How Congress Could Find Itself Paralyzed, and New Orleans Attack Update NYT | Top Stories By: Tracy Mumford, Cecilia Kang, Robert Jimison, Ian Stewart and Jessica Metzger 3 January 2025 at 19:01 Plus, Kenyan villagers get a scare from space. © Pete Kiehart for The New York TimesMike Johnson hopes to retain enough support to stay on as speaker of the House of Representatives ahead of a vote on Friday.