So long, George Santos, we hardly knew ye—and that was pretty much the problem. This morning, House members evicted one of their own for only the sixth time…
Read more George Santos Was Finally Too Much for RepublicansA crucial new phase in the political struggle over abortion rights is unfolding in suburban neighborhoods across Virginia. An array of closely divided suburban and exurban districts around…
Read more Virginia Could Decide the Future of the GOP’s Abortion PolicyFew Americans are shedding tears for Kevin McCarthy. The former House speaker engendered little public sympathy as he tried, and ultimately failed, to wrangle a narrow and fractured…
Read more Kevin McCarthy’s Defeat Could Cost Republicans the HouseYesterday was not a good day for House Republicans or for their struggling leader, Speaker Kevin McCarthy. In the morning, McCarthy was forced to scrap a procedural vote…
Read more Why Republicans Can’t Keep the Government OpenHaving at long last put down a rebellion from within his party, Kevin McCarthy is now House speaker. He finally has the gavel he’s long coveted, but the…
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