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GOP debates: Who could take McCarthy’s place? If not Kevin McCarthy, then who? It’s the all-consuming question that has started openly percolating among the House GOP, as McCarthy’s speaker bid stalls. So far, though, Justin Amash — a former congressman who switched from Republican to Independent in 2019 and is considered a gadfly among his…

Trump’s spell over GOP breaks with McCarthy meltdown It was the second day of chaos on the floor of the House of Representatives when Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) took the previously unthinkable step of thumbing her nose at Donald Trump, the ex-president she otherwise venerates. “Let’s stop with the campaign smears and tactics to get…

Burning down the House: The colorful chaos of a speaker-less chamber Munching on popcorn. Riffing on “Groundhog Day.” Booing loudly, scrolling their phones and strapping on their infants. By the time the battle for speaker ended its second day of stalemate, House members had run the gamut of ways to cope. Lawmakers sat in their…

Day 2, so far: McCarthy fails to win speakership two more times Day 2, so far: McCarthy fails to win speakership two more times lead image Go to Source Author: By Renee Klahr

Kennedy passes on Louisiana gubernatorial bid Republican Sen. John Kennedy told supporters Wednesday he will forgo this year’s Louisiana governor race and stay in the U.S. Senate. Fresh off winning a second term as senator, Kennedy said that he decided after deliberating that “at this juncture, I just think I can help my state and…

No speaker yet, but a a lot of speaking The dayslong process to pick a speaker of the House has left politicians noticeably quippy. Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), nominated by his majority party to lead the chamber, has failed in six votes across two days to earn the majority of votes needed to become speaker….