The House
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World
Past Is Prologue in the Republican Speaker Fight
The current chaos is not the first time Republicans have found themselves rocked by a vacancy at the top.
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World
The Abysmal Choices for House Speaker
The crisis of terror in Israel has made it even more urgent that the House of Representatives move past its schoolyard infighting, elect itself a speaker and demonstrate that the United States still has a functional government, one that can play a ...
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Republicans Are Deadlocked Heading Into Speaker Contest
Lawmakers were set to meet at 10 a.m. to begin voting on a nominee, but there was no consensus, opening the possibility of a drawn-out fight that would leave the House leaderless for days.
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What Can Patrick McHenry, the Interim Speaker, Do?
Representative Patrick T. McHenry of North Carolina, who took the gavel, may oversee the election of a new speaker. But he does not have the power to run the chamber.
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House Is Paralyzed, With No Speaker After McCarthy Ouster
After a historic vote to remove the speaker, lawmakers departed Washington on Tuesday night with the House of Representatives in chaos and no clear sense of who might lead it.
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Americans Deserve Better From the House of Representatives
This article has been updated to include new information about Mr. McCarthy’s decision not to run for speaker again. The U.S. Capitol may be perched on a hill, but it is understandable why so many Americans look down on it. One of the main reasons is ...
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Here’s What Happens Now That Gaetz Has Moved to Oust McCarthy
The “motion to vacate” that Representative Matt Gaetz put forward on Monday sets up a two-day showdown between the speaker and hard-right Republicans in the House.
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McCarthy’s Speakership Is in Jeopardy This Week After a Threat to Oust Him
Speaker Kevin McCarthy faces a major test of his leadership in the days ahead, after one of his loudest Republican critics in the House promised to try to remove him from his post.
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Arts
A Fitting — and Frightening — Homage to ‘The Haunting of Hill House’
A HAUNTING ON THE HILL, by Elizabeth Hand As Holly, the protagonist of Elizabeth Hand’s “A Haunting on the Hill,” approaches an imposing, deserted mansion tucked off a remote country road, she drives past a tree stump that’s “choked with poison ivy ...
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World
A New Speaker for Canada After a Misstep That ‘Deeply Embarrassed Parliament’
The House of Commons will elect a new speaker on Tuesday, following the resignation of its current speaker under historic circumstances.