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FILE--Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, left, and Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., speak to reporters after a hearing investigating former President Donald Trump, at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, June 4, 2021. Now the House Judiciary Committee chairman, the longtime Republican stalwart has emerged as a top contender to replace former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy who was voted out of the job by a contingent of hard-right conservatives on Oct. 3, 2023, led by Gaetz. (AP Photo/J.

A look at the contenders for House speaker and the demands they’re facing from fellow Republicans

FILE--Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, left, and Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., speak to reporters after a hearing investigating former President Donald Trump, at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, June 4, 2021. Now the House Judiciary Committee chairman, the longtime Republican stalwart has emerged as a top contender to replace former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy who was voted out of the job by a contingent of hard-right conservatives on Oct. 3, 2023, led by Gaetz. (AP Photo/J.

October 6, 2023, 11:47am Politics

For Republicans, it's a question with no clear answer: Who becomes House speaker after Kevin McCarthy? Read story

FILE - A pedestrian walks past a sign for the Iowa Caucuses on a downtown skywalk, in Des Moines, Iowa, on Feb. 4, 2020. Iowa's Democratic Party says it will hold a caucus on Jan. 15 but won't release the results until early March. It's an attempt to retain their state's leadoff spot on the presidential nominating calendar without violating a new national party lineup endorsed by President Joe Biden that has South Carolina going first for 2024.

Iowa Democrats announce plan for January caucus with delayed results in attempt to keep leadoff spot

FILE - A pedestrian walks past a sign for the Iowa Caucuses on a downtown skywalk, in Des Moines, Iowa, on Feb. 4, 2020. Iowa's Democratic Party says it will hold a caucus on Jan. 15 but won't release the results until early March. It's an attempt to retain their state's leadoff spot on the presidential nominating calendar without violating a new national party lineup endorsed by President Joe Biden that has South Carolina going first for 2024.

October 6, 2023, 11:43am Politics

Iowa's Democratic Party announced Friday it will hold a caucus on Jan. 15 but won't release the results until early March, attempting to retain their state's leadoff spot on the presidential nominating calendar without violating a new national party lineup that has South Carolina going first for 2024. Read story

Former President Donald Trump gesture to the crowd before his speech at the California Republican Party Convention Friday, Sept. 29, 2023, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Jae C.

Donald Trump endorses Jim Jordan to succeed Kevin McCarthy as House speaker

Former President Donald Trump gesture to the crowd before his speech at the California Republican Party Convention Friday, Sept. 29, 2023, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Jae C.

October 6, 2023, 7:57am Politics

Former President Donald Trump is officially backing Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio, the pugnacious House Judiciary Committee chairman and longtime Trump defender, to succeed Kevin McCarthy as House speaker. Read story

FILE - People line up against a border wall as they wait to apply for asylum after crossing the border from Mexico. Tuesday, July 11, 2023, near Yuma, Ariz. As the number of migrants coming to the U.S.'s southern border is climbing, the Biden administration aims to admit more refugees from Latin America and the Caribbean over the next year. The White House Friday, Sept. 29, released the targets for how many refugees it aims to admit over the next fiscal year starting October 1 and from what regions of the world.

Biden says he had to use Trump-era funds for the border wall. Asked if barriers work, he says ‘No’

FILE - People line up against a border wall as they wait to apply for asylum after crossing the border from Mexico. Tuesday, July 11, 2023, near Yuma, Ariz. As the number of migrants coming to the U.S.'s southern border is climbing, the Biden administration aims to admit more refugees from Latin America and the Caribbean over the next year. The White House Friday, Sept. 29, released the targets for how many refugees it aims to admit over the next fiscal year starting October 1 and from what regions of the world.

October 6, 2023, 7:57am Politics

President Joe Biden on Thursday defended his administration’s decision to waive 26 federal laws in South Texas to allow for construction of roughly 20 miles of additional border wall, saying he had no choice but to use the Trump-era funding for the barrier to stop illegal migration from Mexico. Read story

FILE - The speaker's dais is seen in the House of Representatives of the Capitol in Washington, Feb. 28, 2022. After House Speaker Kevin McCarthy was voted out of the job by a contingent of hard-right conservatives this week, House GOP leaders are now grappling to find a new speaker. With no speaker of the House, a constitutional officer second in line to the presidency, the Congress cannot fully function -- to pass laws, fund the government and otherwise serve as the branch of government closest to the people -- during a time of simmering uncertainty at home and abroad. (AP Photo/J.

Who might replace McCarthy as House speaker? What are Republicans already demanding for their vote?

FILE - The speaker's dais is seen in the House of Representatives of the Capitol in Washington, Feb. 28, 2022. After House Speaker Kevin McCarthy was voted out of the job by a contingent of hard-right conservatives this week, House GOP leaders are now grappling to find a new speaker. With no speaker of the House, a constitutional officer second in line to the presidency, the Congress cannot fully function -- to pass laws, fund the government and otherwise serve as the branch of government closest to the people -- during a time of simmering uncertainty at home and abroad. (AP Photo/J.

