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The Gaza Ceasefire That Wasn't, Putin's Fifth Inauguration, House Speaker Vote?

Up First

May 7 2024 • 14 mins

After seven months of war and nearly 35,000 deaths, a pause in the fighting in Gaza seemed in sight — and then it wasn't.
Russian President Vladimir Putin takes his fifth oath of office, which if he serves the full term would give him a longer tenure than Joseph Stalin. And the House could vote on another motion to oust a Republican speaker — but this time, Democrats might save Mike Johnson.

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