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House oversight panel clashes at hearing on border security

WASHINGTON — Lawmakers on a House oversight panel traded barbs Tuesday at a hearing over the Biden administration’s policies at the U.S.-Mexico border, as Democrats accused their Republican colleagues of fueling inflammatory rhetoric against migrants.

Tribune News Service

House oversight panel clashes at hearing on border security - Roll Call

Lawmakers on a House oversight panel traded barbs Tuesday at a hearing over the Biden administration’s policies at the U.S.-Mexico border.

Roll Call

Dramatic shift in Black lawmakers elected in states or districts with plurality of white voters

The change is a shift from the recent past.

Axios

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GOP investigations of Biden to test Chairman Comer’s power

Rep. James Comer has a balancing act ahead of him as the new chairman of the powerful House Oversight and Accountability Committee

The Independent UK

Fury as MAGA extremists score committees

"I know it was you," Rep. Vern Buchanan fumed at McCarthy after he lost out on chairmanship

Salon

GOP hardliners reap benefits of McCarthy speaker deal

The plum postings for Republican rebels fulfill a key concession McCarthy made.

Axios

How the distortion of Martin Luther King Jr.'s words enables more, not less, racial division within American society

U.S. Rep. Chip Roy of Texas is just the latest conservative lawmaker to misuse the words of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. to judge a person on character and not race.

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Madison Cawthorn fails to forward case work to successor in Congress and uproots to Florida

Rep Chuck Edwards says his office has no idea what constituent work remains outstanding from Mr Cawthorn’s time in office

The Independent UK

House passes controversial rules package with only one Republican opposing

Representative Tony Gonzales of Texas opposes it

The Independent UK

Former Congressman Madison Cawthorn, denied reelection in North Carolina, moves to Florida

WASHINGTON — Former Rep. Madison Cawthorn, R-N.C., has confirmed he moved to Florida.

McClatchy Washington Bureau

Commentary: One way the speaker fiasco was good for Republicans

Streaming’s latest hit show, "McCarthy Agonistes," has ended its five-day run, but the protracted vote for speaker of the House highlighted one unexpected yet welcome facet of the Republican Party: actual diversity — and not just of the ideological variety.

Tribune News Service

PHOTOS: The drama-filled process to elect Kevin McCarthy as House speaker

Friday was the fourth day of voting for House speaker. Photographers captured tense moments in the House chamber as lawmakers negotiated.

WEKU

Historic House speaker showdown highlighted matters of race and representation

Questions about race and representation permeated the debate over who can best reflect the will of the American electorate on the Hill.

WEKU

Kevin McCarthy elected House Speaker amid fiery scenes

Republican Kevin McCarthy was elected US House speaker in a historic post-midnight 15th ballot early on Saturday, overcoming holdouts from his own ranks.

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Chicago Sun-Times

One chaotic week, 15 votes, and finally, a House speaker: Kevin McCarthy

McCarthy had been on the cusp of victory in the 14th round of voting late Friday, but he fell one vote short. After nearly adjourning, the House remained in session and elected McCarthy on the 15th ballot.

WEKU

Kevin McCarthy is elected House speaker after 15 votes and days of negotiations

Friday night was full of drama and twists and turns, as California Republican Kevin McCarthy eked out a win in the 15th round of voting for the speaker of the House.

The Independent UK

Kevin McCarthy offers deal to end House speaker standoff with ‘Taliban 20’ GOP colleagues

The contours of a deal that could make Republican leader Kevin McCarthy the House speaker have begun to emerge

The Independent UK

McCarthy offers deal to end standoff in House speaker fight

The contours of a deal that could make Republican leader Kevin McCarthy the House speaker have begun to emerge

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France 24

Still without a 'speaker', US Congress remains paralysed

For a long and frustrating third day, divided Republicans kept the speaker’s chair of the US House sitting empty Thursday, as party leader Kevin McCarthy failed again and again in an excruciating string of ballots to win enough GOP votes to seize the chamber’s gavel.

Chicago Sun-Times

On 3rd long day of GOP House speaker fight, McCarthy fails again, and again, and ...

Pressure was building as McCarthy lost seventh, eighth and then historic ninth and 10th rounds of voting, surpassing the number it took the last time this happened, 100 years ago, in a prolonged fight to choose a speaker.

Los Angeles Times

Historic deadlock continues: McCarthy takes another loss on 10th speaker ballot

WASHINGTON — House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy of California on Thursday failed in four more attempts to be elected speaker, extending the saga to determine which Republican will succeed Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif.

Los Angeles Times

Historic deadlock continues: McCarthy falls short on eighth speaker ballot

WASHINGTON — House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy of California on Thursday failed in his seventh and eighth attempts to be elected speaker, extending the saga over which Republican will succeed Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif.

Roll Call

At the Races: Under new management? - Roll Call

The CQ Roll Call newsroom tracks campaigns nationwide, sharing the best stories, with some extras, in the At the Races newsletter.

The Independent UK

McCarthy fails again as House GOP’s speaker chaos drags on for third day

No party in control of the House has failed to elect a speaker on first vote in 100 years

Al Jazeera

US House still without speaker as McCarthy keeps falling short

Despite reports of ‘progress’, Republican leader Kevin McCarthy fails for the 11th time to be elected speaker.

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