House of representatives is hereby declared vacant. And with that, Kevin Mccarthys nine month term as speaker was over. The final straw his decision to do a deal with democrats to keep the government open. He didnt hesitate to point the finger of blame at the eight republicans who ousted him, led by matt gaetz, his nemesis. Look, you all know matt gaetz. You know, it was personal. It had nothing to do about spending. The unprecedented removal of the speaker has Left Congress in chaos. So much so, theyve decided to take a week off while they work out what to do next. One rebel, though, was unrepentant. This was the right call. The American People deserve a leader and a speaker who will tell the truth, and so too does the international community. They need to know that the next speaker is going to be honest and wont go back on their word. With republicans focusing firmly on themselves, the question of funding for ukraine, which congress controls, remains undecided. It does worry me. And.
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Get into it, lets grab tonights latest headlines. Tonights latest headlines. Michelle thank you. Good evening to you. Well, the top story from the newsroom is that a man who broke into Windsor Castle armed with a loaded crossbow in order to kill the late queen has been sentenced to nine years in jail for treason. Jaswant singh wandered around the grounds of Windsor Castle for about two hours on christmas day, 2021, while the late queen was still in residence. The old bailey in residence. The old bailey heard today hed been encouraged to do so by an Artificial Intelligence virtual girlfriend with which he had exchanged thousands of messages. The judge said jail was non psychic chaotic and therefore culpable when he devised his plot. But had lost touch with reality and become psychotic by the time he carried it out. Sir, Justice Hilliard delivered the sentencing earlier on today. Sentencing earlier on today. The defendant harboured homicidal thoughts, which he acted upon before he became
Plan didnt create a coherent transport network. But mayor of the West Midlands, andy street, says while hes disappointed at the decision , he believes all in the decision, he believes all in all, its a good compromise. Now away from tory Party Conference, the sunderland man who died after being attacked by whats thought to be an xl bully dog, has been named by Northumbria Police as ian langley. Police attended the incident last night following reports a dog had injured the 54 year old who was taken to hospital with life threatening injuries. A 44 year old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder and an investigation has been launched. The dog was destroyed at the scene. A second dog has been seized. A sixth person has been seized. A sixth person has been arrested in connection with the crooked house pub fire in staffordshire, a 23 year old man from leicestershire was arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to commit arson with intent. Hes commit arson with intent. Hes been released on