The 15 ballots it took for Rep. Kevin McCarthy to become speaker left an image of dysfunction and chaos.
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For decades, Texas Republicans have worked to improve their party’s standing in South Texas, a heavily Hispanic region where voters—despite being religious, patriotic, entrepreneurial and pro-family—routinely come out by big margins for Democrats.
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The Beltway conventional wisdom is in: President Biden’s State of the Union address was a great success.
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President Joe Biden considers himself a blue-collar working stiff from middle America.
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There’s a lot of skepticism about former President Donald Trump’s campaign launch for the 2024 Republican nomination.
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Chief of staff Ron Klain is leaving the White House after President Joe Biden’s Feb. 7 State of the Union address.
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White House aides have been encouraging media coverage that credits President Biden with “a slew of legislative achievements” that give him “significant momentum” and leave him with “a stronger hand to play” in 2023.
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Kevin McCarthy’s election as speaker on the 15th ballot early Saturday morning was a spectacle, and his concessions left him weaker than he would have been with unified support.
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