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Republicans know January 6 is a political loser. So they’re trying to rewrite history

Republican attempts to rewrite history will not go the way they expect, Eric Garcia writes

The Independent UK

Democrats mock Biden impeachment inquiry as GOP trying to make Trump happy

Republicans insist evidence is ‘alarming’ but are walking back Hunter Biden public hearing as Democrats say they have nothing incriminating

The Independent UK

How Speaker Mike Johnson kept pushing to overturn the 2020 election

Speaker Mike Johnson pushed same debunked conspiracy theories that led to guilty plea from Trump lawyer Sidney Powell

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Thursday briefing: Mike Johnson is the new House of Representatives’ speaker, but for how long?

After much ado, the GOP made their choice – a leading figure in the Republican attempt to overturn the 2020 election – but he faces the same bind as his predecessor

The Guardian - UK

In a raucous vote, House GOP picks a mild-mannered speaker

The boos and cheers said it all during the vote for Mike Johnson, whose first speech as speaker was much more restrained.

Roll Call

House speaker paralysis is confusing – a political scientist explains what's happening

Political observers, most Americans and even members of Congress can’t remember a battle for the post of speaker of the U.S. House as fraught as the one that began back in January 2023 and continues still, 10 months later.

The Conversation

Jordan sat stone-faced for another speaker vote. But Boehner got a laugh

The chamber broke out in laughter when Mike Kelly of Pennsylvania called out the name of John Boehner, who once called Jordan a “legislative terrorist.”

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Jim Jordan called out for failure to pass any legislation in 16 years before House speaker vote

Rep Aguilar slammed Mr Jordan as a ‘legislative terrorist’

The Independent UK

‘Oh, come on!’ Groans and gritted teeth as Jordan loses first speaker round

As Jim Jordan came up short Tuesday afternoon, visitors watching from the gallery said this was — and wasn’t — planned.

Roll Call

Another push to remove Santos from House, this time from some Republicans - Roll Call

A group of first-term New York Republicans said Wednesday they will push to expel fellow New York Rep. George Santos from Congress.

Roll Call

Chuck Schumer says he is ‘disturbed’ by Bob Menendez bribery charges

Senate majority leader says fellow Democrat has fallen ‘way short’ of senatorial standards but stops short of calling for resignation

The Guardian - US

‘Dreamers’ need not apply: DACA recipients still can’t work for Congress - Roll Call

“Round and round in this circle we go. And the people who get hurt the most are the DACA recipients,” says Texas Republican Rep. Tony Gonzales.

Roll Call

Impeachment talk boosts potential for Hill drama after August recess - Roll Call

Congress has all the ingredients for a political pressure cooker when members return from the long August recess.

Roll Call

McCarthy squeezes Democrats over ‘racist state’ comments about Israel

WASHINGTON — The House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved a resolution Tuesday declaring that Israel is not a “racist state,” effectively rebuking Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., who said Saturday that it was.

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Kingmaker California? US House control could hinge on district battles in famously liberal state

California is again emerging as a critical battleground in the fight to control the U.S. House

The Texas Tribune

In U.S. House, the far right gains a powerful spending-cuts ally in Texas Republican Kay Granger

The chair of the House Appropriations Committee vows to hold spending bills to 2022 levels to counter “years of out-of-control spending.”

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Wide gulf between debt limit negotiators as time grows short - Roll Call

With just nine days left before the government may not be able to pay all its bills, GOP negotiators said zero progress is being made.

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Recess starting to feel distant as debt limit deadline nears - Roll Call

The federal government is expected to run out of enough funds to pay all its bills on time as soon as June 1.

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Editorial: Stand united on Taiwan: House Speaker Kevin McCarthy does in right in leading bipartisan meeting with President Tsai Ing-wen

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, who doesn’t always speak for America, did so with moral clarity when he met visiting Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen this week along with a bipartisan group including the House’s No. 3 Democrat, Pete Aguilar, at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, and praised “a successful democracy, thriving…

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Nashville shooting unearths familiar partisan split on gun bills

WASHINGTON — The shooting at a private school in Nashville has reignited a debate in Congress over American gun violence, but there’s still no clear line for lawmakers to pass further legislation on the issue.

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Nashville shooting unearths familiar partisan split on gun bills - Roll Call

The shooting at a private school in Nashville has reignited a debate in Congress over American gun violence.

Tribune News Service

Senate votes to overturn DC criminal code changes

WASHINGTON — The Senate cleared a disapproval resolution Wednesday to block a District of Columbia bill that would have overhauled the criminal code, sending it to President Joe Biden’s desk.

Roll Call

Senate votes to overturn DC criminal code changes - Roll Call

The Senate cleared a measure Wednesday to nullify a controversial D.C. law, sending it to President Joe Biden for his expected signature.

The Guardian - US

Doubts vanish as Democrats unite over Biden’s 2024 bid: ‘He will win’

House Democrats issues’ conference sees lawmakers across party’s ideological spectrum embrace idea of president’s re-election

Roll Call

Democrats see laws they passed last year as route back to majority

After losing a net of nine seats in November, House Democrats are holding a party conference with President Joe Biden as a leadoff speaker.

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