McCarthy elected US House Speaker on 15th ballot by urdu jahan
McCarthy elected US House Speaker on 15th ballot
It was the first time in 164 years that it took more than 10 votes to elect a Speaker, and the fifth-most votes cast since the establishment of the Bundestag in 1789.
In the election for Speaker of the House, voting is repeated until a candidate's number of votes reaches the winning line (a majority of valid votes, excluding abstentions). At the start of the new session, there were 222 Republicans, 212 Democrats, and 1 vacancy. Mr. McCarthy was the favorite, but about 20 conservative hard-liners in the Republican Party continued to vote for other party candidates, making it impossible to elect a speaker. It was an anomaly.
In the 13th round of voting on the 6th, the number of rebellious lawmakers was reduced to six. In the 14th round, if Mr. Gates, a Republican who had reserved his attitude until the end, voted for Mr. McCarthy, it would be settled, but Mr. Gates abstained. Once, a motion was submitted to adjourn until the 9th.
However, persuasion to rebellious members of the Diet was successful. In the 15th round of voting, six dissident lawmakers abstained and the winning line fell to 215 votes, leaving McCarthy with 216 votes.
According to U.S. media, McCarthy will revive the rule that each lawmaker can independently submit a motion to remove the chairman for the first time in four years, appoint conservative hardliners to the Steering Committee, which has strong authority in reviewing bills, and vote on bills. After giving full consideration to the demands of the dissident lawmakers, such as securing more than 72 hours of time for consideration, he persuaded them individually.
McCarthy was elected nine times in Western California's 23rd congressional district. He gained experience in the party's House of Representatives leadership and has been the party's House of Representatives leader since 2019. When he tried to become Speaker of the House in 2015, he gave up due to opposition from conservative hardliners. Originally he was a coordinator who emphasized reconciliation, but in recent years he has been close to Mr. Trump, who has a deep-rooted influence within the party, in order to aim for the chairman.
But his compromises with dissident lawmakers during the election process weakened McCarthy's position. Six members of the Republican party will continue to defect, and if they team up with all 212 members of the Democratic Party, they will be able to pass a resolution to dismiss the chairman. While there is a risk that conservative hardliners will put pressure on the Diet by threatening to submit a motion to dismiss the chairman, it is also expected that centrists will become more dissatisfied if they repeatedly make concessions to conservative hardliners.
The series of political disputes has also seen a decline in the influence of Mr. Trump, whose support base consists of conservative hardliners. Mr. Trump called for votes for Mr. McCarthy, who has continued to cooperate with him even after he left office, but Trump's supporters were divided into supporters and opponents of Mr. McCarthy. Mr. Trump also tried to persuade him, but he was not immediately changed.
It was customary for the House of Representatives to elect a speaker before the session began. The Republican Party is set in the House of Representatives, which has regained the majority, and over allegations of fraud such as collusion between President Biden (Democrat)'s second son Hunter and foreign companies, confusion in border control, and response to the new coronavirus. It is poised to strengthen its pursuit of the government. A special committee on China will also be set up to put pressure on the administration to strengthen measures against China in a wide range of areas, including economic and security.
2nd
Two years after US Capitol attack, wounded police officers awarded medals
U.S. President Biden on Monday marked the second anniversary of the January 2021 attack on Congress, with a police officer injured in an attempt to prevent the attack and Trump trying to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. A total of 14 state election officials who did not bow to pressure from the former president were awarded the Presidential Citizens Medal.
The attack on Congress began after Trump supporters, who refused to concede defeat in the 2020 presidential election, protested against the official tallying process in Congress at the time.
Two years ago, our democracy was attacked. It is not an exaggeration to say that the United States owes you a debt of gratitude. The Citizens Medal is the second highest civilian honor after the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
Criminal trials against Trump supporters involved in the attack are underway, and law enforcement officials are investigating Trump and his aides. In December 2010, the House Select Committee investigating the incident also recommended that the judicial authorities file criminal charges against Mr. Trump and others on charges of inciting a rebellion. An indictment would be a blow to the political activities of Mr. Trump, who has already announced he is running for president in 2024. With strong opposition from Mr. Trump and his supporters expected, the judicial authorities are forced to make a difficult decision.
3rd
Data leaked from Twitter in the US, sold on dark sites Names, phone numbers, etc.
It has become clear that more than 230 million people, including the email addresses of users of Twitter, a short-text posting site, may have been leaked. Bloomberg News reported on the 5th. According to Israeli security firm Hudson Rock, users' addresses, names and phone numbers were sold on dark sites. "One of the most significant data breaches we've seen to date," said Aron Gull, the company's CTO.
