employee told CNN. The union is demanding that Kaiser management implement a strategy to fix chronic worker shortages, alleging that staffing levels at Kaiser facilities are "unsafe" and patient wait times for care can create "dangerous" scenarios. The striking employees, who work across California, Colorado, Washington, Virginia, Oregon and Washington, DC, comprise 40% of Kaiser Permanente's total staff.
Health care strike
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