#5 challenges facing new Speaker Mike Johnson

#5 challenges facing new Speaker Mike Johnson

There is, finally, a Speaker. Rep. Mike Johnson (R-La.) ascended to the role Wednesday, three weeks and one day after eight GOP House members ignited chaos by ousting Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.). Johnson got the unanimous support of his colleagues on the House floor, an achievement that proved impossible for Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.),…

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#Forget governance: Dysfunctional Republicans are putting on a show

#Forget governance: Dysfunctional Republicans are putting on a show

Addressing the 1960 Republican Convention after Vice President Richard Nixon acceded to New York Gov. Nelson Rockefeller’s demands to adopt more liberal positions in the party’s platform, Sen. Barry Goldwater (R-Ariz) addressed his disappointed supporters:  “Let’s grow up conservatives! If we want to take this party back — as I think we can someday — let’s get…

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#Mace wears red letter ‘A’ after McCarthy vote

#Mace wears red letter ‘A’ after McCarthy vote

Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) donned a red “A” on her shirt on Tuesday after her vote to oust former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) left her feeling “demonized” on Capitol Hill, she said. “I’m wearing the ‘scarlet letter’ after the week that I just had, last week, being a woman up here and being demonized for…

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#Conservative leaders endorse Jim Jordan for Speaker

#Conservative leaders endorse Jim Jordan for Speaker

Conservative leaders from multiple organizations signed a letter Friday announcing their collective endorsement of Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) to become the next House Speaker, citing his consistent conservative record. “Congressman Jim Jordan has consistently been on the front lines for the Conservative Movement and all Americans since elected,” the leaders said in a joint statement….

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