History suggests that the procedural plans of the new House Republican majority are likely to lead to more gridlock and legislative instability, not less.
Tag: Law and Legislation
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Kevin McCarthy and the Return of the Pre-Trump G.O.P.
In the struggles over the speakership, the old G.O.P. world, with all its dysfunctions, stalemates and futility, has come again.
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From Gingrich to McCarthy, the Roots of Governance by Chaos
Mr. Gingrich began the zero-sum politics that mutated into the Tea Party to Trump M.A.G.A. Republicans to the raucous five-day stretch in the House that ended early Saturday.
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Why McCarthy’s Slog to Speaker Could Mean Dysfunction Ahead in the House
The top Republican already had to work with a tiny majority and an emboldened right flank. Concessions he made to win his speakership gave the rebels more tools to sow disarray.
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The Best Way to Protect Abortion Access Is to Put It on the Ballot
States can enshrine a constitutional right that the Supreme Court eliminated.