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Jordan facing GOP holdouts in speaker race, Democrats trying to get Jeffries elected

The Republican nominee for House speaker, Rep. Jim Jordan, is working to shore up support within his own party ahead of Tuesday’s vote, but the Ohio lawmaker is likely dozens of votes away from securing the gavel. Democrats, meanwhile, are reaching across the aisle to try to form a bipartisan coalition around Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion reports from Capitol Hill. Source

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Blinken returns to Israel as Biden considers visit

Secretary of State Antony Blinken returned to Israel Monday after meeting with the leaders of half a dozen Middle Eastern countries. He visits as President Biden is considering a possible trip to Israel. CBS News Ed O’Keefe reports from the White House. Source

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Illinois landlord arrested for fatally stabbing 6-year-old Muslim boy in alleged hate crime

A 71-year-old Chicago-area landlord, Joseph Czuba, is charged with the murder of 6-year-old Wadea Al-Fayoume after allegedly stabbing him 26 times and seriously injuring his mother. Authorities say the two victims were “targeted by the suspect due to them being Muslim and the on-going Middle Eastern conflict involving Hamas and the Israelis.” CBS News’ Catherine Herridge reports. Source

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