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The House Freedom Caucus members — with the help of Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), who is looking for their support to become Speaker — made multiple changes they requested in their party’s rules on Wednesday. Punchbowl News reported on Thursday that McCarthy “helped tweak and build support for” some of the key provisions conservative members proposed in the “internal GOP conference debate” on Wednesday.

Ok folks here's the new thread for the new season. .................................................................................Set in Washington, DC, "Day 7" opens four years after Season Six with CTU dismantled and JACK BAUER on trial. Bauer's day takes an unexpected turn when former colleague TONY ALMEIDA returns. Meanwhile, newly elected President ALLISON TAYLOR leads the country alongside White House Chief of Staff ETHAN KANIN and First Gentleman HENRY TAYLOR. A national security crisis prompts an investigation by a team of FBI agents including JANIS GOLD, RENEE WALKER, LARRY MOSS and SEAN HILLINGER. Although CTU is no longer, CHLOE O'BRIAN and BILL BUCHANAN are back for...

Waved on by Iraqi children in places, a huge armoured column of U.S. Marines closed in on Baghdad closed in on Baghdad Friday, the eastern flank of a pincer thrust that has already taken the airport to the east.

United States forces not stalled, but are shifting from South to West of Baghdad, preparing to deal a mortal blow to the city defenses from an unprotected flank, while Marines and airpower fix Republican Guard Divisions South of the city.101st Airborne Division appears West of the city with orders to take Baghdad International Airport.