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Article Summary Kevin McCarthy, the Republican US House of Representatives speaker, is facing a potential ousting by members of his own party, led by Representative Matt Gaetz. This is due to McCarthy's decision to pass a stopgap funding measure with Democratic support to prevent a government shutdown. A motion to vacate, a procedure to remove the…

TL/DR - California Governor Gavin Newsom has chosen Laphonza Butler, a former adviser to Vice President Kamala Harris, to fill the Senate seat left vacant by the late Dianne Feinstein. Butler, presently the president of Emily’s List, a political group advocating for the election of women who support abortion rights, will help the Democratic Party…

TL/DR - A man has been arrested in Mesa, Arizona, after a car chase and subsequent foot pursuit. Police were initially called to the scene due to a reported fight and reports of shots fired. The suspect crashed his vehicle during a police chase, attempted to flee on foot, was hit by a police car, and was then taken into hospital in stable…

TL/DR - Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz plans to vote to remove Speaker Kevin McCarthy as a consequence of his support for a bipartisan stopgap funding bill. Gaetz argued that the stopgap legislation did not include border security provisions or broader spending cuts, which some Republicans had demanded and which McCarthy had previously supported. The…