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A small group of moderate Democrats called for the expansion of the power of Speaker Pro Tempore Patrick McHenry, as House Republicans take the weekend to see if their second speaker nominee in three days, House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan, can win over the dozens of lawmakers in his own party who are blocking his path to the speakership.Four Democrats, all members of the bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus, wrote to McHenry to propose that until a speaker is elected, his authority should be temporarily stanley cup increased to bring specific legislation to the House floor, according to the letter, which was obtained by CBS News.House Speaker vote expected to be held TuesdayMeasures covering three areas would be allowed under their proposal: emergency foreign aid for Ukraine and Israel; an extension of the existing continuing resolution t stanley cup o fund the government through Jan. 11, in order to prevent a government shutdown; and committee work and consideration of individual spending bills.If GOP won t unite, Rep. Mike Turner says a deal will have to be done with Democrats for new speaker stanley cup The Democrats also included bills introduced under suspension of the rules; these measures are considered with limited floor debate, without amendments or points of order, and they must pass with a two-thirds majority vote. Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy brought the continuing resolution to fund the government until mid-November to the floor under suspension of the rules. That bill, passed with the suppo Njqm Tropical Storm Julia dumping heavy rain on Florida, Georgia
PHOENIX --A judge has dismissed a criminal case against a man who had been accused of carrying out freeway shootings in Phoenix last summer that put drivers on edge.The ruling came Monday after prosecutors had asked for charges against Leslie Merritt Jr. to be dismissed amid undisclosed questions about evidence.Prosecutors have the option of refiling charges at a later date against the 21-year-old landscaper. Authorities previously said they used ballistic tests to tie Merritt to four of the 11 shootings that occurred on freeways between Aug. 22 and Sept. 10.Defense attorneys have said the tests cast doubt on claims that Merritt was behind the four shootings. Merritt maintains he is innocent.The invest stanley cup igation into the other shootings remains open. ponent--type-recirculation .item:nth-child 5 display: none; inline-recirc-item--id-b9f0702c-3142-4a8a-84a7-fd6ea9ddc60b, right-rail-recirc-item--id-b9f0702c-3142-4a8a-84a7-fd6ea9ddc60b display: none; inline-recirc-item--id-b9f0702c-3142-4a8a-84a7-fd6ea9ddc60b ~ .item:nth-child 5 display: hoka block; In: P salomon hoenix