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After GOP wins House control, Republican leader threatens Rep. Ilhan Omar's committee role

WASHINGTON – Republican Speaker hopeful Kevin McCarthy is vowing to stop Democratic U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar from serving on the Foreign Affairs Committee just days after the GOP won control of the U.S. House.

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Both parties had high hopes for California in the midterms. Neither saw their dreams fully come true

LOS ANGELES — The battles for California’s most competitive congressional races have effectively ended in a draw after months of campaigning and more than $100 million in advertising. Neither Democrats nor Republicans have so far ousted an incumbent or won new ground in their opponent’s territory — though with a…

Los Angeles Times

Kevin McCarthy says he'll remove Ilhan Omar from committee assignment

McCarthy vowed to remove Omar from the Foreign Affairs Committee over her past "anti-semitic and anti-American remarks."

Axios

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Trump, potential GOP presidential candidates speak at RJC event in Vegas

LAS VEGAS — Former President Donald Trump, who recently announced his 2024 presidential bid, will likely face some tough Republican challengers, if the Republican Jewish Coalition’s Annual Leadership Meeting at The Venetian this weekend was any indication.

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Republicans take control of US lower house, leaving Congress split

With Democrats already sure of a Senate majority, Republicans on Wednesday narrowly took control of the US House of Representatives. This leaves Congress split and gives Republicans a legislative base to oppose President Joe Biden's agenda for the final two years of his term.

Radio France Internationale

MTG: "Take pity on Capitol rioters"

Greene hopes to appeal to Republican lawmakers to treat rioters with a gentle hand as they near sentencing

Salon

Editorial: Nancy Pelosi improved our lives. Her successor will investigate Hunter Biden’s laptop

The poor schmo who would do anything to follow Nancy Pelosi as House speaker is her opposite in ways that have nothing to do with ideology: In his lack of consistency, lack of discipline and lack of courage, Rep. Kevin McCarthy falls so far short of his fellow Californian’s standards…

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Trump campaign announcement deepens Republicans’ civil war

Republicans are now soul searching over how they lost a very winnable Senate and bracing for two tumultuous years in the House – and many blame Trump

The Guardian - US

Grassroots activists won big this year. Can Democrats learn from them?

The best chance for progressives and left-leaning activists around the country to see significant gains over the next two years may be through ballot initiatives, John Bowden reports

The Independent UK

Grover Norquist pushes House GOP to reinstate earmark ban

WASHINGTON — The intraparty debate among House Republicans on a proposed earmark ban is heating up, with an influential GOP activist figure weighing in against maintaining the practice in the 118th Congress.

Tribune News Service

As the Nancy Pelosi era ends, what’s next for the US House?

Hakeem Jeffries is seen as the likely replacement for Pelosi, where he would be the first Black party leader in Congress

Al Jazeera

Marjorie Taylor Greene preps for second term with more power

WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has made no secret about what she wants to accomplish in her second term in office.

Tribune News Service

US attorney general appoints special counsel in Trump DoJ investigations – as it happened

Merrick Garland names Jack Smith, a veteran prosecutor, as special counsel to decide whether to bring charges against Trump

The Guardian - US

Colbert: ‘Nice to see Republicans take the House without any zip ties’

Late-night hosts discuss the GOP’s slim majority in Congress’s lower chamber, Nancy Pelosi’s farewell and Mike Pence’s book

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The Independent UK

Kevin McCarthy reveals why he skipped Nancy Pelosi’s departure speech

McCarthy is expected to become House speaker in the new Congress

Salon

Meet Kevin McCarthy's puppetmaster

Kevin McCarthy supposedly persuaded Marjorie Taylor Greene to back him. We know which of them has real power

Roll Call

Grover Norquist pushes House GOP to reinstate earmark ban - Roll Call

The intraparty debate among House Republicans on a proposed earmark ban is heating up as an influential activist weighs in.

Chicago Tribune

Commentary: Will US foreign policy change after the midterms?

Though foreign policy played no real role in the outcome of the midterm elections, that outcome matters for foreign policy.

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The Independent UK

Hakeem Jeffries - live: Nancy Pelosi’s likely successor formally declares Democratic leadership bid

Republicans are set to hold an extremely slim majority in the House of Representatives

Axios

Pelosi's encore: Democrats hope retiring leader stays intimately involved in caucus

Pelosi will be the first speaker to retain their House seat after stepping down since 1955.

Tribune News Service

Freedom Caucus members want to decentralize power in the House. But what does that really mean?

WASHINGTON — The man who would be speaker of the House, Kevin McCarthy, can expect to have his hands full trying to herd the particularly fractious cats of the Republican Conference next year. And if the House Freedom Caucus has its way, he’ll have to make do with one arm…

Los Angeles Times

Pelosi to step down as House Democratic leader

WASHINGTON — After months of speculation about her future, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said Thursday she will not seek to lead House Democrats for another term but will remain in Congress.

The Independent UK

GOP eyes new priorities for House, starting with Biden probe

The Republican Party’s capture of the House majority is upending the agenda in Washington, empowering GOP lawmakers to pursue conservative goals and vigorously challenge the policies of President Joe Biden and his administration

Salon

3 Republicans decline to endorse Trump

After Trump's big announcement, GOP mostly responds with "silence"

The Guardian - US

Pelosi to depart as top House Democrat to make way for ‘new generation’

Outgoing speaker, 82, who has led House Democrats for two decades, makes announcement after Republicans win control of chamber

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