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McCarthy's struggles point to troubles ahead for his office, his party and Congress

The memory of the speakership fights leading up to the Civil War remind us that the consequences of dysfunction in the national government affect us all.

WEKU

Calls for C-SPAN to control cameras in House after sensational scenes caught on camera during Speaker debacle

Public access network has given new visibility to messy work of Congress

The Independent UK

Jackie Calmes: McCarthy and the GOP have only themselves to blame for their humiliation

Fitting bookends framed the House Republicans’ first week of majority control/not control in a new Congress. Between them is a story of the party’s radicalism and dysfunction — past, present and, almost certainly, future.

Los Angeles Times

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Congress wasn't always this dysfunctional (except it kind of was)

You've likely heard lots this week about how rare the repeated failed Speaker votes have been. But is this a new level of dysfunction for Congress?

WEKU

Cameras Should Stay in Place After the House Picks a Speaker

C-SPAN has shown House proceedings since 1979 but only what the House chooses to let it show. That needs to change.

Reason

McCarthy concessions leave House GOP with institutional anarchy

His desperate scramble to win the speakership has made things a lot worse for any future leader.

Axios

'A disaster': Speaker fight exposes GOP leadership vacuum

The stalemate over the Republican House speaker vote is more than just an embarrassment for Kevin McCarthy, who is now the first person in a century to muddle through multiple ballots

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Jake Tapper goes viral for ‘child molester’ quip in analysis of Kevin McCarthy House speaker chaos

There was an awkward on-air moment during a conversation between CNN anchors on the current GOP disarray

The Independent UK

Carl P. Leubsdorf: Some not-so-serious 2023 predictions

Last year’s column successfully predicted Democratic Senate gains and a smaller-than-expected Republican House takeover. Here is our not-totally-serious forecast for 2023:

Tribune News Service

Nicholas Goldberg: I begged Santa — let Trump lead the Republican Party to defeat

Prognostication is thankless work, especially when it comes to politics.

Los Angeles Times

Carl P. Leubsdorf: My forecast for 2023

Last year’s column successfully predicted Democratic Senate gains and a smaller-than-expected Republican House takeover. Here is our not-totally-serious forecast for 2023:

Tribune News Service

Kemp, Warnock rise as national political stars in battleground Georgia

ATLANTA — Republican Gov. Brian Kemp and Democratic U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock have seen their profiles grow dramatically after hard-fought election victories in the South’s premier battleground state, elevating them into potential national candidates.

Tribune News Service

Jackie Calmes: Warnock won and Walker lost because voters judged on character

Even in Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s dream — "one day, on the red hills of Georgia, the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave owners will be able to sit down together at the table of brotherhood" — the civil rights martyr didn't foresee that in…

Los Angeles Times

Would-be Speaker McCarthy can learn from predecessors' struggles for the big gavel

Rep. McCarthy is still likely to win the House Speaker role on January 3rd. However, managing the majority and achieving its legislative and political goals in another matter.

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Newt Gingrich warns Republicans that Joe Biden is winning the fight

Former speaker who led charge against Bill Clinton raises eyebrows with column heralding Democrat’s first-term success

Axios

Newt Gingrich warns Republicans that Biden's winning

"Biden has been much more successful than we have been willing to credit."

Los Angeles Times

How Biden is navigating his rocky relationship with McCarthy

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden, addressing a postelection gathering of congressional leaders at the White House on Tuesday, said he hoped he could work with Congress on funding the government, responding to the COVID-19 pandemic and supporting Ukraine.

Tribune News Service

Meadows, Flynn appeals complicate timeline for concluding Trump grand jury

ATLANTA — Three of the most prominent witnesses who have yet to testify before the Fulton County special grand jury investigating potential criminal meddling in Georgia’s 2020 election appealed judges’ orders this week directing them to appear in Atlanta.

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The Conversation

Nancy Pelosi was the key Democratic messenger of her generation – passing the torch will empower younger leadership

The announcement by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi that she will not run for another senior post opens the door for a new generation of national leaders in the Democratic Party.

The Independent UK

Judge says Michael Flynn must testify in Ga. election probe

A Florida judge has ruled that former national security adviser Michael Flynn must testify before a special grand jury in Atlanta that’s looking into whether then-President Donald Trump and his allies illegally tried to influence the 2020 election in Georgia

Salon

Impeaching Biden: Another dumb GOP idea

Kevin McCarthy could learn something from Newt Gingrich: His impeachment of Bill Clinton ended his career

Tribune News Service

A father and son, a Native American senator and a Vermont congresswoman: Things the 118th Congress will have that the 117th does not

WASHINGTON — More twins in Texas. A Gen Z switcheroo. A father-son tag team. And if you want to supersize your order, there’s one more guy with experience with that.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Election Takeaways: No Sweep for the Republicans after All

For weeks, Republicans predicted a “red wave” would carry them to power in Congress, as voters repudiated majority Democrats for failing to tame skyrocketing inflation and address worries about rising crime. The reality appeared far different early Wednesday. Rather than a wholesale rejection of President Joe Biden and his party,…

Roll Call

Twins, sons and happy meals: Things the 118th Congress will have that the 117th does not - Roll Call

Texas will have three members who have twin siblings, while Congress will again have a father-son duo in the Senate and House.

Tribune News Service

Newt Gingrich to challenge Fulton County grand jury subpoena

ATLANTA — Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich plans to fight a Fulton County subpoena seeking his testimony before the special purpose grand jury examining attempts to overturn Georgia’s 2020 elections.

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