Speaker's Race
Whoever The Next House Speaker Is, He’s Doomed
A Speaker Scalise or Jordan would face the same sword of Damocles that brought down McCarthy: the motion to vacate and its one-member threshold that triggers a vote on dethroning the speaker.
Where Things Stand: A Little Bit Of Anecdotal Data
This is your TPM evening briefing.
In the few hours we weren’t furiously updating our liveblog covering the lawless speakership election each day last week, I spent most of my downtime answering texts and explaining to friends what exactly was happening on the House floor.
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