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The Guardian view on Kevin McCarthy’s removal: dysfunction is the Republicans’ new normal

Editorial: The ousting of the speaker of the House is the latest sign that the abnormal is becoming routine in US politics

The Guardian - UK

Why Justin Amash Should Be the Next Speaker of the House

And why he almost certainly will not

Reason

US presidents are a sum of their actions, not their years

Letters: Readers respond to a piece by Timothy Garton Ash that advised against President Biden running for re-election

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Republicans target Pelosi for revenge after McCarthy ousted by GOP rebels

GOP breaks from tradition to get revenge after Democrats refuse to offer McCarthy a lifeline

The Independent UK

Who is Jim Jordan? The hard-right House speaker contender dogged by scandal

Contender for House speaker, described as ‘political terrorist’ by John Boehner, also linked to Ohio State sexual abuse scandal

The Guardian - US

Rudy Giuliani sues Biden as he faces mountain of his own legal issues

Trump’s former attorney faces several lawsuits of his own as attorneys drop out of his Georgia case

The Independent UK

Trump rages online after gag order

"It's kind of like failing kindergarten," former DOJ official says

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$Ouster of Speaker McCarthy highlights House Republican fractures in an increasingly polarized America$

Ouster of Speaker McCarthy highlights House Republican fractures in an increasingly polarized America

The House of Representatives on Oct. 3, 2023, did something that had never been done before in the nation’s history: It ousted the speaker of the House. Kevin McCarthy, a California Republican, lost his job in a vote of 216 to 210. To look deeper than the surface machinations, The…

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Trump claims ‘lots of people’ have asked him to run for speaker

‘We have some great people in the Republican Party that could do a great job as speaker,’ Trump says in Manhattan courthouse

The Independent UK

MTG's Trump speaker push has big problem

Far-right lawmakers want ex-president to replace Kevin McCarthy — but there are major issues with that idea

Salon

After judge's rebuke, Trump returns to court for 3rd day for fraud lawsuit trial

Former President Donald Trump is back at New York civil fraud trial for a third day Wednesday after running afoul of the judge by denigrating a key court staffer in a social media post

The Independent UK

Republicans Jim Jordan and Steve Scalise launch House speakership bids

Hardline conservatives confirm intentions to run for the top House job a day after Kevin McCarthy was ousted by his own party

The Guardian - US

McCarthy ouster shows Republicans don’t want to govern - and they don’t want anyone else to either

The party is beholden to a base that it has fed misinformation and trained to view politics as high-stakes entertainment

The Guardian - US

Bring It On

Plus: War with cartels, France-level union activity, and more...

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Biden calls to ‘change the poisonous atmosphere in Washington’; Trump denies involvement in McCarthy removal - as it happened

Biden says he believes Republicans are ‘committed to working in a bipartisan fashion’; Trump denies having a hand in removal

The Independent UK

Matt Gaetz denies ‘urban legend’ that he moved to oust McCarthy for failing to stop sexual misconduct ethics probe

Mr Gaetz is facing a House Committee inquiry into allegations of sexual misconduct, use of illegal drugs, and misuse of funds

The Independent UK

Who will replace ousted Kevin McCarthy as the new House speaker?

The House has been left in turmoil after Kevin McCarthy was ousted as speaker on Tuesday. As Republicans scramble to find his successor, here’s a look at some of the possible contenders. Rachel Sharp reports

Salon

Trump knows he's lost this case already

Trump's strategy to win the election relies on destroying the country's belief in the legal system

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"Revenge": GOP evicts Pelosi from office

Pelosi was unable to remove her belongings because she was in California to mourn the loss of Sen. Dianne Feinstein

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Nancy Pelosi says the interim House speaker asked her to vacate her Capitol office

Pelosi said the new acting speaker, Patrick McHenry, R-N.C., was behind an email asking her staff to remove their belongings from a workspace she had access to as a former speaker.

The Guardian - US

Republican congressman to nominate Trump for House speaker

Troy Nehls, from Texas, calls Trump ‘the greatest president of my lifetime’ and says he will nominate him to replace Kevin McCarthy

The Conversation

Democrat failure to save US speaker hands power to Republican right

California Republican Kevin McCarthy has become the first ever speaker of the US House of Representatives to be ejected from his position. In a 216 to 210 vote, Democrats joined with far-right Republicans to remove McCarthy from office.

The Guardian - US

Pelosi rebukes interim speaker for office eviction as she attended Feinstein service

In one of first acts after the removal of Kevin McCarthy, Democratic predecessor is ordered out of ‘hideaway’ space

The Independent UK

Kevin McCarthy has been ousted as House speaker. Could Trump replace him?

While Trump is technically eligible to replace McCarthy, it’s highly unlikely that he’ll be offered, let alone accept, the post

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: Kevin McCarthy ousted as House speaker

Vote marks first time in US history that a speaker of the House has been removed from office.

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