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Matt Gaetz says he will attempt to oust Kevin McCarthy from the speakership this week — Rep. Matt Gaetz is planning to attempt to oust Speaker Kevin McCarthy from the role this week after the House leader worked with Democrats to avoid a government shutdown on Saturday.
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Gaetz Says He Will Move to Oust McCarthy for Working With Democrats — A day after the Republican speaker turned to Democrats for help passing a stopgap spending bill to avert a shutdown, the far-right congressman promised to try to remove him from his post.
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AOC Says She Would ‘Absolutely’ Vote to Oust ‘Very Weak’ Speaker McCarthy — The congresswoman quipped that in attempting to avert a shutdown Republicans were “run[ning] around the House like a Roomba, until they found a door that House Democrats opened” — IN A RARE moment of unity …
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McCarthy: Border is bigger priority than Ukraine — Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) on Sunday said he's committed to helping Ukraine, but that addressing the crisis at the border is a bigger priority. — “The priority for me is America and our borders,” McCarthy said when pressed during …
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Who is this man and what has he done with Kevin McCarthy? — For eight months, there were no adults working in the House Republican day-care center. — Day after day, the toddlers of the far right threw tantrum after tantrum. But instead of giving the brats in his caucus a timeout …
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Gaetz says he will force vote to oust McCarthy as House speaker — Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) said Sunday that he is determined to try to oust Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) from his position as House speaker after McCarthy passed a stopgap measure to fund the government with Democratic support.
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McCarthy, McConnell suffer setbacks over control of their caucuses — The House speaker and Senate minority leader faced rejection on different fronts: McCarthy forced into leaning on Democrats to keep the government open and McConnell defied by GOP senators on Ukraine — Congressional bureau chief
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Biden says there's ‘not much time’ to keep aid flowing to Ukraine and Congress must ‘stop the games’
Annie Karni / New York Times:
Inside McCarthy's Shutdown Turnabout That Left His Speakership at Risk
Inside McCarthy's Shutdown Turnabout That Left His Speakership at Risk
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Miranda Nazzaro / The Hill:
Gaetz says he'll push to unseat McCarthy this week
Gaetz says he'll push to unseat McCarthy this week
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The White House:
Statement from President Joe Biden on Passage of the Bipartisan Bill to Keep the Government Open
Statement from President Joe Biden on Passage of the Bipartisan Bill to Keep the Government Open
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McCarthy compares Rep. Jamaal Bowman pulling a fire alarm to Jan. 6 rioters
McCarthy compares Rep. Jamaal Bowman pulling a fire alarm to Jan. 6 rioters
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Associated Press:
Government shutdown averted with little time to spare as Biden signs funding before midnight
Government shutdown averted with little time to spare as Biden signs funding before midnight
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Politico:
‘It is a surrender’: Why McCarthy reversed with his survival uncertain
‘It is a surrender’: Why McCarthy reversed with his survival uncertain
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Erin B. Logan / Los Angeles Times:
Kevin McCarthy avoided a government shutdown. But the fiasco shows he's weaker than ever
Kevin McCarthy avoided a government shutdown. But the fiasco shows he's weaker than ever
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One Reason the Trump Fever Won't Break — The more I consider the challenge posed by Christian nationalism, the more I think most observers and critics are paying too much attention to the wrong group of Christian nationalists. We mainly think of Christian nationalism as a theology or at least as a philosophy.
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The Case for Amplifying Trump's Insanity — The “Banality of Crazy” has warped American politics, as few voters recognize just how deranged, delusional, and dangerous Donald Trump is...because the press rarely reports on his routine insanity. … Sometimes, you have to write when you're angry.
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Fetterman: 'I'm done normalizing this dysfunction' — Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman (D) expressed his frustration with the recent state of Congress in the wake of the Senate voting to approve a continuing resolution (CR) to keep the government funded Saturday.
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Tara Suter / The Hill:
These Republican senators voted against the government funding bill
These Republican senators voted against the government funding bill
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Jeffries: House stopgap bill ‘total defeat for the extreme MAGA Republicans’
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Mabinty Quarshie / Washington Examiner:
Vivek Ramaswamy slams House-passed stopgap measure to fund the government
Vivek Ramaswamy slams House-passed stopgap measure to fund the government
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Meghan Markle Linked to Run for Dianne Feinstein's Senate Seat — Plus, hackers crash the royal website, Harry and Meghan backstage at Invictus Games, stay at Diana's childhood home, and why does runner William want to trademark race numbers? … Meghan “long-shot” replacement for Feinstein seat
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Trump Campaign Leaves Actual Birdcage at Nikki Haley's Hotel Door as Part of ‘Birdbrain’ Attack — It's unclear why Trump chose the nickname for the GOP presidential hopeful — A Facebook icon representing an external link to share the article on Facebook.A Twitter icon representing …
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Poll: Trump Maintains Commanding Lead After Second GOP Debate (Exclusive)
Poll: Trump Maintains Commanding Lead After Second GOP Debate (Exclusive)
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How the right's elevation of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. could now backfire — The American right's efforts to elevate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. were as transparent as they were cynical. The idea, as advanced by Stephen K. Bannon and the like, was clearly to try to embarrass President Biden in the Democratic primary.
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Trump goes to trial in New York before a judge who just ruled he's a fraud — The $250 million civil trial starts Monday — and Trump may be there in person. — NEW YORK — Donald Trump is set to go to trial Monday in New York's civil lawsuit accusing him of extensive business fraud …
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Newsom vetoes bill that would allow striking workers to get unemployment checks — California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) on Saturday vetoed a bill that would have allowed workers on strike to become eligible for Unemployment Insurance (UI) benefits. — In his note to the California State Senate …
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Grant Shapps to ramp up support for Volodymyr Zelensky — UK to boost training for Ukrainian soldiers and Navy may help protect grain vessels — Britain will ramp up its training programme for Ukrainian soldiers under plans being discussed with military chiefs, the new Defence Secretary has disclosed.
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David Milliken / Reuters:
UK aims to offer military training inside Ukraine, minister says
UK aims to offer military training inside Ukraine, minister says
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