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☆ Abortion Opponents Set to March in Washington, With Obstacles Ahead
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-19 | by ( Elizabeth Dias | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Last year, anti-abortion activists descended on the National Mall in triumph for the annual March for Life, eager to enter a new era for their ambitions to end abortion following the reversal of Roe v. Wade, the landmark Supreme Court ruling that established federal abortion rights. But this year, the first presidential election year in post-Roe America, the movement finds itself marching once more in Washington not in triumph, exactly, but grasping to advance their cause after a series of political defeats, fewer powerful allies, and setbacks in the court of public opinion. “We are experiencing the reverberations of that massive historic shift,” said Jeanne Mancini, president of the March for Life. “We certainly do have our work cut out for us, but that’s why we started.”The end of Roe has greatly shifted the political calculus. Abortion rights have proven to be a mobilizing force for a new coalition of Democrats, independent voters and even some moderate Republicans.

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☆ Trump’s landslide Iowa win is a stunning show of strength after leaving Washington in disgrace
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-16 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

CNN —Former President Donald Trump’s huge win in the Iowa caucuses on Monday enshrines one of the most astonishing comebacks in American political history. His MAGA-hat wearing crowd greeted him with chants of “Trump, Trump, Trump” beneath two vast screens reading “Trump wins Iowa!”But the ex-president’s rebound is more stunning for another reason. Trump’s Iowa victory also sharpens the collision between the 2024 election and his legal imbroglio. His unhinged behavior, incessant shattering of rules and challenges to the law reinvigorated a brand perfectly tailored to Republican voters who despise “elites” in politics, government and the media. Trump’s victory will also give Russian President Vladimir Putin another reason to prolong the bloody war in Ukraine.

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☆ 64% of men say this is their No. 1 dating red flag, according to recent survey
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-25 | by ( Aditi Shrikant | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

According to a recent survey by Change Research, the biggest dating red flag for men is when someone identifies as a communist. More than half, 55%, of women said identifying as a communist is a red flag, but other sociopolitical stances were more problematic. Being a "MAGA Republican" was the biggest red flag, with 76% of women saying this was not a desirable trait. The survey results demonstrate a broader trend of men and women having increasingly divergent political views. In 2021, 44% of women identified as liberal, while only 25% of men did, according to the Survey for American Life.

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☆ Where are the 12 US gov't funding bills to avert shutdown?
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-08 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +7 min

But first, the House and Senate would have to agree upon the overall dollar amount of spending for the 12 bills combined. The Senate passed its version as part of a three-bill package on Nov. 1 with strong bipartisan support. DEFENSEOne of the largest of the 12 bills funds the Department of Defense - the Army, Navy, Air Force and the CIA. The Senate's version passed out of committee on July 27. The Senate's version passed out of committee on July 27.

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That includes Ohio, where voters Tuesday enshrined abortion access in the state constitution. Opponents want to ban abortion throughout pregnancy. The state Supreme Court in 2019 upheld a lower court decision that there is a right to abortion in the state constitution. ___NEBRASKAAbortion rights advocates have submitted language to Nebraska' secretary of state for a ballot question that would expand abortion access. In the third trimester, the state could ban abortion — except when it's needed to save the woman's life.

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☆ Biden impeachment inquiry end game comes into focus, but moderate Republicans still not sold
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-06 | by ( Annie Grayer | Melanie Zanona | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

In recent days, Comer has said in media appearances that subpoenas for Biden family members are “imminent.”The end of the inquiry is still likely months away. They did, however, secure an interview with the special counsel overseeing the Hunter Biden criminal probe, David Weiss, for Tuesday, which is unprecedented given that the case is ongoing. At every turn, House Democrats and the White House have dismissed the allegations against the president and poked holes in the Republican-led investigation. “The subpoenas to Hunter Biden and other members of the Biden family should have already happened,” Gaetz told CNN. “We’ll see what comes out.”Even members involved in the inquiry know that the evidence doesn’t clear the key hurdles needed to move forward.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — New House Speaker Mike Johnson inherits many of the same problems that bedeviled Republican leaders with far more experience. But can he unite House Republicans where others failed? Trump, who is running for a second White House term, enthusiastically backed Johnson and said he will be “a fantastic speaker." The House Republican Conference is deeply divided on those issues. The intractability of many House Republicans forced McCarthy to turn to Democrats for help in keeping the government running.

