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No ‘dynamic duo’: Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick have forged separate roles

AUSTIN, Texas — In eight years as arguably the most conservative “Big Two” in Texas history, Gov. Greg Abbott and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick have achieved an uneasy peace. The two Republican leaders rarely clash in public and they’ve increasingly avoided conflict by doubling down on the unique — and…

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What are the key differences between the Jan 6 and Brazil riots?

Both incidents saw misguided supporters of right-wing populist leaders storm government buildings in protest at imagined election fraud

The Independent UK

Welcome to the creepiest Congress ever

With Kevin McCarthy as Speaker, House Republicans gear up to wage a two year war on reality itself

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McCarthy's struggles point to troubles ahead for his office, his party and Congress

The memory of the speakership fights leading up to the Civil War remind us that the consequences of dysfunction in the national government affect us all.

WEKU

Who really wins? The shutdown caucus

Kevin McCarthy's GOP opponents shut down the House all week, preventing Congress from governing. What's next?

Salon

Jackie Calmes: McCarthy and the GOP have only themselves to blame for their humiliation

Fitting bookends framed the House Republicans’ first week of majority control/not control in a new Congress. Between them is a story of the party’s radicalism and dysfunction — past, present and, almost certainly, future.

Los Angeles Times

Kevin McCarthy wins House speakership on 15th vote

WASHINGTON — Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., was elected speaker of the House early Saturday morning after four days and 15 ballots, resuscitating a chamber that had been paralyzed as it endured the longest struggle to elect a leader since the Civil War.

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McCarthy loses 14th vote for speaker amid drama on House floor

WASHINGTON — House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy of California lost his 14th ballot for speaker Friday evening in the most dramatic fashion possible, falling a single vote shy of the outright majority he needed.

Los Angeles Times

Kevin McCarthy narrowly loses 14th House speaker vote in stunning setback

Republicans had placed their hopes in a deal with far-right detractors, but Matt Gaetz and Lauren Boebert thwarted that plan

The Guardian - US

Newsom begins second term on Jan. 6 anniversary, contrasting California with insurrection

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gov. Gavin Newsom celebrated the start of his second term Friday on the second anniversary of the attack on the U.S. Capitol, choosing the moment to contrast California’s progressive and inclusive values with the “ugliness that overflowed on January 6.”

Los Angeles Times

McCarthy falls short again, but says he has the votes to win

WASHINGTON — House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy of California told reporters Friday that he has the votes to be elected speaker, promising an end to a historic stalemate that has paralyzed Congress all week.

Los Angeles Times

Minnesota Democrats announce plan to expand voting access

MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota Democrats say disinformation about elections has flourished in the two years since the deadly attack on the U.S. Capitol, and voters anxious about the future of democracy helped propel their party into complete control of state government.

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McCarthy falls short again, but says he has the votes to win

Los Angeles Times

Ashli Babbitt’s mother arrested protesting near Capitol on 2nd anniversary of 6 January riot

Ms Witthoeft reportedly asked to be arrested

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AFP

Republican McCarthy breaks holdout fever in US House speaker race

Washington (AFP) - US House speaker candidate Kevin McCarthy took a significant step to securing the gavel Friday after three days of deadlock as he managed to win over most of the 20 hardline fellow Republicans blocking his path.

The Independent UK

On Capitol attack anniversary, challenge of Hawley announced

Two years to the day since U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley’s now-famous raised-fist salute to rioters at the U.S. Capitol, a Marine veteran who ran unsuccessfully for Senate in 2022 has announced that he’ll try to unseat Hawley in 2024

The Guardian - UK

‘Interest is off the scale’: Cornish cinema fans snub Avatar for local folk horror

Mark Jenkin’s unsettling Enys Men, follow-up to his cult movie Bait, plays to packed-out houses before nationwide launch

Chicago Sun-Times

On 3rd long day of GOP House speaker fight, McCarthy fails again, and again, and ...

Pressure was building as McCarthy lost seventh, eighth and then historic ninth and 10th rounds of voting, surpassing the number it took the last time this happened, 100 years ago, in a prolonged fight to choose a speaker.

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Minnesota Democrats move quickly to codify abortion access in state law

MINNEAPOLIS — A fast-tracked proposal to enshrine access to abortion into Minnesota law cleared its first legislative hurdle on Thursday, signaling newfound urgency on an issue that has been static for years under divided government.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Will Bunch: On 2nd anniversary of Jan. 6, Trump’s disciples succeed in shutting down the Capitol

At least on Jan. 6, 2021, the insurrectionists on Capitol Hill had to push aside some flimsy metal barricades before they could carry out their assault on the seat of U.S. governance. Nearly two years later, the 20 or so GOP heirs to the toxic legacy of their patron saint,…

Chicago Sun-Times

Kevin McCarthy’s losses couldn’t happen to a more deserving guy

On the surface, the House stalemate of choosing a new speaker looks like the firebrands and zealots are in revolt against the GOP “establishment.” But the reality is that the Republican establishment is deader than dead.

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Throwback Thursday: Giants and Eagles have long, intertwined history

The New York Giants and Philadelphia Eagles have a long and winding rivalry that dates back to 1933.

Salon

McCarthy caves to more MAGA concessions

Despite the negotiations, McCarthy still appears unlikely to have won over enough votes to become speaker

The Conversation

Talking across the political aisle isn't a cure-all - but it does help reduce hostility

Simmering tension in American politics came to a head two years ago, when a mob of Trump supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol to try to overthrow the results of the 2020 presidential election. The failed insurrection on Jan. 6, 2021, resulted in several deaths and injuries to almost 150 police…

Tribune News Service

New Minnesota state Rep. Maria Isa Pérez-Vega drops a rap album the same day she's sworn in

MINNEAPOLIS — Among the many questions veteran Twin Cities rapper Maria Isa heard last year during her successful campaign to become a new state legislator, the one that always baffled her was, "Are you going to quit your music career?"

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