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Jim Jordan fails on second House speaker's ballot

Washington (CBS) — Rep. Jim Jordan failed Wednesday on the second ballot to secure enough votes to become House speaker, leaving the lower chamber without a leader as Republicans' path forward remained unclear. All total, 22 Republicans voted against Jordan, as four more Republicans voted…

USPS announces holiday season shipping deadlines

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- It may still be October, but the United States Postal Service has already announced their shipping and mailing deadlines for the holiday season. For the United States, excluding Alaska and Hawaii, the deadlines to make sure…

House Republicans meeting to select new House speaker nominee

WASHINGTON, D.C. (CBS) -- House Republicans are meeting behind closed doors Wednesday to select their nominee for speaker after the historic ouster of Rep. Kevin McCarthy last week. McCarthy's removal set up a head-to-head battle between Majority Leader Steve Scalise and…

Knoxville anchor reports from Israel

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Alan Williams is a news anchor for WVLT in Knoxville, Tennessee, but he is now reporting out of Israel. WVLT reported that Williams was in Israel for a mission trip when the war started. Williams says…

Kevin McCarthy removed as House speaker in historic vote

Washington (CBS) — House Speaker Kevin McCarthy was ousted from his leadership position in a historic vote on Tuesday after a far-right revolt over his reliance on Democrats to pass funding to avert a government shutdown earlier this month. [caption id="attachment_1369076"…

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