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Jim Jordan Is Trying To Buy the Speakership With Tax Breaks for Wealthy Residents of Blue States

It's a maneuver that makes little fiscal, philosophical, or political sense, but thankfully it also seems unlikely to work.

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Jordan out as GOP speaker nominee, new hopefuls vie for backing - Roll Call

House Republicans voted to end Rep. Jim Jordan’s speaker run on Friday during a closed meeting and a crowd began vying for the post.

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White House asks Congress for $106 billion in security supplemental - Roll Call

The White House unveiled its $106 billion supplemental funding request for aid for Israel, Ukraine, and border security.

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GOP opposition to Jordan grows on third speaker ballot - Roll Call

House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, vowed to continue his bid for speaker on Friday, despite his opposition digging in.

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Biden tries to make case for Israel and Ukraine funding - Roll Call

The president's speech raised threats of Hamas and Putin while urging Americans not to let politics prevent helping Israel and Ukraine.

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House to try again on Jordan speaker vote amid determined opposition - Roll Call

The House will vote again Friday morning at 10 a.m. on whether Rep. Jim Jordan should be speaker.

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Getting a new speaker may not clear hurdles to agriculture bills - Roll Call

Even without the battle over House speaker, GOP divisions threaten farm programs in a defeated spending bill and an overdue policy bill.

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Supreme Court keeps a pause on redrawing of Louisiana congressional map - Roll Call

The Supreme Court on Thursday declined to allow a lower court to move forward with redrawing Louisiana’s congressional map.

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Up close without a vote: Delegates weigh in on speakership mess - Roll Call

As the donnybrook over a House speaker drags on, the delegates from territories and the District of Columbia are frustrated they can't vote.

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Trump ally pleads guilty in Georgia case about 2020 election, agrees to testify - Roll Call

A central lawyer in Donald Trump’s efforts to reverse his loss in the 2020 presidential election pleaded guilty Thursday in Georgia.

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Interim speaker plan on ice despite Jordan’s backing - Roll Call

House Republicans shelved a proposal to install Speaker Pro Tempore Patrick T. Henry in a more official role possibly through December just hours after the speaker-designate gave it his blessing.

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As 2024 nears, advocates push for caregiving as campaign issue - Roll Call

Exhausted from shortages of professional caregivers, advocates argue caregivers could become a powerful voting bloc in next year's elections.

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Proceed with caution on what 2023 races tell us - Roll Call

Republican Jeff Landry flipped Louisiana's governor's office, but Democrats were running on borrowed time, Nathan L. Gonzales writes.

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Rep. Miller-Meeks received death threats over Jordan opposition - Roll Call

A second-term GOP lawmaker said she's gotten death threats since her vote earlier Wednesday for a speaker candidate that wasn't Jim Jordan.

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'SALT' relief on the table in speaker negotiations - Roll Call

Rep. Jim Jordan is backing an increased cap on state and local tax deductions, according to Rep. Mike Garcia.

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Speaker battle lines may be hardening, next steps unclear - Roll Call

The GOP battle to pick a House speaker will continue Thursday after Rep. Jim Jordan saw support drop on Wednesday.

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Previously stalled FAA, Amtrak nominees move toward vote in Senate - Roll Call

The Senate Commerce Committee on Wednesday advanced FAA and Amtrak nominees, after senators lifted their objections.

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Former Capitol Police officer pleads guilty in 2020 cruiser crash with motorcyclist - Roll Call

A former Capitol Police officer pleaded guilty Wednesday to a charge that stems from a 2020 crash in Georgetown with a police cruiser.

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Military obesity rates soar, compounding recruitment challenges - Roll Call

The seemingly rapid increase in the rate of overweight troops could renew concerns over military readiness.

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Senate votes to overturn CFPB small-business lending rule - Roll Call

The Senate voted Wednesday to nullify a CFPB rule requiring lenders to gather information from small-business owners.

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Group of GOP-led states asks Supreme Court to halt Biden cross-state smog plan - Roll Call

A group of GOP-led states and industry groups asked the Supreme Court to halt a Biden administration emissions and clean air rule.

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GOP senators criticize Israel envoy nominee over work on Iran deal - Roll Call

Republican senators question the role played in the Iran nuclear deal by the nominee to be U.S. ambassador to Israel.

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Senators grill Bertagnolli on NIH priorities, drug costs - Roll Call

Monica Bertagnolli, nominated to head the National Institutes of Health, currently heads the National Cancer Institute.

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Jordan loses ground on second speaker ballot - Roll Call

Opponents of Rep. Jim Jordan’s bid for speaker gained ground Wednesday with a bigger margin voting against him on Wednesday.

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The times, they are confusing: Why is Congress like this? - Roll Call

Congress is in an unsteady and potentially dangerous place, without leaders during tumultuous times. Is there a way out?

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