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6:45 PM ET, January 4, 2023

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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 …
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Houston Keene / Fox News:
Matt Gaetz responds after Trump urges support for McCarthy: ‘Sad!’  —  Gaetz says Trump's endorsement of embattled Republican ‘change neither my view of McCarthy nor Trump nor my vote.’  —  Newt Gingrich rips Republican holdouts as ‘blackmailers’: 'Don't know what their endgame is'
Steven T. Dennis / Bloomberg:
One House Democrat Wants to Strike a Deal to Make McCarthy Speaker  —  House Democrat Brad Sherman floated a potential deal Wednesday that would trade Democratic votes to make beleaguered Republican Kevin McCarthy the speaker of the House in return for rules aimed at preventing a US government shutdown or a debt limit crisis.
Jonathan Allen / NBC News:
Trump fails to move GOP rebels blocking Kevin McCarthy for speaker  —  WASHINGTON — Rep. Ralph Norman, R-S.C., doesn't care that former President Donald Trump backs Kevin McCarthy for speaker of the House.  —  “Endorsements don't matter to me,” said Norman, one of 20 Republican holdouts …
Sophia Slacik / Fox News:
Democrats erupt in jeers after GOP congresswoman accuses them of drinking booze during House Speaker vote  —  Rep. Kat Cammack accused her Democratic colleagues of bringing popcorn, blankets, and alcohol to the House floor.  —  Democrats erupt after Rep. Kat Cammack suggests they're drinking during House Speaker votes
Jared Gans / The Hill:
Ocasio-Cortez on conversations with Gosar, Gaetz: ‘In chaos, anything is possible’  —  Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) on Tuesday said, “In chaos, anything is possible,” after she was seen in floor conversations with GOP Reps. Paul Gosar (Ariz.) and Matt Gaetz (Fla.) during the vote for House Speaker.
Fox News:
McCarthy loses House speakership in 4th round, splitting votes with Jeffries, Donalds  —  House Freedom Caucus nominated Rep. Byron Donalds  —  The House voted to elect a speaker three times Tuesday after McCarthy repeatedly failed to secure enough support to win a majority of members present.
Tal Kopan / The Boston Globe:
'There isn't any House': Speaker drama ripples throughout basic congressional function  —  WASHINGTON—As the second day of the 118th Congress dawned Wednesday, one chamber technically had no members.  —  “There isn't any House,” said California Democratic Representative Anna Eshoo, who has served since 1993.
Morgan Trau / Ohio Capital Journal:
‘Moderate’ Republican Jason Stephens snatches Ohio House Speaker position in surprise upset  —  Moderately conservative Republican Jason Stephens, with the help of the Democratic Party, snatched the coveted Ohio House Speaker job Tuesday from a far-right lawmaker who was already elected speaker in a non-official party vote.
Discussion: Plain Dealer and Washington Post
Wall Street Journal:
The GOP's Chaos Caucus Returns
Punchbowl News:
1/4/23 ☀️ Punchbowl News AM
Discussion: Breitbart and CNN
Paul Steinhauser / Fox News:
Florida Sen. Rick Scott urges Senate Republicans ‘to be bold... stop caving in,’ in new nationwide ad blitz
Discussion: The Hill and Florida Politics
Jared Gans / The Hill:
Trump calls for all Republicans to back McCarthy for Speaker
Politico:
Who is Biden calling?  Your mom.  —  Welcome to POLITICO's West Wing Playbook, your guide to the people and power centers in the Biden administration.  With help from Allie Bice.  —  MADELINE ISRAEL was sitting at her computer working on her memoir on the evening of Dec. 21 …
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Wall Street Journal:
Biden Considers Visit to U.S.-Mexico Border
Kelly Garrity / Politico:
Biden: GOP speaker drama ‘embarrassing’ and ‘not my problem’
Justin Sink / Bloomberg:
Biden-McConnell Comity Is Sharp Contrast to GOP's Speaker Mayhem
Liz Essley Whyte / Wall Street Journal:
Walgreens Will Sell the Abortion Pill, Pharmacy Says  —  Chain says it will sell abortion pill mifepristone in certain stores, day after FDA changes its rules to allow retail pharmacies to fill prescriptions  —  Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. is the first major national pharmacy chain …
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US Food and Drug Administration:
Questions and Answers on Mifepristone for Medical Termination of Pregnancy Through Ten Weeks Gestation
Pam Belluck / New York Times:
Abortion Pills Can Now Be Offered at Retail Pharmacies, F.D.A. Says
Ellie Silverman / Washington Post:
A ‘hate castle’ or welcome neighbor?  VDare divides a West Virginia town.  —  In Berkeley Springs, the purchase of an iconic castle by VDare, which some consider a hate group, has led to angst and ugliness  —  BERKELEY SPRINGS, W.Va. — The little town was sparkling.
Emma Pettit / Chronicle of Higher Education:
A Florida University Is Quickly Assembling a List of Courses on Diversity.  Why?  DeSantis Asked.  —  At least one Florida university has been asked to report its “expenditure of state resources” on programs and courses related to critical race theory and to diversity, equity, and inclusion …
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Jack Stripling / Washington Post:
Fla. surgeon general used ‘flawed’ vaccine science, faculty peers say  —  But the University of Florida declined to discipline Joseph A. Ladapo, who is a tenured professor of medicine there  —  Joseph A. Ladapo, a professor of medicine at the University of Florida and the state's surgeon general …
Discussion: Florida Politics
Lara Seligman / Politico:
In Milley's own words: The most striking moments from his Jan. 6 interview  —  The military's top general was so alarmed by the events of Jan. 6 that he ordered his staff to immediately start collecting “boatloads” of relevant documents for future investigations — even classifying some so that only certain people could see them.
Discussion: Raw Story and Washington Post
Financial Times:
France to send ‘tank killer’ armoured vehicles to Ukraine  —  Kyiv has been pushing its allies to provide equipment such as the AMX-10 and Bastion personnel carrier  —  France's president Emmanuel Macron has pledged to provide Ukraine with armoured combat vehicles to help in the war against Russia.
Brianna Dimas / American Immigration Council:
American Immigration Council Welcomes Dara Lind as Senior Fellow  —  The American Immigration Council (Council) welcomes Dara Lind as its new Senior Fellow.  In her new role, Lind will collaborate with the Council's various programs in developing strategy and external communications …
Zach Schonfeld / The Hill:
Court rules First Amendment protected teacher who brought MAGA hat to training  —  A federal appeals court panel ruled in favor of a teacher who brought a “Make America Great Again” hat to teacher trainings, determining it was protected under the First Amendment.
Ryan Grim / The Intercept:
Kevin McCarthy Must Commit to Government Shutdown Over Raising Debt Ceiling, Says Freedom Caucus Holdout … Rep. Kevin McCarthy would have to commit to “shut down the government rather than raise the debt ceiling” in order to win the support of his opponents, Rep. Ralph Norman …
Discussion: Slate
 
 
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Greg Hilburn / The Daily Advertiser:
Republican Senator John Kennedy out of Louisiana governor's race
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Lee Drutman / Undercurrent Events:
GOP learns the hard way: Turning the base up too high blows out your Speaker
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