“No one would have anticipated this outcome from getting rid of McCarthy, we’ve gone from bad to worse.”

The hard right of the Republican party have gotten their way in electing Louisiana rep Mike Johnson to the position of Speaker after Kevin McCarthy refused to go far enough in shutting down the government simply to mess with the Biden government, so what has ‘MAGA Mike’ got in store? Meanwhile, there’s little reputable information coming out of the Gaza region following an Israeli ground invasion and little chance of a resolution in sight. Also looking at Donald Trump’s New York fraud trial, a win for United Auto Workers, fears of artificial intelligence, and the meteoric rise of homeschooling.

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