Mike Johnson secures US House speakership after facing internal dissent | House of Representatives newsthirst.

After initially facing internal dissent, Trump-endorsed Republican Mike Johnson secured the House speakership in the first round of voting on Friday. Johnson couldn’t afford to lose more than one Republican vote, and three Republican members of Congress initially voted for someone other than Johnson. But all but Kentucky’s Thomas Massie, who backed Minnesota’s Tom Emmer,…

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FBI concerned about copycat potential after deadly New Orleans attack | New Orleans truck attack newsthirst.

US law enforcement and intelligence agencies are reportedly concerned about copycat vehicle-ramming attacks following the attack in New Orleans by a US military veteran, Shamsud-Din Jabbar. According to a bulletin seen by Reuters, the FBI, the Department of Homeland Security and the US National Counterterrorism Center “are concerned about possible copycat or retaliatory attacks”. Such…

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