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☆ Opinion | The G.O.P. Goes Full-on Extremist
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-26 | by ( Paul Krugman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Oh, no doubt some members are privately appalled by the views of Mike Johnson, the new speaker. What matters is what they do — and every single one of them went along with the selection of a radical extremist. There has also been considerable coverage of Johnson’s right-wing social views, but I’m not sure how many people grasp the depth of his intolerance. Johnson isn’t just someone who wants to legalize discrimination against L.G.B.T.Q. But Johnson’s extremism, and that of the party that chose him, goes beyond rejecting democracy and trying to turn back the clock on decades of social progress.

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House Republicans unanimously voted to elect Rep. Mike Johnson as speaker on Wednesday in a stunning turnaround that came more than three weeks into a standoff that descended the chamber into a crisis of its own creation. Johnson, an unlikely candidate for speaker just weeks ago, was elected in 2016 and serves as the vice chairman of the House GOP conference. And by the evening, lawmakers spoke of a Johnson speakership as if it were all-but guaranteed. House Republicans sprung to their feet as House GOP Conference Chairwoman Elise Stefanik nominated Johnson for the speakership ahead of the vote on Wednesday, delivering a standing ovation as chants of “Mike” rang out. “Today is the day that House Republicans will humbly look in our hearts and elect Mike Johnson as speaker of the people’s House,” Stefanik said.

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☆ House speaker: One of the most important jobs in American politics has turned into a nightmare
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-24 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN —Winning a majority party’s nomination for speaker of the House of Representatives usually elevates a lawmaker into the pantheon of American political leaders. But this is about more than the plight of a Republican Party that often looks like it’s tearing itself apart. If the dysfunctional House GOP majority cannot get its act together, the US government could run out of funding before Thanksgiving week – and millions of Americans could pay the price. As former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, himself a notoriously polarizing figure, said on Fox News this weekend: “They got big decisions coming down the road. We don’t have someone who is the speaker of the House to negotiate with the White House, with Senate Democrats who are in the majority.

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☆ Opinion | What the Republican Votes Against Jim Jordan Mean
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-20 | by ( ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

But what may well be the glue holding these factions together is the prospect of the tone of a Jordan speakership. Reports of intimidating phone-call campaigns to congressional offices, as well as threats of primary challenges directed at those Republicans withholding their votes from Mr. Jordan, may have solidified the opposition to him. Opposite of what his allies intended, these efforts in defense of Mr. Jordan may have triggered fears of the hard-edge tactics that could become common in a Jordan speakership. Mr. Jordan appears to be the victim of what amounts to a political autoimmune response from a decisive part of the House body. The writer formerly worked on Capitol Hill, including as legislative director for Senator Carl Levin, Democrat of Michigan.

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☆ Opinion | The Deep Roots of Republican Dysfunction
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-20 | by ( Jamelle Bouie | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

This has at least two major implications for the internal workings of the Democratic Party. If you take the internal dynamics of the Democratic Party and invert them, you get something like those within the Republican Party. Outside a handful of environments, found in largely Democratic states like Maryland and Massachusetts, moderate Republican politicians are virtually extinct. But more than the number of conservatives is the character of the conservatism that dominates the Republican Party. The Republican Party exists almost entirely for the promotion of a distinct and doctrinaire ideology of hierarchy and anti-government retrenchment.

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☆ Jim Jordan loses third speaker vote with no end in sight for House leadership crisis
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-20 | by ( Spencer Kimball | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

US Republican Representative from Ohio Jim Jordan speaks during a press conference at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on October 19, 2023. He alluded to the 15 rounds of voting that former Speaker Kevin McCarthy needed before securing the gavel. "There's been multiple rounds of votes for speaker before — we all know that," Jordan told reporters at a press conference Friday morning, before the vote. "End the attachment to the extremist Jim Jordan and join with Democrats in finding a bipartisan path forward," Jeffries told reporters. "We recognize that Jim Jordan is a clear and present danger to the American people.

