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Byron Donalds
October 27, 2023
Grace Segers
The House Has a Speaker. On to Averting the Next Shutdown
The next task for a divided Congress is to find a way to put the “fun” back in “government funding.”
June 13, 2023
Tori Otten
Republican Congressman Offers Stupidest Defense of Trump Yet
Byron Donalds is trying to justify Trump’s hoarding of national security documents in the bathroom.
March 28, 2023
Prem Thakker
GOP Rep. Byron Donalds Tells People to Stop Being Emotional After Nashville Mass Shooting
The Florida representative apparently does not think the aftermath of a mass shooting is the proper time to talk about gun control.
March 27, 2023
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Laura Jedeed
The Education of Byron Donalds, the Right-Wing Fringe’s Newest Star
Why the two-term congressman, who rose to prominence amid the House speakership fight, is the future of Florida Republicans
February 28, 2023
Pablo Manríquez
Meet the Brave House Republicans Defending Junk Fees
Joe Biden’s callout of junk-fee marketers is enormously popular—except among the House GOPers who insist that junk fees are imaginary.
January 4, 2023
Prem Thakker
Who Is Byron Donalds? More on the Republican Running Against McCarthy for House Speaker
Twenty Republicans have rallied behind Donalds, to block Kevin McCarthy’s bid for House speaker.
July 29, 2021
Grace Segers
Masks Are Mandatory Again on Capitol Hill. It’s Not Going Well.
The reimplementation of Covid restrictions in the House chamber has outraged many Republicans—and they’re not shy about letting you know.
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