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Two years after Jan. 6: Is reality gone?

Joe Biden's reality-based presidency now faces a Congress run by cosplay insurrectionists. It won't be fun

Salon

US Congress investigates presidents, the military, baseball and whatever it wants – a brief modern history of oversight

After regaining a slim majority in the House of Representatives in the November 2022 midterm elections, Republicans unveiled their plans for a series of investigations into the Biden administration.

The Conversation

Libyan politicians’ pay goes up 40% as election impasse continues

UN special envoys to meet in Washington as figures show Libyan politicians’ salaries rose by more than 40% in 2022

The Guardian - UK

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Defiant Rep. George Santos refuses to step down in face of GOP party calls for his ouster over serial lies

NEW YORK — Controversial Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., defiantly refused to step down Wednesday despite a new call from some fellow Republicans for his ouster over unending lies about his background, education and finances.

Tribune News Service

US House Republicans announce investigation into President Biden

The new Republican majority in the US House of Representatives have requested information from Twitter, Treasury Dept.

Al Jazeera

Defiant Rep. George Santos refuses to step down in face of Long Island Republicans calling for his ouster over serial lies

NEW YORK — Controversial Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., defiantly refused to step down Wednesday despite a new call from fellow Republicans for his ouster over unending lies about his background, education and finances.

Tribune News Service

Republicans expose another Santos lie

Santos told GOP official he was star of championship volleyball team — at college he never even attended

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George Santos says he won’t resign as fellow Republicans call on him to quit

Chair of the Nassau county Republican committee says Santos ran ‘a campaign of deceit, lies and fabrication’ to win the third district last year

The Guardian - US

U.S. House Republicans who bucked McCarthy are powered by small-dollar donors

The U.S. House of Representatives Republicans who tried to block Kevin McCarthy's leadership bid last week share more than far-right political views. They also command powerful fundraising machines powered by small-dollar donations.

Reuters

Commentary: Too much democracy?

Although the focus of most recent political news had been Kevin McCarthy’s increasingly desperate attempts to grovel his way to becoming America’s first invertebrate speaker of the House of Representatives, buried in the hoopla are genuine decisions to be made about how the nation’s democracy should function.

Tribune News Service

New House Foreign Affairs Chair Michael McCaul Is a Standard Old-School Interventionist

Kevin McCarthy's pick to lead the House Foreign Affairs Committee evades any post-Trump humbleness in foreign policy.

Reason

Santos happy GOP gutted ethics office

House Republicans on Monday voted to defang the nonpartisan Congressional Ethics Office investigating its members

Salon

The New Congress Is Finally Sworn In. What’s In Store For US Jews And Zionism?

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Sixty-eight legislative districts in five states were either renamed or eliminated after the 2020 census

As state legislatures nationwide convene for their first sessions after the 2022 elections, 68 legislative districts in five states were either renamed or eliminated and no longer exist.

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AFP

New US speaker scores first win as House passes rules package

Washington (AFP) - Divisive new Speaker Kevin McCarthy passed the first test of his ability to lead the chaotic US House of Representatives Monday as lawmakers approved a rules package determining how his Republicans will govern.

The Independent UK

House passes controversial rules package with only one Republican opposing

Representative Tony Gonzales of Texas opposes it

WEKU

Here’s who’s running for Kentucky governor in 2023

AFP

New US speaker faces first major test with rules vote

Washington (AFP) - Divisive new Speaker Kevin McCarthy faced the first test of his ability to lead the chaotic US House of Representatives Monday as lawmakers met to approve a rules package determining how the Republicans will govern.

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Zenger

McCarthy Era Begins As The GOP Leader Squeaks Out A House Speaker Victory

GOP leader Kevin McCarthy finally won election early Saturday morning as Speaker of the House in a historic 15-ballot battle.

Ballotpedia

68 legislative districts were renamed or eliminated via redistricting

Welcome to the Monday, January 9, Brew.

Tribune News Service

GOP Rep. Scott Perry of Penn. won’t step back from House probe that could involve allegations against him

As the newly Republican-controlled House of Representatives readies to push back against recent federal investigations, one GOP lawmaker says he won’t sit things out in spite of a potential conflict of interest.

Al Jazeera

McCarthy becomes US House speaker, but with diminished power

The 57-year-old Republican’s elevation comes after making concessions to an ultraconservative bloc of the party.

AFP

After angry scenes, divided US Republicans name House speaker

Washington (AFP) - Republican favorite Kevin McCarthy was finally elected speaker of the US House of Representatives early Saturday, ending a paralyzing standoff with right-wing holdouts that raised concerns about his party's ability to exercise power in Congress.

Salon

Who really wins? The shutdown caucus

Kevin McCarthy's GOP opponents shut down the House all week, preventing Congress from governing. What's next?

Asharq Al-Awsat

After Bitter Republican Dispute, McCarthy Named US House Speaker

Republican favorite Kevin McCarthy was named speaker of the US House of Representatives on Saturday as he finally quelled a fierce rebellion among his party's ranks that had paralyzed the lower chamber of Congress for days. McCarthy was always the frontrunner to lead the Republican-led House, but his victory in…

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