Producer’s Note: As Randi mentioned on Tuesday, it’s another great “Best Of” episode today, with more fresh stories you should read in today’s Homework. Randi will be back live tomorrow, Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023. Read through the top stories & enjoy today’s “Best of” episode! – Producer Shawn

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A Temporary Solution

House Passes Short-Term Funding Bill In First Step To Avoid Shutdown, As Republican Speaker Johnson Relies On Democrats For His First Big Win

After Johnson Works With Dems To Keep Govt. Open, MAGA Republicans Hold Back On Their Ouster Threats — For Now

Hayes Brown: House Democrats Saved The Day On Funding The Government, Again, Even If Republicans Need To Pretend Otherwise

 

Democrats Making Progress

Biden-Harris Administration Reports 40,000 Projects In Progress Since Passage Of Bipartisan Infrastructure Law 2 Years Ago Today

Senate Rules Committee Takes Another Step Toward Ending Sen. Tuberville’s Blockade Of Military Nominations

U.S. Consumer Inflation Eased In October, Driven By Cheaper Gas, Cars, And Airfares

 

Republicans Trashing Congress

Tempers Flare At Capitol As McCarthy Denies Elbowing Republican Colleague, Republican Senator Challenges Witness To Fight

James Comer Melts Down At Democratic Colleague In Hearing Over Report He Did The Exact Same Thing He Accuses Joe Biden Of Doing

Marjorie Taylor Greene And Darrell Issa Insult Each Other With Slurs And Slams Over Who Lacks The Maturity To Be In Congress

 

Israel-Hamas War

Israel Launches Military Operation Inside Gaza’s Al-Shifa Hospital, Where Hundreds Of Patients Are Trapped

Fmr. Sec. Hillary Rodham Clinton: For Both Israelis & Palestinians To Have Peace, Hamas Must Go [Gift Link]

King Abdullah II Of Jordan: It’s Time For Peace, Based On A Two-State Solution