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Speaker McCarthy: That's no joke, folks

As usual, the mockery was a way to avoid the real emotions we should feel: How the hell did America get here?

Salon

First Thing: Democrats decry new House rules as a ‘ransom note to America’

Partisan lines divided the vote on rules, with no Democrats voting for them and only one Republican voting against. Plus, how US state agencies got funny

The Guardian - UK

George Skelton: McCarthy's Mar-a-Lago trip was his tipping point. It showed he could be bullied into submission

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — House Speaker Kevin McCarthy weakened himself two years ago by calling out then-President Donald Trump for inciting the violent Capitol insurrection, then rushing to his golf resort to beg forgiveness.

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Commentary: GOP insurrectionists mount a new attack on the Capitol by stalling House speaker election

Two years after the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, some of the same far-right Republican members of Congress who refused to certify the lawful election of President Joe Biden are waging a new attack on democracy by throwing the U.S. House into chaos.

Chicago Tribune

Commentary: The first step in dumping Trump

Former President Donald Trump has been called many things, from a would-be tyrant to an alleged sexual predator. In the aftermath of the 2022 elections, a new moniker may sound his death knell — a loser. He lost in 2020, as did his party. With inflation running high in a…

Tribune News Service

Commentary: The border ‘crisis’ is a problem that we can solve

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot recently called the challenge the city is facing in serving an influx of migrants a crisis created by the Republican governor of Texas. As an academic who studies and teaches refugee policy, I agree the crisis is manufactured, but its roots are much deeper and effects…

Chicago Tribune

The New Congress Is Finally Sworn In. What’s In Store For US Jews And Zionism?

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Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker sets out 2nd-term agenda as weapons ban bill heads for final vote

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Seeking to build on the successes of his four years in office, Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker offered a second-term agenda Monday that called for a state constitutional right to abortion, making preschool available to every family and making public college free for children in working-class families.

Chicago Tribune

House Republicans pass bill to slash IRS funding in first act of new Congress

The bill is unlikely to pass the Democratic-led Senate.

Axios

House GOP kicks off majority with vote to slash IRS funding

House Republicans have began their tenure in the majority by passing a bill that would rescind nearly $71 billion that Congress had provided the IRS

The Independent UK

No ‘dynamic duo’: Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick have forged separate roles

AUSTIN, Texas — In eight years as arguably the most conservative “Big Two” in Texas history, Gov. Greg Abbott and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick have achieved an uneasy peace. The two Republican leaders rarely clash in public and they’ve increasingly avoided conflict by doubling down on the unique — and…

Tribune News Service

Marjorie Taylor Greene channeling Dr. Dre for social media clout? Not on his watch

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene might be a fan of Dr. Dre‘s music, but the Grammy-winning rapper has no love for the Georgia Republican using his hits for attention on social media.

Los Angeles Times

Rep. Jason Smith wins three-way contest for Ways and Means gavel

WASHINGTON — Rep. Jason Smith, a self-proclaimed “firebrand” preaching a populist image of the GOP, won the nomination to be chairman of the Ways and Means Committee.

Tribune News Service

House passes controversial rules package with only one Republican opposing

Representative Tony Gonzales of Texas opposes it

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Hobbs focuses on border, schools in 1st speech to lawmakers

Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs has praised President Joe Biden’s weekend trip to the U.S.-Mexico border and his stepped-up efforts to combat illegal immigration

The Independent UK

Lauren Boebert sugarcoats House speaker vote chaos, calling it her ‘most productive week in Congress’

Ms Boebert and other Republicans are spinning the drawn-out speakership fight as a win for democracy

WEKU

Here’s who’s running for Kentucky governor in 2023

The Independent UK

Having elected House speaker, Republicans try governing

Electing the House speaker may have been the easy part

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Ethics group seeks investigation of Rep. George Santos' campaign finances

WASHINGTON — Freshman Rep. George Santos, the New York Republican who became embroiled in scandal after news reports cast doubt on his stated biography and on his campaign expenditures, faced yet another complaint Monday.

The Independent UK

VIDEO FOR YOU: House Republicans defend chaos, look ahead

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The Independent UK

How Republicans are transforming the House in the majority

Lawmakers no longer have to walk through metal detectors before gaining access to the House floor

Roll Call

Rep. Arrington gets Steering Committee nod for House Budget gavel - Roll Call

Texas GOP Rep. Jodey C. Arrington is poised to become the next House Budget chair, after the Republican Steering Committee recommended him.

The Independent UK

Republicans challenge New Mexico redistricting after loss

The New Mexico Supreme Court is considering a legal challenge to a congressional map that divvies up a politically conservative region of the state

Salon

W.Va. reporter fired after finding abuse

Democrats and Republicans in the Mountain State agreed that the journalist's termination was "disturbing"

The Independent UK

Biden’s latest immigration move shows his utter lack of options

News analysis: President Biden’s most recent actions to combat the humanitarian crisis at the US-Mexico border reflect decades of inaction that have left presidents with few to no good options when it comes to immigration policy in a toxic political environment

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