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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.

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118 years to gender parity in Congress

Congress added just two women in the 2022 midterms

Salon

Kevin McCarthy falls short on first 3 votes for speaker in historic defeat

WASHINGTON — House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy fell short of the necessary number of votes to succeed California Democrat Nancy Pelosi as speaker in the first three rounds of balloting Tuesday.

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Kevin McCarthy falls short on first two votes for House speaker in historic defeat

WASHINGTON — House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy fell short of the necessary number of votes to succeed Nancy Pelosi as speaker in the first two rounds of balloting Tuesday.

Los Angeles Times

Republican McCarthy loses vote for US House speaker again

Republican leader Kevin McCarthy failed in two rounds of voting to become House speaker Tuesday, a historic defeat with no clear way out as House Republicans dug in for a long, messy start for the new Congress.

France 24

Just over 1 in 4 members of Congress in 2023 will be women – at this rate, it will take 118 years until there is gender parity

When the 118th Congress convenes on Jan. 3, 2023, the number of women among its 535 members will inch up by just two – increasing from 147 in 2022 to 149 in 2023.

The Conversation

Trump reportedly doesn’t trust ‘ultra MAGA’ Elise Stefanik

The third-ranking House Republican endorsed the former president’s 2024 campaign

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US House approves referendum on Puerto Rico’s future

Bill, unlikely to pass in the Senate, would offer Puerto Rico voters choice between statehood and forms of independence.

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The right’s misplaced obsession with Hunter Biden

What is this Hunter Biden obsession really about? Consider the timing. For seven years, the right has been explaining, excusing, avoiding and eventually cheering the most morally depraved figure in American politics.

Chicago Sun-Times

Rep. Stefanik: Postal workers stole more than $20,000 from campaign

U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik’s campaign is accusing postal workers of opening mail and stealing more than $20,000 in campaign donations.

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Stefanik: Postal workers stole more than $20,000 from campaign - Roll Call

An attorney for New York GOP Rep. Elise Stefanik demanded action by the Postal Service, saying packages were "plundered."

Roll Call

Who could Donald Trump pick as vice president in 2024?

From Marjorie Taylor Greene to Sarah Huckabee Sanders, here are some of the Republican figures who Donald Trump could share a ticket with in 2024

The Independent UK

McCarthy taking first step to House speaker, but grind ahead

House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy is taking the the first major step toward becoming House speaker

The Independent UK

Donald Trump, his grip loosening inside the GOP, expected to launch White House bid tonight

Donald Trump looks wounded.

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Trump hails ‘Big Victory’ after no ‘red wave’ for Republicans while preparing 2024 campaign launch

Former President Donald Trump hailed a “Big Victory” on Friday and prepared to go ahead with plans to launch his 2024 White House campaign even as Republicans licked their wounds from a historic flop in the midterm elections.

The Independent UK

GOP's Stefanik backs Trump '24 as other Republicans decline

The third-ranking House Republican, Rep. Elise Stefanik of New York, is endorsing Donald Trump for president in 2024

Roll Call

Wave did not hit, but McCarthy predicts GOP House control - Roll Call

A "red wave" did not hit the House, but Republicans picked up seats even as they lost some and were confident they'd have control next year.

The Independent UK

Leavitt, 25, cites youth in bid to be youngest congresswoman

A former Trump White House staffer from New Hampshire could make history as the youngest woman ever elected to Congress

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Why pro-Israel lobby group Aipac is backing election deniers and extremist Republicans

The group places support for Israel over all over considerations, endorsing extreme rightwing candidates in the midterm elections

The Independent UK

Elise Stefanik caught boasting about $12.9m hospital investment that she voted against

Funding came from Joe Biden’s 2021 $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan

The Texas Tribune

Beto O’Rourke championed bipartisanship in Congress. It wouldn’t be that easy as governor.

Democrats were in the minority the entire time O’Rourke was in Congress. He says that experience working across the aisle prepares him to be governor of a red state.

Tribune News Service

Proxy voting rises when Congress usually flies in and out of town, analysis finds

WASHINGTON — A line of idling cars quietly rumbled near the House steps last Friday, ready to whisk lawmakers back to the campaign trail and away from Washington until after the midterm elections.

Roll Call

Proxy voting rises when Congress smells jet fumes

On days when Congress is scheduled to arrive or leave Washington, the number of members voting by proxy increases by double digits.

Axios

The well-funded world of challenging congressional bogeymen

Marcus Flowers has raised a staggering $10.8 million in his long-shot bid against Marjorie Taylor Greene.

The Independent UK

Senior Republicans evasive on Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Biden impeachment demands

Growing noise on far-right has yet to find open endorsement from party elite

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