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As McConnell pushes for more Ukraine aid, Republican opposition grows louder

WASHINGTON — Mitch McConnell returned from an overseas trip to Europe and the Middle East steeled in his conviction to plow more U.S. investment into defending Ukraine, at a moment when the vocal populist wing of the Republican Party is calling an open-ended commitment unacceptable.

McClatchy Washington Bureau

US to max out on debt soon, setting up political fight

The federal government is on track to max out on its $31.4 trillion borrowing authority as soon as this month

The Independent UK

Speaker McCarthy: A weakened leader or emboldened survivor?

Republican Kevin McCarthy is the new House speaker, but it took day and days, and 15 roll call votes, ending early Saturday

The Independent UK

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A look at the final GOP holdouts McCarthy hopes to sway

Six GOP members-elect remain opposed to Rep. Kevin McCarthy going into a late-night vote to determine the next speaker of the House

The Independent UK

McCarthy wins speaker election, finally - Roll Call

Kevin McCarthy officially secured the speaker’s gavel, elected on the 15th ballot with 216 votes, after four days of unsuccessful House votes.

Roll Call

McCarthy fails in speakership bid for third day after 11th vote

The impasse over choosing a House speaker continued as Republican fell short of votes held up by his detractors

The Guardian - US

These 21 House members didn't vote for Kevin McCarthy. Here's what they want

McCarthy is still short of the votes he needs to be speaker, and it's because of a staunch, anti-establishment, intransigent far-right group that wants government to do a lot less.

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Perino on speaker stalemate: "Get drunk"

"They need to all get drunk and have a moment," Perino says

Salon

Marjorie Taylor Greene lashes out at ‘destructionists’ blocking Kevin McCarthy’s House speaker bid

GOP Rep Dan Crenshaw calls conservative dissidents ‘pretty f***ing stupid’

The Independent UK

Opponents deny McCarthy speaker’s gavel on first vote - Roll Call

Opposition from fellow Republicans denied Kevin McCarthy the role of House speaker on the first roll call vote in the 118th Congress.

Roll Call

Speaker race headed toward dramatic floor election

WASHINGTON — Whether or not Kevin McCarthy becomes speaker under the incoming House Republican majority, the Jan. 3 floor election to determine who will take the gavel from Nancy Pelosi is poised to be the most dramatic in a century.

Tribune News Service

Speaker race headed toward dramatic floor election - Roll Call

The Jan. 3 House election to determine who will take the gavel from Nancy Pelosi is poised to be the most dramatic in a century.

Roll Call

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

US House of Representatives passes LGBTQ marriage protections

Voting a second time on the Respect for Marriage Act, lawmakers have sent the bill to US President Joe Biden to sign.

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"Don't want to be held hostage": GOP braces for chaotic speaker fight

Moderates are floating an "agreeable Republican" if McCarthy goes down.

Salon

GOP rebels threaten McCarthy speaker bid

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

Axios

McCarthy meets with critics in fresh effort to secure speaker votes

Several right-wing Republicans are still publicly vowing to deny McCarthy crucial votes.

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.

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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."

Roll Call

McCarthy backed for speaker, but has work to do before January - Roll Call

Republicans nominated Kevin McCarthy to be the next House speaker, but he still must win over most of the 31 colleagues who opposed him.

WEKU

Kevin McCarthy faces early loyalty test in his bid for GOP speaker

House Republicans will hold leadership elections Tuesday to determine their party leaders for the next Congress, even though the House has still not officially been called in their favor.

Salon

MAGA Republicans plot to shiv McCarthy

Freedom Caucus has a two-step plan to keep the Californian Republican from the most influential role in Congress

The Guardian - US

The Breach review: ex-January 6 staffer on how Republicans lurched into madness

Denver Riggleman offers an inside track on the Capitol attack, the House committee and Donald Trump’s great GOP hijack

The Independent UK

Dad of slain journalist fails to make ballot for Congress

The father of a Virginia journalist fatally shot during a live broadcast in 2015 has conceded that he failed to make the ballot in the Democratic nomination contest for the 5th Congressional District

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