“Get Their Act Together”: House GOP Speakership Chaos Complicates Israel Response

Biden’s Response • State Dept. Action • Republican Blame Game [View in your browser]( | [Update your preferences](newsletter=vf) [Vanity Fair Hive logo image]( “Get Their Act Together”: House GOP Speakership Chaos Complicates Israel Response Good morning from the Hive newsroom! As Steve Scalise and Jim Jordan compete this week for Republican support to succeed Kevin McCarthy, the [lack of a House speaker]( “is potentially hamstringing US action on an unfolding war in Israel,” Jack McCordick [writes](. Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries yesterday called on the GOP to “get their act together” so “we can move forward to get the business of the American people done.” Over the weekend, Joe Biden [condemned]( the “appalling assault on Israel by Hamas terrorists,” saying that the United States stands “ready to offer all appropriate means of support” to Israel. Meanwhile, Republicans like Donald Trump, Mike Pence, and Ron DeSantis tried blaming Biden for this latest escalation of a decades-long conflict in the Middle East. Thanks for reading. [Benjamin Netanyahu]( [“Get Their Act Together”: House GOP Speakership Chaos Complicates Israel Response]( By [Jack McCordick]( [“There is nothing the House can do until they elect a speaker, and I don’t know if that happens quickly,” said former Speaker Kevin McCarthy.]( [Read more button](   [Americans May Be Among Those Killed and Taken Hostage in Israel: Secretary of State Antony Blinken]( By [Jack McCordick]( [Israeli Ambassador Michael Herzog says there are “probably dozens of kidnapped Israelis and others in the hands of Hamas.”]( [Read more button](   [Biden Offers Israel “Appropriate Means of Support” After Hamas Launches Lethal Attacks]( By [Jack McCordick]( [Several leading GOP presidential candidates were quick to blame the president for the violence.]( [Read more button](   [Joe Biden, Who Promised Not to Resume Trump’s Border Wall, Is Doing Just That]( By [Eric Lutz]( [The administration claimed that the move is “mandated by law.” But what about the dozens of other laws Biden is waiving to continue construction?]( [Read more button](   [Some of Matt Gaetz’s Republican Colleagues Are Getting Sick of His S--t]( By [Caleb Ecarma]( [At least two GOP lawmakers expressed support for his removal from the chamber, while another claimed “there’s a reason” no one defended him while he was under a sex trafficking probe.]( [Read more button](   Get on the list Subscribe to our Hollywood newsletter for your essential industry and awards-season news, every day. [Sign Up Now](   [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [LinkedIn](   This e-mail was sent to you by The Hive. To ensure delivery to your inbox (not bulk or junk folders), please add our e-mail address, vanityfair@newsletter.vf.com, to your address book. View our [Privacy Policy]( [Unsubscribe]( Sent from Condé Nast, 1 World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007 Copyright © 2023 Condé Nast