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The Republicans Have No Majority

November 14, 2023 · Politics

Mike Johnson now knows what Kevin McCarthy was dealing with. At the new speaker’s behest, House Republicans today relied on Democratic votes to avert a government shutdown by…

Nothing Is Working for Kevin McCarthy

January 5, 2023 · Politics

At this point in the unending search for a House speaker, Donald Trump’s candidacy is making as much progress as Kevin McCarthy’s. The former president (and half-hearted 2024…