Boebert says Republican chaos is fine because it means US isn’t sending money to Ukraine ‘Government isn’t spending money sending it to Ukraine so the American taxpayers are certainly winning’ The Independent UK · Jan 5, 2023
Katie Hobbs to give inaugural address as Arizona governor Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs will outline her vision for the next four years during her inaugural address Thursday, ushering in an era of divided government and Democratic ascendance in a state long dominated by Republicans The Independent UK · Jan 5, 2023
McCarthy sweetens his offer to House GOP rebels The House resumes at noon eastern time on Thursday. Axios · Jan 5, 2023
Governor Beshear offers praise for natural disaster response and cites economic growth; Legislative Governor Andy Beshear delivered his State of the Commonwealth Address Wednesday night. In the speech, Beshear praised Kentucky’s economic growth over the past year while recovering from two major natural disasters. WEKU · Jan 5, 2023
Still no House Speaker: Mary Miller, from downstate Illinois, emerges as hard-line McCarthy opponent Illinois Republican Darin LaHood, a Kevin McCarthy backer involved in negotiations, told the Sun-Times on Wednesday night that “I believe we are making progress. The two sides are working diligently together.” Chicago Sun-Times · Jan 5, 2023
Former GOP Rep. Adam Kinzinger joins CNN As his 12-year congressional run concludes, the Trump critic and Jan. 6 committee member heads to cable news as a senior political commentator. Chicago Sun-Times · Jan 5, 2023
House without a speaker as McCarthy fails to secure majority in six rounds of voting – as it happened House adjourns until 8pm ET as Republicans remain deadlocked – follow all the latest politics news The Guardian - US · Jan 5, 2023
Matt Gaetz’s demands include a committee to investigate FBI, as he calls McCarthy a ‘desperate guy’ Florida representative one of leaders of faction blocking Kevin McCarthy election as House Speaker The Independent UK · Jan 5, 2023
‘Best season of CSPAN … ever’: Twitter has a field day with House GOP’s speaker vote debacle Even Wikipedia got in on the action The Independent UK · Jan 5, 2023
Colbert on speaker votes: ‘Pure uncut Peruvian blue flake Schadenfreude’ Late-night hosts discuss Kevin McCarthy’s historic failure to be elected speaker of the House and George Santos’s lies The Guardian - US · Jan 4, 2023
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 · Jan 4, 2023
Florida and Texas, the Far-Right Axis Both helmed by conservative governors, the two states represent radically different futures for the country. Texas Observer · Jan 4, 2023
Biden calls House GOP dysfunction ‘embarrassing’ as voting for Speaker set to continue for second day Mr Biden says the House’s failure to elect a Speaker on the first day of the 118th Congress is “not a good look” for the country The Independent UK · Jan 4, 2023
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 · Jan 4, 2023
The Independent UK · Jan 4, 2023 Trump issues blustering McCarthy endorsement as House readies fourth Speaker vote Mr Trump took to his Truth Social platform to offer a full-throated defence of Kevin McCarthy
Salon · Jan 4, 2023 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
The Independent UK · Jan 4, 2023 Matt Gaetz twists knife over Kevin McCarthy’s failed House votes branding him ‘a squatter’ in speaker’s office Mr McCarthy failed to get enough votes to become House speaker in three separate roll call votes on Tuesday – marking the first time in more than 100 years where a speaker was not elected in the opening vote
Axios · Jan 4, 2023 Trump publicly urges House GOP to back McCarthy for speaker The House is in a standstill after McCarthy fell short of the votes needed to be elected speaker on Tuesday.
The Independent UK · Jan 4, 2023 How Matt Gaetz and AOC cleared the air on their positions over Kevin McCarthy vote AOC shoots down suggestions from her opponents that Democrats are making a deal with McCarthy
The Independent UK · Jan 4, 2023 House speaker vote – live: McCarthy vows to fight on despite humiliation as House adjourns amid chaotic scenes Kevin McCarthy continues failing to get enough votes to become the next House speaker
Axios · Jan 4, 2023 The impossible role of GOP leader It's amazing anyone wants to be their leader in this era.
The Guardian - US · Jan 4, 2023 ‘It’s not about winning an election’: Stacey Abrams’ legacy in Georgia Abrams did not win the vote, but she created the conditions for increased voter turnout among key parts of Georgia’s electorate
Salon · Jan 4, 2023 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
Chicago Tribune · Jan 4, 2023 Illinois Gov. Pritzker ran a cautious reelection campaign. Will he play it safe in 2nd term? Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker begins his second term Jan. 9 emboldened by a decisive reelection victory, a slew of wins in November by Democratic candidates he helped fund and a series of legislative successes that formed the foundation of his bid for another four years in Springfield.
Los Angeles Times · Jan 4, 2023 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…