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☆ Election Updates: Five states vote today. Here are the races to watch.
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-19 | by ( Chris Cameron | Jonathan Weisman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +7 min

In today’s newsletter, I’m going to tell you about some fascinating primary races that will shed light on some broader trends in U.S. politics. Mike Bost, a Republican and Marine Corps veteran, was first elected to the House in 2014. Don’t say ‘age’Democrats have their own issues that are captured in races in their stronghold of greater Chicago. But to the Democratic establishment, “age” is a word not spoken aloud, not with President Biden in the White House. But similar issues driving their primary fights will play out in swing House districts and swing states across the country.

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☆ Mike Johnson can't get Republicans in control
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-18 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

House Republicans still can't get out of their own way. Speaker Mike Johnson is leading one of the narrowest majorities in history. Related storiesAs CNN reported, there are at least four races where current GOP lawmakers support primary challengers. Because at the end of the day, we're not judged by how many Republicans we have in Congress. As for the more traditional Republicans, they are targeting Rep. Bob Good of Virginia, a Freedom Caucus member.

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☆ The House Races That Tell a Bigger Story
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-15 | by ( Jonathan Weisman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

But three heated House primaries in the Land of Lincoln next week illustrate the broader vulnerabilities of both major political parties going into the general election: age, extremism and immigration. In today’s newsletter, I’m going to tell you about some fascinating primary races that will shed light on some broader trends in U.S. politics. Let’s start with Illinois’s 12th Congressional District, in the southern part of the state. Mike Bost, a Republican and Marine Corps veteran, was first elected to the House in 2014. Democrats tried to tar him as “Meltdown Mike,” highlighting his angry outbursts in the State Legislature and warning, “He’d make Washington worse.”Well, those were simpler times.

Persons: Mike Bost, He’d, Darren Bailey, Donald J, J.B, Pritzker Organizations: Illinois’s, Congressional, Republican, Marine Corps, State Legislature, Committee, Veterans ’ Affairs, Trump, Trump Republican, Democratic Locations: Illinois, Lincoln, Washington

☆ How Johnson wooed Trump to back a GOP congressman targeted by Gaetz
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-25 | by ( Manu Raju | Melanie Zanona | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

“Seeing as how President Trump endorsed Mike Bost, Matt always finds himself on the wrong side of history,” Miller told CNN. After the GOP leadership’s candidate, Craig Riedel, was caught on tape criticizing Trump, multiple Republicans pulled their endorsement, including Miller and House GOP Conference Chairwoman Elise Stefanik. And now, Miller is inserting herself into another incumbent primary race in Illinois: She also is backing Bailey over Bost, her House GOP colleague. But this time, Miller and Gaetz are on the opposite side of Trump in the race. “Darren Bailey proudly stands with President Trump despite disagreeing with him on this endorsement,” a campaign spokesman said.

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☆ Matt Gaetz is trying to oust a GOP congressman who once screamed at him on the House floor
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-07 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

In January 2023, Rep. Mike Bost got up and screamed at Matt Gaetz as he trashed Kevin McCarthy. Now, Gaetz is backing Bost's primary challenger: failed GOP gubernatorial candidate Darren Bailey. Gaetz called the Illinois congressman "lackluster" and compared him to Liz Cheney. AdvertisementRepublican Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida is seeking to end the career of a fellow GOP congressman who once screamed at him on the House floor. Gaetz is endorsing Darren Bailey — a former Illinois state representative who was the GOP's unsuccessful nominee for governor in 2022 — in his primary campaign against Rep. Mike Bost.

Persons: Mike Bost, Matt Gaetz, Kevin McCarthy, Darren Bailey, Gaetz, Liz Cheney, —, Darren Bailey —, Darren Organizations: Service, Republican, GOP, Rep, Business Locations: Illinois, Florida, Southern Illinois

☆ GOP lawmaker says he started stress-vomiting during the House speakership fight: 'It took a lot of prayer to get through it'
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-16 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

The recent speakership fight took more of a toll on House Republicans than it seemed at the time. One House Republican said he got so stressed out that he started vomiting. "It took a lot of prayer to get through it," said Rep. Mike Bost of Illinois. Advertisement"It took a lot of prayer to get through it," Bost told POLITICO. But it's not just him — several House Republicans are clearly feeling the weight of the last few weeks.

