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Rep. Kevin McCarthy scrambles to line up Republican votes ahead of House speaker election

Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., on Monday scrambled to line up enough Republican votes to win election as speaker of the House as a handful of right-wing holdouts continued to warn they will not support him.

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Just over 1 in 4 members of Congress in 2023 will be women – at this rate, it will take 118 years until there is gender parity

When the 118th Congress convenes on Jan. 3, 2023, the number of women among its 535 members will inch up by just two – increasing from 147 in 2022 to 149 in 2023.

The Conversation

Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy still short on votes in bid to become speaker even after concessions

McCarthy has offered extraordinary concessions, including allowing members to easily fire him at any time, to secure the votes for speaker.

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McCarthy releases House rules package, still short speaker votes - Roll Call

It's unclear if a new rules package includes enough olive branches to conservatives to win Kevin McCarthy support for speaker.

Roll Call

2024 contest comes into view with hurdles for both parties

Republicans and Democrats are being forced to confront critical questions about the people and policies they want to represent them as the next election season roars into view

The Independent UK

House GOP targets federal "snoops"

It's part of the aggressive posture planned by the GOP, which takes the House majority when the new Congress opens Tuesday.

Axios

Santos should consider resigning, veteran GOP lawmaker says

Even as the House GOP leadership keeps silent, a veteran Republican lawmaker says George Santos should consider resigning after the congressman-elect from New York admitted to lying about his heritage, education and professional career

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Adam Kinzinger blames Kevin McCarthy for Trump’s political staying power and ‘crazy elements’ in GOP

“Donald Trump is alive today politically because of Kevin McCarthy,” the congressman said on CNN this weekend

The Independent UK

Dems, GOP have distinct priorities for 2023: AP-NORC poll

A poll finds Republicans and Democrats have sharply distinct views of what’s most important for the government to address amid high inflation

The Independent UK

Trump rings in 2023 facing headwinds in his White House run

Donald Trump began 2022 on a high

The Independent UK

Testimony: Trump Jr. threatened to ‘tank’ Senate runoffs unless Ga. GOP backed his father

ATLANTA — Donald Trump’s son threatened to “tank” the 2021 Georgia U.S. Senate runoffs if the state Republican Party did not back Trump’s claims of widespread fraud in the presidential election, according to congressional testimony released Friday.

Tribune News Service

Editorial: Memo to House GOP: It’s all about the policy, stupid

The 118th Congress convenes Tuesday with each party holding a slim majority in one chamber. In the Senate, a Democratic coalition enjoys a 51-49 advantage. In the House, Republicans have a 222-212 edge.

Tribune News Service

These were the top political stories of 2022

There was a lot that happened in politics this year, from the consequential midterm elections to the Supreme Court's historic abortion ruling and record migration at the southern border.

WEKU

‘SALT’ cap foes poised to influence House GOP tax agenda

WASHINGTON — Republicans who flipped or held districts in blue states are gearing up to flex newfound muscles in their party’s slim majority against a GOP-created limit on deducting state and local taxes, known as the “SALT” cap.

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Speaker race headed toward dramatic floor election

WASHINGTON — Whether or not Kevin McCarthy becomes speaker under the incoming House Republican majority, the Jan. 3 floor election to determine who will take the gavel from Nancy Pelosi is poised to be the most dramatic in a century.

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Speaker race headed toward dramatic floor election - Roll Call

The Jan. 3 House election to determine who will take the gavel from Nancy Pelosi is poised to be the most dramatic in a century.

WEKU

House Democrats release Trump's tax returns

The Democratic-controlled Ways and Means Committee has released former President Trump's tax returns from his time in office, ending a multi-year legal battle for the information.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Jan. 6 committee withdraws its subpoena to Doug Mastriano and releases a transcript of his brief deposition

The congressional committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol has withdrawn its subpoena to Pennsylvania State Sen. Doug Mastriano, citing the "imminent end" of its inquiry.

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Salon

Who dares to mock Dark Brandon now?

Republicans badly underestimated Joe Biden — and in his first two years in the White House, he's driven them nuts

The Independent UK

‘You’ve got to deliver’: Democrats take charge in Michigan

Come January, Democrats will be in charge of Michigan state government for the first time in nearly 40 years

The Independent UK

'You've got to deliver': Democrats take charge in Michigan

Come January, Democrats will be in charge of Michigan state government for the first time in nearly 40 years

Axios

New election frontiers shake up 2024 battleground map

It's revealing how fast swing states are changing — a vivid crystallization of America's volatile politics.

Salon

GOP will double down on MAGA in 2023

Moderation to win swing voters? Forget it. Today's GOP is all about vengeance against anyone who's not like them

Tribune News Service

Editorial: The slow count: Hand tallies of paper ballots is the only way to the truth

It was two years ago, Dec. 2, 2020, when Donald Trump, angling for anything to undo his loss to Joe Biden, claimed — with no justification or facts — that Dominion voting machines were rigged and, “we have to go to paper. Maybe it takes longer, but the only secure…

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Editorial: Republicans were tested on values in 2022, and voters gave them a D-minus

The past year on the national scene was characterized as one test after another for Republicans — not just of their drive to retake control of Congress but of the value system that determined how far they would go to reach their goal. They were asked repeatedly to stand for…

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