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☆ Kevin McCarthy called his chance of becoming House Speaker a 'silver lining' of the GOP's election lies, book says
  + stars: | 2022-10-18 | by ( Nicole Gaudiano | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
McCarthy partly acknowledged the trouble with Trump's refusal to accept losing the 2020 election. He told a confidant that the "silver lining" is that he has "a pretty good chance of being Speaker in two years." "'The silver lining,' Kevin McCarthy said, 'is that I have a pretty good chance of being Speaker in two years,'" Draper wrote. Trump and his supporters do, in fact, continue to deny the 2020 election results and perpetuate the lie that it was stolen. McCarthy says he's confident Republicans will win control of the House in this fall's elections.
☆ Kevin McCarthy says it's 'not God's plan for me to be speaker' if Republicans win the House in November but reject his leadership bid: report
  + stars: | 2022-10-17 | by ( Warren Rojas | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +2 min
Kevin McCarthy's mission in life is to become speaker of the House. Regaining control of the chamber this fall would help him stake a claim for the leadership gavel. If GOP colleagues still deny him the speaker post next year, McCarthy says it wasn't meant to be, he told Punchbowl News. If dissatisfied colleagues still deny him the gavel after that, it's clearly "not God's plan for me to be speaker," the California Republican told Punchbowl News of the prospective political gut punch. "If I'm not going to be acceptable to the body having that scenario this time, no one's acceptable," McCarthy estimated.
☆ Miami Mayor Francis Suarez says he's considering a run for president in 2024
  + stars: | 2022-10-17 | by ( Kimberly Leonard | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
Miami Mayor Francis Suarez said he would consider running for president in 2024. "It's something that I would consider given the right circumstances and given the right mood of the country," he said. "It's something that I would consider given the right circumstances and given the right mood of the country," Suarez said Monday at a Punchbowl News event. Suarez has been getting national attention given the surge of people and tech companies moving to Florida, particularly to Miami. When asked about how he might stand out in a presidential race, he pointed to his age difference from some of the other potential condenders.
☆ How newsletter startup Workweek plans to become the next Condé Nast — and sell chicken sandwiches
  + stars: | 2022-10-11 | by ( Dan Whateley | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +7 min
Workweek is a media company built around a roster of 21 newsletter writers. This summer, the operations team at the business-focused media startup Workweek began brainstorming the best way to open a chicken restaurant. Regardless of whether Workweek begins selling chicken or not, the project is already a success in its CEO Adam Ryan's eyes. "One of the things that we wanted to answer was, could we make 10 times more revenue per subscriber than the average media company?" Heading into 2023, Workweek plans to expand its talent roster and grow into new content verticals.
☆ What's at stake in this week's congressional vote to keep the government open, including Manchin's push to make it easier to build fossil fuel projects
  + stars: | 2022-09-26 | by ( Jason Lalljee | Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +5 min
The government could face its first shutdown in years if Congress doesn't pass a short-term funding bill this week. Sen. Joe Manchin's push for a bill to streamline fossil fuel projects is the major holdup. Some details of the CR have circulated, although it hasn't been officially announced yet — but the major roadblock is Manchin's permitting reform proposal. Preventing a shutdown with short-term fundingTraffic is piling up around Manchin's bill, but the rest of the resolution faces less pushback. Some progressives and environmentalists have defended aspects of Manchin's bill.
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