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☆ GOP lawmakers call for VA to slash reliance on China for medical supplies
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-08 | by ( Matt Egan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

New York CNN —A pair of Republicans leading powerful House committees are calling for the Department of Veterans Affairs to speed up efforts to decrease the agency’s reliance on China for medical supplies, CNN has learned. The Covid-19 pandemic laid bare a dangerous vulnerability in America’s medical supply chains that resulted in shortages of masks, respirators and other life-saving gear. “The COVID-19 pandemic exposed the national security and public health risks of failing to guarantee adequate medical supplies. As the biggest buyer of medical supplies among federal agencies, it has considerable influence. Congress has attempted to take steps to boost the resilience of the nation’s medical supply chain by easing dependence on goods from less friendly nations like China.

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☆ Fashion police, brawls, and heckling: House Republicans' petty drama has no end in sight
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-20 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | Madison Hall | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

House Republicans are stuck in an endless loop of infighting as they search for a new leader. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . Cameras watching the floors have documented the now weeks-long effort to replace former Speaker Kevin McCarthy after his historic ouster. McCarthy, according to multiple reports, screamed at Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida to sit down during a testy exchange on Thursday. The first time in January came as House Armed Services Chairman Mike Rogers had to be restrained from charging at Gaetz.

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☆ Here are all of the Republican elected officials backing Trump's 2024 campaign
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-10 | by ( Bryan Metzger | Oma Seddiq | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

Michael Burgess — the Texas congressman endorsed Trump in March after being named to the former president's campaign's Texas leadership team. Eli Crane — the Arizona freshman tweeted his support for Trump's 2024 bid the night of his announcement. Barry Moore — the Alabama congressman endorsed Trump in a radio interview in December, citing the former president's "experience level." 3 House Republican endorsed Trump days before his widely expected 2024 announcement in November. Roger Williams — the Texas congressman endorsed Trump in March after being named to the former president's campaign's Texas leadership team.

☆ The House of Representatives will have more guys named 'Mike' than women chairing committees under the new Republican majority
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-10 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

House Republicans have announced a new slate of committee chairs for the new Congress. Six of the committees will be chaired by a man named Mike or Michael. On Monday, House Republicans sorted out a number of contested chairmanships, and House Majority Steve Scalise released a list of recommendations for chairmanships that were ratified by the conference on Tuesday. The result: men named "Mike" will outnumber women two-to-one among committee chairs. Under Democratic leadership in the previous Congress, 7 House committees were chaired by women.

☆ Republican Mike Bost screams at Matt Gaetz on House floor for trashing Kevin McCarthy
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-06 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Matt Gaetz nominated Jim Jordan again, trashing McCarthy's bid as a vanity project. GOP Rep. Mike Bost, a McCarthy supporter, rose from his chair and began screaming at Gaetz. Republican Rep.-elect Matt Gaetz of Florida rose to nominate Republican Rep.-elect Jim Jordan of Ohio to be speaker of the House. Jordan, set to be the next chair of the House Judiciary Committee, is not seeking the position and supports Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy. As Gaetz continued speaking, fellow Republican Rep.-elect Mike Bost of Illinois rose and began screaming at him.

☆ After flipping 13 votes in his favor, McCarthy loses yet another floor vote in seemingly endless speaker bid
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-06 | by ( Warren Rojas | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Kevin McCarthy lost his 12th speaker ballot Friday. The converts are still reviewing rules changes McCarthy has promised in exchange for the gavel. "Watch here and you'll see some people who have been voting against me voting for me," McCarthy told reporters at the US Capitol. Republican Reps.-elect Ken Buck of Colorado and Wesley Hunt of Texas, both McCarthy supporters, were both absent Friday morning because of personal reasons. "You only earn the position if you get the votes," Gaetz said on the House floor, a taunt that caused McCarthy supporter Rep-elect Mike Bost of Illinois to shout his disapproval.

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