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First Thing: Kevin McCarthy faces long battle for House speaker

House adjourned until noon today as McCarthy becomes the first nominee for speaker in 100 years to fail to win the first vote. Plus, the truth behind 10 of the biggest health beliefs

The Guardian - UK

Why Are Some Republicans Revolting Against Kevin McCarthy's Bid To Be Speaker of the House?

The insurgent Republicans want to balance the budget, impose new barriers to immigration, and increase transparency for future earmark spending.

Reason

New Congress to convene, but will McCarthy be House speaker?

The new Congress opens with House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy grasping for his political survival

The Independent UK

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Opponents deny McCarthy speaker’s gavel on first vote - Roll Call

Opposition from fellow Republicans denied Kevin McCarthy the role of House speaker on the first roll call vote in the 118th Congress.

Roll Call

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

What the Jan. 6 report says about key Pennsylvania Republicans

PHILADELPHIA — Former President Donald Trump had extensive communications with top Pennsylvania Republicans in the weeks leading up to Jan. 6, 2021, as part of his effort to overturn the results of the 2020 election, according to an 814-page report released late Thursday by a House committee.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Trump should be prosecuted for role in Jan. 6 Capitol attack, House panel says

WASHINGTON — A House committee recommended that Donald Trump be prosecuted for his role in the Jan. 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol, the first-ever such referral of a former president.

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Jan. 6 panel urges ethics review for McCarthy, GOP lawmakers

The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack has referred Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy and three other GOP lawmakers to undergo an ethics investigation for their refusal to comply with congressional subpoenas

The Independent UK

Five key conclusions from the January 6 panel’s final session

The House committee has issued the first sections of its report and recommended criminal referrals for Trump

The Guardian - US

Trump-connected lawyers’ records detailed in unsealed orders

WASHINGTON — A pair of newly unsealed court orders show how a federal investigation into activity following the 2020 presidential election touched prominent conservative lawyers connected to former President Donald Trump.

Tribune News Service

Jan. 6 panel could refer House members to Ethics Committee

WASHINGTON — A House select committee could take a rare step and vote Monday to refer fellow members of Congress for ethics investigations, as it wraps up a nearly 18-month investigation into the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.

Tribune News Service

US investigators were allowed access to Trump allies’ emails

Justice department was granted access to emails from former employees and loyalists

The Guardian - US

Jan. 6 panel could refer House members to Ethics Committee - Roll Call

A House select committee could take a rare step and vote Monday to refer fellow members of Congress for ethics investigations.

Roll Call

5 House conservatives plan to vote as a unit on McCarthy's speaker bid

If they stick to their guns, it could derail McCarthy's path to the top job.

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Anti-Kevin McCarthy group vows not to be picked off one by one

WASHINGTON — As Republicans huddled Wednesday to discuss House rule changes that could help Kevin McCarthy in his quest to become speaker, five members who have publicly opposed him made clear they’re organizing as a bloc and can’t be peeled off individually.

Roll Call

Anti-McCarthy group vows not to be picked off one-by-one - Roll Call

A bloc of five Republicans opposing Kevin McCarthy's bid to be House speaker say they are working together as the party debates House rules.

Salon

Leaked Meadows texts show GOP Jan 6 plot

Talking Points Memo publishes massive trove of Meadows' texts with at least 34 Republican lawmakers

The Guardian - US

Top US conservatives pushing Russia’s spin on Ukraine war, experts say

Some of the Kremlin’s most blatant falsehoods aimed at undercutting US aid are promoted by major figures on the right

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House GOP votes down proposal to ban earmarks

WASHINGTON — Earmarks are here to stay — at least for one more Congress.

Roll Call

House GOP votes down earmark ban proposal - Roll Call

House Republicans voted Wednesday against a proposed earmark ban as GOP leader Kevin McCarthy seeks support for his speaker bid.

The Guardian - US

US corporations gave more than $8m to election deniers’ midterm campaigns

Giant companies such as the AT&T, Home Depot and Boeing contributed to candidates who falsely claimed that Trump won in 2020

Roll Call

McCarthy backed for speaker, but has work to do before January - Roll Call

Republicans nominated Kevin McCarthy to be the next House speaker, but he still must win over most of the 31 colleagues who opposed him.

Tribune News Service

Carl P. Leubsdorf: Midterm elections could threaten US support for Ukraine

The main reason Russian President Vladimir Putin’s ill-considered and brutal invasion of Ukraine has so far proved unsuccessful has been the unexpected determination and courage of the Ukrainian people in fighting to keep their independence.

The Guardian - US

Why pro-Israel lobby group Aipac is backing election deniers and extremist Republicans

The group places support for Israel over all over considerations, endorsing extreme rightwing candidates in the midterm elections

The Philadelphia Inquirer

In a rare rebuke, 2 retired War College professors say Doug Mastriano is unfit to be governor

PHILADELPHIA — Tami Davis Biddle, the former chair of the faculty council at the U.S. Army War College, wrote in a Harrisburg newspaper recently that Doug Mastriano doesn't "deserve our trust or support."

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