House Republicans

‘Dead on Departure’: Shutdown Odds Skyrocket As House Republicans Flail 
DeSantis Bets Backing Gov’t Shutdown Will Get His 2024 Bid Off Life Support
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Keeping The Real Speaker In The Loop
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Fani Willis Responds To Jim Jordan’s Demands With List Of Things He Could Be Doing With His Time Instead
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Schumer Places Blame For Any Impending Shutdown Squarely On MAGA House GOP
Where Things Stand: House GOPer Acknowledges McCarthy May Need Dems To Avoid Shutdown His Right Flank Is Thirsting For
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If his impeachment inquiry noise-making gambit doesn’t work in swaying far-right House Republicans to get in line and move forward with appropriations bills that are at least passable in the Democrat-controlled Senate, then House Speaker Kevin McCarthy may have to grovel at House Democrats’ feet — again.

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House Republicans Are Quietly Using A Spending Bill To Pick An Extremely Specific DC Abortion Fight
Where Things Stand: MAGA King Continues His Reign
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Donald Trump continues to wield power over the Republican Party in a way that no other 2024er has been able to penetrate quite yet. As the former president out-fundraises his competition and enjoys wide leads in early voting states like South Carolina and Iowa, the man considered to be his most serious challenger, Gov. Ron DeSantis, is running out of money. Politico reported just this afternoon that the Florida governor is letting one-third of his staff go, reportedly amid concerns over campaign coffers.

And his position of dominance over the party extends beyond the campaign circuit and into Congress.

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Freedom Caucus Members Who Are Delaying Appropriations Process Downplay Effect Of Shutdowns
Republicans Keep Making Every Single Fight About Abortion
The House’s right flank is loading up once-anodyne appropriations bills with riders focused on the culture war and fabricated controversies.
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