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Tag: House of Representatives
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House Is Paralyzed, With No Speaker After McCarthy Ouster
After a historic vote to remove the speaker, lawmakers departed Washington on Tuesday night with the House of Representatives in chaos and no clear sense of who might lead it.
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How Gerontocracy Explains the Matt Gaetz Clown Show
Chaotic debates over fiscal policy are part of what you get when a democracy becomes a gerontocracy.
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Behind Kevin McCarthy’s Extraordinary Downfall as House Speaker
The glib Californian made many promises and paid a price when he was unable to fulfill them. But his demise also reflected the challenge of wielding a Republican majority that refuses to be governed.
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Can Anyone Lead House Republicans Out of the Darkness?
Mr. Gaetz and his fellow disrupters have done what no other rebel band has managed before.