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10:50 AM ET, January 5, 2023

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Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: Inside McCarthy's brewing speaker deal  —  Presented by With help from Eli Okun and Garrett Ross  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  After spending the last 48 hours on life support, KEVIN McCARTHY's bid for the speakership is seeing a potential revival.
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Axios:
The GOP's institutionalized anarchy  —  Regardless of who is elected speaker, House Republicans have systematically gutted the power of their leaders — and institutionalized de facto anarchy. … Now, it's the rank-and-file lawmakers — and outside allies juiced by social media — holding the real power.
Jon Ward / Yahoo News:
How the House GOP fell to pieces  —  Kevin McCarthy's inability to win over his caucus stems from years of discord in the Republican ranks.  —  Read full article … American politician, former Speaker of U.S. House of Representatives  —  U.S. House Majority Leader (born 1965)
Discussion: Politico and CNN
Sahil Kapur / NBC News:
As McCarthy flails, Republicans refuse to cut a speaker deal with Democrats  —  WASHINGTON — Many House Republicans are furious with a band of far-right rebels who they say are holding the party hostage by repeatedly rejecting its nominee for speaker.  —  But there's one thing they're …
New York Times:
‘Nobody Is in Charge’: A Ragged G.O.P. Stumbles Through the Wilderness  —  With no unified agenda or clear leadership, Republicans face the prospect that the anti-establishment fervor that has powered the party in recent years could now devour it.  —  After two days of chaos and confusion …
Washington Post:
The House hard-liners blocking McCarthy aren't listening to Trump  —  In another sign of the former president's waning influence, his efforts to bolster McCarthy's bid as House speaker have not persuaded 20 Republicans to drop their opposition  —  For the first time in recent memory …
Joe Perticone / The Bulwark:
House Is Paralyzed Without a Speaker—Creating National Security Risks and a Shadow Shutdown  —  Imagine if this impasse were occurring in a presidential inaugural year.  —  As Kevin McCarthy repeatedly fails to secure enough votes to become speaker and the House of Representatives sits in limbo …
Washington Post:
McCarthy makes fresh concessions to try to woo hard-right Republicans in speaker bid  —  Republican leader Kevin McCarthy has made fresh concessions to a group of 20 lawmakers in hopes of ending their blockade of his speakership ahead of votes Thursday, a stunning reversal that if adopted …
Washington Post:
Does the House even exist right now?  —  A chamber full of representatives-elect is failing to install Kevin McCarthy (or anyone else) as speaker, so they can't be sworn in yet  —  Just before noon Wednesday, a Democrat from Washington state climbed the stairs to the House side of the Capitol building …
Michelle Goldberg / New York Times:
Leopards Eat Kevin McCarthy's Face
Dan Balz / Washington Post:
House Republicans' dysfunction points to more chaos ahead
Dominick Mastrangelo / The Hill:
Hannity presses Boebert on Speaker chaos: ‘Is this a game show?’
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Wall Street Journal:
Biden Plans to Visit U.S.-Mexico Border  —  The White House adds a long-debated border visit to the president's planned Mexico City summit trip  —  Migrants in Border Cities Weigh Options After Title 42 Ruling  —  Created with sketchtool. … 1x  —  WASHINGTON—President Biden …
U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow of Michigan:
Senator Stabenow Announces She Will Not Seek Re-Election in 2024  —  WASHINGTON—Senator Stabenow released the following statement announcing that she will not seek re-election and will leave the U.S. Senate at the end of her term on January 3, 2025:  —  “Inspired by a new generation of leaders …
Dave Biscobing / ABC15 Arizona in Phoenix:
Phoenix PD handcuffed, detained Wall Street Journal reporter  —  PHOENIX — The Wall Street Journal is demanding the Phoenix Police Department conduct an internal review and take action to ensure journalists' rights are protected after one of its reporters was handcuffed and detained.
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Noam Scheiber / New York Times:
U.S. Moves to Bar Noncompete Agreements in Labor Contracts  —  A sweeping proposal by the Federal Trade Commission would block companies from limiting their employees' ability to work for a rival.  —  In a far-reaching move that could raise wages and increase competition among businesses …
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Juliana Kaplan / Insider:
The FTC wants to ban companies from telling their employees they can't work for competitors — and says it'll help workers make $300 billion more a year
Discussion: Washington Post
Alexander Nazaryan / Yahoo News:
In bipartisan event with McConnell, Biden shows contrast with House Republicans  —  The White House will seek to highlight the contrast between with the House GOP's dysfunction, as Biden did on Wednesday  —  President of the United States since 2021  —  WASHINGTON — “Total chaos.”
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Justin Sink / Bloomberg:
Biden-McConnell Comity Is Sharp Contrast to GOP's Speaker Mayhem
Allan Smith / NBC News:
Josh Shapiro taps a Republican who stood up to Trump to be Pennsylvania's top elections official  —  Pennsylvania's incoming Democratic governor, Josh Shapiro, announced Thursday that he is tapping a Republican who stood up to Donald Trump after the 2020 election to be the state's top elections official.
Alec Karam / The Daily Beast:
George Santos Lied About Voting on a Bill BEFORE He Joined Congress  —  SANTOS LIE #2342  —  Perpetual liar George Santos is back at it.  The congressman-elect, whose disastrous first day in Congress was Tuesday, claimed on his website that he voted “nay” on the House omnibus bill …
Discussion: New York Post
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Dean Jackson / Just Security:
Insiders' View of the January 6th Committee's Social Media Investigation  —  This article is co-published with Tech Policy Press.  —  In the waning days of 2022, the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol released its final report.
Discussion: USA Today
The Guardian:
Iran warns France over ‘insulting’ cartoons depicting supreme leader Ali Khamenei  —  Publication by French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo ‘will not go without effective response’, says Tehran foreign minister  —  Iran has summoned the French ambassador over publication of caricatures …
Will Weissert / Associated Press:
NH Dems ask national party not to ‘punish’ them on primary  —  New Hampshire Democrats on Thursday asked the national party not to “punish” them while overhauling its 2024 presidential primary calendar, arguing that implementing the proposed shakeup may amount to a “poison pill” …
 
 
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