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Marjorie Taylor Greene backs away from QAnon history saying she got ‘sucked into some things I’d seen on the internet’

Georgia congresswoman stands to regain committee memberships under GOP majority

The Independent UK

‘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

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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.

Axios

Rep. Comer "not convinced" there won't be a motion to oust McCarthy as speaker

Concessions McCarthy made to become speaker allow one lawmaker to force a vote to remove the speaker.

Axios

From Trump to governor: Sanders prepares to take on new role

Republican Sarah Huckabee Sanders says she wants to keep the focus on Arkansas as she prepares to take office as the state’s 47th governor

The Independent UK

With 2024 election on the horizon, state legislatures consider voting changes

With their eyes on the 2024 presidential election, state lawmakers around the country are preparing to reshape voting rules in what election experts expect will be another busy legislative season.

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Michael Moore's new message of hope

Filmmaker and activist predicted "red wave" would be a dud. His new podcast urges embattled liberals not to despair

Salon

McCarthy starts out with agenda already hemmed in by dissidents

WASHINGTON — Newly elected House Speaker Kevin McCarthy sought to rally Republicans with pledges to champion federal spending cuts, strengthen border security and counter “woke indoctrination,” hinting at his dependence on a small group of populist conservatives over the next two years.

Tribune News Service

‘Crisis and confusion’: 4 days of GOP barbs, chaos and cigars

WASHINGTON — It was a near-fist fight on the House floor. It was four days of name-calling, late-night huddles, rush deliveries of pizzas and burritos. It was cigar smoke wafting through the hallways, diaper changes and a dog on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives.

Tribune News Service

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

"Mr. Republican" and the Nazis

GOP's boy-crush on Putin and Orbán shouldn't be surprising — consider legendary Republican Sen. Robert Taft.

Salon

Historic House speaker showdown highlighted matters of race and representation

Questions about race and representation permeated the debate over who can best reflect the will of the American electorate on the Hill.

WEKU

Here's what Kevin McCarthy said after winning House speakership

The GOP leader secured the gavel Saturday morning after suffering 14 losses in a historic speakership vote.

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The Independent UK

Clash over tax cuts coming in Kansas; abortion foes unsure

Kansas’ recently reelected Democratic governor and Republican lawmakers are headed for a clash over how their financially flush state should cut taxes as the Legislature prepares to open its annual session

The Independent UK

States target transgender health care in first bills of 2023

Republican state lawmakers are following up a midterm election and record flow of anti-transgender legislation last year by zeroing in on bodily autonomy with proposals to limit gender-affirming health care and abortion access

The Independent UK

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Evening Standard

Kevin McCarthy elected House Speaker amid fiery scenes

Republican Kevin McCarthy was elected US House speaker in a historic post-midnight 15th ballot early on Saturday, overcoming holdouts from his own ranks.

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Chicago Sun-Times

One chaotic week, 15 votes, and finally, a House speaker: Kevin McCarthy

McCarthy had been on the cusp of victory in the 14th round of voting late Friday, but he fell one vote short. After nearly adjourning, the House remained in session and elected McCarthy on the 15th ballot.

Daily Mirror

Republican Kevin McCarthy clinches late night vote to become US House speaker

Republican Kevin McCarthy said: "Now the work begins," after being elected as US House Speaker in a historic 15th ballot having persuaded opponents in his own party to back him

Tribune News Service

McCarthy overcomes GOP rebellion to be elected House Speaker

WASHINGTON — Republican Kevin McCarthy achieved his long-held ambition of becoming House speaker early Saturday after quelling a rebellion by GOP conservative hardliners, but at the cost of further weakening his precarious position within a sharply divided party.

Los Angeles Times

Kevin McCarthy wins House speakership on 15th vote

WASHINGTON — Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., was elected speaker of the House early Saturday morning after four days and 15 ballots, resuscitating a chamber that had been paralyzed as it endured the longest struggle to elect a leader since the Civil War.

Axios

Kevin McCarthy elected House speaker after historic battle with GOP rebels

The California Republican’s hard-won ascendancy follows a feud with GOP rebels.

The Independent UK

Kevin McCarthy elected House speaker on 15th round after fight nearly breaks out

Lawmakers nearly came to blows as historic streak of voting neared dramatic conclusion

Los Angeles Times

McCarthy loses 14th vote for speaker amid drama on House floor

WASHINGTON — House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy of California lost his 14th ballot for speaker Friday evening in the most dramatic fashion possible, falling a single vote shy of the outright majority he needed.

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