October 5, 2023, 1:19pm Politics

For Republicans, it's a question with no clear answer: Who becomes House speaker after Kevin McCarthy? Read story

FILE - Former President Donald Trump, speaks to reporters as he leaves the courtroom during a lunch break in his civil business fraud trial, Oct. 4, 2023, in New York. Trump's lawyers have asked a judge to postpone his Florida classified documents trial until after next year's presidential election. The lawyers say they have not received all the records they need to prepare Trump's defense.

Trump lawyers seek dismissal of DC federal election subversion case, arguing presidential immunity

FILE - Former President Donald Trump, speaks to reporters as he leaves the courtroom during a lunch break in his civil business fraud trial, Oct. 4, 2023, in New York. Trump's lawyers have asked a judge to postpone his Florida classified documents trial until after next year's presidential election. The lawyers say they have not received all the records they need to prepare Trump's defense.

October 5, 2023, 1:18pm Latest News

Lawyers for Donald Trump asked a judge Thursday to dismiss the Washington federal election subversion case against him, arguing the Republican is immune from prosecution for actions they say were taken in his official role as president. Read story

Former President Donald Trump speaks to reporters as he leaves the courtroom during a lunch break in his civil business fraud trial, Oct. 4, 2023, in New York. Trump's lawyers have asked a judge to postpone his Florida classified documents trial until after next year's presidential election. The lawyers say they have not received all the records they need to prepare Trump's defense.

Donald Trump may visit the Capitol to address Republicans as they pick a new speaker, AP sources say

Former President Donald Trump speaks to reporters as he leaves the courtroom during a lunch break in his civil business fraud trial, Oct. 4, 2023, in New York. Trump's lawyers have asked a judge to postpone his Florida classified documents trial until after next year's presidential election. The lawyers say they have not received all the records they need to prepare Trump's defense.

October 5, 2023, 1:10pm Latest News

Former President Donald Trump is in talks to visit Capitol Hill next week as Republicans debate who should be the next speaker of the House following Kevin McCarthy's ouster, according to two people familiar with the talks. Read story

FILE - The Pentagon is seen on Sunday, Aug. 27, 2023, in Washington. The U.S. military on Thursday, Oct. 5, shot down a Turkish drone that had come in too close to U.S. troops on the ground in Hasakah, Syria, a U.S. official told The Associated Press. The official said the drone had been flying in an "unsafe" and "unsychronized" manner.

U.S. shoots down armed Turkish drone after it came too close to U.S. troops in Syria

FILE - The Pentagon is seen on Sunday, Aug. 27, 2023, in Washington. The U.S. military on Thursday, Oct. 5, shot down a Turkish drone that had come in too close to U.S. troops on the ground in Hasakah, Syria, a U.S. official told The Associated Press. The official said the drone had been flying in an "unsafe" and "unsychronized" manner.

October 5, 2023, 1:10pm Nation & World

The U.S. on Thursday shot down a Turkish drone that had come in too close to U.S. troops on the ground in Hasakah, Syria, three U.S. officials told The Associated Press. The drone was armed and had been dropping bombs on nearby targets, and while it was not targeting U.S.… Read story

FILE - An aerial view of former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate is seen Aug. 10, 2022, in Palm Beach, Fla. New York Judge Arthur Engoron, ruling in a civil lawsuit brought by New York Attorney General Letitia James, found that Trump and his company deceived banks, insurers and others by massively overvaluing his assets and exaggerating his net worth on paperwork used in making deals and securing loans.

Trump’s lawyers seek to postpone his classified documents trial until after the 2024 election

FILE - An aerial view of former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate is seen Aug. 10, 2022, in Palm Beach, Fla. New York Judge Arthur Engoron, ruling in a civil lawsuit brought by New York Attorney General Letitia James, found that Trump and his company deceived banks, insurers and others by massively overvaluing his assets and exaggerating his net worth on paperwork used in making deals and securing loans.

October 5, 2023, 11:20am Nation & World

Lawyers for former President Donald Trump have asked a judge to postpone his classified documents trial until after next year’s presidential election, saying they have not received all the records they need to review to prepare his defense. Read story

FILE - Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., speaks to reporters hours after he was ousted as Speaker of the House, Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023, at the Capitol in Washington. McCarthy spent years tirelessly raising mountains of Republican campaign cash as he worked his way toward becoming Speaker of the House. Now that he's been ousted from the post, some in McCarthy's party are wondering if all that fundraising will evaporate. (AP Photo/J.

Kevin McCarthy’s ouster as House speaker could cost the GOP its best fundraiser heading into 2024

FILE - Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., speaks to reporters hours after he was ousted as Speaker of the House, Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023, at the Capitol in Washington. McCarthy spent years tirelessly raising mountains of Republican campaign cash as he worked his way toward becoming Speaker of the House. Now that he's been ousted from the post, some in McCarthy's party are wondering if all that fundraising will evaporate. (AP Photo/J.

October 5, 2023, 8:37am Politics

Kevin McCarthy spent years raising mountains of Republican campaign cash, flying around the country to recruit top candidates in key districts and painstakingly building political relationships as he worked his way toward becoming speaker of the House. Read story