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House elects Johnson as speaker as Republicans rally

The House elected Mike Johnson as the next speaker of the House on
Wednesday as Republicans rallied behind his nomination

after weeks of infighting

FOX News | Elizabeth Elkind, Adam Shaw, Brandon Gillespie, Houston Keene,
Anders Hagstrom, Brooke Singman & Lawrence Richard

October 25, 2023

Rep. Mike Johnson was elected by the House to become the next speaker as
Republicans rallied behind their fourth nominee to replace former Speaker
Kevin McCarthy.

Johnson could afford only a handful of defections from his fellow
Republicans in the chamber-wide vote, but unlike prior candidates, there
were no defections to his candidacy from his party.

He won 220 votes, needing around 217 to become speaker.

Democrats meanwhile continued to vote for Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries.
He picked up 209 votes from his fellow Democrats. [1]Read more

2024 Republican candidates' support for Israel under scrutiny by Iowa
evangelicals

Former President Trump, Nikki Haley, Ron DeSantis, and Tim Scott have told
Iowans where they stand on the Israel-Hamas war and the humanitarian crisis

Fox News | Lawrence Richard

October 25, 2023

Some evangelical voters in Iowa are now saying support for Israel has
become their top priority for the Republican presidential caucus, now less
than three months away, according to a report.

For decades, Christian conservatives have supported candidates who protect
the lives of unborn children and curb abortion, but Hamas attacking Israel
has changed the 2024 landscape. Israel's ongoing war with Hamas in Gaza has
put new pressure on Republican candidates to directly address the conflict
and emphasize traditional Republican support for Israel, according to The
Associated Press, which interviewed more than a dozen Iowa conservative
activists. [2]Read more

Abortion, parents' rights and Youngkin's tactics take center stage as
purple Virginia votes for legislature

Redistricting has mobilized voters and shifted the political landscape,
offering opportunities for new leaders to emerge - and for new control of
the General Assembly.

Courthouse News Service | Joe Dodson

October 24, 2023

Hot-button national issues and redistricting are turning the nation's eyes
on Virginia, with all 140 of the state's General Assembly seats up for
grabs in November.

"It's the only game in town," said Rich Meagher, professor of political
science at Randolph-Macon College, in an interview. "People pay attention
to Virginia because it feels like it's winnable for both sides."

After a Democratic trifecta in 2020, Republicans gained control of the
House of Delegates, the lower body of the legislature, and Republican Glenn
Youngkin beat the incumbent governor, Democrat Terry McCauliffe, in the
2021 elections. [3]Read more

North Carolina Republicans close in on new districts seeking to fortify GOP
in Congress, legislature

Associated Press | Gary D. Robertson & Hanna Schoenbaum

North Carolina Republicans closed in Tuesday on enacting new boundaries for
the state's congressional and legislative districts that aim to fortify GOP
prospects both in the narrowly divided Congress and in the state General
Assembly, where conservatives hope to solidify control there for the rest
of the decade.

The full Senate voted along party lines for maps for the state's
congressional delegation and for the Senate's own districts. The state
House voted later Tuesday for districts in their own chamber. House and
Senate leaders aimed for their chambers to give final approval to all three
maps Wednesday.

They were all drawn by Republicans in time for the 2024 elections after
recent state Supreme Court rulings reversed decisions of the court last
year that had thrown out proposed district lines it had deemed were illegal
partisan gerrymanders. [4]Read more

Meta's harmful effects on children is one issue that unites Republicans and
Democrats

CNBC | Jonathan Vanian

October 24, 2023

While Republica and Democratic lawmakers appear more incapable than every
of working together to pass legislation, they largely agree on one thing:
Meta's negative impact on children and teens.

A bipartisan coalition of 33 attorneys general filed a join federal lawsuit
on Tuesday, accusing Facebook's parent of knowingly implementing addictive
features across its family of apps that have detrimental effects on
children's mental health and contribute to problems like teenage eating
disorders.

Another nine attorneys general are also filing lawsuits in their respective
states. [5]Read more

Exclusive poll: Nikki Haley surges, nearly ties Ron DeSantis as the
alternative to Trump

Haley's support has surged to 11% and DeSantis' plunged to 12%, the USA
Today/Suffolk Poll finds. But Trump still dominates

USA TODAY | Susan Page

October 23, 2023

Former UN ambassador Nikki Haley has surged nationally in a new USA
TODAY/Suffolk University Poll, challenging a faltering Florida Gov. Ron
DeSantis as the top alternative to Donald Trump for the GOP presidential
nomination.

Haley's support has risen to 11% of registered voters who plan to vote in
GOP primaries or caucuses, up from 4% in the USA TODAY/Suffolk poll taken
in June and just one percentage point below DeSantis. His 12% standing was
a steep fall from his 23% support four months ago.

Trump continues to dominate the field, backed by 58%, up 10 points. [6]Read
more

WG Discussion Points:

How Is The Speaker Election Affecting

Congressional Republicans?

WG Discussion Points | David Winston

October 20, 2023

The House of Representatives ends another week without a Speaker and
doesn't seem to be close to a resolution. In a brand new survey for Winning
the Issues (October 18-19), we take a look at how the Speaker election has
started to affect Congressional Republicans and how this compares to other
news stories. One of the most notable areas where we see an impact is in
issue handling. Republicans had established sizable advantages on economic
issues. They still retain leads, but those leads have slipped since
September. On inflation, the Republican lead has gone from +15 in September
to +12. The lead on the economy has gone from +14 to +10. We have not seen
a change on the national debt, with Republicans still leading by +12, but
they are under 50%. On jobs - an area the President has been emphasizing as
an economic accomplishment - the Republican lead is down to +1.

[7]WG Discussion Points, October 20, 2023.pdf

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