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Kevin McCarthy loses second round of voting for House speaker amid GOP defections

Nineteen Republicans vote against his nomination to lead the House

The Independent UK

House leadership is in limbo as McCarthy loses 3 rounds of voting for speaker

Rep. Kevin McCarthy failed to secure the necessary votes to become House speaker in another round of voting — the third — after 20 House Republicans voted against him.

WEKU

Meet the new faces of the US Congress

Washington (AFP) - With its wealthy, graying Ivy League membership, the US Congress typically boasts all the diversity of a prog rock nostalgia tour.

AFP

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The US House may not have a speaker when it convenes. Here’s why

Republican House leader Kevin McCarthy may fall short of securing majority amid opposition from far-right party members.

Al Jazeera

House set to be dissolved before end of tenure

The House of Representatives looks set to be dissolved before the end of its tenure in late March, said Prime Minister's Office Minister Thanakorn Wangboonkongchana.

Bangkok Post

Stories that defined the US and Canada in 2022

The year 2022 saw former US President Trump facing legal action, Pope Francis apologising in Canada and mass shootings.

Al Jazeera

Press takes aim at politicians in nicknames

The House of Representatives has been dubbed "Collapsible" by reporters on the parliament beat, in reference to its frequent inability to function due to the lack of quorum over the past year.

Bangkok Post

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Uproar as Senate's student loan bill passed

The Senate's version of the controversial amendment to the Student Loan Fund (SLF) Act, in which the Upper House decided to retain interest and fines for defaulters, was given the all-clear by the House of Representatives on Wednesday despite strong opposition by several MPs.

Bangkok Post

George Santos isn’t Jewish, an NYU alum or a former Goldman Sachs banker. Will he be a congressman?

George Santos was elected to Congress in New York as a Jewish grandson of Holocaust survivors who attended Baruch College and New York University before working at Goldman Sachs and Citigroup. That man has now all but vanished, John Bowden writes

The Independent UK

Suspect in US attack on Nancy Pelosi’s husband pleads not guilty

David DePape reportedly told police he planned to break the US House Speaker’s kneecaps but found her husband instead.

Al Jazeera

When will PM go to the polls?

The upcoming general election is scheduled to take place on May 7 next year, provided the House of Representatives completes its term on March 23.

Bangkok Post

J6 panel ignored "Christian nationalism"

The final Jan. 6 report makes case for prosecuting Trump but skips larger analysis

Salon

New Electric Off-Road Vehicle Tax Credit Bill Introduced In U.S. Congress

A Minnesota congressman introduced a bill in the U.S. House of Representatives that would provide off-road EV tax credits for qualifying vehicles.

RideApart

US spending bill gives Boeing reprieve on latest MAX models

New York (AFP) - Boeing has won a reprieve from a regulatory deadline for the new versions of the 737 MAX under the $1.7 trillion spending bill approved by Congress on Friday.

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Kishida keen to visit U.S. for Biden talks 'early next year'

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida hopes to visit the United States in January for a summit meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden, and he "isn't considering" dissolving the House of Representatives soon for a general election, Kishida said in an exclusive interview with The Yomiuri Shimbun on Thursday.

ABC News

Key takeaways from the January 6 committee's final report on the attack on the US Capitol

After nine public hearings, the US House committee investigating the attack on the Capitol releases its long-awaited final report, concluding "none of the events of January 6th would have happened without" Donald Trump.

Ballotpedia

Sixteen of 31 Texas House committee chairs raised more money than the average member this cycle

Elections for all 150 seats in the Texas House of Representatives took place on Nov. 8, 2022. Republicans held an 83-65 majority heading into the election.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Ukraine's Zelenskiy Tells US Congress Aid Is ‘Not Charity’, Urges More Support

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy told the US Congress that aid to Ukraine was an investment in democracy and "not charity" as he invoked American battles against the Nazis in World War Two to press for more assistance for his country's war effort. Zelenskiy's comments on Wednesday come as Republicans - some…

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The Independent UK

GOP congressman accuses Biden of ‘fooling himself’ on Ukraine aid

A Republican congressman contended ahead of Volodymyr Zelensky’s speech to Congress on Wednesay that Joe Biden was the biggest hurdle standing in between Capitol Hill and Washington approving more aid to Ukraine.

The Conversation

In Voices of Us, Tim Dunlop considers the outsiders re-energising politics – and takes aim at dumbed-down media and do-nothing politicians

Did Bill Shorten lose the unlosable election in 2019 because he was too frank about franking credits? Was John Howard’s defeat in 2007 a voter reaction against WorkChoices?

Ballotpedia

Eighteen of 25 Ohio House committee chairs raised more money than the average member this cycle

Elections for all 99 seats in the Ohio House of Representatives took place on Nov. 8, 2022. Republicans held a 64-35 majority heading into the election.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Sonoura resigns amid political funds scandal

Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker Kentaro Sonoura resigned from the House of Representatives on Wednesday over a political funds scandal, dealing a fresh blow to the administration of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida.

Al Jazeera

US House committee votes to make Trump tax returns public

The Democrat-led panel voted in a closed session to release six years of records pertaining to the former president.

Bangkok Post

UTN leader Pirapan becomes Prayut's 'No.2'

Pirapan Salirathavibhaga, leader of the newly established United Thai Nation (UTN) Party, was on Tuesday appointed the new secretary-general to Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, a position dubbed by some political critics as the "No.2" prime minister.

AFP

Republican US lawmaker-elect accused of lying about college, jobs

New York (AFP) - A Republican elected to Congress in November is facing calls to quit before he even takes office following allegations that he made up large parts of his CV.

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