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Mike Johnson reelected as US House Speaker by thin margin after Republican's support
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Mike Johnson reelected as US House Speaker by thin margin after Republican's support

India Today  

US House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson was reelected to the chamber's top job on Friday by a razor-thin margin that highlighted potential fissures among President-elect Donald Trump's Republicans on Capitol Hill. Johnson appeared to initially fall short of the majority he needed to retain his job in a roll-call vote that lasted nearly two hours, but two Republican opponents …

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'Buckle up': Columnist predicts a 'very difficult' time for Trump with this congress
1 month ago

'Buckle up': Columnist predicts a 'very difficult' time for Trump with this congress

Raw Story  

The House races are finalized, and the results reveal a historically narrow Republican majority. Writing for the Washington Post, Aaron Blake said, "Republicans have actually lost ground," even if it was just one seat. When Trump appointed Rep. Matt Gaetz to serve as his attorney general, Gaetz ran into problems with a looming Ethics Committee report addressing scandals involving allegations …

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Republicans win 218 US House seats, giving Trump’s party full control of Washington
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1 month, 4 weeks ago

Republicans win 218 US House seats, giving Trump’s party full control of Washington

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Republicans have won enough seats to control the U.S. House, …

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Noem’s Cabinet appointment will make a plain-spoken rancher South Dakota’s new governor
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Noem’s Cabinet appointment will make a plain-spoken rancher South Dakota’s new governor

Associated Press  

Kristi Noem built a national profile during the COVID-19 pandemic, had fellow Republicans buzzing about her future, and published two political memoirs in three years. “He’s legitimately legit,” said Republican state Rep. Greg Jamison, of Sioux Falls, one of five House majority whips, calling Rhoden “a real reflection on South Dakota and how anybody from across the country would perceive …

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Republicans inch closer to US House majority, full control of Congress
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Republicans inch closer to US House majority, full control of Congress

Live Mint  

US President-elect Donald Trump's Republicans on Tuesday inched closer to winning a majority in the House of Representatives and with it full control of Congress, which would give Trump power to advance his agenda when he returns to the White House in January. Edison Research projected Republicans had won one more race, giving them at least 216 seats, in striking …

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Donald Trump’s Republican party wins US Senate majority: What power does it give them?
2 months ago

Donald Trump’s Republican party wins US Senate majority: What power does it give them?

Live Mint  

Republicans regained control of the US Senate on Wednesday, while control of the House of Representatives remains up for grabs. Republicans flipped two Democratic seats—West Virginia and Ohio—which gave them at least a 51-seat majority even as a handful of key races remained toss-ups. Democrats held a seat in Maryland, where Angela Alsobrooks defeated former Governor Larry Hogan, becoming the …

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GOP trifecta on the line with House control in limbo
2 months ago

GOP trifecta on the line with House control in limbo

Politico  

Both of them represent districts won by President Joe Biden in 2020. With the Senate in Republican hands, Trump could get the sought-after trifecta if House Republicans win — paving the way for Republican legislative priorities on tax cuts and more. Speaker Mike Johnson, in a statement early Wednesday morning, vowed that “House Republicans stand ready and prepared to immediately …

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How to scare up a House majority
2 months, 1 week ago

How to scare up a House majority

Politico  

How to scare up a House majority With assists from POLITICO’s Congress team Speaker Mike Johnson and Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries are criss-crossing the country in the final days of the election. We’re probably going to be in control,” said Rep. Morgan Griffith, who put the range of potential outcomes anywhere between a five-seat Democrat majority and a 15-seat Republican …

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Can French centrist parties keep far right out in second round of voting?
6 months, 1 week ago

Can French centrist parties keep far right out in second round of voting?

Al Jazeera  

Far-right National Rally’s hopes of an absolute majority may be dashed by tactical manoeuvring, but threat still looms. With three-way contests projected in more than 300 of the country’s 577 constituencies, the anti-RN vote would have been split, potentially clearing the way for an absolute majority for the far right. Marliere reckons Macron’s camp missed the point, intimating before the …

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Slim Republican House Majority Shrinks Further as Lawmaker Quits
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Slim Republican House Majority Shrinks Further as Lawmaker Quits

Live Mint  

-- Four-term Republican Congressman Mike Gallagher said he will quit Congress, leaving House Speaker Mike Johnson able to lose only one lawmaker on any party-line vote starting April 19. Gallagher’s announcement Friday further weakens Johnson’s hold over the slender, fractious House Republican majority. Polls show a Democrat in strong position to win an April 30 special election in western New …

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'No one got a majority': Freedom Caucuser defends sticking with Jim Jordan despite math
1 year, 2 months ago

'No one got a majority': Freedom Caucuser defends sticking with Jim Jordan despite math

Raw Story  

WASHINGTON – Forget alternative facts. Good’s claim comes after 113 Republicans voted for House Majority Leader Scalise, even as only 99 supported Rep. Jim Jordan. “There's 221 in the conference, and the majority leader got 110 of the eligible voting members—you can't count the three delegates from the territories that are not allowed to vote for speaker.” That’s right. Good …

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Kevin Phillips, strategist who forecast rising Republican power, dies at 82
1 year, 3 months ago

Kevin Phillips, strategist who forecast rising Republican power, dies at 82

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Kevin Phillips, the author, commentator and political strategist whose landmark book, “The Emerging Republican Majority,” became a blueprint for Republican thinking in the 1970s and beyond, has died. The Nixon administration worried that “The Emerging Republican Majority” would make people believe it didn’t care about the Northeast and initially distanced itself, with aides urging the president to …

