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US House speaker vote: how did we get here and what happens next?

Republicans scramble to find a replacement for the ousted Kevin McCarthy as world events demand the attention of the US Congress

The Guardian - US

Ex-Ohio State wrestlers say Jim Jordan unfit for speakership for ignoring sexual abuse scandal

Former athletes say Jordan, as assistant coach, ignored sexual abuse at university and ‘does not deserve to be House speaker’

The Guardian - US

Feminist fight not over, says UK teenager on Hillary Clinton Instagram takeover

Global children’s charity Plan International UK said 20 girls and young women were part of a takeover to mark the International Day of the Girl.

The Independent UK

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McCarthy refuses to back Scalise or Jordan for House speaker

While appearing to rule himself out, Mr McCarthy said he would not give his endorsement to Steve Scalise or Jim Jordan

The Independent UK

Most US voters want more protections for LGBT+ people against discrimination and violence, poll finds

Voters who know someone who is LGBT+ are far more likely to support policies protecting them

The Independent UK

Key Republican wears scarlet ‘A’ T-shirt after vote to oust McCarthy

In apparent nod to Nathaniel Hawthorne novel, Nancy Mace says ‘I’m wearing the scarlet letter …after being demonized for my vote’

The Guardian - US

Smith filing hints at Trump's "motive"

New filing in Mar-a-Lago case suggests prosecutors know “what Trump intended” to do with the documents

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U.S. Rep. Colin Allred raises $4.7 million in third quarter of U.S. Senate campaign

The Dallas congressman collected the sum over the last three months, continuing to show he could be Cruz’s biggest financial threat in the Democratic primary.

The Texas Tribune

Who are the main players in the US House speaker race?

As the House prepares to choose a new speaker in the coming days, here’s who you need to know about

The Guardian - US

House speakership battle underscores election-denying Republicans’ power

The speaker race – featuring leading candidates who tried to overturn the 2020 election – is setting off alarms for the future of democracy

The Guardian - US

OPINION - Michael Wolff: Donald Trump is now more than Teflon — every ‘woe’ makes him stronger

There are just shy of 100 days until the Iowa Republican caucus on January 15, 2024, followed a few weeks later on February 6 by the Republican New Hampshire primary. These are the only political thresholds that could defeat, or even disrupt, Donald Trump’s sweep to the Republican nomination —…

Evening Standard

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 as he attempts to become Speaker of the House

The Independent UK

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 trying to replace Kevin McCarthy after Steve Scalise bows out

The Independent UK

Republicans nominate Steve Scalise to replace McCarthy as House speaker

Scalise defeats Jim Jordan by 113 votes to 99 but falls short of threshold needed to be elected speaker on House floor

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Trump has reason to worry about RFK Jr.

Trump depends on the crank vote that the anti-vaccine conspiracy theorist could siphon off

The Independent UK

Could Trump become the next speaker of the House?

Donald Trump has revelled in the calls for him to become the next speaker of the House

The Independent UK

Nancy Mace wears bizarre ‘Scarlet Letter’ A shirt to speaker forum

MAGA Republican, who has endorsed Jim Jordan for the House speaker role, told reporters that she was wearing the ‘scarlet letter’ as a symbol that she had been ‘demonised’ at the Capitol this week

The Independent UK

House speaker race: How the vote for McCarthy’s replacement will unfold

House to select speaker as soon as Wednesday, but that’s no guarantee that the chaos will subside

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Salon

Behind Trump's "blood purity program"

Donald Trump's anti-semitism and the danger of “poisoning the blood” rhetoric

Salon

Team Trump's dicey legal strategy

Donald Trump's modus operandi of threatening, intimidating and harassing is rarely followed up legally

The Guardian - US

Supreme court conservatives appear skeptical South Carolina Republicans discriminated against Black voters

Supreme court hears redistricting case after panel ruled Republicans had undertaken an ‘effective bleaching’ in redrawing 2020 map

Salon

Clyburn key figure in racist map case

Clyburn says GOP trying to blame him for “unconstitutional racial gerrymander"

Evening Standard

Congressman George Santos accused of stealing donor identities and running up huge costs on their credit cards

US prosecutors have filed an array of criminal counts against embattled Republican

The Guardian - US

Kari Lake, Trump ally and election denier, announces Senate bid in Arizona

Republican who lost state governor’s race but never conceded has challenged her defeat in court, so far unsuccessfully

The Guardian - US

More charges for George Santos: stealing donors’ identities and credit cards

New 23-count indictment accuses Republican congressman of charging contributors’ credit cards to fund his bank account

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