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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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Johnson secures GOP nomination for speaker - Roll Call

House Republicans chose Rep. Mike Johnson, R-La., to be their speaker-designate during a late-night GOP conference meeting.

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GOP Majority Whip Tom Emmer drops speaker bid after four hours

Emmer ends attempt to become speaker after Donald Trump launches vicious attack

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Hern out of speaker race, endorses Johnson - Roll Call

Shortly after filing to make another run for speaker, Rep. Kevin Hern, R-Okla., dropped out and instead endorsed Rep. Mike Johnson, R-La.

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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.

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Emmer faces tough road to speaker's gavel on the floor - Roll Call

House Majority Whip Tom Emmer, his party's speaker-designate, faces some two dozen potential GOP defections on the floor.

Roll Call

Minnesota Rep. Tom Emmer has dropped out of House speaker race

Rep. Tom Emmer, R-Minn., who earlier Tuesday was chosen by House Republicans to be the third speaker nominee in as many weeks, has dropped out.

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House Republicans have no clear frontrunner for speaker after candidate forum

The forum comes as the House will vote to pick a new nominee in the third week without a speaker

The Independent UK

GOP conference ready to vote for speaker Tuesday - Roll Call

House Republicans on Monday night expressed some cautious optimism that their time without a leader is nearly over.

Roll Call

Who are the Republican candidates for House of Representatives speaker?

Nine congressmen had registered by Sunday’s noon deadline following Jim Jordan’s failed bid to claim the gavel

The Guardian - US

These nine Republicans are competing to be next House speaker - Roll Call

Vying for speaker: Jack Bergman, Byron Donalds, Tom Emmer, Kevin Hern, Mike Johnson, Dan Meuser, Gary Palmer, Austin Scott & Pete Sessions.

Roll Call

House GOP brings Garland to oversight hearing amid impeachment push - Roll Call

Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee will confront Attorney General Merrick B. Garland at a DOJ oversight hearing Wednesday.

Roll Call

Organizers of an Illinois city championship recently uncovered two missing trophies

This trophy was given to the winner for a year from 1928 to 1976. It recently resurfaced.

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Supreme Court order could hurt Louisiana’s Graves, Letlow or Johnson - Roll Call

Three Louisiana Republicans — Garret Graves, Julia Letlow and Mike Johnson — face uncertainty after a Supreme Court redistricting order.

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Republicans weigh changes to law meant to protect abortion access - Roll Call

A House Judiciary subcommittee chairman said Tuesday that Republicans could pursue changes to a 1994 law on abortion clinic access.

Salon

Dem throws docs back at GOPer at hearing

Plaskett blew up after Chairman Jim Jordan refused to let Democrats question witnesses

Tribune News Service

Jan. 6 committee shows Congress can’t enforce subpoenas alone

WASHINGTON — The House Jan. 6 select committee spent nearly a year trying to get former Trump chief of staff Mark Meadows to testify, winning a protracted court fight to defend its subpoenas and voting to refer Meadows for prosecution of contempt of Congress.

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Jan. 6 committee shows Congress can’t enforce subpoenas alone - Roll Call

The House Jan. 6 panel’s legal record on subpoenas highlighted how much Congress will rely on courts and federal agencies in future probes.

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House panel votes to recite pledge, but not without a partisan quarrel first

WASHINGTON — What started as an amendment about the Pledge of Allegiance devolved into a heated and prolonged debate Wednesday between members of the House Judiciary Committee during their first meeting of the new Congress.

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House panel can recite pledge, but not without a partisan quarrel first

What started as an amendment about the Pledge of Allegiance devolved into a heated and prolonged House Judiciary Committee debate Wednesday.

Tribune News Service

Lawmakers poised to renew push to criminalize Supreme Court leaks

WASHINGTON — A Supreme Court report this week on the leak of a draft opinion has revitalized an effort from two Louisiana Republicans to criminalize leaking information from the high court, a step some experts say could get messy if it became law.

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Lawmakers poised to renew push to criminalize Supreme Court leaks - Roll Call

A Supreme Court report on the leak of a draft opinion renewed an effort to criminalize leaking information from the high court.

The Independent UK

Louisiana bill seeks 'fairness' in pregnancy costs

A Republican Louisiana lawmaker who has pre-filed a bill that would allow mothers to sue their child's father for 50% of out-of-pocket pregnancy-related medical expenses

Salon

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

WEKU

What's in the so-called Don't Say Gay bill that could impact the whole country

If the bill were to become law, it could affect not only schools but also programs, events and literature at any federally-funded institution. But its prospects are dim for now.

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