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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

Fox News helps Trump by "sidelining" him

Trump hates the "less is more" mindset, but it works better for him with voters — and with prosecutors

Salon

Texas proposition lets voters decide whether to cut property taxes for homeowners and businesses

Proposition 4 could usher in a bevy of property tax changes. That includes using $12.7 billion from a record state budget surplus to lower school district taxes.

The Texas Tribune

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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

House speaker – live updates: GOP fails to unite around nominee ahead of vote today

Eight candidates are still in the running for the GOP nomination including favourite Tom Emmer – after Dan Meuser dropped out on Monday night

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

GOP rep calls speaker race ‘one of the most embarrassing things I’ve seen’

‘It’s embarrassing because it empowers and emboldens our adversaries like Chairman Xi who says ‘you know, democracy doesn’t work’,’ House Foreign Affairs Committee chair says

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House GOP asks Jesus to take the wheel

"A messiah will be born unto us who can achieve this miraculous threshold," quipped Rep. Tom McClintock

Salon

Dan Patrick to use $3 million from Defend Texas Liberty to buy Israeli bonds

More than two weeks after the influential PAC’s leader met with a Hitler admirer, Lt. Gov. Patrick said the GOP must ”root out” antisemitism. Patrick had initially said he’d keep the PAC’s money.

The Texas Tribune

Who is House Speaker candidate Byron Donalds?

Florida Republican says his focus is on ‘securing our border, funding our government responsibly, advancing a conservative vision’

The Independent UK

House speaker hopeful Tom Emmer spoke to Trump to ease tensions as race to replace McCarthy drags into third week – as it happened

Tom Emmer current frontrunner as candidates due to present themselves in forum on Monday evening

The Guardian - US

Jim Jordan mocked in SNL cold open: ‘That’s not for losers’

In the skit, Mikey Day’s Rep Jim Jordan was distraught after his bid for House Speaker failed for a third time

The Independent UK

The California town that could hold the key to control of the House in 2024

Delano is in the heart of a district won by Biden but held by a Republican. Will David Valadao’s vote to impeach Trump help him hang on?

The Guardian - US

Up First briefing: Aid trickles into Gaza; 9 GOP reps battle for House speaker job

Palestinian Christians mourn civilians killed in a Gaza church, as aid begins to arrive in the enclave. Rep. Mike Flood advocates for a"unity pledge" to support any speaker nominee.

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GOP infighting overshadowed Trump endorsement in Jordan push to be speaker - Roll Call

Donald Trump’s endorsement didn’t pave the way to the speakership for Rep. Jim Jordan, whose bid ran into bitter Republican infighting.

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As the House GOP struggles to pick a speaker, a lawmaker aims to simplify the process

Previous efforts to elect a House speaker have failed at the floor vote. As the search stretches into a third week, Rep. Mike Flood wants Republicans to commit to voting for their party's nominee.

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Mary Trump Criticizes Rep. Jim Jordan’s Failed Bid For House Speaker

Trump's niece highlights Jordan's involvement in abuse scandal and insurrection

Salon

Right-wing ghouls come for the book fair

So much for "parents rights" — now they're preventing parents from buying books for their kids

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The Independent UK

Liz Cheney admits she has not ruled out running for president

The former congresswoman faced the GOP’s wrath for condemning Trump and 2020 election lies

The Independent UK

GOP scrambles for House speaker as candidate deadline passes: ‘I don’t care, just pick someone’

Nearly three weeks have passed since Kevin McCarthy was ousted from Speaker leaving the House in legislative paralysis

Roll Call

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.

The Guardian - US

Trump fake-elector scheme: where do seven states’ investigations stand?

Several states are investigating the plot created by Trump allies to cast fake electoral votes in the 2020 election

The Independent UK

Who is Tom Emmer? The midwestern House speaker hopeful endorsed by McCarthy

Tom Emmer’s announcement comes after Ohio Rep Jim Jordan failed to obtain enough votes in his third attempt to grasp the speakership

The Guardian - US

Why do Republicans oppose Jim Jordan as speaker and what’s next?

Friday marked an escalation in House chaos as Jim Jordan lost his third vote to be House speaker and his status as nominee – how did we get here?

Salon

Jordan out after death threat warning

Republicans voted against keeping Jordan as the speaker designee — so they'll start from scratch next week

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