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

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

Roll Call

McCarthy Era Begins As The GOP Leader Squeaks Out A House Speaker Victory

GOP leader Kevin McCarthy finally won election early Saturday morning as Speaker of the House in a historic 15-ballot battle.

Zenger

McCarthy concessions raise stakes on budget, debt limit - Roll Call

The House Republican deal lays a foundation for the spending cuts that some want, but also a challenge to keep the government functioning.

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Finally Approved as House Speaker, McCarthy Aims To Cut IRS Funding

Plus: More documents showcase government pressure on social platforms, appeals court to reconsider ban on nonviolent felon gun ownership, and more...

Reason

Even Lauren Boebert’s supporters want her to stop ‘nasty rhetoric’

Voters who support Lauren Boebert are hoping the firebrand Republican congresswoman from Colorado tones down her brash style

The Independent UK

Biden is throwing migrants under the bus to appease Republican fearmongering

The Biden administration criticizes conservatives as anti-immigrant – yet pursues policies not so different from Trump’s

The Guardian - US

Welcome to the creepiest Congress ever

With Kevin McCarthy as Speaker, House Republicans gear up to wage a two year war on reality itself

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“I want to fight”: LGBTQ Texans ready for legislative session as GOP lawmakers target them in dozens of bills

Republicans are backing legislation targeting gender-affirming care for children, classroom lessons about sexuality and drag shows.

The Texas Tribune

Will young people save US democracy?

Unlike past generations, younger voters are not growing more conservative with age

Salon

Commentary: One way the speaker fiasco was good for Republicans

Streaming’s latest hit show, "McCarthy Agonistes," has ended its five-day run, but the protracted vote for speaker of the House highlighted one unexpected yet welcome facet of the Republican Party: actual diversity — and not just of the ideological variety.

Tribune News Service

Mark Z. Barabak: Kevin McCarthy 'won' the House speakership. Now the country will pay the price

For years, Kevin McCarthy wanted to be speaker of the House in the worst possible way, and that's precisely what he accomplished by winning the leadership post after 15 humiliating rounds of voting and days of give-away-the-store negotiations.

Los Angeles Times

Georgia Democrats face uphill fight to move state up on 2024 primary calendar

ATLANTA — President Joe Biden’s proposal to reorder the 2024 nominating schedule by elevating Georgia to the first wave of states to cast ballots faces an uncertain future amid opposition from Republicans who will have the final say on his plan.

Tribune News Service

Lauren Boebert appears to hurl obscenity at Marjorie Taylor Greene in video of tense speaker vote exchange

Videos appear to show Colorado representative responding to her Republican colleague with expletive

The Independent UK

Lawmaker held back by the mouth apologises to Matt Gaetz over House speaker row

Alabama Republican publicly apologises to Matt Gaetz for ‘briefly’ losing temper

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Kemp done being underestimated, aims to steer GOP past Trump

Georgia’s Brian Kemp is done being underestimated

Tribune News Service

Matthew Yglesias: George Santos doesn’t deserve to be kicked out of Congress

Rep. George Santos appears to be a fraud who’s lied about everything from his Jewish identity to his employment history. But that doesn’t mean the first-term Republican from New York deserves to be kicked out of Congress.

Los Angeles Times

Under attack from both Republicans and Democrats, Biden tours border

As President Biden stepped off Air Force One in El Paso to tour the U.S. border on Sunday, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott was on the tarmac waiting.

Chicago Sun-Times

Illinois Rep. Mary Miller, 20 other hardliners gain power in deal to back Kevin McCarthy for speaker

“I look forward to working with the House Republican Conference to stop Joe Biden’s destructive, radical, leftist agenda,” Rep. Mary Miller said in a statement.

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Chicago Sun-Times

Biden at the border; inspects busy port of entry from Mexico

Biden watched as border officers in El Paso demonstrated how they search vehicles. Republican Gov. Greg Abbott handed Biden a letter saying the “chaos” at the border was the “direct result” of Biden’s failure to enforce federal laws.

The Independent UK

McCarthy's next big task: Win GOP support for House rules

After an epic 15-ballot election to become House speaker, Republican Kevin McCarthy faces his next big test in governing a fractious, slim majority

The Guardian - US

After chaotic week, McCarthy faces new battle as House votes on rules package

Some Republicans indicate they may withhold support unless details of concessions made to hard-right lawmakers are unveiled

Tribune News Service

‘Let’s fight now’ over debt ceiling, House GOP lawmaker says

WASHINGTON — A conservative Republican at the center of the tortured effort to elect House Speaker Kevin McCarthy says he’d welcome a hard-fought battle over the U.S. debt ceiling, but said both parties should start negotiating terms for the increase now so it doesn’t go down to the wire.

Tribune News Service

‘Let’s fight now’ over debt ceiling, House GOP lawmaker says

Axios

Some Republicans expect rocky road for McCarthy as House speaker

"The speaker vote is the easiest vote we'll take in Congress and it was pretty chaotic," Rep. Tony Gonzales said.

The Texas Tribune

Joe Biden tours El Paso for first border visit of his presidency

He was greeted by Gov. Greg Abbott upon arrival at the El Paso airport. Abbott has been a chief critic of Biden’s immigration policies and has frequently called on him to visit the border over the past year.

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