Friday's Headlines: Signs of a possible deal emerge in speaker fight

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Sign up for this newsletter Read online The morning's most important stories, curated by Post editors.     (Jabin Botsford/The Post) Signs of a possible deal emerge in speaker fight Several holdouts are on the verge of agreeing to the deal and will vote in favor of Kevin McCarthy, according to three people familiar with the talks, though when that might happen remained unclear. By Marianna Sotomayor, Jacqueline Alemany and Amy B Wang ●  Read more »   THE FIX | ANALYSIS What McCarthy's concessions could cost him — and the GOP By Aaron Blake ●  Read more »   NFL won't reschedule Bills-Bengals game, set to modify AFC playoffs By Mark Maske ●  Read more »   BY THE WAY Drug-filled scrunchies, firearm in peanut butter and more of TSA's weirdest finds of 2022 By Andrea Sachs ●  Read more »     Opinions ADVERTISEMENT   Kevin McCarthy and the price of power for its own sake Opinion by Ruth Marcus ●  Read more »   The McCarthy speaker circus is a good argument for voting Democrat Opinion by Eugene Robinson ●  Read more »   There you go again, House Republicans Opinion by Matthew Continetti ●  Read more »   First order of business for the GOP House? Defunding the (tax) police. Opinion by Catherine Rampell ●  Read more »   The top 10 health policy issues for 2023 Opinion by Leana S. Wen ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Two years after Jan. 6, an attempted bomber remains at large Opinion by the Editorial Board ●  Read more »     More News Bad news for thousands of crypto investors: They don't own their accounts By Steven Zeitchik ●  Read more »   Here's what the unsealed court records show about the Idaho killings By Justine McDaniel and Meryl Kornfield ●  Read more »   ASIA The world's torrid future is etched in the crippled kidneys of Nepali workers By Gerry Shih ●  Read more »   PERSPECTIVE Amoeba Music asks, 'What's in your bag?' and no algorithm can compete By Chris Richards ●  Read more »   California is being inundated with rain. Will it ease the drought? By Sarah Kaplan and Reis Thebault ●  Read more »   LIVE BRIEFING: WAR IN UKRAINE U.S. and Germany join Ukraine in dismissing Russia's Orthodox Christmas cease-fire By Erin Cunningham, Niha Masih and Adela Suliman ●  Read more »     Try our new daily mini meta crossword It's a week-long adventure that connects a daily 5x5 mini puzzle with a special reveal on Saturdays. Play game   We think you'll like this newsletter Check out How To Read This Chart for a visual breakdown of the data behind the news, from national correspondent Philip Bump. Sign up »

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