The battle for speaker of the U.S. House: Where do Georgia members stand?

The Republican battle is underway to elect a new speaker of the house. In this episode of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s Politically Georgia podcast, hosts Bill Nigut, Greg Bluestein, Patricia Murphy and Tia Mitchell discuss the apparent split in the Georgia delegation between casting their ballots for either Majority Leader Steve Scalise or Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan. But is Kevin McCarthy in the mix as well?

Plus, As Israel prosecutes its punishing war against Hamas, as many as 4,000 people attended at a solidarity rally in Sandy Springs on Tuesday night. The horror of the Hamas Terror attacks continues to drive the news cycle and lend justification for Israel’s war. Greg Bluestein and Bill Nigut look at the depth of support for the Israeli cause, especially as civilian casualties in Gaza begin to appear in the headlines. 

And the Fulton County district attorney’s office has revealed a new list of witnesses they plan to call in the October trial of Kenneth Chesebro and Sidney Powell. Among them, conspiracy theorist and podcaster Alex Jones and Republican National Chair Ronna McDaniel. 

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Links to today's topics:

Fight to elect a new Speaker of the U.S. House

Patricia Murphy: House needs a leader

Georgians show support for Israel

Massive Atlanta rally in support of Israel

New witnesses in election conspiracy case

Conspiracy theorist, RNC chair on list to testify

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