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Kevin McCarthy finally became Speaker of the House after one last shocking meltdown. Here's how it all happened. — It took four days and fifteen ballots, but Kevin McCarthy was elected Speaker of the House after securing a truce with conservative holdouts who had threatened to tank his nomination.
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Sex Trafficking Row Helped Fuel Gaetz's Hatred for McCarthy — The Florida congressman's opposition to the House Speaker hopeful's bid for the gavel is indeed personal, sources tell Rolling Stone … What he was not privately predicting was that the beatings would continue for an entire week.
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
What we learned from the McCarthy imbroglio — Kevin McCarthy is finally speaker. But not before he endured 15 ballots — the most in a speaker election since the Civil War — made a series of major concessions and dealt with some ugly scenes overnight on the House floor.
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Sahil Kapur / NBC News:
How Kevin McCarthy got the votes for speaker — and why it could haunt him — After a chaotic floor fight, the California Republican won by making a series of concessions to far-right rebels. Democrats say they will make the House ungovernable. — WASHINGTON — After four days of deadlock …
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Hayes Brown / MSNBC:
Kevin McCarthy should get used to this feeling — Joe: Right now, McCarthy is negotiating against himself — UPDATE (Jan. 7, 2023 12:30 a.m. E.T.): This piece has been updated to reflect Republican Kevin McCarthy finally becoming House speaker early Saturday morning, after 14 failed ballots and a dramatic final round.
Chris Pandolfo / Fox News:
McCarthy thanks Trump after House speaker vote: ‘He was with me from the beginning’ — Trump made calls to several lawmakers urging support for McCarthy, who was finally elected House speaker after four days of intense debate — New House Speaker Kevin McCarthy thanked former President …
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Bob Good / New York Times:
I'm One of the Last Holdouts Against Kevin McCarthy — and I Won't Back Down
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Wall Street Journal:
Speaker Fight Could Preview Months of Turmoil in Congress
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Luke Broadwater / New York Times:
Speaker Quest Reveals McCarthy's Tenuous Grip on an Unruly Majority
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Proposed GOP select panel would be empowered to review ‘ongoing criminal investigations’ — A proposed subcommittee to investigate “weaponization” of the federal government — a key demand of House conservatives who delivered Speaker Kevin McCarthy the gavel — would be given sweeping investigatory powers …
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Associated Press:
Police: 6-year-old shoots teacher in Virginia classroom — A 6-year-old student shot and wounded a teacher at his school in Virginia during an altercation inside a first-grade classroom Friday, police and school officials in the city of Newport News said. Experts said a school shooting involving …
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“We Don't Do This”: Adam Schiff and the Underbelly of American Censorship — Below is my column in the Hill on the recent disclosure of efforts by Rep. Adam Schiff (D., Cal.) to pressure Twitter to censor critics, including a columnist. This effort occurred shortly after Schiff's office objected …
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Tom Nichols / The Atlantic:
The January 6 Attack Is Not Over — This is an edition of The Atlantic Daily, a newsletter that guides you through the biggest stories of the day, helps you discover new ideas, and recommends the best in culture. Sign up for it here. — On the second anniversary of the January 6 insurrection …
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Matt Laslo / Raw Story:
Some Democrats fear a mass shooting on House floor — by a QAnon-Republican
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Veronika Melkozerova / Politico:
A very special Christmas mass for Orthodox Church of Ukraine — KYIV — On a frosty Saturday morning, several altar boys posed for group selfies next to the Dormition Cathedral of the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra Monastery complex in the Ukrainian capital. — “It is for history!
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On Musk's Twitter, users looking to sell and trade child sex abuse material are still easily found — Twitter accounts that offer to trade or sell child sexual abuse material under thinly veiled terms and hashtags have remained online for months, even after CEO Elon Musk said he would combat child exploitation on the platform.
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Christine Hauser / New York Times:
Shootings Reported at Homes and Offices of 5 New Mexico Democrats — No one was injured in the shootings, which occurred in Albuquerque between Dec. 4 and Thursday. The authorities are investigating whether they were related and politically motivated. — Federal and local authorities …
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NBC News:
George Santos sworn into Congress as investigations mount — WASHINGTON — George Santos, the 34-year-old New York Republican who's confessed to lying about part of his background, was sworn into the House early Saturday amid several investigations into his campaign and calls for him to resign.
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David Wright / CNN:
Federal Election Commission flags issues with contributions to Santos campaign
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Kevin Mcgill / Associated Press:
US appeals court blocks ban on rapid-fire ‘bump stocks’ — A Trump administration ban on bump stocks — devices that enable a shooter to rapidly fire multiple rounds from semi-automatic weapons after an initial trigger pull — was struck down Friday by a federal appeals court in New Orleans.
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Ryan King / Washington Examiner:
Trump-era ban on bump stocks struck down by court
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