An Alabama woman who ran away from home at the age of 20, joined Islamic State in Syria and had a child with one of its fighters says she still hopes to return to the U.S., would serve prison time if necessary and would advocate against the extremists .  House Republicans on Monday pushed through an overhaul of operating rules for the new Congress, overcoming the concerns of some rank-and-file members about concessions that Speaker Kevin McCarthy made to the hard right last week in the desperate and drawn-out process of securing his job. After initially balking at a package of changes to House rules that enshrine concessions the speaker made to ultraconservative members, Republicans united to push them through.

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