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• Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has been voted out of the job in an extraordinary showdown, as Democrats joined with GOP critics to topple him. McCarthy’s ouster as Speaker is a first time in U.S. history that a Speaker has been removed.
• Laphonza Butler sworn in as California’s newest senator.
• Former President Donald Trump subjected to a limited gag order after Trump disparaged Judge Arthur Engoron’s principal law clerk by name and shared her image on social media during the second day of his civil business fraud trial.
• Guatemalans block highways across the country to protest ongoing election turmoil.
• The federal government will conduct a nationwide test of the emergency alert system on Wednesday afternoon. Test messages will be sent to all cellphones, televisions, and radios, including sound and phone vibration. FEMA and the FCC are running the test to prepare for real emergencies, ensuring the messaging system functions smoothly during natural disasters, terrorism, or other public safety threats.

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