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"Huge opportunity": Senate GOP fears anti-abortion push is going to cost them majority in midterms
1 year, 6 months ago

"Huge opportunity": Senate GOP fears anti-abortion push is going to cost them majority in midterms

Salon  

Republican strategists are increasingly worried that abortion politics will cost the party a chance to regain a Senate majority after the GOP lost a seat in the chamber in 2022. "It's true that abortion was the chief inhibiting factor for preventing Republicans from gaining an even bigger majority in the House, and of the Senate seats where we came up …

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The House’s Four Options for Punishing George Santos
1 year, 9 months ago

The House’s Four Options for Punishing George Santos

Slate  

George Santos, the infamous scheming Republican, is officially under investigation by the House Ethics Committee, which will scrutinize the New York congressman’s background, his campaign finances, and the many lies he’s admitted to—threatening him with a range of potential punishments. * “The leadership should be working to try and get this guy to resign so that the committee doesn’t have …

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GOP Senate leader Mitch McConnell hospitalised after fall
1 year, 10 months ago

GOP Senate leader Mitch McConnell hospitalised after fall

Al Jazeera  

A spokesperson said that the Senate Republican leader is under observation after suffering from a concussion. Mitch McConnell, the leader of the Republican caucus in the United States Senate, has been hospitalised after a fall at a hotel in Washington, DC. In a statement on Thursday, a spokesperson for the Republican leader said McConnell would remain in the hospital for …

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Nebraska Republican warns Matt Gaetz he'll work with Dems if he tanks Kevin McCarthy
2 years ago

Nebraska Republican warns Matt Gaetz he'll work with Dems if he tanks Kevin McCarthy

Raw Story  

Rep. Don Bacon sent out a warning shot to hardliner opponents of Republican leader Kevin McCarthy that he is prepared to work with Democrats if they remain completely unwilling to compromise. In an editorial for The Daily Caller, Bacon argued that Rep. Matt Gaetz and his four fellow refusers were doing grave harm to the slim Republican majority in the …

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State Supreme Court wins shaped by abortion, redistricting
2 years, 1 month ago

State Supreme Court wins shaped by abortion, redistricting

Associated Press  

— Republicans have claimed key victories in state Supreme Court races that will give them an advantage in major redistricting fights, while Democrats notched similarly significant wins with help from groups focused on defending abortion access. The state’s most influential anti-abortion group, Kansans for Life, pushed to remove five of them, largely over the court’s 2019 decision declaring access to …

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Nov. 10, 2022 US election coverage
2 years, 2 months ago

Nov. 10, 2022 US election coverage

CNN  

An election worker arrives with ballots Wednesday inside the Maricopa County Recorders Office in Phoenix. Here’s what you should know as the counting continues: Where things stand in Arizona and Nevada — and why it’s taking so long to count ballots: The biggest reason for the delay is the way that each state handles the ballots outside of those cast …

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Michigan Supreme Court chief justice leaving bench this year
2 years, 3 months ago

Michigan Supreme Court chief justice leaving bench this year

Associated Press  

DETROIT — The chief justice of the Michigan Supreme Court said Monday she will step down by the end of 2022, an announcement that followed a major decision affecting abortion rights and more than two years of steering the state’s judiciary through the COVID-19 pandemic. Whitmer, a Democrat seeking reelection, called McCormack a “phenomenal public servant.” Election victories by McCormack …

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Top court: Kansas Constitution allows partisan redistricting
2 years, 6 months ago

Top court: Kansas Constitution allows partisan redistricting

Associated Press  

TOPEKA, Kan. — Kansas’ top court declared Tuesday that the state constitution doesn’t prohibit partisan gerrymandering, prompting one dissenting justice to accuse the majority of ignoring a “full-scale assault on democracy” from a Republican congressional redistricting law. Dissenting Justice Eric Rosen argued that the decision moves Kansas toward a “one-party system of government,” aids a “power grab” and authorizes “political …

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Bipartisan push for ranked-choice voting in Wisconsin
3 years, 10 months ago

Bipartisan push for ranked-choice voting in Wisconsin

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — The push for ranked-choice voting in Wisconsin gained steam on Wednesday with the introduction of a bipartisan bill in the state Legislature, a move backed by a Republican congressman and a recently formed coalition of civic and business leaders. Bill co-sponsor, Republican state Sen. Dale Kooyenga, of Brookfield, said moving away from a partisan primary would mean …

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Democrats' Hopes For Senate Majority Fade As GOP Beats Back Challenges
4 years, 2 months ago

Democrats' Hopes For Senate Majority Fade As GOP Beats Back Challenges

NPR  

Democrats' Hopes For Senate Majority Fade As GOP Beats Back Challenges Enlarge this image toggle caption Timothy D. Easley/AP Timothy D. Easley/AP Updated at 12:40 p.m. They picked up a seat in Colorado, with John Hickenlooper defeating Republican Sen. Cory Gardner, and one in Arizona, with Democrat Mark Kelly, a former astronaut, beating GOP Sen. Martha McSally. Democrats hoped that …

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Legislature approves Republican-written ethics measure
5 years, 8 months ago

Legislature approves Republican-written ethics measure

Associated Press  

BISMARCK, N.D. — North Dakota’s Republican-led Legislature approved a GOP-written bill Thursday that sets rules to comply with a voter-approved constitutional amendment aimed at ethics reform. Democratic Sen. Tim Mathern has said the measure has “big, gaping holes” and may actually create more loopholes for lobbyists and gift-giving. The Democratic bill never had a chance in the GOP-led Legislature, even …

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