Jane Coaston interviews Rep. Don Bacon about why Republicans keep knocking out their own leaders and how a few populists are grinding the House to a halt.
Tag: House of Representatives
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How the G.O.P. Speaker Mess Has Divided N.Y. House Republicans
In the fight over Representative Jim Jordan’s bid for speaker, moderate Republicans are racing to outrun the chaos their party unleashed.
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How an Interim Speaker Patrick McHenry Could Actually Govern
The House is deadlocked at a time of international chaos. There are paths forward for Patrick McHenry as a more permanent interim speaker.
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Talk of Temporary Speaker Patrick McHenry Rises as G.O.P. Chaos Continues
Several lawmakers were discussing granting Patrick McHenry, a North Carolina Republican acting as temporary speaker, the power to run the House until a permanent speaker is chosen.
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The Jim Jordan Seen in Congress Is the One Constituents Know in Ohio
The hard-right Republican has had a long career as an uncompromising figure in Ohio politics.