Israel's military has issued an evacuation order for northern Gaza. It gives the roughly 1.1 million people in that area just 24 hours to get out. Is this the sign that Israel's ground offensive is about to start? House Republicans are once again on the hunt for a new House speaker. Who can unite the party? And a jury in Colorado finds one of two police officers guilty in the 2019 death of Elijah McClain.

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