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The non-MAGA GOP finds some backbone — against Jordan and intimidation
Republicans haven’t just stood up to Jim Jordan. They’ve also begun calling out and combatting a driving force behind the Trump movement’s power over them.
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Americans see the House speaker mess as hurting the country
Republicans in Congress, understandably, seem to be bearing the blame.
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How Congress could grant the temporary House speaker more power
This was considered the last option by Republicans, but now it’s their likely next step
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How hate crime has — and hasn’t — changed over the past decade
Hate crimes track with broader public conversations.
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Nikki Haley misleads town hall audience on Chinese land acquisitions
When an audience member asked whether South Carolina had given land to Chinese companies, the GOP presidential hopeful denied something that was not asked.
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What polls shows about the impact of the GOP speaker drama, so far
Republicans have lost ground on some key measures. But more than anything, it’s a headache when the GOP’s fortunes were improving.
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How the House GOP’s disruptive poles influence the speaker vote
One, of course, is more disruptive than the other.
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Biden faces physical risks in flying to war-torn Middle East
The U.S. president heads into an area subject to rocket and bomb attacks, though experts say he will be heavily protected.
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Democrats’ unity starts cracking on Israel-Gaza conflict
Biden walks a fine line as he tries to balance unwavering support for Israel with concern for conditions in Gaza
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A decade after one shutdown ended, the House shutdown goes on and on
Jim Jordan, the architect of that 2013 shutdown, failed to get a majority to become speaker, leaving the House still shuttered.
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Jordan digs in after first-round loss; next House speaker vote is Wednesday
It has been two weeks since Kevin McCarthy was removed as speaker of the House. Republicans have not been able to agree on his replacement.
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Housespeakership vote expected Wednesday after Jordan falls short
Jordan, a conservative firebrand who is allied with former president Donald Trump, was chosen by fellow Republicans on Friday to lead the House but must win a majority of the full chamber to take the gavel.
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How Hannity, Bannon and others on the right helped fuel GOP speaker chaos
From Steve Bannon to Sean Hannity, right-wing media stars have had enormous influence over Republicans’ search for a leader.
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She escaped the Hamas festival attack, then told a D.C. synagogue her story
Noa Ben Artzi, speaking Tuesday alongside congressional leaders, recounted her narrow survival from the Hamas massacre. “Thirty people fell on top of me,” she said.
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Under indictment, Sen. Menendez won’t attend classified briefing on Israel
The former chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee faces federal charges of bribery and conspiring to act as a foreign agent for the Egyptian government.
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Jordan’s allies may be overestimating his popularity
Jim Jordan is not really the second-most-popular Republican in America.
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Why Jim Jordan’s speaker bid failed — for now
The 20 legislators who opposed Jordan are less ideologically extreme, from more moderate districts — and were less likely to reject electors on Jan. 6, 2021.
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Glenn Youngkin and the gap between fentanyl politics and reality
The Virginia governor earned headlines sending soldiers to the border. They didn’t accomplish the impossible task he’d given them.
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Jim Jordan is hard-right. But he’s also in sync with the GOP base.
A look at how the would-be speaker’s views align with his party.
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U.S. to appeal sentences of five Proud Boys in Jan. 6 Capitol riot case
The sentences handed down to Enrique Tarrio and four others were well below the federal sentencing guidelines and prosecutor’s requested sentences.
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