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With contempt charge on hold, Hunter Biden and House Republicans negotiate testimony

House Republicans are negotiating with attorneys for Hunter Biden to arrange for him to testify before a House Committee.

WEKU

In exit speech, Christie rips Hill GOP leaders for Trump support - Roll Call

Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie had some choice words for three top congressional Republicans for supporting Donald Trump.

Roll Call

US House majority whip Tom Emmer endorses Trump for president

Emmer completes full House of Republican leaders – Mike Johnson, Steve Scalise and Elise Stefanik – backing ex-president

The Guardian - US

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House Leadership Fully Endorses Trump as 2024 Presidential Candidate!

Join former Republican Congressman Fred Upton from Michigan as he analyzes the surprising endorsements for Donald Trump and the campaign strategies at play...

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‘Success after success after success’: Allies say goodbye to Kevin McCarthy - Roll Call

As others said good riddance, a group of loyal Republicans painted the former speaker as both tragic figure and happy warrior in a series of speeches.

Roll Call

House approves impeachment inquiry into President Biden as Republicans rally behind investigation

The 221-212 party-line vote put the entire House Republican conference on record in support of an impeachment process. Biden questions the priorities of the House GOP.

Chicago Sun-Times

Pro-crypto Majority Whip Tom Emmer denounces CBDCs as a ‘surveillance tool’ and calls for stablecoin oversight

Speaking about Tether, Emmer said, “We need to have this stuff here.”

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Mike Johnson, the new speaker of the House, is a gender extremist

Gender conservatism does not tend to attract as much notice as the other pillars of the far-right ideology, but it is central to the Republican ideology

The Guardian - US

Mike Johnson's speakership marks a new phase in the white evangelical-GOP alliance

Johnson's election is the latest and perhaps most consequential event to date in the alliance of white evangelical Christians with the Republican Party.

WEKU

Republican to quit House citing party’s reliance on ‘lie’ of stolen 2020 election

Colorado congressman Ken Buck will not seek re-election saying party must ‘project to the public what the truth is’

The Guardian - US

Whip it good? Not exactly, say Democrats after GOP speaker fight

Republicans had a little trouble counting. Democratic whips explain what went wrong — and how Nancy Pelosi would never have allowed it.

Roll Call

Democratic congressman Dean Phillips launches primary challenge against Biden

Decision by little known Minnesota representative has led to criticism from many of his colleagues

The Guardian - US

Republican divide keeps growing

There are many reasons and rivalries fragmenting the Republicans today, but they can essentially be divided into two main factions: the Reality Caucus and the Chaos Caucus.

Chicago Sun-Times

Internecine squabbling: On the dissonances within the Republican Party in the U.S.

If the House’s Speaker saga indicates anything, it is that the dissonances within the Republican Party could trouble Donald Trump and his political ambitions

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Who is Mike Johnson, the new US Republican House speaker?

Mike Johnson was elected as House speaker after three other candidates were unable to secure enough votes.

The Guardian - US

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

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

Trumpist Mike Johnson is the US House speaker. There’s plenty to fear

The newly elected speaker, Mike Johnson of Louisiana, had a leading role in trying to overturn the 2020 election

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The Independent UK

Trump-backed Mike Johnson elected House speaker after 22 days - live

New Speaker Mike Johnson is a hard-right Christian conservative opposed to LGBT+ and reproductive rights

Roll Call

Will the GOP’s House speaker battle matter in 2024? - Roll Call

At a minimum, a three-week fight over House speaker was a distraction from Republican efforts to focus attention on President Joe Biden.

Salon

Johnson cements "extreme MAGA takeover"

Johnson's win marks the first time the GOP has unanimously elected a speaker since elevating John Boehner in 2011

The Guardian - US

Mike Johnson’s speaker win reveals the iron grip Trump still has on Republicans

The previously little-known rightwinger from Louisiana shows all the hallmarks of the ex-president’s voice

The Independent UK

House finally has a speaker as Mike Johnson wins after weeks of chaos

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

Chicago Sun-Times

House chooses speaker — Rep. Mike Johnson of Louisiana has Trump’s backing

Republicans hope electing Johnson will unite their fractious majority and end weeks of chaos by elevating a little-known conservative to one of the highest seats of U.S. power.

The Texas Tribune

Texas Republicans unite to elect Mike Johnson as U.S. House Speaker

All Texas Republicans in the U.S. House voted for Louisiana’s Mike Johnson to be speaker, ending a stalemate that has left the chamber leaderless for three weeks. Johnson is a deeply religious conservative who won the support of the party’s disparate factions.

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