Will Jim Jordan bully his way to the speakership?
Oct. 14 By RACHAEL BADE Back in September 2016, Rep. Jim Jordan was on a crusade: He wanted the House to launch impeachment proceedings against IRS Commissioner John Koskinen over allegations that the agency had targeted conservatives. But Jordan (R-Ohio) had a problem: GOP party…
Republicans ramp up search for an escape hatch from speaker chaos
Oct. 13 By SARAH FERRIS Centrists are signaling they’re open to a deal. Democrats are outlining terms. With no speaker in sight yet, House Republicans are ramping up their discussions about a way to reopen the chamber. A bipartisan solution to the GOP’s leadership chaos…
Empty speaker’s office aggravates House-Senate beef
Oct. 7 By BURGESS EVERETT The chaos-ridden, speaker-less House is threatening to stymie a host of bipartisan legislative efforts across the Capitol — and senators are getting really tired of it. Forget the expectations earlier this year of achieving even modest policy reforms, or passing…
Inside the bipartisan deal that might have saved Kevin McCarthy
Oct. 6 By SARAH FERRIS Centrists in the House attempted to engineer a last-minute bipartisan power-sharing agreement that could have saved Kevin McCarthy’s speakership — a frantic but failed effort that continued just hours before the fateful vote. Democrats in the bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus…
Democrats have relied on one company’s tools to power its campaigns. They’re now facing a possible collapse.
Oct. 5 By BRITTANY GIBSON A company at the center of the Democratic Party’s digital strategy is on the verge of a meltdown — sparking alarm among a broad constellation of liberal groups that are relying on it ahead of 2024. NGP VAN provides tools…
The bewilderment and schadenfreude the White House feels over McCarthy’s ouster
Oct. 4 By ADAM CANCRYN President Joe Biden and his advisers never saw former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy as trustworthy. But the latter’s demise did not spark much joy in the White House. The president and his advisers played no role in the House vote…
McHenry named as acting speaker
Oct. 3 By KATHERINE TULLY-MCMANUS Rep. Patrick McHenry is now the acting speaker, the House Clerk announced immediately after Kevin McCarthy was stripped of the gavel in a historic House vote. The speaker pro tempore is imbued with all the powers of an elected speaker…
US Near-Miss With Government Shutdown Illustrates Washington Dysfunction
Oct. 1 By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. narrowly dodged its fourth partial government shutdown in a decade on Sunday, but the past week exposed the depths of political dysfunction in Washington and particularly within the splintered House Republican caucus. A last-minute decision…
California’s Newsom Promoting Biden in ’24 – and Perhaps Himself in ’28
Sept. 30 By Joseph Ax (Reuters) – Shortly after Wednesday’s second Republican presidential debate concluded, California Governor Gavin Newsom was holding court in the so-called “spin room,” bouncing from one network to another to tout Democratic President Joe Biden as the real winner of the…
Musk’s X Disabled Feature for Reporting Electoral Misinformation – Researcher
Sept. 26 By Byron Kaye SYDNEY (Reuters) – Elon Musk’s X, formerly called Twitter, disabled a feature that let users report misinformation about elections, a research organisation said on Wednesday, throwing fresh concern about false claims spreading just before major U.S. and Australian votes. After…