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McCarthy says he will not drop out of speaker contention

WASHINGTON — House Republicans’ speaker nominee Kevin McCarthy does not yet have enough votes to win a floor election in January, but he told reporters Tuesday he will not drop out of the running and plans to take the fight to the floor if necessary.

Tribune News Service

McCarthy says he will not drop out of speaker contention - Roll Call

House GOP leader Kevin McCarthy does not have the 218 votes needed to become speaker but he believes "everybody should vote for me."

Roll Call

McCarthy's pursuit of speaker's gavel comes at a high cost

House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy is in the fight of his political life as he seeks enough GOP backing to become the next speaker of the House

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Grover Norquist pushes House GOP to reinstate earmark ban

WASHINGTON — The intraparty debate among House Republicans on a proposed earmark ban is heating up, with an influential GOP activist figure weighing in against maintaining the practice in the 118th Congress.

Tribune News Service

US attorney general appoints special counsel in Trump DoJ investigations – as it happened

Merrick Garland names Jack Smith, a veteran prosecutor, as special counsel to decide whether to bring charges against Trump

The Guardian - US

Grover Norquist pushes House GOP to reinstate earmark ban - Roll Call

The intraparty debate among House Republicans on a proposed earmark ban is heating up as an influential activist weighs in.

Roll Call

Republicans win control of the House in an unexpectedly close midterm

Republicans secured the majority in the U.S. House on Wednesday, boosting the party’s ability to stymy President Joe Biden’s agenda even though the midterm results stop well short of a mandate from the electorate.

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McCarthy nominated speaker in internal GOP vote but he faces conservative resistance

House Republicans have nominated Kevin McCarthy to serve as Speaker of the House in the next Congress. It's the first step on McCarthy's path to presiding over the House chamber.

WEKU

House GOP votes to nominate McCarthy for speaker

NRCC Chair Tom Emmer narrowly beat Rep. Jim Banks for the GOP whip position.

Axios

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.

Roll Call

GOP prepares for leadership vote after disappointing midterms

How much House Republicans blame their current leadership team for a paltry midterm election performance will become clear Tuesday as the conference holds its leadership elections.

Tribune News Service

Marjorie Taylor Greene calls for GOP ‘civil war’ after midterms failure

Georgia firebrand says she will ‘lean into’ civil war in the Republican Party

The Independent UK

MAGA Republicans plot to shiv McCarthy

Freedom Caucus has a two-step plan to keep the Californian Republican from the most influential role in Congress

Salon

GOP prepares for leadership vote after disappointing midterms - Roll Call

House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy faces disappointment in his conference after an expected GOP wave did not materialize.

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The Guardian - US

America is still on the brink of Trumpism fueling hate, paranoia and violence

So many Americans feel bullied by the system today that they’re easy prey for Trumpism

Salon

Biden caved to GOP on election disinfo

DHS pulled back on a comprehensive effort to address disinformation to help election workers

The Guardian - US

Republican ex-congressman suggests colleagues ‘had serious cognitive issues’

Paul Gosar and Louie Gohmert were eager to believe ‘wild, dramatic fantasies’, claims Denver Riggleman in new book

The Independent UK

Arizona judge slaps down Finchem, Gosar over defamation suit

An Arizona judge has ordered three Republicans to pay $75,000 in attorney fees for filing a defamation suit against a former Democratic lawmaker “primarily for purposes of harassment.”

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The Independent UK

Trump's angry words spur warnings of real violence

Federal authorities and experts who study online extremism are warning of a risk of additional attacks on federal law enforcement following the FBI's search of ex-President Donald Trump's Florida home

Salon

House Republican slams Parkland survivor

Rep. Andy Biggs went to Tucker Carlson to complain about being confronted by gun safety activist David Hogg

The Guardian - US

January 6 hearings: if Republicans did nothing wrong, why were pardons sought?

Email from Alabama’s Mo Brooks potentially reveals what conduct by lawmakers he feared might be criminal

Roll Call

Jan. 6 panel airs evidence of more GOP lawmaker pardon requests - Roll Call

Five GOP members of Congress requested pardons following the Jan. 6, 2021, attack, according to evidence presented at a hearing

WEKU

Trump team didn't have the evidence and 4 other takeaways from the Jan. 6 hearing

There were a number of eye-opening findings in the Jan. 6 committee's fourth hearing that showed the depth and breadth of Trump and his allies' pressure on local and state officials.

Axios

Jan. 6 committee hearing reveals extent of Trump’s pressure campaign

The committee revealed the breadth of the Trump team's pressure campaign to get state officials to change the 2020 election results.

Roll Call

Officials tell panel how they impeded Trump’s demands to overturn election

GOP state officials detailed for the Jan. 6 select committee their resistance to Donald Trump's demands they overturn the 2020 election.

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