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Ex-Speaker McCarthy’s departure from Congress reads like Greek tragedy – but stars a ‘slight unmeritable man’ and not a hero

Rep. Kevin McCarthy leaves a House Republican Conference meeting at the US Capitol on Dec. 5, 2023. Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images by...

David Marshall: A divided house cannot stand 

(TriceEdneyWire.com)—After three weeks of chaos, the Republicans got their man. In a party-line vote, Republican Rep. Mike Johnson of Louisiana was finally elected speaker...

GOP lawmaker caught on camera telling Black reporter to ‘shut up’

A group of GOP lawmakers heckled a reporter questioning Speaker nominee Mike Johnson (R-La.) during a press conference, The Hill reports. According to videos shared...

New House Speaker Mike Johnson leads a GOP majority weakened by decades of declining party authority

by Matthew Green, Catholic University of America After the House of Representatives took the unprecedented step on Oct. 3, 2023, of removing its own speaker,...

Clyburn: A time for bipartisanship

by Jim Clyburn — October 3, 2023, was Groundhog Day in the U.S. House of Representatives. The Republican Caucus voted to remove Kevin McCarthy (R-CA-20)...

House speaker paralysis is confusing – a political scientist explains what’s happening

by Charles R. Hunt, Boise State University Political observers, most Americans and even members of Congress can’t remember a battle for the post of speaker...

Congresswoman Summer Lee reacts after Speaker of the House ousted

CONGRESSWOMAN SUMMER LEE U.S. Rep. Summer Lee, a 2005 graduate of Woodland Hills High School and former Pa. state representative of the 34th District, released...

Ouster of Speaker McCarthy highlights House Republican fractures in an increasingly polarized America

by Charles R. Hunt, Boise State University The House of Representatives on Oct. 3, 2023, did something that had never been done before in the...

Amid the chaotic House speakership debate, a star is born

It’s possible that after the bitter campaign for House Speaker ended on January 7th, Americans – especially Black Americans – felt a strong sense...

Speaker of the House faces political peril from member deaths and resignations – especially with a narrow majority

by Charles R. Hunt, Boise State University The arm-twisting, dealmaking and vote hunting around Kevin McCarthy’s quest to be named House speaker have put on...

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