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New House Speaker Mike Johnson leads a GOP majority weakened by decades of declining party authority

After the House of Representatives took the unprecedented step on Oct. 3, 2023, of removing its own speaker, Kevin McCarthy of California, with eight Republicans joining all 208 voting Democrats to “vacate the chair,” what followed was weeks of uncertainty. Until conservative Louisiana Rep. Mike Johnson was elected speaker of…

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Jim Jordan, Newt Gingrich and history

Every Republican speaker since the rise of Newt has been an incompetent troll — or a felon. Jordan's no big change

Salon

House speaker live updates | Jim Jordan set to try again

Bipartisan groups of lawmakers have been floating ways to operate the House by giving greater power to the interim speaker, Republican Rep. Patrick McHenry of North Carolina, or another temporary speaker

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Scalise says he's a unifier. The current state of the GOP will test that skill

If elected House speaker, Louisiana Republican Steve Scalise would be the first top House leader from the South since Newt Gingrich served as speaker more than 20 years ago.

WEKU

McCarthy's fall marks new low in the speakership's declining status

The status of the speakership has been declining for years. McCarthy's ouster is an extreme example in a sequence of events that have made the speaker more vulnerable — and thus weaker.

WEKU

Trump bets big on Michigan with rally on GOP debate night as UAW strike continues

Seven Republicans will join the second GOP debate Wednesday but the front-runner, former President Donald Trump won't be one of them. Instead, Trump will head to Michigan to court autoworkers.

WEKU

Congressional Republicans are trapped in a dangerous absurdity of their own making

By abasing himself to Trump and the most hardline Republicans, Kevin McCarthy made himself a political hostage

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Even Boebert knows: Impeachment's a dud

Newt Gingrich lost his House seat from Clinton's impeachment, but gained a lucrative career grifting conservatives

Salon

Biden White House strategy for impeachment inquiry: Dismiss. Compartmentalize. Scold. Fundraise.

The White House is working to stay above the fray on the historic impeachment proceedings launched ahead of the 2024 election by House Republicans

The Independent UK

The Freedom Caucus' shutdown threat recalls tactics of past House rebels

The hardline Republicans want to shift the focus of Congress to their own agenda of opposing, investigating and even impeaching the president or members of his administration.

WEKU

Trump enjoys strong support among Republicans. The general election could be a different story

After every indictment that has come his way, Donald Trump has boasted that his standing among Republicans only improves — and he has a point

The Independent UK

Impeach Biden? Yeah, they just might

The spineless speaker will ultimately do whatever Trump and MTG want. We know what that is — and it might work

Salon

Estuaries? Pickleball? Rum? There’s a congressional caucus for practically everything

WASHINGTON — No matter the topic, Congress has a caucus — or two, or three, or more — for you.

Tribune News Service

Estuaries? Pickleball? Rum? There's a congressional caucus for practically everything - Roll Call

The number of congressional caucuses has grown to more than 800, as lawmakers seek connections to issues important to voters.

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Salon

Biden, McCarthy win — and Trump loses

Against the odds, D.C. went back to normal this week with a bipartisan deal — and a big defeat for Trumpism

The New Daily

Alan Kohler: How the rise of China changed America – and not for the better

Republicans and the White House finally agreed to extend the debt ceiling for two years. Meanwhile, the decline of America gathers pace.

Newsroom.co.nz

The China Tightrope: War on our doorstep?

An edited extract from The China Tightrope, a new book on the NZ-China relationship, on what a conflict involving China might look like - and what that would mean for Aotearoa.

The Guardian - US

Homegrown review: Timothy McVeigh and the rise of the Trumpist threat

Jeffrey Toobin has written a brilliant, chilling book on the Oklahoma City bombing and the rise of Republican extremism

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Roll Call

Kevin McCarthy’s chief of staff Dan Meyer to retire in June - Roll Call

Kevin McCarthy’s chief of staff, Dan Meyer, will retire after a long career in the public and private sectors.

The Conversation

A brief history of debt ceiling crises and the political chaos they've unleashed

There have been numerous fiscal crises in the United States where Congress has either failed to pass a budget on time or there were doubts that the federal debt ceiling would be raised, which could cause the U.S. to default on its debt.

Roll Call

House goes virtual: Yoon address showcases chamber’s new VR capability - Roll Call

Speaker Kevin McCarthy gave the American public a never-before-seen perspective of the House by adding virtual reality coverage.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Editorial: Unprecedented and trivial? Trump's protestations don't match the historical record

To hear it from Donald Trump and his supporters, his prosecution in New York is an unprecedented abuse of the court system for political ends based on the most trivial of charges. Trump, of course, uses far more colorful language to make that point, but even former Vice President Mike…

Chicago Sun-Times

For Kevin McCarthy and Taiwan’s leader, a visit marks a historic first

The House speaker’s meeting with the Taiwanese leader in California is aimed at boosting U.S. support for the island nation. It has already drawn the ire of China.

The Independent UK

For McCarthy and Taiwan's leader, visit marks historic first

The moment will be historic — a U.S. House speaker meeting with the president of Taiwan for a rare visit on American soil

The Conversation

Presidential hopefuls are considering these 5 practical factors before launching their 2024 campaigns

The 2024 race for the White House is in motion. Democratic incumbent President Joe Biden said in October 2022 that he intends to seek a second term, even if he stopped short of making an official announcement. But – in what is expected to be a crowded Republican field –…

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