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9:15 AM ET, January 4, 2023

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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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Brady Knox / Washington Examiner:
Karl Rove: House speaker saga is an ‘unmitigated disaster’ for Republicans  —  Former White House adviser Karl Rove predicted that the inability of Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) to secure the speakership is likely just the beginning of the chaos.  —  McCarthy's worst fears came true Tuesday …
Discussion: RedState, Mediaite and Raw Story
Tara Palmeri / Puck:
We Need to Talk About Kevin  —  News and notes on the local political tragedy under the dome.  —  Yes, it was supposed to be bad for Kevin McCarthy, but not this bad.  —  As anyone who has been reading my dispatches since September well knows, McCarthy's speakership only ever seemed fully …
Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: How long can McCarthy hang on?  —  Presented by With help from Eli Okun and Garrett Ross  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  So how does this end?  And how long will it take to end it?  —  Those are the questions towering over the new House Republican majority …
Carl Hulse / New York Times:
Speaker Fight Reveals a Divided and Disoriented House Majority  —  In failing to coalesce around Kevin McCarthy for speaker, Republicans showcased divisions that portend real difficulties in governing.  —  WASHINGTON — House Republicans on Tuesday began their new majority rule with a chaotic …
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.
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 …
Amy Gardner / Washington Post:
All but two McCarthy defectors in House are election deniers  —  The tally reflects the degree to which Republicans who reject or question the 2020 results dominate the GOP caucus  —  All but two of the 20 Republican House members who voted against Kevin McCarthy for speaker …
Erin Doherty / Axios:
What happens if there's no House speaker  —  The longest House speaker election in history spanned two months and took 133 ballots — providing a warning sign for the 118th Congress. … - Members of the 118th Congress can't be sworn in, the House can't set rules to govern itself …
Punchbowl News:
1/4/23 ☀️ Punchbowl News AM … THE HOUSE WILL GAVEL IN AT NOON.  IF THERE'S BEEN PROGRESS TOWARD A DEAL, GOP LEADERS WILL MOVE FOR ANOTHER VOTE FOR SPEAKER.  IF NOT, THEY WILL NEED TO TRY TO ADJOURN AGAIN UNTIL LATER IN THE DAY OR EVEN THURSDAY.
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.
Matt Bai / Washington Post:
McCarthy is the last of three little pigs. He'd best start packing.
Discussion: Mediaite and Raw Story
NBC News:
Kevin McCarthy's bid for House speaker: Live updates
Wall Street Journal:
The GOP's Chaos Caucus Returns
Discussion: Fox News
Karen Tumulty / Washington Post:
Whoever the next GOP speaker is, the job will be a living hell
Cheryl Teh / Insider:
Matt Gaetz is accusing Kevin McCarthy of squatting in the speaker's office before he's even got the job
Eric Garcia / The Independent:
AOC reveals why she was chatting with GOP opponent who fantasised about killing her in anime video
Catie Edmondson / New York Times:
Here's What McCarthy's Detractors Are Demanding
Washington Post:
Kevin McCarthy faces open GOP revolt as House fails to elect speaker
Adam Shaw / Fox News:
Byron Donalds sets House floor abuzz by switching vote from McCarthy to Jordan
Lachlan Markay / Axios:
Cash can't buy McCarthy speakership
Discussion: Slate
Washington Post:
George Santos had an awkward first day at the office  —  The New York Republican, accused of fabricating details of his biography, got a taste of scrutiny that comes with his new job  —  On Tuesday, looking very much like a freshman at a prep school in hell, congressman-elect George Santos wore …
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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 …
Ashton Pittman / Mississippi Free Press:
Mississippi Health Care Faces ‘Looming Disaster,’ Medical Group Warns Lawmakers  —  Mississippi's healthcare crisis is worsening and an overhaul of the state's “current system of care is unmistakably essential,” a leading medical group warned hours before the State Legislature was set to begin its 2023 session at noon Monday.
Sanjana Friedman / Pirate Wires:
Transmaxxing: the Incel-To-Transwoman Pipeline  —  why a community of depressed young men with nothing to lose is convinced the only way out of their misery is gender transition … Imagine you're a depressed young man in a developed country.  Maybe you work long hours for low pay, maybe you're unemployed.
Discussion: Sensible Medicine
Sarah Jones / PoliticusUSA:
Sean Hannity Warns that Republicans Are On Verge of Becoming a Total Clown Show  —  Sean Hannity had a brief moment in reality Tuesday night, in which he admitted that House Republicans are on the verge of becoming a total clown show.  —  “It is day one of the 188 Congress (sic*) …
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 …
 
 
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