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Live updates House expected to vote on Republican Mike Johnson as speaker — The House is expected to vote Wednesday on whether to install Rep. Mike Johnson (R-La.) as its speaker. Late Tuesday, Johnson became the fourth Republican pick for the post since the ouster of Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) three weeks ago.
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5 things to know about Mike Johnson, the GOP's latest House speaker nominee — Republicans in the House of Representatives picked Rep. Mike Johnson (La.), who serves as vice chairman of the House Republican Conference, as their fourth nominee for the speakership.
NBC News:
Who is Mike Johnson? Five things to know about the Republican nominee for speaker — The little-known Louisiana Republican says he's optimistic he'll win on the first ballot. — WASHINGTON — The newest Republican nominee for speaker, Rep. Mike Johnson, R-La., is slated for a vote Wednesday in the full House.
Bethany Irvine / Politico:
Playbook PM: The first MAGA speaker? — Here's one you probably didn't have on your 2023 bingo card: House Speaker MIKE JOHNSON. — After 22 days of speakerless chaos and division (as opposed to the normal chaos and division, which happens with a speaker), Johnson (R-La.) …
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Summer Concepcion / NBC News:
GOP speaker nominee Mike Johnson played a key role in efforts to overturn the 2020 election — Johnson, the latest Republican nominee for House speaker, led an amicus brief in support of a Texas lawsuit seeking to overturn Joe Biden's 2020 victory in four battleground states.
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CNN:
Who is Rep. Mike Johnson, the House GOP's latest speaker nominee? — Rep. Mike Johnson, Republicans' latest nominee to be the next speaker of the House, has been a vocal supporter of former President Donald Trump and was a key congressional figure in the failed efforts to overturn the 2020 election.
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Russell Berman / The Atlantic:
A Speaker Without Enemies—For Now
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New York Times:
Johnson Played Leading Role in Effort to Overturn 2020 Election
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Brooke Singman / Fox News:
Trump backs Johnson for House speaker, urges Republicans to vote for him and ‘get it done fast!’
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Rachel Schilke / Washington Examiner:
Gaetz backs Johnson as House scrambles to clean up chaos following McCarthy firing
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Rachael Bade / Politico:
Take four: Can Mike Johnson get 217?
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Brent D. Griffiths / Insider:
Republicans shouted down a reporter and told her ‘shut up’ for asking their potential next House speaker about his efforts to overturn the 2020 election
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Wall Street Journal:
Israel Agrees to Delay Invasion of Gaza So U.S. Can Rush Missile Defenses to Region — Israel has agreed, for now, to a request from the U.S. to get its air defenses in place to protect U.S. troops in the region ahead of an expected ground invasion of Gaza, U.S. and Israeli officials said.
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Israel-Hamas War Updates: Israel Agrees to Delay Gaza Invasion for U.S. Military to Prepare Defenses
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Lara Seligman / Politico:
Several U.S. troops report brain injury from attacks in Iraq and Syria
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Stephen Collinson / CNN:
Trump rages as former acolytes turn against him under legal heat — Donald Trump's wealth, power and fame acted like a magnet for new associates keen to enter his orbit. But now, key figures who sought a share of his reflected glory are turning against him to save themselves.
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Charlie Sykes / The Bulwark:
A Coup on His Resume — A note for historians (and psychologists): … The Bulwark is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. — Trump reminded the GOP that he remains the apex predator in the party.
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The Hill:
Titanic Trump: Co-defendants flee sinking MAGA ship — The Titanic, then the world's largest ship, was considered unsinkable when it began its maiden voyage in 1912 — until it hit an iceberg and sank. Donald Trump's presidential campaign is considered unstoppable by many today …
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Jacob Shamsian / Insider:
Sidney Powell pushes claims that 2020 election was rigged and prosecutors ‘extorted’ her after she pleaded guilty to election interference — Sidney Powell pleaded guilty to election interference in Georgia's criminal case last week. — She's still pushing claims that the 2020 election …
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Phil Williams / WTVF-TV:
Voters soundly reject Gabrielle Hanson, other MAGA candidates in historic Franklin, Tennessee election — FRANKLIN, Tenn. (WTVF) — In perhaps the most bizarre race that this picturesque Middle Tennessee community has ever experienced, Franklin voters resoundingly rejected a candidate for mayor …
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
It's the culture war, stupid: How Republicans view the presidency — One of the central refrains of Donald Trump's campaign for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination — a refrain focused, justifiably, on a general election rematch against President Biden — is that the economy was more robust during his tenure in the White House.
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Martin Pengelly / The Guardian:
Trump made crude Oval Office remark about fate of Kurds in Syria, book says — Ex-president interrupted briefing to ask why he should ‘give a fuck’ about Kurds amid US troop withdrawal, Adam Kinzinger writes — Donald Trump surprised his own national security adviser and a group …
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Politico:
Republicans pray for an early voting reversal in Virginia — The Republican Party under President Donald Trump has abandoned the practice. Glenn Youngkin is betting Virginia Republicans can be convinced otherwise. — GLEN ALLEN, Va. — Gov. Glenn Youngkin is trying to get Republican voters …
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Chuck Todd / NBC News:
Mitt Romney sounds one last alarm on Trump — Ever since the rise of Donald Trump, many folks involved in politics have theorized about how we got here — and done a little introspection about whether anyone could have stopped him. — But my assumption is that there are three people alive today …
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