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McCarthy Led a House Into Chaos
Punchbowl News: “McCarthy had a brutal few weeks. Twenty-one Republicans voted against his proposed CR on Friday, which included border-security provisions and spending cuts. He failed to pass the Agriculture…
Government Shutdown Averted
The Senate has overwhelmingly passed the House’s 45-day stopgap funding bill, 88 to 9. The bill will now head to the White House for President Biden’s signature. This will avert…
U.K. To Offer Military Training Inside Ukraine
“Britain’s government wants to deploy military instructors to Ukraine, in addition to training Ukrainian armed forces in Britain or other Western countries as at present,” Reuters reports. Save to Favorites
Another Bonus Quote of the Day
“We’re tired of fucking around with these whack jobs.” — A House Republican lawmaker, quoted by Politico, after Republicans conceded they needed Democratic votes to pass a government funding bill….
Weaker Than Ever
Los Angeles Times: “Kevin McCarthy’s struggle to become House speaker should have been the most embarrassing moment in his political career. The U.S. House of Representatives had to vote 15…
Andy Kim Raises $1 Million to Take on Menendez
Rep. Andy Kim (D-NJ) “is closing in on a massive $1 million haul in just one week, a gargantuan fundraising performance in his first week as a candidate for the…
DeSantis Super PAC Cuts Back TV Ads
“Never Back Down, the super PAC supporting Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’s presidential bid, cut more than $530,000 in reserved time on broadcast television stations in Iowa and New Hampshire on…
McCarthy Seeks to Punish Democratic Lawmaker
“Speaker Kevin McCarthy called for Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-NY) to be punished after he pulled a fire alarm in a Capitol office building on Saturday, comparing it to the Jan…
Michigan Republicans Face Financial Turmoil
“The Michigan Republican Party had about $35,000 in its bank accounts in August, according to internal records that flash new warning signs about the dire state of the GOP’s finances…
One of McCarthy’s Own Leaders Voted Against Stopgap Bill
“The most surprising no vote against Kevin McCarthy’s short-term spending bill? A member of his own leadership team,” Politico reports. “Rep. Lisa McClain (R-MI), the House GOP conference secretary, was…
Another Bonus Quote of the Day
“If someone wants to bring a motion against me, bring it. There has to be an adult in the room.” — Speaker Kevin McCarthy, quoted by Punchbowl News, on threats…
House Passes Stopgap Funding Bill
The House has passed a 45-day stopgap bill to prevent a federal government shutdown, 335 to 91. The bill will move to the Senate for passage ahead of the midnight…
Democratic Lawmaker Pulled Fire Alarm in House Building
Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-NY) was caught on camera pulling the fire alarm ahead of this motion to adjourn vote as Democrats tried to delay the vote on the Republican stopgap…
The Republican Week That Was
Dan Balz: “There are good weeks and bad weeks and then there is the week that the Republican Party is just concluding, a kaleidoscopic display of self-inflicted wounds by politicians…
Biden Calls Out McCarthy for a ‘Terrible Bargain’
President Biden told ProPublica that Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) had made a “terrible bargain” and that “in order to keep the speakership, he’s willing to do things that he, I…
Democrats Shouldn’t Fear RFK Jr.
If the reports are correct, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will announce an independent run for president on October 9 in Pennsylvania. I’ve long thought a third candidate on the ballot…
Pelosi Urges Democrats Not to Bail Out McCarthy
Playbook: “With a possible vote to oust McCarthy now looking more likely than ever, expect a ton of attention on whether House Democrats would step in to help save his…
Republicans Turn on James Comer
“After a dud of a first impeachment hearing Thursday, some House Republicans are pushing to take the Biden inquiry away from House Oversight Chair James Comer (R-KY) and put it…
Menendez’s Troubles May Clear Roadblocks
New York Times: “From Latin America to the Middle East, Mr. Menendez has long been among the most hawkish Democrats on Capitol Hill, and never afraid to oppose or criticize…
Big Majority Wants Ethics Code for Supreme Court
Politico/Morning Consult poll: “In addition to the 75 percent of voters — a bipartisan consensus of 81 percent of Democrats, 72 percent of Republicans and 69 percent of independents —…
