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VA says it's back on track to end veteran homelessness

VA says it's back on track to end veteran homelessness

An 11 percent drop in veteran homelessness since 2020 is the biggest reduction in five years. The Biden Administration says it's aiming to reduce all homelessness 25 percent by 2025.
by Quil Lawrence

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Lucky number 15, McCarthy finally named House Speaker

Lucky number 15, McCarthy finally named House Speaker

Finally elected, McCarthy took the oath of office, and the House was finally able to swear in newly elected lawmakers who had been waiting all week for the chamber to formally open and the 2023-24 session to begin.
by The Associated Press

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McCarthy loses again, House goes into second late night vote

McCarthy loses again, House goes into second late night vote

Republican Kevin McCarthy failed to win the House speakership on a 14th ballot late Friday, falling one vote short as tensions boiled over in a chaotic scene on the House floor. The House will go to a second vote, totaling 15 over the course of the week.
by The Associated Press

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Meet Cheryl Johnson, the House clerk managing the speaker votes

Meet Cheryl Johnson, the House clerk managing the speaker votes

Johnson has served as House clerk since 2019, the fourth woman and second Black person to do so. She's drawn praise from both sides of the aisle for running the speaker vote and maintaining order.
by Rachel Treisman

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Biden's national security adviser is hopeful war over Taiwan can be prevented

Biden's national security adviser is hopeful war over Taiwan can be prevented

In an exclusive interview at the White House, Jake Sullivan spoke with NPR's Steve Inskeep. They discussed China-Taiwan tensions, the war in Ukraine, and his upcoming trip to Israel.
by H.J. Mai

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PUC requires environmental review for first proposed carbon pipeline in Minnesota

PUC requires environmental review for first proposed carbon pipeline in Minnesota

The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission unanimously accepted Summit Carbon Solution’s route permit application. It also ordered an environmental review of the project which has drawn opposition from communities along the proposed route in northwestern Minnesota. 
by Hannah Yang

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Abortion access bill advances as ground shifts on issue at MN Capitol

Abortion access bill advances as ground shifts on issue at MN Capitol

Minnesota lawmakers took their first look Thursday at a bill that would codify the right to an abortion in state law. And there was emotional testimony for and against it in a House Committee. 
by Dana Ferguson

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McCarthy fails and fails again: GOP stalemate on new speaker

McCarthy fails and fails again: GOP stalemate on new speaker

For a third day, divided Republicans left the speaker’s chair of the U.S. House sitting empty Thursday, as party leader Kevin McCarthy failed and failed again in an excruciating string of ballots to win enough GOP votes to seize the chamber’s gavel.
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