Crisis in Congress
10/22/23 • 42 min
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First: Republican turmoil continues to deepen as there is still no quick solution to the crisis that they caused. Congress is still searching for a House speaker as it enters its fourth week still broken and unable to govern.
Plus: Humanitarian aid trucks cross the Gaza border as desperation grows while an Israeli airstrike escalates alarm about an all-consuming Middle East war.
And: President Joe Biden's allies see Israel's war as a chance to remind the country why they believe he should have four more years while two lawyers flip in Georgia election case, throwing a wrench in Trump's campaign.
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First: Republican turmoil continues to deepen as there is still no quick solution to the crisis that they caused. Congress is still searching for a House speaker as it enters its fourth week still broken and unable to govern.
Plus: Humanitarian aid trucks cross the Gaza border as desperation grows while an Israeli airstrike escalates alarm about an all-consuming Middle East war.
And: President Joe Biden's allies see Israel's war as a chance to remind the country why they believe he should have four more years while two lawyers flip in Georgia election case, throwing a wrench in Trump's campaign.
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Previous Episode
House Speaker chaos continues
First: We entered today expecting a third vote in Jim Jordan's effort to succeed Kevin McCarthy as Speaker of the House. However, moments before the show began, the vote was scrapped. Now what?
Plus: A prime-time test for Joe Biden. The president will make an address tonight to lay out the stakes for American support for two democracies under siege: Israel and Ukraine.
And: Former Trump lawyer Sidney Powell pleads guilty in the Georgia election subversion case and agrees to testify against others, including the former president.
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Panic, pain, and fear of what's next
Israeli forces are ramping up air strikes in response to Hamas' terrorist attack just over two weeks ago. The IDF says 320 "terror targets" were struck in Gaza overnight, including tunnels and operational command centers used by Hamas. New video from Gaza City shows streets reduced to rubble. As the humanitarian crisis deepens, sources tell CNN the White House is pushing Israel for a pause on any ground incursion, a move they hope will allow time to get much-needed aid to Gaza and more hostages freed. Our extensive coverage of the war begins with Jake Tapper in Tel Aviv.
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