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As Donald Trump mounts his 2024 presidential bid, his support among Texas officials is waning

About two months into his comeback bid, few prominent Texas Republicans have endorsed Trump — and some are showing more willingness to cross him publicly.

The Texas Tribune

GOP's top agenda: Protecting Trump

Yeah, the GOP is coming for Biden, but the new House majority's No. 1 job is shielding Trump from accountability

Salon

Commentary: The House speakership saga exposes America’s self-centeredness

The late Madeleine Albright, a former U.S. ambassador and secretary of state, once referred to the United States as the “indispensable nation.” This catchy phrase has been invoked by U.S. politicians and analysts ever since, nearly a quarter-century after it was first uttered.

Chicago Tribune

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Commentary: House Republicans’ first order of business? Balloon the $31 trillion national debt

Republicans have long claimed they are dedicated deficit hawks, blaming Democrats for growing deficits and debt. But two votes they cast after electing Kevin McCarthy as House speaker prove that Republicans are charlatans when it comes to deficit reduction.

Los Angeles Times

Editorial: Unfettered cameras showed democracy working. Congress should leave them on

The absence of regular House rules during last week’s drawn out floor fight for House speaker produced an unexpected benefit: C-SPAN and other news organizations were able to show the country the whole dayslong battle in real time — including a near-fistfight between two congressmen — because of a pause…

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

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

Jonathan Bernstein: The concession McCarthy shouldn’t have made

Rep. Kevin McCarthy made many concessions in his bid to become speaker of the House. But his offer to allow the hard-line House Freedom Caucus to select three of the nine Republicans on the powerful House Committee on Rules stands out for its ability to diminish the influence of the…

Tribune News Service

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House finds bipartisan agreement on a China-focused committee - Roll Call

Republicans and Democrats were in bipartisan agreement Tuesday about establishing a special House committee that would focus on China.

Roll Call

Unity is new tone for often-divided Democrats in Washington

Not so long ago, Democratic in-fighting doomed a sweeping social spending package despite the party controlling Congress

The Independent UK

US to max out on debt soon, setting up political fight

The federal government is on track to max out on its $31.4 trillion borrowing authority as soon as this month

The Independent UK

House lawmakers call for a freer C-SPAN. But is that what they actually want?

WASHINGTON — There were no rules in the House chamber last week, and C-SPAN made the most of it.

Tribune News Service

Texas congressman files for Mayorkas' impeachment over border crisis

WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Pat Fallon of Texas filed articles of impeachment accusing the Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas of shirking his duty to protect the border.

Tribune News Service

What leaders can learn from Kevin McCarthy's House speaker bid about C-suite alignment

Kevin McCarthy's plagued House speaker bid offers leadership takeaways for CEOs.

Fortune

House GOP is teeing up probes of Justice Department, Intelligence

The House is poised to set up a special panel to scrutinize investigations by the Justice Department and other agencies, including into ongoing criminal inquiries and alleged pressure on social media companies.

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House GOP stops short of specific spending-cut demands for debt limit

WASHINGTON — House Republicans are refraining from making specific demands for federal spending cuts in exchange for raising the debt ceiling, offering a hint of flexibility that could allow Congress to avert risking a US payment default later this year.

Al Jazeera

US House Republicans get to work, but Democrats raise concerns

The lower chamber of US Congress has approved a new rules package that includes concessions to far-right lawmakers.

The Independent UK

House Republicans to launch investigations into FBI, China

House Republicans are moving to swiftly establish the marquee investigations of their new majority, voting to create panels focused on China and what they assert is rampant abuse of power in the federal government

Salon

Dr. Dre hushes Marjorie Taylor Greene

The legendary rapper and producer objected to Greene’s unauthorized use of his music for her victory video

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Santos probe sought by Democrats over House ethics

The House Ethics Committee has been asked to investigate Rep. George Santos

Salon

MAGA fans fume at MTG: "She's a fraud"

Even callers on InfoWars are mad that Greene split with far-right colleagues over Kevin McCarthy

Salon

Santos happy GOP gutted ethics office

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

Roll Call

House lawmakers call for a freer C-SPAN. But is that what they actually want? - Roll Call

Nose-pickers and gossipers do their business in Congress unobserved. Do they want everyone at home to see their unscripted moments?

Salon

MTG throws Trump under the bus over vote

"People that are overly mad at me, I shouldn't be your punching bag," Greene pleaded in an interview

Roll Call

House GOP sets up panel to probe government 'weaponization' - Roll Call

House Republicans established a select subcommittee to investigate the “weaponization” of the federal government Tuesday.

Los Angeles Times

4 deals Kevin McCarthy made to become speaker, explained

Rep. Kevin McCarthy won his 15th bid to become speaker of the House, but only at great cost.

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