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How Biden is navigating his rocky relationship with McCarthy

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden, addressing a postelection gathering of congressional leaders at the White House on Tuesday, said he hoped he could work with Congress on funding the government, responding to the COVID-19 pandemic and supporting Ukraine.

Los Angeles Times

Next generation: Hakeem Jeffries set to lead House Democrats

House Democrats are poised to usher in a new generation of leaders

The Independent UK

Rep. Hakeem Jeffries elected as leader of the House Democrats

Jeffries will replace Rep. Nancy Pelosi as the top elected Democratic leader. He represents a generational shift and faces challenges in a GOP House in January.

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Jeffries elected first Black leader of a congressional caucus - Roll Call

Elected Democratic leader by his colleagues, New York Rep. Hakeem Jeffries said retaking House control in 2024 is a top priority.

Roll Call

McCarthy meets with critics in fresh effort to secure speaker votes

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

Axios

Editorial: On the menu at Mar-a-Lago: Antisemitism

To wallow in a sewer is to smell like one. To consort with noxious racists has the same effect.

Tribune News Service

GOP leaders McCarthy, McConnell condemn Nick Fuentes, whose path to hate started in Chicago suburbs

Nick Fuentes was condemned Tuesday by the top two Republican leaders in Congress, Mitch McConnell and Kevin McCarthy — though McCarthy continued to defend President Donald Trump for meeting with him.

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Photo of Biden with ‘miserable’ Republicans sparks amusement: ‘This should be the White House Christmas card’

‘This should be the White House Christmas card,’ wrote one amused Twitter user

The Independent UK

Without naming Trump, McConnell repudiates dinner with white supremacist

WASHINGTON — Mitch McConnell said on Tuesday that any person associating with people espousing anti-Semitic views is unlikely to be elected president.

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.

Tribune News Service

Republican leaders denounce Trump's dinner with white nationalist Nick Fuentes

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell told reporters that anyone meeting with people advocating that point of view "are highly unlikely to ever be elected president of the United States."

WEKU

House, Senate negotiators set to meet on omnibus funding

WASHINGTON — Congressional leaders and top appropriators are set to meet as early as Wednesday to work through differences on a potential omnibus spending agreement, Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer said Tuesday.

Tribune News Service

Reporters press Kevin McCarthy over false claims Trump denounced white supremacist he dined with

Reporters pressed House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy about his false claim that former president Donald Trump denounced white supremacist Nick Fuentes four times.

The Independent UK

McConnell, McCarthy divided on response to Trump dinner with white nationalist

McCarthy falsely claimed Trump condemned Fuentes, who often promotes racist and antisemitic conspiracy theories.

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Biden urges Congress to avert a rail strike

President Biden warned that congressional action was likely needed to avert a rail strike. His remarks came as bipartisan House and Senate leaders met to talk about legislative priorities.

Salon

McCarthy frets GOP chaos could hurt him

"This is very fragile," the GOP leader acknowledged, urging his party not to "play games" with his speaker bid

Axios

McCarthy: Democrats could influence House speaker pick if GOP doesn't unite

"If we play games on the floor, the Democrats can end up picking who the speaker is."

Roll Call

House, Senate negotiators set to meet on omnibus funding - Roll Call

The prospects of a lame-duck omnibus remain murky as Republicans and Democrats have not reached a topline spending agreement.

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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

‘Tireless fighter’ for social justice Rep. Donald McEachin dies at 61

Since coming to Congress in 2017, one of McEachin’s main priorities was to reduce the impact of climate change on marginalized communities.

The Independent UK

White nationalist Nick Fuentes tells far right to ‘dream bigger’ than Maga movement after Trump dinner

Virulent antisemite and far-right influencer no longer sees Trump as the vehicle for nationalist agenda

Salon

Dem: McCarthy panders to "QAnon caucus"

"McCarthy's problem is he can't get to 218 without Marjorie Taylor Greene and Paul Gosar and Matt Gaetz."

Evening Standard

Will Smith admits he ‘understands’ if fans aren’t ‘ready’ to watch Emancipation after Oscars slap furore

The Hitch actor, 54, was asked what he would say to someone who does not feel ‘ready’ to see him on screen following the controversy in a new interview

Tribune News Service

Populist House Republicans picking a fight with US business over ‘woke capitalism’

WASHINGTON — Republicans and their longtime corporate allies are going through a messy breakup as companies’ equality and climate goals run headlong into a GOP movement exploiting social and cultural issues to fire up conservatives.

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

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