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caption: Newly elected Speaker of the House Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA) speaks with Speaker pro tempore Patrick McHenry (R-NC) in the House chamber after his election at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC.
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Newly elected Speaker of the House Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA) speaks with Speaker pro tempore Patrick McHenry (R-NC) in the House chamber after his election at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC.

In the final days of his campaign, former President Donald Trump held a rally at Madison Square Garden in his home city of New York. The supposed success of the event was unfortunately overshadowed by racist comments made by comedian Tony Hinchcliffe, who was invited to open for the former real estate mogul.

Trump also used threatening language towards former Republican Rep. Liz Cheney, conjuring a fantasy of her being shot.

House Speaker Mike Johnson took aim at the Affordable Care Act this week, promising massive reform to the law at an event in Pennsylvania should Trump emerge victorious from the election.

Following Amazon owner Jeff Bezos’ decision to block The Washington Post editorial board’s endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris for the presidency, some 250,000 digital readers cancelled their subscriptions.

We cover the most important stories from around the country in the domestic hour of the News Roundup.

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