Neither the Conservatives nor Labour look likely to win a majority of House of Commons seats — meaning small parties could play a major role in determining who governs. Allowing people in the country illegally to stay in the U.S. is quietly becoming the majority view of Republican candidates eager to attract Hispanic voters. At the close of a long career, Texas Democrat Jim Wright faced an ethics investigation and became the first House speaker in the nation's history to be driven from office in midterm. Global levels of carbon dioxide, the most prevalent heat-trapping gas, are increasing at a record pace — 100 times faster than natural rises in the past, data show. U.S.