Reuters Daily Briefing

U.S. House Republicans face showdown over House speaker. Views expressed in this geopolitical news summary are those of the reporters and correspondents. Accessed on 04 January 2023, 1303 UTC. Content supplied by email subscription to "Reuters Daily Briefing." Source: https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?tab=rm&ogbl#inbox/FMfcgzGrbtxVXnsZwkkZlClhxMXcrkDr Please click link or scroll down to read your selections. Thanks for joining us today. Russ Roberts (https://www.hawaiigeopoliticalnews.com). Hello! Hardliner Jim Jordan emerges as a Republican alternative for U.S. House speaker, Russia blames its soldiers' mobile phone use for a deadly missile strike, and China pledges a 'final victory' over COVID by Linda Noakes U.S. News Kevin McCarthy is surrounded by reporters after a House Republican caucus meeting at the U.S. Capitol, January 3, 2023. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein Republican Kevin McCarthy's bruising quest to become speaker of the U.S. House of Repr