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Opponents deny McCarthy speaker’s gavel on first vote - Roll Call

Opposition from fellow Republicans denied Kevin McCarthy the role of House speaker on the first roll call vote in the 118th Congress.

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Speaker race headed toward dramatic floor election

WASHINGTON — Whether or not Kevin McCarthy becomes speaker under the incoming House Republican majority, the Jan. 3 floor election to determine who will take the gavel from Nancy Pelosi is poised to be the most dramatic in a century.

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Speaker race headed toward dramatic floor election - Roll Call

The Jan. 3 House election to determine who will take the gavel from Nancy Pelosi is poised to be the most dramatic in a century.

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Maybe 'Marshal Law' Can Save the Republican Party?

Unfortunately, the reality is something far more sinister.

Reason

Jackie Calmes: The GOP just keeps stoking the 'clear and present danger' of Jan. 6

For all the bravado among Republicans that they'll deep-six the work of the Jan. 6 committee as soon as they take power from Democrats in the House next month, they and their shrinking leader, Donald Trump, have become its best promoters. Their (mis)behavior ensures that the panel's findings — the…

Los Angeles Times

5 House conservatives plan to vote as a unit on McCarthy's speaker bid

If they stick to their guns, it could derail McCarthy's path to the top job.

Axios

Anti-Kevin McCarthy group vows not to be picked off one by one

WASHINGTON — As Republicans huddled Wednesday to discuss House rule changes that could help Kevin McCarthy in his quest to become speaker, five members who have publicly opposed him made clear they’re organizing as a bloc and can’t be peeled off individually.

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Anti-McCarthy group vows not to be picked off one-by-one - Roll Call

A bloc of five Republicans opposing Kevin McCarthy's bid to be House speaker say they are working together as the party debates House rules.

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Kimmel on Jan 6 texts: ‘Even Scooby-Doo villains know not to write it down’

Late-night hosts discuss Mark Meadows’s texts with GOP lawmakers about overturning the election, Sam Bankman-Fried’s arrest and the Respect for Marriage Act

The Guardian - US

White House responds to revelation of text from GOP lawmaker to Mark Meadows: ‘A disgusting affront’

Biden official condemns message calling for Trump chief of staff to declare martial law to remain in office

The Independent UK

Republican who urged Trump to declare ‘Marshall’ law only regrets misspelling

Text from Ralph Norman to Mark Meadows, Donald Trump’s final chief of staff, urged president to declare martial law

The Guardian - US

Scrutiny ramps up on Meadows at the Capitol and in NC. The latest on two investigations

RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina’s State Bureau of Investigation has finished its inquiry into whether Mark Meadows, former President Donald Trump’s last White House chief of staff, committed voter fraud.

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SC’s Ralph Norman texted Meadows calling for martial law 3 days before Biden inauguration

South Carolina U.S. Rep. Ralph Norman said his text messages to Mark Meadows calling for former President Donald Trump to invoke martial law over the 2020 election results declaring Joe Biden the winner were out of “frustration.”

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Experts slam GOPer's "Marshall Law" text

South Carolina Rep. Ralph Norman urged Trump to impose martial law — over a week after the Capitol riot

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Leaked Meadows texts show GOP Jan 6 plot

Talking Points Memo publishes massive trove of Meadows' texts with at least 34 Republican lawmakers

Salon

GOP rebels threaten McCarthy speaker bid

Rep. Andy Biggs says there are about 20 "pretty hard nos" in the Republican Party against McCarthy

Axios

McCarthy meets with critics in fresh effort to secure speaker votes

Several right-wing Republicans are still publicly vowing to deny McCarthy crucial votes.

Tribune News Service

House defends power to fine Republicans who flouted mask rule

WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court sounded ready Wednesday to back the power of Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House Democrats to fine three Republican members who violated a pandemic-era rule that required lawmakers to wear a mask on the House floor.

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House defends power to fine Republicans who flouted mask rule - Roll Call

A federal appeals court sounded ready Wednesday to back the power of the House to require lawmakers to wear a mask on the floor or be fined.

The Independent UK

Republicans claimed Supreme Court simply returned abortion laws to states – but are now pushing ‘fetal personhood’ in Congress

Congressional Democrats warn GOP is ‘openly planning to impose a national ban on abortion’

Sports Illustrated

Nick Saban, Jerry West Write Letter to Sen. Manchin in Support of Voting Rights Bill

South Carolina Rep. Ralph Norman criticized the efforts of Alabama's coach.

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