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House Republicans vote to drop Jim Jordan; more candidates enter speaker race
In previous votes this week, Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) has fallen well short of the House majority needed to prevail in the full chamber to become speaker.
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Supreme Court says White House may continue requests to tech companies
A lower court found top officials improperly pressured tech companies to take down what they saw as problematic health- and election-related posts.
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House speaker race starts again for Republicans after ousting Jordan
House Republicans on Friday removed Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) as their nominee for speaker of the House after he failed repeatedly to earn the necessary votes to take the gavel, again delaying the House from reopening for business.
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Republicans target visas of student protesters. That violates free speech, experts say.
The proposals reflect the determination by much of the GOP field to stake out increasingly hard-line stances against many Muslim immigrants and in support of Israel.
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Trump co-defendant Nauta can keep lawyer despite potential conflict
Judge Aileen Cannon’s decision ends a long period of wrangling between special counsel Jack Smith and lawyers for two Trump aides who have been charged in the case.
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Supreme Court won’t allow Missouri gun statute at odds with federal law
The law declares certain U.S. federal gun regulations invalid and gives individuals the right to sue local and state governments that enforce the measures.
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Threats continue toward Republicans voting against Jordan for speaker
As Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) planned a third bid for the House speakership Friday, some lawmakers reported more threats and criticized what they saw as coercion.
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The surprising group of Republicans who kept Jim Jordan from becoming House speaker
There’s little that unites the 25 House Republicans who denied Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) the speakership on Friday.
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Jan. 6 charge faced by Trump upheld on appeal for second time
A federal appeals court decided a question that has implications for Trump.
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The simple reason that Jim Jordan’s speaker bid was in deep trouble
He lost support from legislators who were going out on a limb for his candidacy.
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Threats couldn’t save Jim Jordan. But Trump-era intimidation has had an impact.
The holdouts on Jim Jordan’s speaker bid have highlighted a problem that has long lurked beneath the surface. Trump-era threats to GOP lawmakers have had an impact.
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Jordan denounces threats against Republicans who oppose his speaker bid
Several GOP House members say they received threats and angry calls from supporters of the Ohio Republican after they voted for another speaker candidate.
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How each House member voted for speaker
See how each member of the House voted on electing Jim Jordan as House speaker following Kevin McCarthy’s ouster.
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Jordan amplifies a deeply contentious issue: Where planes were born
Jordan’s odd Friday morning news conference was ostensibly about his bid for the speakership but also focused heavily on a point of interstate tension.
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Elon Musk’s X removes the New York Times’ verification badge
The gold badge was the only symbol distinguishing the Times’ 55-million-follower account from impostors amid two major global conflicts.
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Bernie Sanders pushes nonprofit hospitals to provide more charity care
A Senate Democratic staff report says nonprofit hospitals spend far less on charity care than they get in tax breaks, as their CEOs make millions.
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Special counsel urges judge to deny Trump’s Jan. 6 claim of immunity
Donald Trump is “not above the law,” prosecutors say in opposing the former president’s bid to toss out his federal 2020 election subversion prosecution case in D.C.
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Biden urges help for Israel and Ukraine in high-stakes Oval Office speech
President links two conflicts as he makes a sweeping argument on America’s global role
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Republicans reject expanding interim speaker power as Jordan backtracks
Some had hoped that Thursday would bring a breakthrough, but a controversial proposal fell apart before it could move forward.
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Path forward for Jordan, Republicans on House speaker now uncertain
Rep. Jim Jordan’s struggle has prompted calls from both parties to expand the powers of the interim speaker to overcome the Republican’s intraparty morass.
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