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These House votes were once routine. Now they’re nail-biters

Wrangling procedural votes is a big part of the job for Speaker Mike Johnson, as thin margins give each holdout more political capital.

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‘What… is the President Doing?’: House Republicans desperate to flee DC before ‘client list’ vote

No one wants to fall with Trump.

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Breaking news: Speakers raise a lot of money - Roll Call

Speaker Mike Johnson’s record-setting fundraising haul for the second quarter shows it’s time for a Beltway tradition to be laid to rest.

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How to feel reenergized in Congress? Come back after eight years - Roll Call

A lot has changed since Marlin Stutzman was first in the House, but the Indiana Republican is taking the long view. “We have to really stick together.”

Roll Call

Harris blitzes the media in the final month

The question is whether this new strategy could backfire

The Independent UK

The Art of Power review – Pelosi takes swipe at Trump

The former speaker’s illuminating second memoir details how she won an outsized place in Trump’s brain. Can she help beat him back again?

The Guardian - US

Speaker Johnson's secret muse

The two men have bridged generational, ideological and stylistic gulfs to form an extremely rare connection.

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Mike Johnson and the troubled history of recent Republican speakers

Johnson is the sixth Republican elevated to the speakership since 1994. The five who preceded him all saw their time in the office end in relative degrees of defeat or frustration.

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"Ungovernable": How Republicans willingly gave up their power in the House of Representatives

Republicans blew years of potential authority by weak leaders surrendering to keep power.

Axios

Johnson's leadership is under threat in the House over foreign aid bills

Kentucky Republican Thomas Massie said he would vote to oust Mike Johnson as House speaker if it came to the floor. He told Johnson in a closed-door meeting that he should resign.

WEKU

Second House Republican joins far-right effort to oust Mike Johnson

Congressman Thomas Massie says he would co-sponsor motion to vacate resolution introduced by Marjorie Taylor Greene

The Guardian - US

Republican House speaker says he’ll invite Netanyahu to address Congress

Mike Johnson says it would be ‘a great honor’ for Israel’s prime minister to speak as Republican support remains strong despite death toll in Gaza rising

The Guardian - US

Speaker Johnson to invite Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu to address Congress

Johnson's invitation comes as the debate about U.S. policy toward Israel has shifted since the war. GOP leaders are emphasizing their support for Netanyahu, and highlighting a divide among Democrats.

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House GOP had lowest win rate on ‘party unity’ votes since 1982 - Roll Call

CQ Roll Call Vote Studies found the House GOP last year had the lowest rate of a majority party winning “unity votes” since 1982.

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The Independent UK

Kevin McCarthy’s exit shows that Congress is now the House of Maga

Kevin McCarthy’s exit is a cautionary tale about accommodating the most extremist factions of the GOP, Eric Garcia writes

The Guardian - US

Mike Johnson says he ‘isn’t afraid’ to change House speaker removal rule

Speaker can currently be ejected by any Democrat or Republican who introduces ‘motion to vacate’ followed by majority-wins vote

Chicago Sun-Times

Republican divide keeps growing

There are many reasons and rivalries fragmenting the Republicans today, but they can essentially be divided into two main factions: the Reality Caucus and the Chaos Caucus.

Salon

Johnson cements "extreme MAGA takeover"

Johnson's win marks the first time the GOP has unanimously elected a speaker since elevating John Boehner in 2011

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Jim Jordan’s dizzying fall bodes an even more broken Republican party to come

While Trump hurtles to the Republican nomination, his party’s representatives in Congress feud and backstab

The Independent UK

Who is Jim Jordan, Trump’s ousted choice for Speaker of the House?

Eric Garcia chronicles the career of the Ohio Republican, once called a ‘legislative terrorist’ who helped Trump try to overturn the 2020 election, and who failed to replace Kevin McCarthy

Roll Call

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.”

The Independent UK

Jim Jordan is a conservative hellraiser in the House. Now he’s Trump’s top choice for speaker

Eric Garcia chronicles how the Ohio Republican, once called a ‘legislative terrorist’ who helped Trump try to overturn the 2020 election, is now trying to replace Kevin McCarthy

Salon

Jim Jordan, Newt Gingrich and history

Every Republican speaker since the rise of Newt has been an incompetent troll — or a felon. Jordan's no big change

The Independent UK

House speaker live updates | Jim Jordan set to try again

Bipartisan groups of lawmakers have been floating ways to operate the House by giving greater power to the interim speaker, Republican Rep. Patrick McHenry of North Carolina, or another temporary speaker

The Independent UK

Wrestling abuse claims, Jan 6 and abortion: Jim Jordan’s controversies plagued his failed House speaker bid

Ohio Republican haunted by decades-old allegations, his actions in connection to the insurrection, and his hardline stance on abortion

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