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Blame Trump for Republican taunts, smackdowns and fights in Congress

Donald Trump ushered in a new kind of ugliness in the GOP. It’s worse than embarrassing, the direct result of a morally bankrupt president and the complicit and power-hungry political party that fed his ego.

Chicago Sun-Times

Senate votes to keep government open amid wide gulf on spending - Roll Call

A stopgap spending measure to keep the government operating into early 2024 is headed to President Joe Biden's desk.

Roll Call

GOP rep hints Nancy Mace has dirt on Kevin McCarthy after elbow saga

Nancy Mace ‘could come back with some stuff that he doesn’t want out there in the public,’ Newsmax host Rob Finnerty chimed in with Tim Burchett

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MAGA rages at speaker averting shutdown

Knives out for Mike Johnson over what Steve Bannon described as "abject surrender"

Salon

Far right criticises Mike Johnson over US funding bill – but so far his job looks safe

Republican House speaker needed Democratic support to avoid shutdown, just as Kevin McCarthy did before being ejected by his party

The Guardian - US

Offering to fight union leader was just ‘Oklahoma values’, senator claims

Republican Markwayne Mullin accused of ‘acting like a 12-year-old’ by Teamsters leader Sean O’Brien during Senate confrontation

The Guardian - US

GOP's institutional tantrum gets violent

It's hard to see how this ends well — for any of us

Salon

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Up First briefing: House passes spending bill; U.S. split on Israel's actions in Gaza

The House passed a two-tier spending bill on a dramatic day of Republican infighting. Americans are split over whether Israel's response to Hamas is "too much" or "about right," a new poll finds.

WEKU

Jimmy Kimmel renames Capitol live-stream ‘UFC-SPAN’ after GOP fights

Jimmy Kimmel joked the Republican party had turned into ‘UFC-SPAN all of a sudden’

The Independent UK

House votes to prevent a government shutdown as GOP Speaker Johnson relies on Democrats for help

The proposal, which the Senate is expected to approve this week, will continue funding the government and push a showdown over a final spending plan into the new year.

Chicago Sun-Times

More House Democrats than Republicans vote to keep the government open

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer says the ‘laddered’ approach is ‘goofy’ but expects it to pass the upper chamber

The Independent UK

Ex-fundraiser for George Santos pleads guilty to wire fraud

Sam Miele admitted to charge in relation to impersonating a senior aide to then House speaker Keven McCarthy

The Guardian - US

Republican chases McCarthy over "elbow"

Rep. Tim Burchett, who voted to oust the former speaker, accused McCarthy of elbowing him in the kidneys in hallway

Salon

GOP rifts boil over in exchange between Reps. McCarthy and Burchett

Tensions among House Republicans boiled over in a physical altercation between former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and Rep. Tim Burchett, one of the members who voted to oust McCarthy from the job.

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Roll Call

Santos campaign fundraiser pleads guilty in scheme to solicit political contributions - Roll Call

A former campaign fundraiser for Rep. George Santos pleaded guilty Tuesday to a federal crime tied to the New York Republican's campaign.

The Guardian - US

US House passes bill to avert government shutdown

Democrats and mainstream Republicans join forces with vote of 336 to 95 to advance stopgap spending package

Roll Call

Ethics complaint filed against former speaker after hallway altercation - Roll Call

A hallway incident between Republican Reps. Kevin McCarthy and Tim Burchett is now an issue for the House Ethics Committee to tackle.

The Guardian - US

‘A bully’: McCarthy accused of shoving Republican who helped oust him

Tim Burchett calls former speaker ‘pathetic’ after Capitol confrontation witnessed by NPR reporter Claudia Grisales

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The Independent UK

Gaetz files ethics complaint against McCarthy for ‘elbowing’ GOP rep

‘It still hurts because it was a shot to the kidneys,’ Rep Tim Burchett says after alleged altercation with former speaker

Roll Call

Hill gets heated, with a ‘shot to the kidneys’ and ‘stand your butt up’

Tim Burchett accuses former Speaker Kevin McCarthy of elbowing him from behind, while Markwayne Mullin nearly brawls with a union boss.

WEKU

Congress on track to avoid a shutdown as House passes two-tier spending bill

The House voted overwhelmingly to approve a GOP-led spending bill that would set two separate funding deadlines next year.

The Guardian - US

House to consider Mike Johnson’s unconventional bill to avert shutdown

It is unclear if US House speaker’s bill has support to pass while government’s authorization to spend money expires on Friday

Roll Call

Senate leaders give green light to Johnson stopgap funds plan - Roll Call

Senate leaders of both parties sent encouraging signals Monday for Speaker Mike Johnson’s bill to avoid a partial government shutdown.

The Independent UK

Mike Johnson faces a McCarthy-esque test as a shutdown looms. Will he survive?

The House is back where it started. Can Mike Johnson build the trust that Kevin McCarthy broke, asks John Bowden

Roll Call

‘Curveball like no other:’ Johnson’s rise has K Street trying to keep up - Roll Call

Rep. Mike Johnson's short congressional career means lobbyists are scrambling to find a conduit to influence the new speaker.

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