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McCarthy's fall marks new low in the speakership's declining status

The status of the speakership has been declining for years. McCarthy's ouster is an extreme example in a sequence of events that have made the speaker more vulnerable — and thus weaker.

WEKU

Collision of Power review: Marty Baron on Bezos, the Post and Trump

The great editor has tales to tell and a message to deliver: the US press must be ready to hold the line once again

The Guardian - US

‘An end of American democracy’: Heather Cox Richardson on Trump’s historic threat

The historian and Substack superstar says the US is in peril not seen since the civil war – and Joe Biden is its best defender

The Guardian - US

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How Ranked Choice Voting Would Sort the Republican Primary Field

Trump is still a runaway favorite, even when using a vote-counting technique that's meant to make it more difficult for unpopular candidates to win elections.

Reason

Hillary Clinton says Trump supporters may need to be ‘deprogrammed’

In an interview on CNN the former senator and secretary of state also called the ex-president ‘an authoritarian populist’

The Guardian - US

Biden pledges to work with next House speaker as Jim Jordan welcomes Trump endorsement – as it happened

President declines to comment on Trump-endorsed Jordan speakership bid but adds ‘some … could be easier to work with than others’

The Guardian - US

Who is Steve Scalise? GOP leader seeks promotion in house speaker race

After almost a decade as GOP whip and nine months as majority leader, Scalise battles concerns about his health following 2017 shooting and blood cancer diagnosis

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A New Mexico judge rules against Republicans in a redistricting case

A judge in New Mexico has upheld the state's Democratic-drawn congressional map. The decision could be yet another redistricting case that affects the balance of power in the U.S. House.

WEKU

Fractured collective: On Kevin McCarthy’s ouster as U.S. House Speaker

Ouster of U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy from the top post of the lower chamber of Congress has once again left the Republican Party exposed as a fractured collective.

The Hindu

New York Republicans prepare to flex muscles in speaker race - Roll Call

Members of New York’s sizable GOP freshman class have a message for the next speaker: The party needs to prove it can govern.

Roll Call

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 an odds-on favorite to replace Kevin McCarthy

The Independent UK

Ken Paxton endorses candidates challenging House Republicans who impeached him

Paxton’s campaign promised more details soon on a “statewide Fall tour,” including campaign stops with the candidates.

The Texas Tribune

Kevin Hern could be an unlikely choice for speaker

They called him “McCongressman.” Now Kevin Hern is chair of the Republican Study Committee — and possibly considering a run for speaker.

Roll Call

Group of Texas Republicans in U.S. House want to change the rules for removing a speaker

The members are sick of the leverage the rule has had over the conference, saying it pushed leadership into the hands of the most extreme right-wing members.

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Scalise bid for speaker role follows nine years in House Republican leadership - Roll Call

Scalise, first elected to Congress in 2008, has made his way up the path of Republican leadership with an interest in policy.

The Independent UK

House Speaker candidates will no longer appear in TV interview

Ohio Rep Jim Jordan, Louisiana Rep Steve Scalise and Oklahoma Rep Kevin Hern were set to participate in the event

Roll Call

House Republicans set speaker election schedule - Roll Call

The House GOP conference will hold its internal election for speaker Wednesday morning after a Tuesday evening "candidate forum."

Roll Call

As speaker, 'fire-breather' Jordan would have to become deal-maker

Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan battled Republican leadership, but now wants to become the House speaker after Kevin McCarthy's ouster.

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The Guardian - US

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

The Conversation

Could Donald Trump stand for US speaker? An expert explains

The roiling civil war on Capitol Hill that’s led to the ousting of Kevin McCarthy as speaker of the US House of Representatives has left Republicans scrambling for a replacement. With no clear successor, the risk of further acute embarrassment to the party, and a slew of legislative priorities on…

The Independent UK

Hillary Clinton says Trump followers need ‘deprogamming from his cult’

Hillary Clinton went on to admit that she thinks Mr Trump will ‘likely’ be the Republican 2024 presidential nominee, but predicts a victory for President Joe Biden

The Guardian - US

Why do eight radicals hold power over the entire US House of Representatives?

There are hundreds of Congresspeople representing millions of Americans – yet undemocratic rules give people like Matt Gaetz outsized sway

The Guardian - US

The trials of SBF and DJT: Trump isn’t clean on crypto but he did warn us about it

Two trials – and Michael Lewis’s new book on Sam Bankman-Fried – cast light on the everlasting nexus of power and greed

Ballotpedia

State ballot measure certifications move past 10-year average

Welcome to the Friday, October 6, Brew.

Salon

One nation on two divergent paths

Joe Biden and Donald Trump offer two very different lessons about America

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