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Rep. Jim Jordan became the latest speaker nominee to bow to the unruly House Republican conference after a week of division and disagreement about how to move the chamber forward. After two failed speaker ballots, the Ohio Republican is not expected to pursue another vote on Thursday, instead backing a proposal to empower Rep. Patrick McHenry as temporary speaker, likely until the end of the year. Without a speaker, the House has been unable to approve a resolution supporting Israel or consider aid to the country. The Week in Cartoons Oct. 16-20 View All 6 ImagesThe move is expected to go to a House vote with a resolution introduced by moderate Republicans. It's outrageous.”Greene expressed disappointment in Jordan backing the resolution to empower McHenry as “some sort of a short term speaker,” saying “we voted for him to be our speaker nominee.”

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Fontes’s office told the group last month that it is obligated to accept filings from candidates even if party leaders reject them. No Labels has drawn extra scrutiny in Arizona, one of a dozen states where it has secured ballot access for a potential presidential candidate. By refusing to nominate candidates for state offices, No Labels argues it is not subject to Arizona’s campaign finance disclosure laws. The party argues state law allows political parties to participate only in elections that they choose and the U.S. Constitution protects the party’s right to freely associate or not associate with candidates. Candidates have filed statements of interest to run for U.S. Senate and Arizona Corporation Commission, the state’s utility regulator.

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☆ US House Republican opponents of Jordan's speaker bid cite government shutdown worries
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-18 | by ( Moira Warburton | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

But unless you have 217 votes to get behind that idea, it’s not a winning idea," LaLota said in an interview. D'Esposito said he was not sure that Jordan would support a stopgap measure known as a continuing resolution, an outcome becoming increasingly likely, adding: "none of us have crystal balls, but it's pretty clear where we're headed." CONTEXT* The prior Republican speaker, Kevin McCarthy, was ousted after passing the current stopgap funding measure on Sept. 30 with Democratic support, angering hardline Republicans. * Jordan was an architect of the 2013 shutdown over funding former President Barack Obama's Medicare reforms, and he supported the 2018 shutdown over funding for former President Donald Trump's border wall. Reporting by Moira Warburton in Washington; editing by Grant McCoolOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

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Lawmakers take to the House floor Tuesday to try to resolve their ongoing speaker standoff that has left the chamber without a leader for two weeks since Kevin McCarthy’s ouster. House Republicans nominated Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio for the post after their initial nominee bowed out of the race amid deep divisions within the conference. But the House Judiciary Committee chairman forged ahead anyway, as lawmakers grew impatient about the stalemate. Typically, some lawmakers pledge their vote in the first round as a good-faith show of support to their party’s speaker nominee. But it’s not clear that those votes will remain in place if the nominee does not prevail on an initial ballot.

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It was unclear whether he would be able to unite his party enough to prevail in a floor vote expected on Tuesday. In a letter to Republicans, Jordan acknowledged those differences and promised to prioritize military and spending legislation. It was unclear how many Republican lawmakers still opposed Jordan's bid, sources familiar with internal Republican discussions said on Monday. 2 House Republican Steve Scalise, who won the endorsement last week but then withdrew after he was not able to consolidate support. 3 House Republican Tom Emmer, conservative Representatives Kevin Hern and Byron Donalds as well as acting Speaker Patrick McHenry, who is presiding over the speaker election.

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☆ Hardline Republican Jim Jordan pushes bid for US House speaker
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-16 | by ( David Morgan | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

Jordan is due to address House Republicans behind closed doors at 6:30 pm EST (2230 GMT) on Monday, before a possible floor vote for speaker at noon EST (1600 GMT) on Tuesday. NARROW MARGINJordan needs 217 Republican votes to be elected speaker on the floor over Democratic opposition, meaning that he can afford to lose no more than four party votes from a slim 221-212 House Republican majority. 2 House Republican Steve Scalise was forced to withdraw from the speaker's race a day after being chosen as the party's first nominee, due to opposition from Jordan supporters. Others worry that the speaker's contest shows House Republicans to be at the mercy of an insidious strain of dysfunction. 3 House Republican Tom Emmer, conservative Representatives Kevin Hern and Byron Donalds as well as acting Speaker Patrick McHenry, who is presiding over the speaker election.

