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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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He claimed he was helping police on Jan. 6. He was convicted of assault.
Ronald McAbee, a sheriff’s deputy at a rural Tennessee jail on Jan. 6, pleaded guilty to assault on a police officer in one case but was convicted at trial in the attack on another.
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Three speakers at once, yet House Republicans lack one with real power
Kevin McCarthy, Jim Jordan and Patrick McHenry all hold part of the same title, demonstrating how dysfunctional the House GOP has become
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Will there ever be a new House speaker?
Why the House can’t elect a speaker to lead it. And the temporary solution some Republicans are proposing in the meantime.
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Laphonza Butler will not seek full term in Senate in 2024
Butler was appointed by California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) to serve the rest of Dianne Feinstein’s term after the longtime senator died last month.
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Jordan and the GOP find a new low point in speaker mess
The latest botched attempt at finding a solution to Republicans’ leadership void is a telling one.
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The House has never been speakerless for so long mid-session
At no point in history has the House been in session without a speaker as long as this.
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Supreme Court agrees with delay on drawing new Louisiana congressional map
Last year, a judge found the map enacted by Louisiana’s GOP-led state legislature dilutes the power of Black voters and likely violates the Voting Rights Act.
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