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House Declares Solidarity With Israel in First Legislation Under New Speaker
The resolution pledges to support Israel with whatever it needs as it fights Hamas. It passed overwhelmingly, but a small…
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Politics
The Speakership Is Yours, Mike Johnson. Good Luck With That.
That House speaker mess was all Donald Trump’s fault. Yeah, yeah, I know you’re not going to argue with me…
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The Far Right Gets Its Man of the House
The new speaker, Mike Johnson, is virtually unknown to most Americans, but he can be expected to press a hard-right…
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Another Day of G.O.P. Chaos Winds Up With Speaker Nominee No. 4
House Republicans turned on themselves as they immolated yet another of their leaders in the bonfires of the speaker fight.…
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‘Chaos Doesn’t Scare Me. American Decline Does.’
Jim Jordan’s bid last week to become speaker of the House — together with the withdrawal on Tuesday of Thomas…
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Politics
How the Right’s Purity Tests Are Haunting the House G.O.P.
When Casey Stengel had the misfortune to be the manager of the historically inept 1962 New York Mets, his famous…
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‘5 Families’ and Factions Within Factions: Why the House G.O.P. Can’t Unite
The Republican free-for-all for speaker reflects a web of overlapping blocs that have made the party nearly ungovernable.
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Fight for Speaker Reveals Four Types of House Republicans
Jim Jordan’s bid showed the power of the ultraconservative faction in Congress.
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There’s Still No House Speaker. What Happens Now?
The House has been without a permanent speaker since Oct. 3. Here is how a new one could be elected,…
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For Biden, No Tears Over Jordan’s Predicament in the House
Faux compassion is the only kind to be found in the White House these days for Representative Jim Jordan and…