{"id":1795356,"date":"2023-01-04T17:49:17","date_gmt":"2023-01-04T22:49:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1795356"},"modified":"2023-01-04T17:49:24","modified_gmt":"2023-01-04T22:49:24","slug":"wednesday-afternoon-update-speaker-race-continues-biden-not-invited-to-popes-funeral-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wednesday-afternoon-update-speaker-race-continues-biden-not-invited-to-popes-funeral-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Wednesday Afternoon Update: Speaker Race Continues, Biden Not Invited To Pope\u2019s Funeral, And More"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwednesday-afternoon-update-speaker-race-continues-biden-not-invited-to-popes-funeral-and-more%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1795356&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47-->\n<p><em>This article is a companion piece to today\u2019s Morning Wire Afternoon Update. Click here to listen the podcast version.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/podcasts\/morning-wire\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Still No Speaker<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The House speakership is still up for grabs. Six rounds of voting have been completed, but Representative Kevin McCarthy (R. CA) has not received the required number of votes to be elected House Speaker. Congress adjourned without any clear pathway forward.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Biden Not Invited To Pope\u2019s Funeral<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>President Joe Biden was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/biden-wont-represent-u-s-at-benedicts-funeral-per-wishes-of-the-late-pope\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">not invited<\/a> to Thursday\u2019s funeral of Pope Benedict XVI. Instead, the U.S. ambassador to Italy will represent America at the pontiff\u2019s burial, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said Wednesday. It was unclear if Biden, a Catholic and ardent pro-abortion supporter, was not invited.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Two Men Arrested Over Recent Substation Attack<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Two men <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/2-men-arrested-in-washington-state-power-substation-attacks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">have been arrested<\/a> Over recent attacks on Pacific Northwest substations. Authorities claim that the men attacked energy substations to gain entry to a local business on Christmas Day.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cRomeo and Juliet\u201d Suing over Nude Scenes in 1968<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Stars of the 1968 hit movie \u201cRomeo and Juliet,\u201d Olivia Hussey (now aged 71) and Leonard Whiting (now aged 72), are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/romeo-and-juliet-stars-who-were-15-16-sue-over-nude-scene\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">suing Paramount Pictures<\/a>She claimed that they were nude pictures of themselves in the film and released them without their consent, at the age of 15 and 16 at the time the movie was made.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Japan Offers Families Big Bucks To Move Out Of Tokyo<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Japan is featured in international news <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/japan-to-give-families-thousands-of-dollars-per-kid-to-move-out-of-tokyo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reportedly<\/a> Due to population concerns, the government will offer families $7,600 per child in order to help them move out of Tokyo. This is an increase on the amount the government provided per child to people moving out of Tokyo&#8217;s metro area.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Today: Idaho Murder Suspect Transported from Pennsylvania<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Idaho murder suspect was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2023\/01\/04\/us\/idaho-killings-suspect-bryan-kohberger-wednesday\/index.html#:~:text=The%20man%20accused%20of%20killing,with%20the%20case%20said%20Wednesday.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">transported<\/a> Four college students were slain in the murder of their professor in Pennsylvania. They will be brought to trial in Moscow, Idaho on Wednesday. Investigators are working together in Pennsylvania and Idaho.<\/p>\n<p><em>Listen to the podcast audio version\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/morning-wire\/id1576594336\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">click here<\/a>. Listen to Morning Wire&#8217;s latest episode every morning for more details on the most important stories of the day.<\/p>\n<p><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This article is a companion piece to today\u2019s Morning Wire Afternoon Update. To listen to the podcast version, click\u00a0here. Still No Speaker The speakership of the House is still up in the air. 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