ABC News’ Jay O’Brien spoke with Speaker of the House Mike Johnson about the high-stakes midterm elections.

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A driver and their passenger wearing Santa and Mrs. Claus costumes were pulled over for speeding, according to a Facebook post on the Fulton County Ohio Sheriff page. #cnn #news #christmas #santa

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Five people were injured in a shooting at an Israeli military checkpoint in the West Bank, sparking Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to close off the entire area over what he described as a thwarted potential “major attack.”

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At least 600,000 people were without power early Wednesday in Ukraine, after Russia launched an aerial attack that struck energy infrastructure, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.

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5 people on board a small plane were killed after a it crashed into the shoulder of Nashville’s Interstate 40. The National Transportation Safety Board and Federal Aviation Administration are investigating.

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