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Senator who threatened fight during hearing blames union boss: ‘He started it’

Markwayne Mullin, a former mixed martial arts fighter, said he ‘did not deal good with bullies’

The Independent UK

GOP senator boasts about almost getting in a fight with union leader

Near-brawl during Senate hearing was stopped by Bernie Sanders

The Independent UK

Marjorie Taylor Greene schooled by 80-year-old Democrat on shutdown

‘It may be that the gentlelady doesn’t know that there’s another body attached to the US Congress,’ Rep Rosa DeLauro says in MTG roast

The Independent UK

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Bernie, Ingraham torch "pathetic" Mullin

Markwayne Mullin in another interview reminisced about the days when you "used to be able to cane" in Congress

Salon

Offering to fight union leader was just ‘Oklahoma values’, senator claims

Republican Markwayne Mullin accused of ‘acting like a 12-year-old’ by Teamsters leader Sean O’Brien during Senate confrontation

The Guardian - US

GOP's institutional tantrum gets violent

It's hard to see how this ends well — for any of us

Salon

Daily Show guest host reveals three GOP lawmakers she’d like to fight

Leslie Jones said she ‘wants in’ in the physical fights breaking out among GOP lawmakers in Congress

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Jimmy Kimmel renames Capitol live-stream ‘UFC-SPAN’ after GOP fights

Jimmy Kimmel joked the Republican party had turned into ‘UFC-SPAN all of a sudden’

The Independent UK

A GOP senator challenges Teamsters head to a fight in a fiery exchange at a hearing

A congressional hearing devolved into an angry confrontation between Republican Senator Markwayne Mullin and Sean O'Brien, the president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters.

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Senator mocked after challenging hearing witness to fistfight

Democratic strategist shares ‘reminder that big time coward @SenMullin hid in fear from the insurrectionists he helped foment’

The Independent UK

Sanders intervenes after Republican senator challenges union boss to fight

Senator bangs gavel and calms tensions after Markwayne Mullin asked Teamsters’ Sean O’Brien if he wanted to 'finish it here’

The Guardian - US

GOPer challenges union boss to fight

Markwayne Mullin dared Teamsters President Sean O'Brien to "stand your butt up" and fight over mean tweets

Salon

Hill gets heated, with a ‘shot to the kidneys’ and ‘stand your butt up’

Tim Burchett accuses former Speaker Kevin McCarthy of elbowing him from behind, while Markwayne Mullin nearly brawls with a union boss.

Roll Call

Speaker Johnson gets warm welcome from Senate GOP - Roll Call

Senators at a closed lunch with Speaker Mike Johnson said the Louisiana Republican was willing to accept he needs to grow into the job.

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Jimmy Kimmel on House Republicans: ‘They’re feeding on themselves’

Late-night hosts discuss Matt Gaetz allegations made by fellow Republicans and Trump’s overinflated value of Mar-a-Lago

Roll Call

Some House Republicans demand rule change to prevent another speaker ouster - Roll Call

House Republicans face a decision in the coming days on not only who should be speaker but also whether to make it easier to stay in the role.

Roll Call

Shutdown averted as Biden signs seven-week spending bill - Roll Call

President Joe Biden signed a short-term spending bill to avert a partial government shutdown after a dramatic turn of events Saturday.

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Some members of Congress using donor money to repay themselves

Nearly $2.3 million in contributions raised by 16 House and Senate members this cycle went to repay the lawmakers for loans to past campaigns.

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‘They’re fired up’: Teamsters president on looming UPS strike

Sean O’Brien could be leading his union in one of the biggest – and costliest – strike at a single private employer in US history

Salon

Not just the House: Senate GOP gone wild

Mitch McConnell may soon have a Freedom Caucus of his own to contend with

The Independent UK

Republican senator sparks laughter as he tells witness: ‘I don’t want reality!’

Markwayne Mullin again makes headlines for his conduct in a committee hearing

The Guardian - US

Republican senator says ‘I don’t want reality’ in hearing on race and education

Markwayne Mullin of Oklahoma says he ‘misspoke’ when questioning witness about childcare and teaching of race

Roll Call

Earmarks increase in popularity, slightly, among GOP senators - Roll Call

New Senate Republican earmark requesters are angling to fill the shoes left by the retirements of four longtime senators.

The Guardian - US

Louisiana teenager shot by neighbor as she played hide-and-seek

The latest shooting of an innocent victim spotlights ‘stand your ground’ laws, which some Republicans are trying to strengthen

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Trump’s Hill backers often voted like DeSantis on entitlements - Roll Call

Trump’s has targeted DeSantis’ congressional votes that endorsed changes in seniors' benefits. Some Trump backers voted the same way, however.

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