Republican leader Kevin McCarthy failed to win the 218 vote he needed to assume the role. The election of a House Speaker hadn't gone beyond a first ballot in 100 years. It's a troubled start for the Republicans after their lackluster performance in the midterms. And it bodes ill for the rest of this Congress.
Republican control of America’s House of Representatives began in chaos: they failed to
elect a speaker, the first time in a century that’s happened. China’s fishing fleet is the world’s largest—and a look at the
thinning bounty from West Africa’s waters reveals its effects. And why the theft of catalytic converters is
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