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The News Roundup - Domestic

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) departs a House Republican Conference meeting at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC.
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) departs a House Republican Conference meeting at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC.

House Speaker Mike Johnson is playing hardball with the Senate. The Louisiana Republican told Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer this week that he can’t pass any funding for Ukraine’s fight against the Russian invasions through the House unless it was paired with immigration reforms.

The United States is set to impose visa bans on violent Israeli settlers in the West Bank. The new State Department restrictions target “individuals believed to have been involved in undermining peace, security, or stability in the West Bank, including through committing acts of violence or taking other actions that unduly restrict civilians’ access to essential services and basic necessities.”

A grand jury in Nevada has indicted six pro-Trump Republicans who submitted election certificates to Congress declaring the former president the winner of the 2020 election.

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

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