Dems bask in the speaker schadenfreude It’s the third day of a leaderless House, and Democrats are in no mood to bail Republicans out. “They’re not desperate enough yet,” said Rep. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.), who is precisely the type of moderate Democrat who would be involved in compromise conversations with the GOP. Eventually, she said…

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McCarthy heads to 7th vote with fate still murky Kevin McCarthy is giving new ground to his conservative critics in a bid to revive his flagging bid for the speakership, though it’s far from clear that the concessions his allies are floating will be enough to put him over the top. Following the California Republican’s…