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Speaker battle could spark Medicare cuts

Some Republicans say threat of government shutdown is "non-negotiable"

Salon · Jan 5, 2023

These 21 House members didn't vote for Kevin McCarthy. Here's what they want

McCarthy is still short of the votes he needs to be speaker, and it's because of a staunch, anti-establishment, intransigent far-right group that wants government to do a lot less.

WEKU · Jan 5, 2023

GOP's McCarthy pressured to 'figure out' speaker race

Pressure is building on Republican Kevin McCarthy to determine whether or not he can win over enough fellow Republicans to become House speaker

The Independent UK · Jan 5, 2023

Maybe 'Marshal Law' Can Save the Republican Party?

Unfortunately, the reality is something far more sinister.

Reason · Dec 23, 2022

Jackie Calmes: The GOP just keeps stoking the 'clear and present danger' of Jan. 6

For all the bravado among Republicans that they'll deep-six the work of the Jan. 6 committee as soon as they take power from Democrats in the House next month, they and their shrinking leader, Donald Trump, have become its best promoters. Their (mis)behavior ensures that the panel's findings — the…

Los Angeles Times · Dec 17, 2022

5 House conservatives plan to vote as a unit on McCarthy's speaker bid

If they stick to their guns, it could derail McCarthy's path to the top job.

Axios · Dec 15, 2022

Anti-Kevin McCarthy group vows not to be picked off one by one

WASHINGTON — As Republicans huddled Wednesday to discuss House rule changes that could help Kevin McCarthy in his quest to become speaker, five members who have publicly opposed him made clear they’re organizing as a bloc and can’t be peeled off individually.

Tribune News Service · Dec 15, 2022

Anti-McCarthy group vows not to be picked off one-by-one - Roll Call

A bloc of five Republicans opposing Kevin McCarthy's bid to be House speaker say they are working together as the party debates House rules.

Roll Call · Dec 14, 2022

Kimmel on Jan 6 texts: ‘Even Scooby-Doo villains know not to write it down’

Late-night hosts discuss Mark Meadows’s texts with GOP lawmakers about overturning the election, Sam Bankman-Fried’s arrest and the Respect for Marriage Act

The Guardian - US · Dec 14, 2022

White House responds to revelation of text from GOP lawmaker to Mark Meadows: ‘A disgusting affront’

Biden official condemns message calling for Trump chief of staff to declare martial law to remain in office

The Independent UK · Dec 14, 2022