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Zelenskiy appeals to U.S. Republican critics as war with Russia rages

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy faced a critical audience when he addressed a joint session of the U.S. Congress on Wednesday: House Republicans who could hold up billions of dollars in war aid starting next month.

Reuters

Jan. 6 panel urges ethics review for McCarthy, GOP lawmakers

The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack has referred Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy and three other GOP lawmakers to undergo an ethics investigation for their refusal to comply with congressional subpoenas

The Independent UK

Kevin McCarthy's painful dilemma

Kevin McCarthy suffered humiliation to get here. But he might not win the prize, and it's not worth winning

Salon

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Family of Uvalde victim urge Congress for tougher gun laws: ‘When is enough enough?’

Sister of victim and pediatrician testify during congressional hearing on the mass school shooting at Robb elementary

The Guardian - US

5 House conservatives plan to vote as a unit on McCarthy's speaker bid

If they stick to their guns, it could derail McCarthy's path to the top job.

Axios

Anti-Kevin McCarthy group vows not to be picked off one by one

WASHINGTON — As Republicans huddled Wednesday to discuss House rule changes that could help Kevin McCarthy in his quest to become speaker, five members who have publicly opposed him made clear they’re organizing as a bloc and can’t be peeled off individually.

Tribune News Service

Kevin McCarthy mocked for ‘OK’ buttons meant to boost his campaign to become House Speaker

Twitter users are poking fun at McCarthy’s faltering efforts to become the next House Speaker: “It’s like he’s running for student council president”

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Anti-McCarthy group vows not to be picked off one-by-one - Roll Call

A bloc of five Republicans opposing Kevin McCarthy's bid to be House speaker say they are working together as the party debates House rules.

Roll Call

Trump backers are lining up to block Republican frontrunner for new House speaker

When the 118th United States Congress convenes on January 3 2023, the first order of business for the House of Representatives is to elect a new speaker.

The Conversation

House Republicans deny far-right links to Buffalo mass shooter and Paul Pelosi attacker despite evidence

GOP lawmakers downplayed far-right ideologies behind high-profile attacks in final hearing in years-long series on white supremacist and antidemocratic violence

The Independent UK

Leaked Meadows texts show GOP Jan 6 plot

Talking Points Memo publishes massive trove of Meadows' texts with at least 34 Republican lawmakers

Salon

Kevin McCarthy makes a devil's bargain

McCarthy now faces a speakership battle he can only win as a sock puppet for the most dangerous member of Congress

Salon

Right-wing demand list further complicates McCarthy's speaker bid

The letter comes from 7 Republicans who haven't made their positions on McCarthy known.

Axios

Will the GOP's razor-thin House majority empower its shrinking centrist wing?

WASHINGTON — Even before Republicans take control of the House in January, their narrow majority is exposing the long-standing rift between the party's right-flank Freedom Caucus and its dwindling center-right.

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Axios

Rep. Andy Biggs challenges McCarthy for House speaker

Biggs called McCarthy a "creature of the establishment status quo" in an op-ed.

Axios

"Saboteurs": House Republicans opposing McCarthy face severe conservative blowback

The unusual right-wing defense of McCarthy is the result of his multi-year courtship of the right.

Salon

House rule changes may boost extremists

MAGA Republicans trying to squeeze concessions out of Kevin McCarthy that would give them more power

Salon

GOP rebels threaten McCarthy speaker bid

Rep. Andy Biggs says there are about 20 "pretty hard nos" in the Republican Party against McCarthy

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Tribune News Service

McCarthy says he will not drop out of speaker contention

WASHINGTON — House Republicans’ speaker nominee Kevin McCarthy does not yet have enough votes to win a floor election in January, but he told reporters Tuesday he will not drop out of the running and plans to take the fight to the floor if necessary.

Roll Call

McCarthy says he will not drop out of speaker contention - Roll Call

House GOP leader Kevin McCarthy does not have the 218 votes needed to become speaker but he believes "everybody should vote for me."

The Independent UK

McCarthy's pursuit of speaker's gavel comes at a high cost

House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy is in the fight of his political life as he seeks enough GOP backing to become the next speaker of the House

Tribune News Service

Grover Norquist pushes House GOP to reinstate earmark ban

WASHINGTON — The intraparty debate among House Republicans on a proposed earmark ban is heating up, with an influential GOP activist figure weighing in against maintaining the practice in the 118th Congress.

The Guardian - US

US attorney general appoints special counsel in Trump DoJ investigations – as it happened

Merrick Garland names Jack Smith, a veteran prosecutor, as special counsel to decide whether to bring charges against Trump

Roll Call

Grover Norquist pushes House GOP to reinstate earmark ban - Roll Call

The intraparty debate among House Republicans on a proposed earmark ban is heating up as an influential activist weighs in.

Los Angeles Times

Republicans win control of the House in an unexpectedly close midterm

Republicans secured the majority in the U.S. House on Wednesday, boosting the party’s ability to stymy President Joe Biden’s agenda even though the midterm results stop well short of a mandate from the electorate.

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