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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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Jim Jordan allies' arm-twisting backfired in failed vote for House speaker
Speed Read The pugilistic Judiciary Committee chair came up short in his first vote for House speaker, and it isn't clear his GOP detractors will flip
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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'Why is the Pax Americana in decline?'
Instant opinion Opinion, comment and editorials of the day
By Harold Maass, The Week US Published
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Rep. Jim Jordan's speaker bid: Are Republicans damned either way?
Today's Big Question Win or lose, Ohio congressman's quest for the gavel could backfire on the GOP in a big way
By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published
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'There is no path to victory'
Instant opinion Opinion, comment and editorials of the day
By Harold Maass, The Week US Published
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Scalise drops House speaker bid a day after winning GOP nomination. What happens now?
Speed Read The House majority leader was the GOP's choice to succeed Kevin McCarthy, except he did not have enough Republican votes to seal the deal
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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