The House of Representatives is voting for a speaker on Oct. 17, two weeks after the chamber ousted Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.). Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) is the frontrunner. But after the first round of voting, the Ohio congressman failed to secure enough support.
Dozens of U.S. citizens from Israel arrived at the island of Cyprus on Oct. 17 on the first evacuation ship organized by the United States amid the escalating crisis in the Middle East.
