Conservative Mike Johnson wins House vote to become next speaker - as it happened
by Maanvi Singh (now); Maya Yang and Gloria Oladipo ( from US news | The Guardian on (#6FVGV)
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The Senate foreign relations committee has approved Jack Lew's nomination to serve as the US ambassador to Israel, Punchbowl News reports.
The Biden pick was approved with a 12-9 vote, with Kentucky's Republican senator Rand Paul voting alongside Democrats in support of Lew.
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