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Democratic unity strikes contrast to Republican chaos as McCarthy exits

Progressives call on party to seize the moment in the fight against rightwing extremism

The Guardian - US · Oct 7, 2023

Jeered in Washington by his fellow Republicans, Rep. Matt Gaetz gets cheers back home

The Florida congressman is proud to be the one to oust former Speaker Kevin McCarthy. That move hasn't won him any prizes with House Republicans but his constituents want to see more just like it.

WEKU · Oct 7, 2023

McCarthy's fall marks new low in the speakership's declining status

The status of the speakership has been declining for years. McCarthy's ouster is an extreme example in a sequence of events that have made the speaker more vulnerable — and thus weaker.

WEKU · Oct 7, 2023

AOC slams Biden for ‘cruel’ continuation of border wall construction

‘Walls only serve to push migrants into more remote areas, increasing their chances of death,’ Ms Ocasio-Cortez said

The Independent UK · Oct 6, 2023

Lauren Boebert challenger raises nearly $3.4m after her Beetlejuice scandal

‘I am deeply humbled by the over 100,000 individual donations that were made to our campaign this quarter to defeat Lauren Boebert,’ Adam Frisch says

The Independent UK · Oct 6, 2023

Who is ‘McCongressman’ Kevin Hern, weighing run for House speaker?

In a possible race against more experienced rivals, he is likely to push his business acumen as an advantage

The Independent UK · Oct 6, 2023

Hillary Clinton says Trump supporters may need to be ‘deprogrammed’

In an interview on CNN the former senator and secretary of state also called the ex-president ‘an authoritarian populist’

The Guardian - US · Oct 6, 2023

Trump’s attempt to halt New York fraud trial denied by appeals judge

Cancellation of Trump’s New York business certificates put on hold but case will continue to be heard

The Independent UK · Oct 6, 2023

How does the House vote in a new speaker?

Members of the House will convene next week to elect a new Speaker of the House

The Independent UK · Oct 6, 2023

Afternoon Edition: Subminimum wage is officially going away in Chicago

Plus: The Bears’ Claypool era ends, 6 things to do this weekend and more.

Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 6, 2023