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Tim Miller / The Bulwark:
Never Trumpers Understood Kevin McCarthy's Conference Better Than He Did — Who could possibly have predicted that the leopards would eat My Kevin's face, too? — For years Kevin McCarthy, a blow-dried, donor-class Republican, has tried to maintain a hold on his increasingly bedraggled …
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Ryan Grim / The Intercept:
What Matt Gaetz and AOC Talked About During Kevin McCarthy's Speaker Vote … Opponents of Rep. Kevin McCarthy's bid for the House speakership are digging in after a tense discussion on the House floor between Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y.
David A. Graham / The Atlantic:
Kevin McCarthy's Loyalty to Trump Got Him Nothing — High-level politics is fundamentally about dealmaking. You can't succeed as anything more than a back-bencher if you aren't willing to make a deal with almost anyone on almost anything. In Faust, a deal with the devil is fatal; on Capitol Hill, it's how you survive.
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NBC News:
Kevin McCarthy's bid for House speaker: Live updates — For the first time in more than a century, the House was unable to elect a speaker after three ballots. The chamber adjourned until Wednesday at noon. … Rep.-elect Robert Garcia, D-Calif., whose swearing in to Congress …
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Politico:
Biden world both humored and terrified by McCarthy meltdown — Staff throughout the West Wing wouldn't cop to watching live coverage of Rep. Kevin McCarthy failing to get enough votes to become speaker of the House. But, to a person, they were more than aware of the fiasco that was unfolding …
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Politico:
3 strikes for McCarthy — but he's not out yet — The House abruptly adjourned Tuesday after Kevin McCarthy's speakership bid failed in a third straight vote amid mounting chaos on the floor. — Confronting an incredibly narrow majority, McCarthy has been unable to dislodge dug-in opposition …
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Eric Garcia / The Independent:
AOC reveals why she was chatting with GOP opponent who fantasised about killing her in anime video — The progressive Democrat and Representative Paul Gosar were seen talking on the House floor amid the chaotic speaker's vote — AOC appears to talk cordially with congressman who posted anime video of her assassination
Adam Shaw / Fox News:
Byron Donalds sets House floor abuzz by switching vote from McCarthy to Jordan — McCarthy has been unable to secure the 218 votes to become speaker — Byron Donalds sets House floor abuzz by switching vote — Rep.-elect Byron Donalds, R-Fla., set the House abuzz on Tuesday when he switched …
John F. Harris / Politico:
After Another Failed Vote, McCarthy's Speaker Bid Is Starting to Look Pathetic — Just two months ago, when Republicans underperformed historical trends in the midterm elections and a bunch of extremist candidates lost winnable races, the consensus view among many commentators …
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Bloomberg:
Santos Sits Alone as Resignation Calls Mount Over His Lies
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Paul Kane / Washington Post:
Kevin McCarthy wasn't ‘the one’ 7 years ago. He wasn't on Tuesday, either.
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Erin Doherty / Axios:
What happens if there's no House speaker
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Kevin McCarthy's disastrous travails show Democrats must defang MAGA
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Carl Hulse / New York Times:
Speaker Fight Reveals a Divided and Disoriented House Majority
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Al Weaver / The Hill:
McCarthy: Gaetz said 'I don't care' if Jeffries wins Speakership instead of me
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Charlie Sykes / Morning Shots:
Welcome to the MAGA Crackup
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Washington Post:
These Republicans voted against Kevin McCarthy for House speaker
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Representative George Santos:
Taking the Oath of Office — Swearing in as Member of the 118th Congress — U.S. Representative George Santos was sworn in as a Member of the United States House of Representatives by the Speaker of the House on January 3rd, 2023. — The Honorable George Santos was elected to serve …
Kyle Clark / KUSA-TV:
Colorado conservative activist warns of shift ‘from ballots to bullets’ — When reached by phone on Tuesday, Wyatt declined to say who specifically would be targeted by the political violence. — COLORADO, USA — A far-right conservative leader known for his gun shop's reality TV show is warning that …
Pam Belluck / New York Times:
Abortion Pills Can Now Be Offered at Retail Pharmacies, F.D.A. Says — Mifepristone, the first of two drugs in medication abortions, previously had to be dispensed only by clinics, doctors or a few mail-order pharmacies. Now, if local drugstores or chains like CVS agree to certain rules, they can provide it.
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Department of Justice:
Two charged with attacks on four Pierce County power substations — Attacks over the Christmas holiday caused $3 million in damage and cut power to thousands — Tacoma - Two Puyallup, Washington, men will appear in U.S. District Court in Tacoma today charged with conspiracy …
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Robert Chappell / Madison365:
Madison Indigenous arts leader, activist revealed as white — Early in 2020, an Indigenous artist urged the owners of a new music venue in town to change its name. — It was called The Winnebago, after the street on which it stands. Many Indigenous people and allies let the owners …
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Missouri executes convicted murderer Amber McLaughlin — BONNE TERRE, Mo. - The Missouri Department of Corrections carried out its execution of Amber McLaughlin early Tuesday evening. She was the first openly transgender inmate to be killed by the state. — The execution was carried …
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Mark Paoletta / National Review:
On Mark Stern's Smear of Clarence Thomas — Lefty legal commentator Mark Joseph Stern can't stop attacking Justice Thomas, this time perpetuating a smear about a photo Justice Thomas took with Herschel Walker. — The J6 Committee released the transcript of Ginni Thomas's interview last week …
Los Angeles Times:
Biden renominates Garcetti to be U.S. ambassador to India — President Biden renominated former Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti to be U.S. ambassador to India on Tuesday after Garcetti's confirmation failed to advance through the U.S. Senate last year. — The White House also resubmitted nominations …
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Jacob Knutson / Axios:
House GOP ditches metal detectors 3 days before Capitol riot anniversary — The incoming Republican majority in the House of Representatives removed metal detectors outside of the chamber floor on Tuesday, just three days before the second anniversary of the deadly Jan. 6 riot.
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