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House Speaker McCarthy's powers are still strong – but he'll be fighting against new rules that could prevent anything from getting done

Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy is already facing the limits of his power. A single member of the House – from the far-right Freedom Caucus to a progressive on the far left, or any member in between – can threaten his speakership. And at least one Democrat already is…

The Conversation

Kevin McCarthy's climate concessions

“Kevin McCarthy has ceded his [control] of the House Republican agenda to the most extreme fringe faction"

Salon

One rotten GOP apple has spoiled the whole bunch

If the GOP is a rotting fish, Donald Trump certainly is the head. But another old adage is just as instructive, maybe even more so now that Trump is no longer president (for now): One rotten apple can spoil the bunch.

Chicago Sun-Times

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McCarthy GOP brags brutally fact-checked

McCarthy tried to brag about Republican successes after a disastrous start. It didn't go well

Salon

GOP hardliners reap benefits of McCarthy speaker deal

The plum postings for Republican rebels fulfill a key concession McCarthy made.

Axios

How McCarthy’s speaker deals will cause ‘cannibalistic brawl among extremists’

The deals struck between Kevin McCarthy and the far-right House Freedom Caucus will give the most conservative figures considerable power

The Guardian - US

For ultraconservatives in McCarthy’s red California district, speaker drama in D.C. was welcome

HANFORD, Calif. — At an Elks Lodge in the Central Valley, Larry Faria stood before a grassroots conservative group called the 1776 Sons of Liberty and asked for a show of hands.

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Speaker McCarthy's tidy 1st week disguises trouble ahead

Republican Kevin McCarthy wrapped his first full week as House speaker in the most outwardly orderly way

The Independent UK

With a debt ceiling fight expected, McCarthy suggests a possible deal with Democrats

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy says he hopes to speak with President Biden "early" to avoid a potential default on the nation's debt this summer. He raised a bipartisan 2019 deal as a potential model.

WEKU

Editorial: Drain the swamp? McCarthy’s House rules could weaken ethics oversight

After Kevin McCarthy was elected speaker of the House by his fellow Republicans last week — on the 15th ballot and after making concessions to hard-right members of his party — he offered a rosy preview of Republican control. The speaker said that under his leadership the House would end…

Los Angeles Times

Guide to House committee chairs for 118th Congress - Roll Call

These Republicans will use their gavels to advance a conservative agenda and ramp up probes of the Biden administration.

Roll Call

U.S. House Republicans who bucked McCarthy are powered by small-dollar donors

The U.S. House of Representatives Republicans who tried to block Kevin McCarthy's leadership bid last week share more than far-right political views. They also command powerful fundraising machines powered by small-dollar donations.

Reuters

Jonathan Bernstein: The concession McCarthy shouldn’t have made

Rep. Kevin McCarthy made many concessions in his bid to become speaker of the House. But his offer to allow the hard-line House Freedom Caucus to select three of the nine Republicans on the powerful House Committee on Rules stands out for its ability to diminish the influence of the…

Tribune News Service

Unity is new tone for often-divided Democrats in Washington

Not so long ago, Democratic in-fighting doomed a sweeping social spending package despite the party controlling Congress

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Fortune

What leaders can learn from Kevin McCarthy's House speaker bid about C-suite alignment

Kevin McCarthy's plagued House speaker bid offers leadership takeaways for CEOs.

Al Jazeera

US House Republicans get to work, but Democrats raise concerns

The lower chamber of US Congress has approved a new rules package that includes concessions to far-right lawmakers.

Los Angeles Times

4 deals Kevin McCarthy made to become speaker, explained

Rep. Kevin McCarthy won his 15th bid to become speaker of the House, but only at great cost.

Axios

House Republicans in the dark on McCarthy’s shadow document

“Do you really want to see how the sausage is made? I’m not sure.”

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Los Angeles Times

George Skelton: McCarthy's Mar-a-Lago trip was his tipping point. It showed he could be bullied into submission

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — House Speaker Kevin McCarthy weakened himself two years ago by calling out then-President Donald Trump for inciting the violent Capitol insurrection, then rushing to his golf resort to beg forgiveness.

Chicago Tribune

Commentary: GOP insurrectionists mount a new attack on the Capitol by stalling House speaker election

Two years after the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, some of the same far-right Republican members of Congress who refused to certify the lawful election of President Joe Biden are waging a new attack on democracy by throwing the U.S. House into chaos.

Tribune News Service

Editorial: Fight delivers speaker, hopeful change

The concessions demanded of new House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., by the ultra-conservative Freedom Caucus may, as speculated, weaken his position as leader of the chamber. But it also produced some reforms that could actually make Congress more deliberative and responsive.

Tribune News Service

Editorial: Fight delivers speaker, hopeful change

Zenger

The New Congress Is Finally Sworn In. What’s In Store For US Jews And Zionism?

On Jan

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House adopts rules package for the 118th Congress

WASHINGTON — The House on Monday adopted its rules package for the 118th Congress, which includes the return of a controversial rule that would allow a single member to force a vote on ousting the speaker.

AFP

New US speaker scores first win as House passes rules package

Washington (AFP) - Divisive new Speaker Kevin McCarthy passed the first test of his ability to lead the chaotic US House of Representatives Monday as lawmakers approved a rules package determining how his Republicans will govern.

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