Republicans expose another Santos lie Santos told GOP official he was star of championship volleyball team — at college he never even attended Salon · Jan 11, 2023
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 · Jan 11, 2023
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 · Jan 11, 2023
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 · Jan 11, 2023
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 · Jan 10, 2023
Santos happy GOP gutted ethics office House Republicans on Monday voted to defang the nonpartisan Congressional Ethics Office investigating its members Salon · Jan 10, 2023
The New Congress Is Finally Sworn In. What’s In Store For US Jews And Zionism? On Jan Zenger · Jan 10, 2023
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. Ballotpedia · Jan 10, 2023
House passes controversial rules package with only one Republican opposing Representative Tony Gonzales of Texas opposes it The Independent UK · Jan 10, 2023
Here’s who’s running for Kentucky governor in 2023 Here’s who’s running for Kentucky governor in 2023 WEKU · Jan 9, 2023
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. Zenger · Jan 9, 2023
68 legislative districts were renamed or eliminated via redistricting Welcome to the Monday, January 9, Brew. Ballotpedia · Jan 9, 2023
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. Tribune News Service · Jan 9, 2023
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. Al Jazeera · Jan 7, 2023
Salon · Jan 7, 2023 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 · Jan 7, 2023 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…
Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 7, 2023 US Capitol Divided on Anniversary of Jan 6 Attack Americans marked on Friday the second anniversary of the storming of the Capitol amid sharp partisan divisions that loomed over the rooms of the same building that witnessed the January 6, 2021 insurrection. Instead of visiting the Capitol building, US President Joe Biden chose to stay at the White House.…
The Conversation · Jan 6, 2023 Kevin McCarthy voted Speaker of the House on 15th vote — we had some questions about the chaotic week in Congress and got a few answers Editor’s note: This article was published prior to a 15th vote in the House of Representatives that saw Rep. Kevin McCarthy of California elected as House Speaker in the early hours of Jan. 7, 2023. It still has lots of super interesting information and analysis in it though, so please…
Salon · Jan 6, 2023 Gaetz's threat to "resign" backfires “If Democrats join up to elect a moderate Republican, I will resign from the House," Gaetz declared on Fox News
WEKU · Jan 6, 2023 Meet Cheryl Johnson, the House clerk managing the speaker votes Johnson has served as House clerk since 2019, the fourth woman and second Black person to do so. She's drawn praise from both sides of the aisle for running the speaker vote and maintaining order.
The Independent UK · Jan 6, 2023 Who are the ‘Taliban 20’ paralysing Kevin McCarthy in the House speaker vote? Matt Gaetz, Lauren Boebert and Marjorie Taylor Greene are among the 20 GOP lawmakers given an unflattering nickname
The Independent UK · Jan 6, 2023 Matt Gaetz trolled over resignation threat amid House speaker chaos: ‘Do you promise?’ Gaetz made the chaos around the House speaker vote yet more farcical on Thursday when he decided to cast his vote for Donald Trump
Reuters · Jan 6, 2023 Kevin McCarthy elected Republican U.S. House speaker, but at a cost Republican Kevin McCarthy was elected speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives early on Saturday, after making extensive concessions to right-wing hardliners that raised questions about the party's ability to govern.
The Independent UK · Jan 6, 2023 Democratic congressman Jimmy Gomez wears baby in carrier during House speaker votes California congressman Jimmy Gomez brought his four-month-old son, Hodge, to work on Capitol Hill as chaos over the next Speaker of the House continues
Zenger · Jan 6, 2023 McCarthy Attempts To Cut A Deal While Dissenters Nominate Trump, Hern For House Speaker The House of Representatives has yet to pick a speaker over the span of three days and 11-straight voting sessions