- China’s bid to leave covid behind could determine global economy’s fate (washingtonpost.com)
- Andrew Tate loses bid to end detention in Romania (bbc.com)
- Kevin McCarthy makes fresh concessions to try to woo hard-right Republicans in speaker bid (washingtonpost.com)McCarthy offering rule change that would let any Freedom Caucus member call a vote to fire him at any time (rawstory.com)House begins third day without speaker (theguardian.com)‘Nobody Is in Charge’: A Ragged G.O.P. Stumbles Through the Wilderness (nytimes.com)Gaetz, a McCarthy Foe, Accused Him of Squatting in the Speaker’s Office (nytimes.com)Key McCarthy Ally Appears Ready to Throw in the Towel: ‘More Than Four’ Who Will ‘Never Vote’ for Him (mediaite.com)Jonah Goldberg Loses It on Anti-McCarthy Holdouts, Says They’re Smelling ‘Their Own Farts’ and Getting ‘High’ (mediaite.com)Brian Kilmeade Calls McCarthy Holdouts ‘Insurrectionists,’ Then Scrambles to Take it Back: ‘Probably Shouldn’t Use That Word’ (mediaite.com)
- MAGA Congressman Andy Biggs Tells Fox News He Will NEVER Vote for McCarthy’s Imperiled Speakership Bid (mediaite.com)
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- Rightwing group pours millions in ‘dark money’ into US voter suppression bid (theguardian.com)
- McCarthy Gains Ground in Speaker Bid but Still Falls Short (nytimes.com)Just What Do McCarthy’s Antagonists Want, and Why Won’t They Budge? (nytimes.com)Debacle Over House Speaker Election May Raise National Security Concerns (huffpost.com)‘You Want this Job Too Much… It Makes You Weak!’ Joe Scarborough Demands Kevin McCarthy Tell Holdouts ‘Go to Hell!’ (mediaite.com)House Speaker Fight Shows Election Deniers Who Tried To Overthrow Democracy Still Control GOP (motherjones.com)The terrible outcome that looks likely if the fringe runs Congress (cnn.com)The Chaotic House That SCOTUS Built (slate.com)Matt Gaetz Threatens to Resign Over McCarthy’s Speaker Fight (msn.com)Gaetz Declares, ‘Trump Is Wrong’ to Back McCarthy: ‘HR Wasn’t Always His Strong Suit’ (mediaite.com)House Adjourns After Day 3 With No Resolution on Speaker; Hakeem Jeffries Wins Plurality for 11th Time in a Row (washingtonpost.com)Kevin McCarthy Grasps for Deal With Fascist Faction as House Speaker Fight Enters Fourth Day (nytimes.com)
House Adjourns for a Few Hours After 13 Failed Votes
- Kevin McCarthy’s Speaker bid threatened by Republican rebels (bbc.com)A Far-Right Gang Of House Members Will Hold Power Over Their Caucus — With A Megaphone (huffpost.com)
