
Rep. Matt Gaetz says he will try to oust House Speaker Kevin McCarthy as speaker this week
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Washington — Far-right Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida said Sunday he will move to oust Speaker Kevin McCarthy from his leadership position after the top Republican relied on Democrats to avert a government shutdown.
McCarthy, a California Republican, turned to Democrats on Saturday to help pass a short-term funding bill to keep the government open until Nov. 17, giving lawmakers more time to pass annual appropriations bills. Conservatives had threatened to oust McCarthy if he leaned on Democrats in his own chamber to avert a shutdown.
McCarthy defended his handling of the short-term measure and dared his detractors to "bring it."

Yangon — Myanmar's military leader lauded President Trump and asked him to lift sanctions, the ruling junta said Friday, after a tariff letter from the U.S. president that it has taken as Washington's first public recognition of its rule. Min Aung Hlaing endorsed Mr. Trump's false claim that the 2020 U.S. election was stolen, and thanked him for shutting down funding for U.S.-backed media outlets that have long provided independent coverage of conflict-wracked Myanmar.

After years of unsuccessful attempts to finance and build a public alarm network that would warn residents of Kerr County, Texas, about dangerous flooding, officials in the region, nicknamed "flash flood alley," were going to start developing a centralized flood monitoring system this summer to help leaders and emergency managers plan ahead.

Washington — The Senate is expected to vote next week on a request from the White House to claw back funding for international aid and public broadcasting. But the funding for rural radio and television stations — sometimes an area's sole source for emergency warnings and other news — has sparked concern among some Senate Republicans, especially after the recent devastating flash floods in Texas.