Usa Weekly News, Joe Biden asks Speaker McCarthy for “responsibility”, then flies to Mexico

“Strengthening our border” – This is the key question of the visit of the American president to Mexico. Biden to participate with Canadian Prime Minister Justine Trudeau and Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador at the 10th North American Leaders’ Summit (January 9-10)

McCarthy new Speaker – “One thing is clear after this week: I am someone who never gives up”: so Kevin McCarthy after the coveted victory, which reached the fifteenth vote. The first Speaker in American history not to be elected in the first session, the 58-year-old Californian and Republican, flaunted optimism right up to the last five voting days, except when he got annoyed with Matt Gaentz, his lifelong enemy, who provoked the his defeat on the 14th ballot. The media dubbed him “The comeback kid”.

“Responsibility” – Joe Biden congratulated Kevin McCarthy on his election as Speaker of the House of Representatives, stating that “as I said after the midterm elections, I am ready to work with Republicans whenever possible, and voters, as they clearly stated, they expect republicans to be ready to work with me. Now the House leadership has decided that that process must begin.”

Applause for Pelosi – Seated in the last benches but greeted by a bipartisan standing ovation: for the first time in almost 20 years, Nancy Pelosi was in the Chamber as a simple deputy to attend the election of her successor. The 82-year-old former speaker, who wore a flamboyant shocking pink trouser suit, invited the deputies of his party to stand up to honor Hakim Jeffries, the first African-American leader of the Democrats in the House and a symbol of the new generation that entered Congress after the Midterm elections

“Thanks Kevin!” – “Thanks Kevin it was a great honor!”. It is the first message from Donald Trump after the election of McCarthy as speaker of the US House in response to a video in which the Republican publicly thanks the former president for his role. “The Republican party really came together last night. It was a beautiful thing to see. Historic!” Trump wrote in a post on Truth

DT extension – The photo in which Trumpian Marjorie Taylor-Greeene shows her party colleagues her Iphone while calling her DT, Donald Trump, has gone viral, with over 10 million views on Twitter. The photo was taken by Bloomberg reporter Al Drago

Trump on Truth – In the midst of the chaos of the Republicans who, despite their majority, were unable to elect the speaker in the House, Donald Trump published a photomontage on the social Truth that portrays him mocking Joe Biden. In the image, which recalls the speech on the state of the Union, we see the tycoon making faces behind the president’s back from the seat reserved for the speaker, a position for which he received a few isolated votes. Next to him is Vice President Kamala Harris, who also presides over the Senate

US Congress, sleepy kids – A child with dreadlocks asleep, his face resting on the armrest. A smaller one lying on the armchair, looking sleepy and consoled by his father. A few months old baby girl asleep in her grandmother’s arms. Among the effects of the lengthening of the times for the election of the speaker of the American House of Congress, there were also the images of the children present in the hall, the boys in shirts and ties, to follow the first day in Congress of mom or dad elected

“Democracy has won” – Democracy “is not guaranteed: it must be earned, defended and protected. There is no place in America for intimidation and political violence.” Thus Joe Biden recalling January 6, 2021. “Today is the day to celebrate the heroes of January 6th. Thank you, you are patriots ”, says the American president honoring 14 agents and public officials who, thanks to their work, helped in 2021 to prevent the result of the vote from being overturned

“We will help Kiev for as long as it takes” – “We have total confidence that our approach to Ukraine will have bipartisan support from the American Congress”. US State Department spokesman Ned Price said this in a press briefing, underlining that the United States “will stand by of Kiev for as long as necessary. We have had the word from members of the 118th Congress of both parties that support for Ukraine will continue,” the spokesman added

American citizens – Nearly one million immigrants became U.S. citizens in fiscal 2022, the most in nearly 15 years and the third-most ever. This was revealed by an analysis by the Pew Research Center reported by the New York Times. The Biden administration has taken steps to ease the naturalization process, such as streamlining forms and redirecting applicants from cities whose immigration offices are struggling to those with more capacity

“Science-Based Testing of Travelers from China” – The United States has decided on scientific grounds to ask travelers from China to undergo a Covid test, also due to Beijing’s lack of transparency on the number of infections recorded. China has denounced the measures decided by several countries to test passengers from China as “unacceptable”. “It is an approach based solely and exclusively on science – State Department spokesman Ned Price retorted in response to reporters

California gun crackdown – A law went into effect January 1 allowing residents of the state led by Gavin Newsom to sue the gun industry. Individuals, but not public entities, will be able to initiate legal actions against those who violate state laws against the production, distribution or sale of assault weapons, ghost weapons (those that can be bought in pieces on the web and then assembled) or again against those who sell weapons to minors of 21 years

No smoking – In Miami it has become illegal to smoke on the beach or in parks. The ban went into effect on January 1, and penalties ranging from fines to up to 60 days in jail are foreseen for violators. The measure is a measure against the environmental damage caused by cigarette butts, which contain microplastics and toxic chemicals. The non-profit organization Ocean Conservancy has highlighted that butts are the most recovered waste in 30 years of the annual “International Coastal Cleanup” campaign

Jill – First lady Jill Biden will undergo skin surgery next week to remove a small lesion found during a “routine skin cancer screening.” The lesion is located above the right eye, White House physician Kevin O’Connor said. Jill Biden, 71, will undergo the outpatient procedure Jan. 11 at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center to “permanently remove and examine the tissue,” O’Connor concluded.

“The Lovely One” – Ketanji Brown Jackson, the first African-American woman on the Supreme Court, is working on her autobiography. The book will be titled “The Lovely One” and will be published by Random House. The release date has not yet been announced. “Mine was an improbable journey, but the path was paved by brave men and women in whose footsteps I placed my own. People like my parents and also the luminaries of the law whose brilliance and courage have lit my way,” Jackson said in a statement published by the publisher.

California, eggs and sky-high costs – The Golden State grapples with the aftermath of the bird flu outbreak. The cost of a dozen large eggs jumped to $7.37. The exorbitant prices arise from the fact that in 2018 California passed the ban on breeding hens in cages by 2022. If on the one hand breeding outside cages is safer precisely in cases of this type of epidemic, on the other shortage of hens and increased demand have pushed the price to over 7 dollars a dozen compared to 2.35 a year ago

Coyote (Ugly) – Nahant, a small town in New England, is overrun by coyotes and has asked the federal government for snipers to kill the animals. Experts said coyotes target small pets as prey, while attacks on people are rare and almost never fatal, but concern is growing in the coastal town of 3,000 north of Boston. In recent times, while awaiting the arrival of snipers, the inhabitants of Nahant have decided to go it alone and have armed themselves with whistles and baseball bats to defend themselves