House speaker race in chaos

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Friday, October 13, 2023 1/ Steve Scalise drops out of House speaker race with GOP in chaos House Majority Leader Steve Scalise has dropped out of the race for House speaker, plunging the GOP into further turmoil.   On Thursday, Mr Scalise announced he had withdrawn his candidacy, only a day after his Republican colleagues decided to nominate him for the position.   "If you look over the last few weeks, if you look at where our conference is, there's still work to be done," he told reporters. "Our conference has to come together and is not there. There are still some people that have their own agenda."   Read the full article here 2/ Trump to return to fraud trial for showdown with Michael Cohen Outside of his legal troubles, Mr Trump has also come under fire this week for calling Hezbollah 'very smart' 3/ One police officer guilty and one acquitted over Elijah McClain death Killing of 23-year-old in Aurora, Colorado highlighted the issue of police violence against Black Americans 4/  Company paid $75m in one year to bus migrants out of state 'Texas has since bused over 54,000 migrants to self-declared sanctuary cities, providing much-needed relief' 5/  Police arrest woman accused of stabbings at Atlanta airport A woman allegedly stabbed her taxi driver before attacking and injuring two others, including a police officer THE BIG QUESTION How the Hamas-Israel war has ignited a free speech crisis It began with a letter.   On 7 October, the same day Hamas launched a surprise cross-border attack on Israel, a group of student organisations at Harvard University released a statement on social media arguing that Israel's "apartheid regime" created the conditions leading to and was "entirely responsible" for the war, which has now killed over 2,600 people in Israel and Gaza, including numerous civilians.   Campus debates about Israel at the elite university have a way of turning into national conversations, where no one feels their rights are being respected, Josh Marcus reports.   Read the full article here Watch / 'Trump's election made me want to be celibate' NUMBER OF THE DAY 9 A mother-of-three allegedly called the police nine times to report her ex-husband in the months leading up to her kidnapping and murder. Now, her family is suing the department for failing to protect her. Read more QUOTE OF THE DAY "This country is counting on us to come back together." House Majority Leader Steve Scalise withdrew his name from the running to become speaker of the House of Representatives after he failed to secure enough votes. Read more OTHER STORIES YOU MIGHT LIKE  Menendez charged with acting as agent for Egyptian government US and Qatar agree to freeze access to $6bn account after Hamas attack Woman accused of killing elite cyclist tries to escape Donald Macintyre: Netanyahu will survive the looming war — but peace may kill him off The Independent proudly partners with Refuge and the National Domestic Abuse Helpline: 0808 2000 247 Join the conversation or follow us Download the free Independent app Please do not reply directly to this email   You are currently registered to receive The Independent's US Morning Headlines newsletter.   To unsubscribe from The Independent's US Morning Headlines newsletter, or to manage your email preferences please click here.   This e-mail was sent by Independent Digital News and Media Ltd, 14-18 Finsbury Square, London EC2A 1AH. Registered in England and Wales with company number 07320345 Read our privacy notice and cookie policy