Washington Post – Politics:
Jordan’s odd Friday morning news conference was ostensibly about his bid for the speakership but also focused heavily on a point of interstate tension.
Author: Philip Bump
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The cascading disgrace of the 2020 election-fraud cabal
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Sidney Powell’s plea deal in Georgia is only the latest manifestation of accountability for those who pushed false information about fraud after 2020.
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The House has never been speakerless for so long
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At no point in history has the House been in session without a speaker as long as this.
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The perils of never questioning what Jim Jordan says
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Rep. Tom Cole (R-Okla.) declared that Jim Jordan had absolute integrity and was inherently credible. He might want to be careful with those assumptions.
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Americans see the House speaker mess as hurting the country
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Republicans in Congress, understandably, seem to be bearing the blame.
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How hate crime has — and hasn’t — changed over the past decade
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Hate crimes track with broader public conversations.
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The House GOP’s two disruptive poles
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One, of course, is more disruptive than the other.
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Jordan’s allies may be overestimating his popularity
Washington Post – Politics:
Jim Jordan is not really the second-most popular Republican in America.
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Why Jim Jordan’s speaker bid failed — for now
Washington Post – Politics:
The 20 legislators who opposed Jordan are less ideologically extreme, from more moderate districts — and were less likely to reject electors on Jan. 6, 2021.