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Will Rep. George Santos be fired before he can retire, after damning ethics report?
Speed Read The truth-challenged New York Republican is on thin ice after a House Ethics Committee report found 'substantial evidence' he violated ethics rules and criminal laws
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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How long can the US avoid a government shutdown?
Talking Point The latest deal moves the fight to January
By Joel Mathis, The Week US Published
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Speaker Mike Johnson cleared a shutdown hurdle but isn't in the clear yet
Talking Point By relying heavily on Democrats' help to pass his government funding plan, has the Republican speaker given himself an even bigger problem down the line?
By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published
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Mike Johnson comes face to face with a familiar crisis
Talking Point With a government shutdown looming (again), can an untested House speaker pull his party together in time?
By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published
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George Santos lives to legislate another day
Talking Point The embattled New York Republican may have survived an emotional expulsion vote in the House, but that doesn't mean he's in the clear
By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published
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Will newly elected Speaker Mike Johnson quell the GOP chaos or amplify it?
Today's big question A Republican caucus, if you can keep it
By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published
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'Trump's economic message is a bribe'
Instant opinion Opinion, comment and editorials of the day
By Harold Maass, The Week US Published
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'Shut up!' GOP isn't eager to discuss Speaker Mike Johnson's 2020 election reversal efforts
Speed Read The newly elected House speaker played a key behind-the-scenes role in trying to overturn Donald Trump's loss
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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'Something is clearly awry between Biden and the kids'
Instant opinion Opinion, comment and editorials of the day
By Harold Maass, The Week US Published
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The big winner of the GOP speaker mess might be Hakeem Jeffries
Talking Point While Republicans scramble to get their House in order, the New York Democrat has emerged as a counterbalance to conservative chaos
By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published
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'One of the most consequential media failures in recent history'
Instant opinion Opinion, comment and editorials of the day
By Harold Maass, The Week US Published
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Has the GOP speaker's race gone from firing squad to royal rumble?
Today's Big Question What was once a single-file sequence of aspiring Republican speakers is degenerating into a nine-person free-for-all
By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published
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Has the answer to the GOP's speaker woes been in front of them all along?
Talking Point Without a consensus pick, Republicans are increasingly looking to empower the man already holding the gavel
By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published
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'A reactionary social media post tells you nothing'
Instant opinion Opinion, comment and editorials of the day
By Harold Maass, The Week US Published
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