How Congress Could Find Itself Paralyzed, and New Orleans Attack Update

Plus, Kenyan villagers get a scare from space.  

 

On Today’s Episode:

Johnson Grasps for Votes to Remain as Speaker Ahead of House Vote, by Catie Edmondson

New Orleans Attacker Most Likely Acted Alone, Officials Say, by Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs, Isabelle Taft and Michael Levenson

New Details Emerge in Cybertruck Explosion, but Motive Is Still Unclear, by Jacey Fortin and Jesus Jiménez

Biden Plans to Block Takeover Bid of U.S. Steel by Japan’s Nippon, by Alan Rappeport

South Korean Officials Thwarted in Attempt to Detain President After Standoff, by Choe Sang-Hun, Jin Yu Young and John Yoon

Net Neutrality Rules Struck Down by Appeals Court, by Cecilia Kang

A Half-Ton Piece of Space Junk Falls Onto a Village in Kenya, by Lynsey Chutel

 

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