Further Reading:

What We Know About Tyre Nichols’s Lethal Encounter With Memphis Police - https://nyti.ms/3Ynmc94

What we know about the killing of Tyre Nichols - https://n.pr/3DCzA18

Gov. Josh Shapiro signs order eliminating 4-year degree requirement for thousands of Pennsylvania jobs - https://bit.ly/3X2ZxgS

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McCarthy blocks Adam Schiff and Eric Swalwell from House Intel panel - https://nbcnews.to/3j7p5M2

McCarthy sees GOP defections ahead of expected effort to keep Rep. Ilhan Omar off House panel - https://cbsn.ws/3H6sjaC

DeSantis scrambles RNC race after praising Dhillon and urging ‘new blood’ - https://politi.co/3Hftrsm

Mike Pence: Classified documents found at former vice-president's home - https://bbc.in/3HzOmrL

Sundance’s Brett Kavanaugh Documentary Doesn’t Drop Any Bombshells, but It Does Something Just as Important - https://bit.ly/3j7RtO2

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Further Reading:

U.S. hits debt ceiling as partisan standoff sparks economic worries - https://reut.rs/3iRmw0t

United States Debt Ceiling (Wikipedia) - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_debt_ceiling

White House's hopes for a lame-duck debt ceiling deal are fading fast - https://politi.co/3XKcFsk

What the 21 McCarthy holdouts got in committee assignments - https://nbcnews.to/4001BJw

Republican firebrands get prominent committee assignments, Santos awarded two seats - https://abcn.ws/3XmTJjj

Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene and Paul Gosar get committee assignments after Democrats kicked them off - https://nbcnews.to/3iPoy18

‘For me it’s time’: Jacinda Ardern steps down as New Zealand's Prime Minister - https://nbcnews.to/3GR8Udz

Jacinda Ardern: political figures believe abuse and threats contributed to PM’s resignation - https://bit.ly/3HjTfoO

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Further Reading:

Biden's lawyer says additional classified documents found, GOP calls for new probes - https://n.pr/3k7v6bL

House speaker finally elected on 15th ballot — the most since before Civil War - https://cbsn.ws/3kbPUii

Two lawmakers nearly come to blows — and other crazy moments from McCarthy’s final speaker votes - https://yhoo.it/3W8ow1V

New House Rules Make It Easier to Dump Speaker, and Harder to Spend or Raise Taxes - https://nyti.ms/3WcxOKd

Elizabeth Warren Endorses Porter’s Bid to Oust 89-Year-Old Dianne Feinstein - https://bit.ly/3QEvmLK

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Read Further:

George Santos arrived in D.C. this week. No one is more riled than N.Y.'s other gay congressman. - https://nbcnews.to/3Zhm4ZE

Kevin McCarthy loses historic 11th vote for US House Speaker - https://bbc.in/3GIDkA1

The House last struggled to elect a speaker 100 years ago. Here's what happened - https://n.pr/3In3MQW

Israeli government plan to limit judicial powers sharply criticised - https://bit.ly/3vISXRK

Israel’s new government unveils plan to weaken Supreme Court - https://bit.ly/3CnELB5

Split-screen makes Biden look good and the House GOP look worse - https://on.msnbc.com/3GkYUt1

Officials say Bolsonaro may have left Brazil for Florida - https://bit.ly/3X8eI95

Ukraine war: Kyiv rejects Putin's 'trivial' Christmas truce - https://bbc.in/3VOj2cK

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Further Reading:

Lights aim for more economic vitality in downtown Northampton - https://bit.ly/3WNDhIk

Northampton landmarks Cooper’s Corner and State Street Fruit Store markets sold to general manager - https://bit.ly/3vsvELU

Biden Promise Tracker Scorecard - https://bit.ly/3rFd4gW

Biden Truth Tracker Scorecard - https://bit.ly/3Q5LN3o

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Further Reading:

Five red flags in Trump's taxes - https://politi.co/3FSg68M

Richard Neal: Trump’s taxes were not audited regularly, results of probe show ‘two-tiered system’ - https://bit.ly/3Q38xB7

New York GOP leader calls accusation of faked bio for new GOP House member 'serious' - https://n.pr/3FMCEI1

N.Y. attorney general's office 'looking into' allegations against George Santos - https://nbcnews.to/3GgtZ2d

Democrats advance plan to reorder primary calendar - https://nbcnews.to/3GggbVu

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Further Reading:

China abandons key parts of zero-Covid strategy after protests - https://bbc.in/3PtBplC

Russia warns of "consequences" if U.S. sends Patriot missiles to Ukraine - https://bit.ly/3FTLy7Z

The bizarre far-right coup attempt in Germany, explained by an expert - https://bit.ly/3W5WAww

The Special Counsel Investigating Trump Is Wasting No Time - https://bit.ly/3HFZ2oY

William J. Jefferson corruption case - https://bit.ly/3FXjuRd

I Think I Found Kyrsten Sinema’s Side Hustle - https://bit.ly/3iXEGxe

How Kyrsten Sinema’s decision to leave the Democratic Party will change the Senate - https://bit.ly/3WhdWWS

Largest nursing strike in NHS history starts - https://bbc.in/3FSpcCL

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Further Reading:

Senate passes railroad legislation to prevent a strike - https://n.pr/3ORV4eK

Arizona's Cochise County finally certifies its election results after a court order - https://n.pr/3VrW6Ar

House Democrats elect Hakeem Jeffries as first Black leader in Congress - https://bit.ly/3iwJ4my

Nancy Pelosi says husband is 'coming along' after San Francisco hammer attack - https://bit.ly/3XQGND1

House Democrats elect Hakeem Jeffries as first Black leader in Congress -

McCarthy: Democrats could influence House speaker pick if GOP doesn't unite - https://bit.ly/3UoXNNK

McCarthy's quest for House speaker risks derailment - https://bit.ly/3XNr8Et

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Further Reading:

What's left to count in the House? Republicans win control, but margin is narrow -

McCarthy overwhelmingly won G.O.P. backing for speaker, but the vote signals he still faces a tough fight. - https://nyti.ms/3EAtE9E

Patty Murray likely to be first female Senate president pro tem, 3rd in line for presidency - https://bit.ly/3gcLqq4

Raphael Warnock files suit over state law blocking Saturday voting ahead of Senate runoff - https://bit.ly/3g9LOFK

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