Why the crisis in Israel is putting pressure on GOP to act over vacant House speaker role

By Laura Blessing, Senior Fellow, Government Affairs Institute, Georgetown University

In the wake of the Hamas surprise attacks on Israel, and that country’s resulting heavy military response, calls for Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives to pick a new speaker quickly have grown, including

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~	The Islamic legacy built into Gaudí’s most famous designs

~	Can wiggling your pinky really stop cognitive decline?

~	Climate warnings need to be told in tangible ways to prevent disaster

~	Coming out on TV in 1970 could have ruined your life – so why did activists do it?

~	ASIO chief reveals former Australian resident directed attack on Melbourne synagogue

~	Type 2 diabetes patients often have high blood sugar while fasting – here’s why

~	Malawi’s New National Action Plan on Albinism

~	Three years of Pride: Santiago Méndez’s visual archive of queer Venezuela

~	Bird flu has spread to two Australian states. Here’s how it could accelerate our extinction crisis

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