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☆ Hardline Republican Jim Jordan to push bid for US House speaker
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-16 | by ( David Morgan | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

House Republicans are expected to meet behind closed doors on Monday and plan a floor vote for speaker at noon EST (1600 GMT) on Tuesday. "I would prefer there to be a Republican solution," Representative Mike Turner, who backs Jordan, told CBS' "Face the Nation." NARROW MARGINJordan needs 217 Republican votes to be elected speaker on the floor over Democratic opposition, meaning that he can afford to lose no more than four party votes from a slim 221-212 House Republican majority. Others worry that the speaker's contest shows House Republicans to be at the mercy of an insidious strain of dysfunction. 3 House Republican Tom Emmer, conservative Representatives Kevin Hern and Byron Donalds as well as acting Speaker Patrick McHenry, who is presiding over the speaker election.

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☆ Kari Lake, previously a fire-breathing, hard-charging, far-right candidate for Arizona governor, may attempt to pivot to normie for her Senate bid
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-14 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Kari Lake on Tuesday launched her bid for the Republican Senate nomination in Arizona. But during her kickoff, Lake didn't focus on grievances and instead framed election integrity as a bipartisan issue. (The move likely dooms the prospects of Blake Masters, the unsuccessful 2022 Senate nominee who The Wall Street Journal previously reported had been set to jump into the 2024 Senate race.) AdvertisementAdvertisementLake defeated Karrin Taylor Robson in last year's Arizona Republican gubernatorial primary. In last year's gubernatorial election, Lake earned 49.6% of the vote, losing by about 17,000 votes out of nearly 2.6 million ballots cast.

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☆ Moderate Republicans could form coalition with Hakeem Jeffries for House Speaker, says Rep. Ro Khanna
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-10 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailModerate Republicans could form coalition with Hakeem Jeffries for House Speaker, says Rep. Ro KhannaHosted by Brian Sullivan, “Last Call” is a fast-paced, entertaining business show that explores the intersection of money, culture and policy. Tune in Monday through Friday at 7 p.m. ET on CNBC.

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☆ 1 chart to explain the current dysfunction in Congress
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-09 | by ( Zachary B. Wolf | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —Proof of Congress’ ongoing dysfunction is in its current paralysis. Republicans have a few more votes in the House, but they don’t exactly have a governing majority. The lack of competitive seats makes it feel like we are stuck with a closely divided House and a closely divided Senate for the foreseeable future. Half as many competitive House seatsThe Cook Political Report with Amy Walter assigns a partisan score to every congressional district. The partisan tone he took to placate the ultra-right lawmakers meant Democrats were never going to save his job.

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CNN —A band of House Republicans made a historic move this week to punish their own leader, sending the House into chaos by ousting Kevin McCarthy as speaker. For Democrats, the House GOP drama puts them in a wait-and-see mode. Scalise, Jordan make their pitchesBoth Scalise and Jordan have spent the past several days making their pitches to different constituencies in the GOP conference. Democrats waiting on the sidelinesBiden jabbed at House Republicans on Friday while saying he was willing to work with whomever was ultimately elected by the House to be speaker. House Republicans, it’s time for you to do your job,” Biden said at a White House event touting the economy’s better-than-expected job numbers Friday.

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☆ Trump endorses Jordan as he injects himself into House chaos
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-06 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

The ex-president dived into the mayhem following the ouster of House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, characteristically seeking to cast himself as kingmaker and to steal the spotlight for himself. Then Trump teased the possibility that he could even step in as speaker himself on an interim basis. But the ex-president’s biggest bombshell was still to come – shortly after midnight, he endorsed Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan for the job. Jordan, who is running against Republican House Majority leader Steve Scalise of Louisiana for the top job, would likely augur a new period of fierce combat with the White House if he wins the speakership. He has opposed the US lifeline of arms and ammunition to Ukraine, and a Republican House majority led by Jordan would likely increase the chances of a government shutdown next month in a showdown over spending with Democrats.

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