House speaker's concessions - Schools sue social networks - England bans some plastics

Source: Associated Press

1. Summary
   The House narrowly passed its latest rules package, which will govern how the body functions for the 118th Congress, in a 220-213 vote. All but one Republican voted for the package. The rules package contains concessions House Speaker Kevin McCarthy made to the bloc of GOP Representatives that had been opposing his speakership.
   
   One notable concession included in the package changes the requirements needed to force a vote to remove someone as House speaker. The rules under Rep. Nancy Pelosi's speakership required a majority vote by a party caucus to call for a speaker removal vote. Under McCarthy, a single member from either party can force the vote -- the standard before 2019.
   
   The rules package also requires the House to hold a vote on rescinding increased funding for the IRS, and calls for the House to take up a resolution setting up a subcommittee "on the Weaponization of the Federal government." Separately from the rules package, McCarthy agreed to cap federal spending at 2022 levels.

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