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The Latest Breaking News on Debt limit on agenda for Biden-McCarthy meeting on Wednesday

Debt limit on agenda for Biden-McCarthy meeting on Wednesday

After McCarthy disclosed the upcoming meeting during the television interview, the White House provided confirmation

Livemint

Inside McCarthy's House: Famous friends and hard realities

Three weeks into the new era of the House Republican majority, the risks of Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s leadership style are clearly taking hold

The Independent UK

A Tea Party takeover: GOP goes full MAGA

The new MAGA establishment: The former gadflies and bomb throwers are the Republican Party now

Salon

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The evolution of Mitch McConnell

We're seeing shift in strategy for a man who was Democrats' chief foil for more than a decade.

Axios

Kevin McCarthy cryptic after he’s spotted hosting Elon Musk for meeting

Tesla and Twitter owner also met with Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries

The Independent UK

Rep. Ilhan Omar calls out Republicans ahead of potential vote to take away committee post

WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar scorned Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy Wednesday as the GOP attempt to remove her from the House Foreign Affairs Committee approaches a critical point.

Tribune News Service

McCarthy backtracks on GOP tax plan

The bill was a key concession to GOP hardliners but now it may not even get a committee vote

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Democrats are crying foul as House Republicans sort key committee assignments

Speaker Kevin McCarthy blocked two Democrats from serving on a key House panel, arguing it is in the interest of national security. Dems say the move is nothing more than political retribution.

WEKU

McCarthy losing GOP support to boot Dems

Indiana Rep. Victoria Spartz urged McCarthy to stop with the circus and “start governing for a change”

Salon

McCarthy formally kicks Schiff and Swalwell off Intelligence Committee

Democrats' steering committee recommended Schiff for the Judiciary Committee.

Axios

McCarthy names GOP members to run sweeping investigative panel

As expected, Rep. Jim Jordan will run the subcommittee. It will also include a handful of the speaker's allies and two of his detractors.

Politico

McCarthy hands detractors critical posts to influence legislation

Two spots on the powerful Rules Committee are going to Reps. Chip Roy and Ralph Norman, who opposed the Californian's speakership bid. A third is going to notorious party gadfly Rep. Thomas Massie.

Politico

Senate GOP to McCarthy: Debt fight is all yours

A handful of Republican senators helped twice raise the nation's borrowing ceiling in 2021. They're less willing to step into the breach this time.

Politico

McCarthy urged to keep Schiff, Swalwell on House Intelligence panel

WASHINGTON — House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries renominated two California Democrats to serve on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, setting up a clash with Speaker Kevin McCarthy over committee assignments he has vowed to block.

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The Independent UK

Democrats defy McCarthy with 2 selections for Intel panel

Democrats are picking an early fight with the House Republican majority over committee seats

Axios

Democrats tee up showdown with McCarthy on committee seats

Democrats are expected to try to put Rep. Ilhan Omar back on Foreign Affairs.

Politico

Borrow the opposition playbook? House GOP weighs the ultimate 'tit for tat'

Democrats pushed the boundaries of congressional power in their drives to investigate Donald Trump. Now Republicans who blasted that behavior are openly wondering whether to emulate it.

The Independent UK

Hockey brawls to debt limit: Emmer wrangles House GOP votes

It's not an easy job corralling votes from House Republicans and trying to hold together a fractious majority well enough to pass party priorities

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The Conversation

House Speaker McCarthy's powers are still strong – but he'll be fighting against new rules that could prevent anything from getting done

Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy is already facing the limits of his power. A single member of the House – from the far-right Freedom Caucus to a progressive on the far left, or any member in between – can threaten his speakership. And at least one Democrat already is…

Politico

Opinion | The McCarthy Holdouts May Come to Regret the Deal They Made

Conservative hard-liners will have to decide whether they care more about substance or process in a debt ceiling fight.

Salon

Kevin McCarthy's climate concessions

“Kevin McCarthy has ceded his [control] of the House Republican agenda to the most extreme fringe faction"

Chicago Sun-Times

One rotten GOP apple has spoiled the whole bunch

If the GOP is a rotting fish, Donald Trump certainly is the head. But another old adage is just as instructive, maybe even more so now that Trump is no longer president (for now): One rotten apple can spoil the bunch.

Salon

McCarthy GOP brags brutally fact-checked

McCarthy tried to brag about Republican successes after a disastrous start. It didn't go well

Axios

GOP hardliners reap benefits of McCarthy speaker deal

The plum postings for Republican rebels fulfill a key concession McCarthy made.

Politico

White House to McCarthy: ‘Come clean’ on your backroom speaker deals

The president’s advisers are trying to paint the incoming House speaker as totally beholden to his most conservative members.

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