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A thin margin, ideological differences and competing pressures could make managing the “people’s House” virtually impossible. But the G.O.P. majority, however slim, will still be a challenge for President Biden.

As nearly 200 countries negotiate at the COP27 climate talks on reducing emissions, there’s a call for greater regulation and transparency around prior and future pledges. A United Nations report targets governments, corporations and banks for what’s called “greenwashing,” or

Focusing on the rising costs of groceries and gas, and promising new investigations of President Joe Biden’s administration, Republicans won a slim majority in the House in the midterm elections. (Image credit: Kent Nishimura/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

Republicans retake control of House of Representatives  NPR GOP wins slim House majority, complicating ambitious agenda  Yahoo News Republicans will win the House, CNN projects  CNN Republicans win House control by narrow margin in blow to Biden  MSNBC Six reasons for close election add

McCarthy’s next step on the GOP tightrope: Navigating concessions to conservatives  POLITICO Paul Ryan says McCarthy will clinch speakership, anyone ‘not named Trump’ can beat Biden  Fox News Jolly: ‘Weak-Kneed’ McConnell, McCarthy To Blame For Midterms Losses Not Trump  MSNBC Factbox: How will

McCarthy’s next step on the GOP tightrope: Navigating concessions to conservatives  POLITICO Paul Ryan says McCarthy will clinch speakership, anyone ‘not named Trump’ can beat Biden  Fox News McCarthy, McConnell face challenges as GOP considers congressional leadership  CBS Mornings Factbox: How will the

More than four million people who fled Russia’s war in Ukraine have sought refuge in the European Union. Most Ukrainians receive a warm welcome and are offered access to temporary residence permits so they can work and receive social benefits.

Wealthy nations may instead reshuffle money earmarked for other goals like limiting and adapting to global warming. That could hamstring efforts to deal with climate change in low-income countries (Image credit: Peter Dejong/AP)

For the first time in half a century, NASA is starting to make its way back to a lunar landing. The Artemis rocket was finally able to launch early Wednesday morning after prior delays, sending an unmanned capsule around the

Poland, NATO say missile strike wasn’t a Russian attack  The Associated Press NATO: “No Indication” Missiles That Killed Two People In Poland Were Fired By Russia  CBS Miami Confusion erupts after Biden initially declines to discuss Poland missile incident at emergency roundtable  Fox