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Patrick McHenry
December 7, 2023
Grace Segers
As Dysfunction Reigns on Capitol Hill, Lawmakers Head for the Exits
Former Speaker Kevin McCarthy is just the latest lawmaker to announce his departure—and there’s reason to believe that more may follow.
October 20, 2023
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
The GOP’s Last-Resort Speaker Solution Is Going Down in Flames Too
Some Republicans had thought that they could hand the gavel to temporary fill-in Patrick McHenry. Looks like they'll need to think again.
October 20, 2023
Alex Shephard
The Real Reason House Republicans Can’t Elect a Speaker
Turns out there are consequences for not having any policy ideas or purpose.
October 19, 2023
Grace Segers
The Republican Institutionalists Are Taking Revenge on Jim Jordan
The lawmakers opposing the would-be speaker’s bid can’t be called moderates, but they all share the belief that the government should actually function.
October 19, 2023
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Jim Jordan Admits Defeat, Throwing Republicans Into Even More Disarray
Having failed two votes for House speaker, the hard-right Republican is throwing his support behind a plan to give fill-in Speaker Patrick Henry more power.
October 17, 2023
Grace Segers
Jim Jordan’s Big Day Ends in Chaos and Failure
The Republican nominee for speaker spent his day doing what his predecessor, Kevin McCarthy, did best—not getting enough votes to win the gavel.
October 16, 2023
Grace Segers
Why the House of Representatives Might Never Be the Same Again
After several weeks of extended chaos, it’s possible the lower chamber will be permanently changed by the GOP’s intraparty fracas.
October 4, 2023
Tori Otten
McCarthy Allies Are Taking Revenge on Democrats, in Pettiest Way Possible
Kevin McCarthy and his friends are mad that Democrats didn’t help him keep the House speaker’s gavel.
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.
May 18, 2017
Brian Beutler
Republicans Are as Tainted by the Russia Scandal as Trump
The president's complete lack of integrity is rubbing off on the party at large.
May 28, 2011
Tiffany Stanley
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