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Johnson faces waves of buyer’s remorse

House GOP insiders view the new speaker as a man perpetually without a plan.

14.02.2024 6

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‘We have to get this done’: A top House Republican pushes for Ukraine aid, stat

Intel Chair Mike Turner says he's confident Speaker Mike Johnson will allow a vote on a Senate aid package.

12.02.2024 50

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Schumer presses forward with Ukraine Plan B as GOP leaders reel

Both Mike Johnson and Mitch McConnell are facing fresh questions about their ability to lead.

07.02.2024 10

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Dems float a trade: Ukraine-border deal for protecting Johnson

The longshot notion underscores the increasingly desperate thinking around getting a Senate compromise through the House.

19.01.2024 7

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Cardin staffer linked to sex tape leaves Senate

“We will have no further comment on this personnel matter,” the Maryland Democrat's office said.

16.12.2023 30

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GOP moves to split Arizona Democrats in 3-way Senate race

A new NRSC ad boosts independent Kyrsten Sinema while slamming likely Democratic nominee Ruben Gallego.

20.11.2023 40

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Democrats look ready to ride to Johnson's rescue

The White House has blasted the new speaker's two-step stopgap, but congressional leaders have warmed up to it.

14.11.2023 4

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Why Obama’s message on the Israel-Hamas war matters

Former President Barack Obama suggested that in the case of the war between Israel and Hamas, “nobody’s hands are clean.”

05.11.2023 2

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Take four: Can Mike Johnson get 217?

The wonkish Louisiana conservative appears poised to break the House GOP's speaker stalemate.

25.10.2023 3

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Tom Emmer scrambles to fix his Trump problem

The majority whip is battling a whisper campaign questioning his past support for the ex-president.

23.10.2023 50

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Revenge of the squishes

An unlikely centrist rebellion has backed Jim Jordan into a corner.

18.10.2023 9

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Jim Jordan’s bully pulpit

To win the speaker's gavel, the Ohio Republican might have to embrace the tough tactics he built his reputation on.

14.10.2023 6

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‘Rudderless and leaderless’: House GOP lurches forward after Israel attacks

Lawmakers appear to have three options to move legislation without a permanent speaker, but they're all problematic.

09.10.2023 4

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Speaker race so far: Heir apparent vs. chaos agent

Breaking down the brewing battle between Steve Scalise and Jim Jordan.

05.10.2023 2

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McCarthy faces deep Democratic mistrust with his gavel on the line

Rep. Matt Gaetz is expected to move against Kevin McCarthy as soon as Monday.

02.10.2023 5

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Gaetz's takedown mission: 'He wants Kevin'

Past shutdown fights have been organized around a demand. This one is better understood as being centered on a long, nasty grudge.

29.09.2023 60

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Kevin McCarthy’s Catch-22 on the shutdown

If he pursues the hard-right approach, it’s DOA in the Senate, and a shutdown is inevitable. If he passes a bipartisan CR to fund the government,...

25.09.2023 40

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Major doubts cloud the House GOP’s supposed ‘breakthrough’

Speaker Kevin McCarthy boasts that House Republicans are “in a good place” on major spending bills. But serious questions remain about the...

21.09.2023 1

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McCarthy gets tough with the right

Boxed in by conservatives as a shutdown looms, the embattled speaker is punching back.

19.09.2023 30

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Another doomed GOP spending plan collapses

Kevin McCarthy's odds of passing the deal between the House GOP's centrist and conservative wings faces a brutal vote-counting reality.

18.09.2023 10

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The Biden impeachment's known unknowns

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's big announcement raised more questions than it answered.

13.09.2023 2

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Why the coming weeks will test the McConnell-McCarthy relationship

The interplay between the two most powerful Republicans on Capitol Hill has thus far been marked by agreement. That may be about to change.

08.09.2023 3

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