Could the Speaker Race Get Even Uglier? Of Course.

U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH), the Republican Speaker designee, holds a press conference at the U.S. Capitol on October 20, 2023 in Washington, DC.  (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) Things are getting even uglier, if that was possible, in the House Speaker race—as some GOP members report receiving death threats after going against their hard-right […]

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The Humiliation of Kevin McCarthy

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) (R) listens to House Republican Conference Chair Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) following a caucus meeting at the U.S. Capitol Visitors Center February 13, 2019 in Washington, DC. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) Seven years after he was first poised to become Speaker, and four since he became the Republican floor leader, […]

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