The company pointed it out in posts on business SNS (internet exchange service). The average number of Twitter users per day (April-June 2022) is about 237.8 million, and if it is true, the personal information of most users may have been leaked. . The leak is believed to have been caused by a flaw in Twitter's software, which has now been fixed.
Yohei Ishihara of Trend Micro, a security company, said, "It's important to change your password to something more complex. People who share their SNS accounts with accounts on other sites should update to new ones as much as possible." speaking.
The leaked data, including personal information, is believed to be from 2021, before Elon Musk, the CEO of electric car giant Tesla, bought Twitter, but the company is likely to face the challenge of strengthening its security. .
A spokesperson for Twitter's Japanese subsidiary did not respond to a request for comment following the data leak.
4th
US House Speaker Can't Decide Even After 11 Ballots
The U.S. House of Representatives continued the election for Speaker of the House on the 5th, the third day of the new session. . It was the first time in 164 years that the vote for Speaker of the House was tangled beyond the 10th round. By convention, not only bill deliberations, but also the inaugural ceremonies of members of the House of Representatives cannot be held until the speaker is elected. On the 6th, it will be two years since the attack on the federal parliament symbolized the "crisis of democracy," but the House of Representatives has reached a turning point in the abnormal situation of "power vacuum."
According to U.S. media, Republican Party chairman Kevin McCarthy has changed the criteria for submitting a motion to remove the chairman from "five lawmakers in favor" to "even one person can submit" in order to gain the support of dissident lawmakers. Agree to lower. He also agreed to add more conservative hardliners to the House Steering Committee, which has the power to influence bills. Former President Trump, who backed McCarthy, also persuaded the rebellious lawmakers.
But McCarthy fell just over a dozen votes short of the winning line (more than half of the valid votes) on the 7th to 11th ballots on Tuesday afternoon. One dissident lawmaker even voted for Trump on the 7th, 8th and 11th ballots.
The US media reported that the fact that anti-rebel lawmakers see Mr. McCarthy as ``weak conservative'' and ''unheated because he wants a post'' is also behind the protracted turmoil. Some within the party are calling for the party's House of Representatives No. 2, Steve Scales, to replace the chairman candidate.
On the other hand, Hakeem Jeffries, the first African-American Democrat to lead the House of Representatives, holds the top spot every time with the support of all 212 Democrats. Impossible.
It is customary for the House of Representatives to elect a Speaker at the beginning of a new two-year term, and then have each Member take the oath of office and be formally inaugurated. After the term of office of the former member expired on the 3rd, there is no official member of the House of Representatives, and the clerk is in charge of proceedings.
5th
U.S. tightens law on illegal immigration, Biden to visit Mexico border for first time
US President Biden made a speech at the White House on the 5th, announcing measures to strengthen measures against illegal immigration from Latin America. On the 8th, he will visit El Paso, Texas, which is located along the border with Mexico, and inspect the site of countermeasures. The southern border area was flooded with immigrants, and there were growing calls for the Biden administration to act quickly.
It will be the first time Biden has visited the border with Mexico since taking office. He will visit Mexico on the 9th and 10th and attend a trilateral summit meeting, including Canada. Immigration is also one of the main issues on the agenda.
In his speech, Mr. Biden said the new measures "will significantly reduce the number of people crossing the border without going through the legal process". On the other hand, he acknowledged that "not all problems can be solved" and called on the parliament to make drastic institutional reforms.
According to the Department of Homeland Security, the new measures will essentially deport illegal border crossers from Cuba, Haiti and Nicaragua to Mexico. Similar measures were introduced for Venezuelans in October last year. The four countries account for a large number of immigrant applicants due to political instability and other factors, and Mexico has agreed to accept 30,000 immigrants each month.
On the other hand, advance applications for travel can be accepted online. Up to 30,000 people from four countries will be allowed to temporarily enter the country each month if they have a sponsor in the United States and meet certain requirements, such as passing a national security screening.
The number of people crossing the southern border has surged under the Biden administration, which has taken an immigration-friendly stance. According to the Customs and Border Protection Agency, the number of illegal border crossers detained at the southern border exceeded 2.37 million in fiscal 2022 (October 2021 to September 2022), a record high.
In March 2020, the Trump administration introduced a measure called "Title 42" to immediately deport immigrants without having their asylum applications reviewed as a countermeasure against the new coronavirus. The Biden administration intends to repeal it, and with it set to expire on December 21 last year, immigration hopefuls flooded the border areas at the end of the year. A Republican state has sought to retain Title 42, and the Supreme Court has ruled to temporarily extend it on the 27th.
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