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MNI POLITICAL RISK - GOP To Hold Third Internal Speaker Vote

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  • With the House of Representatives speaker-less for 20 days - and failed bids from House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA) and House Judiciary Committee Chair Jim Jordan (R-OH) - House Republicans will today embark on ‘Plan C’ to elect a new speaker.
  • The nine speaker candidates have been whittled down to eight after Rep Daniel Meuser (R-PA) withdrew himself from the race yesterday. Of those eight, four are considered genuine contenders for the job.
  • The Pentagon has dispatched a three-star general to advise Israel on its operation in Gaza.
  • Biden administration officials continue to attribute responsibility for attacks on US troops in the Middle East on Iran without explicitly accusing Tehran of direct involvement.
  • Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi will travel to Washington October 26-28, a trip which may lay the groundwork for President Xi Jinping's attendance of the APEC Summit in San Francisco in November.
  • Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will arrive at the White House this evening for a state visit with President Biden.
  • Democrat Senator Bob Menendez (D-NJ) has pleaded not guilty to federal charges accusing of him acting as a foreign agent of the state of Egypt.
  • Poll of the Day: A clear majority of Americans are opposed to committing US ground forces to Israel.

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