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Texas Republicans urge Chip Roy and other McCarthy opponents to let Congress get to work

Texans poised to assume committee leadership are growing frustrated by Republicans blocking Kevin McCarthy’s election for speaker because Congress can’t get to work until a leader is in place.

The Texas Tribune

Late-night talks yield no breakthrough in speaker battle - Roll Call

A few of Kevin McCarthy's opponents say they’ll never vote for him, while others have continued negotiating with the California Republican.

Roll Call

George Santos shares press release about being sworn in to Congress – when no one has been

New York Republican was already under fire for wide range of fictions on his resume

The Independent UK

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Kevin McCarthy fails to secure majority in US House – again

US House adjourns for a second day without a speaker after Republican leader Kevin McCarthy lost six votes in a row.

Al Jazeera

Florida and Texas, the Far-Right Axis

Both helmed by conservative governors, the two states represent radically different futures for the country.

Texas Observer

MTG "furious" at MAGA pals over McCarthy

“They’re proving to the country that they’re just distractions," the Georgia Republican said

Salon

Blow for Donald Trump as party loyalists snub him amid Republican civil war

House Republicans, who narrowly won the November 2022 Midterms, failed to elect a Leader as rebels defied Donald Trump. The last time a vote like this failed was 100 years ago

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Analysis: Whoever wins, serving as House speaker will be more like 'being mayor of hell'

WASHINGTON — Republican leader Kevin McCarthy surely could have seen defeat coming: The wave that swamped him has been building for years.

Los Angeles Times

GOP can't govern — and doesn't want to

As Kevin McCarthy reaps the whirlwind, let's hope voters understand this chaos was never really about Donald Trump

Salon

Trump's desperate plea to save McCarthy

Trump had declined to say whether he still backs McCarthy, letting him hang in the wind for 24 hours

Salon

AOC reveals why she was chatting with GOP opponent who fantasised about killing her in anime video

The progressive Democrat and Representative Paul Gosar were seen talking on the House floor amid the chaotic speaker’s vote

The Independent UK

Scattered jeers heard as George Santos casts first House speaker vote for Kevin McCarthy

New York Republican sat alone on House floor as weight of scandals persists

The Independent UK

Republicans set for talks after Kevin McCarthy losing Speaker votes sends US House into chaos

The day of high political drama was the first time in a century the House had failed to choose a Speaker after a first round vote

Evening Standard

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez reveals why she was talking to far-right Republicans

New York Democrat was seen speaking with rightwingers, one of whom once tweeted an anime-style video depicting him killing her

The Guardian - US

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Reuters

McCarthy fails for second day to win U.S. House speaker vote

Republicans in the House of Representatives failed for a second straight day to elect a leader on Wednesday, as a faction of holdouts repeatedly defied former President Donald Trump's call to unite behind his ally Kevin McCarthy.

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: Kevin McCarthy faces long battle for House speaker

House adjourned until noon today as McCarthy becomes the first nominee for speaker in 100 years to fail to win the first vote. Plus, the truth behind 10 of the biggest health beliefs

Axios

Pelosi's "Squad" nightmare becomes McCarthy's reality

Today's Republican rebels are a much bigger threat to the party than the left-wing Squad ended up being for Democrats.

Salon

GOP's New Year message: More cruelty

Greg Abbott's Christmas Eve migrant "stunt" was more like sadistic white supremacist theater, with more to come

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The Independent UK

Biden heads to Kentucky to highlight cash for aging bridge

President Joe Biden is stopping by a notoriously dilapidated bridge connecting Ohio and Kentucky to promote his administration's infrastructure law

Los Angeles Times

Commentary: Latino voters are still in search of a working-class agenda

The education divide that has defined American politics over the last three election cycles has begun to appear in the country’s largest blue state, California. Democrats have captured and retained greater shares of college-educated voters in metro areas, but it has come at the expense of losing rural and blue-collar…

The Conversation

Northern Ireland reconciliation bill highlights complicated role of Catholic Church during the Troubles

It has now been more than two decades since the signing of the Good Friday agreement in 1998, formally ending the Troubles in Northern Ireland. But the most recent attempt by the British government to “deal with the past” – the legacy and reconciliation bill – is itself provoking conflict.

The Independent UK

McCarthy to try again for House speaker, with Trump backing

House Republicans will open the second day of the new Congress much like the first: leader Kevin McCarthy trying to become House speaker

The Independent UK

EXPLAINER: What to expect on Day 2 of House speaker election

The House will convene Wednesday as Republicans try again to elect a speaker for the new Congress

Salon

118 years to gender parity in Congress

Congress added just two women in the 2022 midterms

Tribune News Service

Democrats break out the popcorn for Republicans’ speaker fight

They made history Tuesday, down in the House chamber.

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