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The violence of MAGA "victimhood"

"The sense of loss is a major driver for recruitment," explains Dr. Emily Bashah

Salon

The speaker of the U.S. House nobody knows, Mike Johnson

I’ve been covering Congress for years, and I never heard of the man who was elected speaker on Wednesday, writes Washington Bureau Chief Lynn Sweet.

Chicago Sun-Times

Who is new Speaker of the House Mike Johnson?

Mike Johnson is a hardliner on abortion and LGBT+ rights, and led an effort to overturn the 2020 election results in swing states

The Independent UK

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The perfect recipe for fascism

Professor Gavriel D. Rosenfeld on the toxic stew of tax cuts to rich people while placating racist scapegoating

Salon

TrumpWorld alarm over Powell guilty plea

TrumpWorld was "caught by surprise" by MAGA lawyer — now they're scrambling to assess the potential damage

Salon

A lesson for MAGA in repeated failure

Trump's efforts at witness intimidation fall flat, while Jordan fails to bully his way to power

Salon

Jim Jordan: MAGA's version of Jesus

It's not really about Jesus, so much as a belief that only members of their lily white tribe are "real" Americans

Salon

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MAGA still wins, even if Jordan doesn't

Even if GOP normies can block Jim Jordan (for now), they still have to run with Donald Trump in 2024

Salon

Will GOP "ignarrogance" lead to doom?

Even if Jim Jordan wins, the speaker's chair will still be vacant. What the hell happened to the Republican Party?

Salon

Jim Jordan's plan: Speaker by Monday

Is Jordan doomed to fail, just as Steve Scalise did? Maybe not — he's got the MAGA shock troops behind him

Salon

Here are the latest Republicans running for House Speaker

The House has been in turmoil since Kevin McCarthy was ousted as speaker on 3 October. Now a fresh batch of Republicand making a bid for the seat Rachel Sharp and Ariana Baio report

The Independent UK

Cory Booker leads criticism of GOP House speaker turmoil: ‘We are in crisis right now’

In the two weeks since Kevin McCarthy was ousted from the role of speaker, the House has been in session for less than nine hours

The Independent UK

Trump's disorder infects the globe

Donald Trump claims the Gaza war is all about him — and at this point, that staggering narcissism is no surprise

Salon

Jake Tapper stunned by Nancy Mace’s claims about speaker vote

‘Name one Democrat from Congress that trusts Jim Jordan,’ CNN’s Jake Tapper challenges Nancy Mace

The Independent UK

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"Deprogramming" the Trump cult

Hillary Clinton says MAGA voters need to be saved from themselves. Experts on exactly what that might take

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

Matt Gaetz calls McCarthy’s insults a ‘death rattle’ as House GOP remains in disarray

Congressmen Jim Jordan and Steve Scalise are vying for the Speakership, but questions remain over whether they can muster the votes

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 3 October. As Republicans scramble to find his successor, here’s a look at some of the possible contenders. Rachel Sharp reports

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Salon

MAGA gets even weirder about sex

Cults always police their followers' sex lives, but the right wants to impose their bizarre beliefs on everyone

Salon

One nation on two divergent paths

Joe Biden and Donald Trump offer two very different lessons about America

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

D.C. descends into comedy: Don't laugh

Kevin McCarthy's downfall would be hilarious, if it weren't a sign of America's serious political dysfunction

The Independent UK

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

Salon

The Age of Trump is a horror movie

The monster will appear again in the sequel

The Independent UK

Donald Trump Jr floats possibility his father could be next House speaker

A number of far-right Republicans have started calling for Mr Trump to become the next speaker after Kevin McCarthy’s unceremonious exit on Tuesday

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