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Newsday: 06/01/2023 06:06 GMT : US: three days of political turmoil with no end in sight

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06/01/2023 06:06 GMT : US: three days of political turmoil with no end in sight

US: three days of political turmoil with no end in sight

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Eleventh time unlucky - the US House of Representatives again disagrees on speaker

For an historic eleventh time, hardline US Republicans have prevented their own party's candidate from being elected Speaker of the House of Representatives.

Political turmoil continues in the United States as Kevin McCarthy has lost an eleventh vote to be Speaker of the House. But what damage is this doing to the Republican party and the running of state? We find out from a Republican strategist and political director for former President, Donald Trump.

It's Christmas for the Orthodox Church in Ukraine and Russia, but authorities in Kyiv have rejected a ceasefire offer proposed by Vladimir Putin. Why was this? 

And US President, Joe Biden has announced new measures to remove unauthorised immigrants while allowing up to 30,000 legal migrants in each month. We hear from Nicaragua - one of the countries eligible .

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