#Letters to the Editor — Jan. 5, 2023

#Letters to the Editor — Jan. 5, 2023

“Letters to the Editor — Jan. 5, 2023” The Issue: House Republicans’ disagreement on whether to elect Rep. Kevin McCarthy as speaker. I’m a Republican. We have waited for the opportunity to lead and get ahead of the Democrats and elect Rep. Kevin McCarthy as speaker of the House (“Grow up!” Jan. 4). Now we…

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#Trump fully backs McCarthy’s speaker bid: ‘VOTE FOR KEVIN’

#Trump fully backs McCarthy’s speaker bid: ‘VOTE FOR KEVIN’

“Trump fully backs McCarthy’s speaker bid: ‘VOTE FOR KEVIN’” ​Former President Donald Trump offered a full-throated endorsement of ​Rep. Kevin McCarthy’s bid to become House speaker Wednesday morning, urging all Republicans to “VOTE FOR KEVIN.” “​Some really good conversations took place last night, and it’s now time for all of our GREAT Republican House Members…

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#AOC, GOP Rep. Gosar talking in House has Twitter abuzz

#AOC, GOP Rep. Gosar talking in House has Twitter abuzz

“AOC, GOP Rep. Gosar talking in House has Twitter abuzz” Maybe they were burying the hatchet. Cameras caught progressive darling Rep.-elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) chatting cordially with far-right firebrand Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) during Tuesday’s marathon House speaker vote — 14 months after Gosar was censured and stripped of his committee assignments for attacking the “Squad”…

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#Letters to the Editor — Dec. 29, 2022

#Letters to the Editor — Dec. 29, 2022

“Letters to the Editor — Dec. 29, 2022” The Issue: Revelations that GOP Rep.-elect George Santos lied about his history and education. The George Santos fiasco demonstrates a lack of regard for integrity and a lack of oversight in the institutions that govern our country (“Doghouse, but not out of House,” Dec. 28). If an…

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