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Speaker Johnson (R-LA) defends bringing to a vote $14 billion for Israel, with an equal amount cut from the IRS and no money for Ukraine, Secretary of State Blinken flies back to Israel, Senate Republicans confront Sen. Tuberville (R-AL) on his holds on military nominations and promotions over the Pentagon's abortion travel policy, Social Security Commissioner nominee Martin O'Malley gets a Senate Finance Committee confirmation hearing.

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Federal Reserve leaves interest rates unchanged, interview with Politico's Connor O'Brien on Speaker Johnson telling Senate Republicans aid to Israel must move as stand-alone bill (10), Vice President Harris in Great Britain for Artificial Intelligence safety summit.

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Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin defend the Biden Administration's linking aid to Israel with aid to Ukraine, Senate confirms Jack Lew as U.S. Ambassador to Israel, President Biden on retirement savings plan 'junk fees', interview with The Hill's Zach Schonfeld on two Supreme Court cases on whether public officials' blocking critics on their personal social media accounts used for some official business violates the constituents' right to free speech. (37)

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Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said today that a ceasefire with Hamas terrorists QUOTE will not happen." His comments come as Israeli forces announced the liberation of a hostage held by the terrorist group and after the release of a video of three other Israelis who remain in captivity . We'll hear from the Prime Minister coming up. Congress returns this week with both chambers continuing to work on 2024 federal spending legislation. Also on the table, is a one hundred billion dollar aid package to Israel and Ukraine. We'll hear from Senators Schumer, McConnell and one House Republican who thinks the aid should come in separate bills. And we'll get you ready for episode 7 of Books That Shaped America featuring Willa Cather's My Antonia. It's was the first installment of what would be known as her Prairie trilogy C-SPAN cameras went to her home state of Nebraska.

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First – Newsweek congressional correspondent Alex Rouhandeh discusses Congressman Mike Johnson's election as House Speaker and what's next on the congressional agenda. Then, Heritage Foundation's James Carafano and Mara Rudman of the Center for American Progress discuss the myriad foreign policy challenges facing the Biden administration. Plus –  Benjamin Hovland – Vice Chair of the U.S. Election Assistance Commission -- discusses efforts to restore trust in the integrity of the U.S. electoral system ahead of the 2024 cycle.

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Interview with Politico's Nicholas Wu on Rep. Dean Phillips (D-MN) challenge to President Joe Biden for the 2024 Democratic presidential nomination (6), Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) on taking separate votes on aid to Israel and Ukraine, U.S. launches airstrikes against Iran-backed militant groups in Syria.

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Reaction to mass shooting in Maine from Gov. Janet Mills (D-ME), Vice President Kamala Harris, Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME), and Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA); Senate leaders on their conversations with new Speaker about agenda; interview with The Block's Sarah Wynn on Senate Banking Committee hearing on how Hamas and other terror groups are financed, including through cryptocurrency (35).

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Interview with Politico's Katherine Tully-McManus on U.S. House electing new Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) (13), Australian Prime Minister in DC for a state visit, talking with President Biden about the Israel-Hamas war, Senate committee votes to advance NIH Director nomination.

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New House Republican Speaker nominee Rep. Tom Emmer (R-MN) drops out of race after not convincing enough GOP holdouts to be elected in a floor vote, former Trump campaign attorney Jenna Ellis pleads guilty in Georgia election interference racketeering case, UN Security Council meeting on Israel-Hamas war.

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President Biden is talking about his weekend conversation with Pope Francis. The two men spoke yesterday in a rare phone call. According to the White House, they discussed the president's trip to Israel and efforts to guarantee the delivery of food, medicine, and humanitarian aid to Gaza. We'll hear from the president himself coming up. National Security Council spokesman John Kirby declined to say today if the Biden administration is urging Israel to delay a ground invasion into Gaza. His comments come as Israel's military has ramped up its aerial offensive against Hamas and as twenty more trucks carrying humanitarian aid have arrived in the region. On Capitol Hill, House Republicans are holding a closed-door Speaker candidates forum tonight. The meeting follows last week's vote to reject Ohio's Jim Jordan as a potential replacement and before a floor session tomorrow where they could hold another vote for Speaker. 

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