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New House Speaker Once Blamed Abortions for Social Security, Medicare Cuts

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Offering possible objections based on what he described as “constitutional infirmity,” Johnson claimed there were grounds to reject the election results from states that permitted pandemic-induced state modifications to mail-in ballots and early voting systems that bypassed the approval of Continue reading New House Speaker Once Blamed Abortions for Social Security, Medicare Cuts→

Day 21: Republicans Lose Their House Speaker Pick in Record Time

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In July, the Biden administration skirted expectations when it canceled $39 billion in student debt for more than 800,000 Americans, just weeks after an ultraconservative Supreme Court ruled 6–3 to shoot down Biden’s federal student loan forgiveness plan, which would Continue reading Day 21: Republicans Lose Their House Speaker Pick in Record Time→

Republicans Pick Yet Another Election Denier As Next House Speaker

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After weeks of failed attempts, Republicans have their latest nominee for speaker of the House: Majority Whip Tom Emmer. Emmer won the majority vote in a series of quickfire elimination rounds held Tuesday, ultimately garnering 117 votes. Nine candidates initially Continue reading Republicans Pick Yet Another Election Denier As Next House Speaker→

Mike Collins Is the Republican Troll We Need Amid Speaker Drama

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Ogg has also used her position to attack political opponents with onerous court cases, effectively punishing them for challenging her. In mid-September, a county court-at-law judge told the Houston Chronicle that he warned colleagues not to cross her: “If you Continue reading Mike Collins Is the Republican Troll We Need Amid Speaker Drama→

The One Thing Nearly Every Republican Speaker Candidate Has in Common

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Even among his allies, Jordan’s shtick is beginning to “wear a little thin,” and he has possibly “worn out his welcome,” one senior House GOP member told Fox News’s Chad Pergram. Jordan’s long-shot bid to become speaker has only grown Continue reading The One Thing Nearly Every Republican Speaker Candidate Has in Common→

The GOP’s Last Resort Speaker Solution Is Going Down in Flames, Too

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Even among his allies, Jordan’s shtick is beginning to “wear a little thin,” and he has possibly “worn out his welcome,” one senior House GOP member told Fox News’s Chad Pergram. Jordan’s long-shot bid to become speaker has only grown Continue reading The GOP’s Last Resort Speaker Solution Is Going Down in Flames, Too→

The Real Reason House Republicans Can’t Elect a Speaker

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But the math isn’t the culprit. Given the slim majority the House GOP possesses, such dealmaking is tricky but not impossible: You can lose five Republicans (depending on absences or abstentions, that number could be higher) and still become speaker. Continue reading The Real Reason House Republicans Can’t Elect a Speaker→

Pour One Out for Jim Jordan’s Dream of Becoming House Speaker

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After two failed floor votes, and his number of Republican supporters in decline, Representative Jim Jordan is backing down from his bid for House speaker. The Ohio Republican announced Thursday morning that he would not be pursuing an additional floor Continue reading Pour One Out for Jim Jordan’s Dream of Becoming House Speaker→