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Archives for October 2023
New House Speaker Mike Johnson faces a long to-do list and a caucus with short patience for compromise.
Are GOP leaders more aligned with Democrats than with the MAGA right? Mostly no — but sometimes yes.
But he’s going to keep trying to flip GOP holdouts.
And Jim Jordan is waiting in the wings.
The US House is acting like a parliament. That’s not great for America — or for you.
Scalise still has to win on the House floor, which will require near-unanimity among Republicans.
How McCarthy got into this mess, who’ll be speaker next, and more.
The House voted to remove McCarthy as speaker. The search for a successor is on — and could drag on for days.
Is a government shutdown going to happen? What is it and who would be affected? Here’s what you need to know.
In the US and across Europe, politics are complicating support for Ukraine.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has picked Butler, the president of Emily’s List, as the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s successor.
McCarthy, Matt Gaetz, and the motion to vacate, explained.