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Aileen Graef / CNN:
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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Politico:
Playbook: Inside the chess match between McCarthy, Jeffries and Gaetz — Presented by With help from Eli Okun and Garrett Ross — DRIVING THE DAY — SPOTTED leaving the Capitol after the House CR vote: House Democratic leaders HAKEEM JEFFRIES, KATHERINE CLARK and PETE AGUILAR all laughing …
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Fox News:
House GOP members seek to expel Gaetz amid renewed threat to vacate House Speaker McCarthy — House GOP members are preparing a motion to expel Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., amid his renewed threat to pursue a motion to vacate House Speaker Kevin McCarthy. — The House Republican members …
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Karoun Demirjian / New York Times:
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.
Washington Post:
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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Peter Wade / Rolling Stone:
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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Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
Who is this man and what has he done with Kevin McCarthy?
Who is this man and what has he done with Kevin McCarthy?
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Paul Kane / Washington Post:
McCarthy, McConnell suffer setbacks over control of their caucuses
McCarthy, McConnell suffer setbacks over control of their caucuses
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Associated Press:
Biden says there's ‘not much time’ to keep aid flowing to Ukraine and Congress must ‘stop the games’
Biden says there's ‘not much time’ to keep aid flowing to Ukraine and Congress must ‘stop the games’
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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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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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Sarah Polus / The Hill:
Jeffries: House stopgap bill ‘total defeat for the extreme MAGA Republicans’
Jeffries: House stopgap bill ‘total defeat for the extreme MAGA Republicans’
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Brian Klaas / The Garden of Forking Paths:
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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David French / New York Times:
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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Eva Surovell / The Messenger:
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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Austin Bailey / ArkansasTimes:
Whistleblower says governor's office illegally altered, withheld records related to podium purchase — An anonymous former state employee came forward Friday claiming to have evidence that the Arkansas governor's office doctored documents and unlawfully withheld financial records …
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The Daily Beast:
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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NBC News:
Police are searching for 9-year-old girl abducted from a New York campground — Charlotte Sena was last seen at Moreau Lake State Park in Saratoga County around 6:15 p.m. Saturday. Police believe she's in “imminent danger of serious harm and/or death.” — New York State Police are searching …
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Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill:
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 …
Peter Baker / New York Times:
To Many Americans, Government Dysfunction Is the New Normal — As the nation teetered on the brink of a shutdown, its citizens were largely focused on other things. — As the nation's capital seemed to be barreling toward another debilitating federal government shutdown this weekend …
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Tara Suter / The Hill:
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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