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To resign or not to resign
Minnesota Reformer via Yahoo News· 24 hours agoBefore we get to the matter of state Sen. Nicole Mitchell, DFL-Woodbury, who’s been charged with burglarizing her stepmother’s home, let’s talk about the...
Mike Johnson Came to Ukraine’s Aid. Will Democrats Come to His?
The Daily Beast via Yahoo News· 6 days agoNathan Howard/Getty ImagesMike Johnson’s speakership has been building to this make-or-break...
Columbine could have been a turning point in tackling America's gun violence. It wasn't.
Chicago Sun-Times· 24 hours agoAt that summer’s meeting of the U.S. Conference of Mayors, the bipartisan Gun Violence Task Force...
Awww, House Mows Over MTG On Way To Passing Ukraine Aid
TPM via Yahoo News· 4 days agoThe only change was the speaker deciding to bring the package to a vote knowing that it would pass...
The last season of the Chuck and Mitch show
Politico· 14 hours ago“I read that one of my colleagues said my job was to be with whatever position was the majority position of my conference,” McConnell added. “I can tell you, if I had had a Hastert& ...
Third House Republican backs move to oust Johnson, leaving speaker needing Dem support
New York Post· 7 days ago“The Hastert Rule, if you remember, says that if a majority of the majority doesn’t support it, you...
Ukraine Aid Vote Ramps Up Tension Within the GOP
The Dispatch via AOL· 4 days agoThis violation of the “Hastert rule,” an unofficial policy by which a speaker does not schedule a vote on a bill that does not have a majority of support...
Opinion: Mike Johnson is testing to see if the MAGA Republican fever can be broken
CNN.com· 6 days agoEditor’s Note: Julian Zelizer, a CNN political analyst, is a professor of history and public affairs...
Why Mike Johnson Finally Ditched Marjorie Taylor Greene and the Far Right
New York Magazine· 6 days agoMike Johnson, the accidental Speaker of the House, has spent his seven months in power trying to be...
Carl P. Leubsdorf: Proof that bipartisanship is possible - Times Leader
Times Leader· 1 day agoFor months, supporters of the embattled Ukrainians have contended there was a bipartisan House majority that would back continued U.S. military support if only its Republican leaders would allow ...