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Mike Johnson says he ‘isn’t afraid’ to change House speaker removal rule

Speaker can currently be ejected by any Democrat or Republican who introduces ‘motion to vacate’ followed by majority-wins vote

The Guardian - US

The Guardian view on America’s new speaker: the right gets its man

Editorial: The US has got its federal government back. But Mike Johnson is not an answer to the nation’s political dysfunction

The Guardian - UK

The Maga-fication of congressional Republicans is now complete

Republicans have elected an obscure and extreme Trumpist, Mike Johnson, as speaker of the House

The Guardian - US

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(Republican) War Is Over

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Reason

Mike Johnson as speaker shows ‘Maga is ascendant’ in Congress, Matt Gaetz says

Far-right Florida congressman who triggered ousting of former speaker Kevin McCarthy says ‘the swamp is on the run’

The Guardian - US

OPINION - Open revenge, payback and blood hatred in the race for Speaker of the House: this is Republican politics

Almost every aspect of current Republican Party politics defies historical precedent and obvious logic. Even in the House of Representatives, where, traditionally, a save-our-jobs mentality has always maintained a relative stability, Congressional Republicans, over the past several weeks, have publicly broken down in comic and operatic ways.

Evening Standard

Republican withdraws bid for House speaker hours after winning internal nomination

Republican Rep. Tom Emmer abruptly abandoned his bid to become House speaker Tuesday, withdrawing within hours of winning the internal party nomination after Donald Trump objected and hardliners refused to support him for the gavel.

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Will US Republicans finally elect a House speaker nominee?

The 221-member Republican majority in the House have gathered in a closed-door session to vote on a nominee.

Al Jazeera

Jim Jordan’s dizzying fall bodes an even more broken Republican party to come

While Trump hurtles to the Republican nomination, his party’s representatives in Congress feud and backstab

The Guardian - US

Speaker fiasco lays bare ungovernable dysfunction of House Republicans

One branch of US government has ground to a halt amid death threats and screaming matches as Republicans fail to unite around a candidate for speaker

The Guardian - US

What happened in the Russia-Ukraine war this week? Catch up with the must-read news and analysis

Moscow recuits Serbs to replenish its diminished armed forces; Russia’s biggest offensive in months is failing, Kyiv says

The Guardian - AU

Temporary House speaker Patrick McHenry ‘threatens to quit’ amid GOP crisis

House of Representatives remains in paralysis as Jim Jordan scrambles for support from party holdouts

The Independent UK

Jordan out as GOP speaker nominee, new hopefuls vie for backing - Roll Call

House Republicans voted to end Rep. Jim Jordan’s speaker run on Friday during a closed meeting and a crowd began vying for the post.

Roll Call

Who is Jim Jordan, Trump’s ousted choice for Speaker of the House?

Eric Garcia chronicles the career of the Ohio Republican, once called a ‘legislative terrorist’ who helped Trump try to overturn the 2020 election, and who failed to replace Kevin McCarthy

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Salon

GOP meeting explodes over Jordan failure

MAGA rages after Jordan suspends his campaign and backs a push to empower acting Speaker Patrick McHenry

The Independent UK

McCarthy screams at Gaetz as fellow GOP rep ‘almost lunged at him’

Republicans in uproar at suggestion to empower temporary speaker until January to allow Jordan more time to convince recalcitrant members

Zenger

GOP Hardliner Jim Jordan’s Bid For House Speaker Faces Resistance

Rep. Jim Jordan faces resistance as bid for House Speaker role continues, losing support from fellow Republicans.

The Guardian - US

Matt Gaetz sorry for email that blamed other Republicans amid speaker fight

Fundraising email from Florida congressman said ‘Rinos are working with radical Democrats … to block Jim Jordan’

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The Conversation

House speaker paralysis is confusing – a political scientist explains what's happening

Political observers, most Americans and even members of Congress can’t remember a battle for the post of speaker of the U.S. House as fraught as the one that began back in January 2023 and continues still, 10 months later.

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

The Independent UK

GOP congresswoman announces retirement amid House speaker chaos

Debbie Lesko said she will not seek re-election because ‘Washington is broken’

Salon

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

GOP holdouts threaten to embarass Jordan

Fox News hosts sound the alarm as detractors threaten to sink Jordan's speaker bid in House vote

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

Roll Call

Democrats see GOP speaker ‘dysfunction’ as path to House majority

From chaos comes opportunity, some say, and while Republicans’ ouster saga may be bad for the country, it’s good for Democrats’ chances.

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